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Efficacy and Safety of Selumetinib in Adults With NF1 Who Have Symptomatic, Inoperable Plexiform Neurofibromas · Source last updated 2026-03-23

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 (death due to any cause) and Treatment emergent adverse events during randomised period, which is from the first dose of study intervention until the first date when selumetinib kit(s) are dispensed at Cycle 12 Day 28 (about 1 year), or 30 days after study intervention discontinuation, or up to one day prior to start of subsequent therapy, whichever occurs first. The medians of total treatment duration were 336 days for Selumetinib group and 335 days for Placebo group.
Other-event reporting threshold
5%

All-cause mortality was reported for all subjects. Adverse events were reported for subjects who received at least one dose of study drug and include AEs that start prior to and worsen after treatment or with an onset or worsening date on or after the date of first selumetinib dose up to and including 30 days after the date of last selumetinib dose. All TESAE, and non-serious TEAEs for a preferred term at a frequency of \> 5% in any treatment group during the randomized period are presented.

Participants affected / participants at risk, as reported
Safety groupSerious eventsOther eventsDeaths
Selumetinib 25 mg/m2

Actual Treatment Group

10 / 7170 / 710 / 71
Placebo

Actual Treatment Group

9 / 7454 / 740 / 74

Group identifiers: EG000: Selumetinib 25 mg/m2 · EG001: Placebo

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
    Infections and infestations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      2
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      0
    term
    Cellulitis
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Infections and infestations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      2
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      0
    term
    Pneumonia
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Infections and infestations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      1
    term
    Urinary tract infection bacterial
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      1
    term
    Accident
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      0
    term
    Joint dislocation
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Metabolism and nutrition disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      1
    term
    Decreased appetite
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      3
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      3
    term
    Neurofibrosarcoma
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      0
    term
    Neurofibrosarcoma recurrent
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Nervous system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      2
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      0
    term
    Headache
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Nervous system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      0
    term
    Paraparesis
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Nervous system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      1
    term
    Seizure
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Psychiatric disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      0
    term
    Psychiatric decompensation

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
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      18
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      33
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      6
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      7
    term
    Vomiting
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    General disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      14
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      14
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      10
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      10
    term
    Fatigue
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    General disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      11
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      14
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      1
    term
    Oedema peripheral
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    General disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      6
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      3
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      3
    term
    Pyrexia
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Infections and infestations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      11
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      12
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      15
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      16
    term
    Covid-19
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Infections and infestations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      9
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      9
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      3
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      3
    term
    Paronychia
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Infections and infestations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      7
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      6
    term
    Upper respiratory tract infection
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      6
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      8
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      10
    term
    Anaemia
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Investigations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      11
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      12
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      6
    term
    Alanine aminotransferase increased
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Investigations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      13
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      17
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      4
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      5
    term
    Aspartate aminotransferase increased
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Investigations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      32
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      40
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      4
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      6
    term
    Blood creatine phosphokinase increased
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Investigations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      5
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      3
    term
    Ejection fraction decreased
Complete source fields
description
All-cause mortality was reported for all subjects. Adverse events were reported for subjects who received at least one dose of study drug and include AEs that start prior to and worsen after treatment or with an onset or worsening date on or after the date of first selumetinib dose up to and including 30 days after the date of last selumetinib dose. All TESAE, and non-serious TEAEs for a preferred term at a frequency of \> 5% in any treatment group during the randomized period are presented.
event Groups
  1. deaths Num Affected
    0
    deaths Num At Risk
    71
    description
    Actual Treatment Group
    id
    EG000
    other Num Affected
    70
    other Num At Risk
    71
    serious Num Affected
    10
    serious Num At Risk
    71
    title
    Selumetinib 25 mg/m2
  2. deaths Num Affected
    0
    deaths Num At Risk
    74
    description
    Actual Treatment Group
    id
    EG001
    other Num Affected
    54
    other Num At Risk
    74
    serious Num Affected
    9
    serious Num At Risk
    74
    title
    Placebo
frequency Threshold
5
other Events
  1. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      18
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      33
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      6
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      7
    term
    Vomiting
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    General disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      14
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      14
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      10
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      10
    term
    Fatigue
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    General disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      11
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      14
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      1
    term
    Oedema peripheral
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    General disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      6
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      3
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      3
    term
    Pyrexia
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Infections and infestations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      11
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      12
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      15
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      16
    term
    Covid-19
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Infections and infestations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      9
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      9
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      3
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      3
    term
    Paronychia
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Infections and infestations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      7
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      6
    term
    Upper respiratory tract infection
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      6
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      8
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      10
    term
    Anaemia
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Investigations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      11
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      12
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      6
    term
    Alanine aminotransferase increased
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Investigations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      13
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      17
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      4
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      5
    term
    Aspartate aminotransferase increased
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Investigations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      32
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      40
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      4
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      6
    term
    Blood creatine phosphokinase increased
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Investigations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      5
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      3
    term
    Ejection fraction decreased
serious Events
  1. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Infections and infestations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      2
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      0
    term
    Cellulitis
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Infections and infestations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      2
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      0
    term
    Pneumonia
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Infections and infestations
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      1
    term
    Urinary tract infection bacterial
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      1
    term
    Accident
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      0
    term
    Joint dislocation
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Metabolism and nutrition disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      1
    term
    Decreased appetite
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      3
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      3
    term
    Neurofibrosarcoma
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      0
    term
    Neurofibrosarcoma recurrent
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Nervous system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      2
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      0
    term
    Headache
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Nervous system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      0
    term
    Paraparesis
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Nervous system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      1
    term
    Seizure
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Psychiatric disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 26.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      71
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      74
      num Events
      0
    term
    Psychiatric decompensation
time Frame
All-cause mortality (death due to any cause) and Treatment emergent adverse events during randomised period, which is from the first dose of study intervention until the first date when selumetinib kit(s) are dispensed at Cycle 12 Day 28 (about 1 year), or 30 days after study intervention discontinuation, or up to one day prior to start of subsequent therapy, whichever occurs first. The medians of total treatment duration were 336 days for Selumetinib group and 335 days for Placebo group.

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