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NCT01721772 · ADVERSE EVENTS

Adverse events

Study of Nivolumab (BMS-936558) Compared With Dacarbazine in Untreated, Unresectable, or Metastatic Melanoma · Source last updated 2022-07-12

Results reported by the registry submitting party. Population, time horizon, units and missing values must be read together.

Adverse events occurred during the study; they are not necessarily caused by treatment. Serious events are not interchangeable with severe/grade 3–4 events. These safety populations may differ from efficacy populations.

Collection time frame
All-cause mortality was assessed from date of randomization to study completion (up to approximately 99 months). Serious Adverse events and other adverse events were assessed from date of first dose to 100 days following date of last dose (up to approximately 97 months).
Other-event reporting threshold
5%

All-Cause Mortality = all randomized participants SAEs and NSAEs (Other Adverse Events) = all treated participants

Participants affected / participants at risk, as reported
Safety groupSerious eventsOther eventsDeaths
Nivolumab, 3 mg/kg + Placebo-matching Dacarbazine

Participants received nivolumab, 3 mg/kg, solution administered Intravenously (IV) every 2 weeks with placebo-matching dacarbazine solution administered IV every 3 weeks, until disease progression, discontinuation due to toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or study completion

125 / 206191 / 206126 / 210
Dacarbazine, 1000 mg/m^2 + Placebo-matching Nivolumab

Participants received dacarbazine 1000 mg/m\^2, solution administered IV every 3 weeks with placebo-matching nivolumab solution administered IV every 2 weeks until disease progression, discontinuation due to toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or study completion

119 / 205187 / 205165 / 208

Group identifiers: EG000: Nivolumab, 3 mg/kg + Placebo-matching Dacarbazine · EG001: Dacarbazine, 1000 mg/m^2 + Placebo-matching Nivolumab

Serious adverse events

Event terms and counts are source-reported; expand to read more. A reporting threshold may omit less frequent events.

  1. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Anaemia
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Lymphadenopathy
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Neutropenia
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      4
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Pancytopenia
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      4
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Thrombocytopenia
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Angina pectoris
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Atrial fibrillation
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Atrial flutter
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Cardiac failure
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Tachycardia
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Ear and labyrinth disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Deafness unilateral
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Ear and labyrinth disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Vertigo

Other reported adverse events

Event terms and counts are source-reported; expand to read more. A reporting threshold may omit less frequent events.

  1. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      26
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      24
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Anaemia
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      26
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Neutropenia
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      22
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Thrombocytopenia
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Endocrine disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      11
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      3
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Hyperthyroidism
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Endocrine disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      20
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      8
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Hypothyroidism
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      30
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      21
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Abdominal pain
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      17
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      12
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Abdominal pain upper
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      57
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      57
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Constipation
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      75
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      58
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Diarrhoea
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      11
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      7
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Dyspepsia
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      59
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      104
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Nausea
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      34
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      54
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Vomiting
Complete source fields
description
All-Cause Mortality = all randomized participants SAEs and NSAEs (Other Adverse Events) = all treated participants
event Groups
  1. deaths Num Affected
    126
    deaths Num At Risk
    210
    description
    Participants received nivolumab, 3 mg/kg, solution administered Intravenously (IV) every 2 weeks with placebo-matching dacarbazine solution administered IV every 3 weeks, until disease progression, discontinuation due to toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or study completion
    id
    EG000
    other Num Affected
    191
    other Num At Risk
    206
    serious Num Affected
    125
    serious Num At Risk
    206
    title
    Nivolumab, 3 mg/kg + Placebo-matching Dacarbazine
  2. deaths Num Affected
    165
    deaths Num At Risk
    208
    description
    Participants received dacarbazine 1000 mg/m\^2, solution administered IV every 3 weeks with placebo-matching nivolumab solution administered IV every 2 weeks until disease progression, discontinuation due to toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or study completion
    id
    EG001
    other Num Affected
    187
    other Num At Risk
    205
    serious Num Affected
    119
    serious Num At Risk
    205
    title
    Dacarbazine, 1000 mg/m^2 + Placebo-matching Nivolumab
frequency Threshold
5
other Events
  1. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      26
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      24
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Anaemia
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      26
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Neutropenia
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      22
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Thrombocytopenia
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Endocrine disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      11
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      3
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Hyperthyroidism
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Endocrine disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      20
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      8
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Hypothyroidism
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      30
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      21
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Abdominal pain
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      17
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      12
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Abdominal pain upper
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      57
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      57
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Constipation
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      75
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      58
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Diarrhoea
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      11
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      7
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Dyspepsia
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      59
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      104
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Nausea
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      34
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      54
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Vomiting
serious Events
  1. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Anaemia
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Lymphadenopathy
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Neutropenia
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      4
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Pancytopenia
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      4
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Thrombocytopenia
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Angina pectoris
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Atrial fibrillation
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Atrial flutter
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Cardiac failure
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Tachycardia
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Ear and labyrinth disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Deafness unilateral
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Ear and labyrinth disorders
    source Vocabulary
    24.0
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      206
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
    term
    Vertigo
time Frame
All-cause mortality was assessed from date of randomization to study completion (up to approximately 99 months). Serious Adverse events and other adverse events were assessed from date of first dose to 100 days following date of last dose (up to approximately 97 months).

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