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Table 4 Incidence, severity and relatedness of treatment-emergent adverse events reported at least once as relateda in at least 2% of all patients

From: Long-term adverse event profile from four completed trials of oral eliglustat in adults with Gaucher disease type 1

MedDRA System Organ Class and Preferred Term

Patients with events n (% overall) (N = 393)

Event relatednessb (by patient)

Events n (/100 patient-years)

Event severity (by event)

Patients with serious event n

Placebo-treated ENGAGE patients with events n (%)c

No n (% overall)

Yes n (% overall)

Mild n

Moderate n

Severe n

Gastrointestinal Disorders

 Abdominal pain upper

62 (15.8)

42 (10.7)

20 (5.1)

89 (6)

70

16

3

0

1 (5.0)

 Diarrhea

58 (14.8)

40 (10.2)

18 (4.6)

80 (6)

67

12

1

1

4 (20.0)

 Nausea

51 (13.0)

33 (8.4)

18 (4.6)

65 (5)

48

17

0

0

1 (5.0)

 Dyspepsia

45 (11.5)

22 (5.6)

23 (5.9)

68 (5)

39

25

4

0

0 (0)

 Abdominal pain

45 (11.5)

34 (8.7)

11 (2.8)

56 (4)

39

16

1

0

2 (10.0)

 Constipation

34 (8.7)

21 (5.3)

13 (3.3)

37 (3)

29

8

0

0

0 (0)

 Gastroesophageal reflux disease

29 (7.4)

18 (4.6)

11 (2.8)

37 (3)

20

17

0

0

0 (0)

 Abdominal distension

18 (4.6)

8 (2.0)

10 (2.5)

22 (2)

15

7

0

0

1 (5.0)

 Gastritis

16 (4.1)

7 (1.8)

9 (2.3)

20 (1)

18

2

0

0

0 (0)

Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders

 Arthralgia

103 (26.2)

89 (22.6)

14 (3.6)

200 (14)

130

55

15

2

2 (10.0)

Nervous System Disorders

 Headache

94 (23.9)

73 (18.6)

21 (5.3)

235 (17)

171

53

11

0

6 (30.0)

 Dizziness

57 (14.5)

37 (9.4)

20 (5.1)

67 (5)

56

9

2

1

2 (10.0)

General Disorders and Administration Site Conditions

 Fatigue

50 (12.7)

39 (9.9)

11 (2.8)

69 (5)

49

18

2

0

2 (10.0)

Cardiac Disorders

 Palpitations

27 (6.9)

16 (4.1)

11 (2.8)

32 (2)

28

4

0

0

1 (5.0)

  1. aThe events shown here are the most frequently reported adverse events considered treatment-related; however, the analysis includes data from all patients who had these events at any time during the trial, regardless of event relatedness
  2. bRelatedness of the event to eliglustat was as determined by the investigator
  3. cThis represents 9 months of placebo treatment in the primary analysis of ENGAGE (N = 20)