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Table 2 TEAEs by intensity in the first period and overall period

From: Safety and tolerability of intravenous immunoglobulin in patients with active dermatomyositis: results from the randomised, placebo-controlled ProDERM study

Category of TEAE and intensity

First period

Overall period

IVIg (n = 52a)

Placebo (N = 48)

All IVIg (N = 95)

No. of pts (%)

No. of events (%)

No. of pts (%)

No. of events (%)

No. of pts (%)

No. of events (%)

All TEAEs

Mild

39 (75.0%)

142 (72.4%)

28 (58.3%)

102 (75.6%)

79 (83.2%)

405 (74.3%)

Moderate

20 (38.5%)

48 (24.5%)

10 (20.8%)

33 (24.4%)

39 (41.1%)

118 (21.7%)

Severe

4 (7.7%)

6 (3.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

10 (10.5%)

22 (4.0%)

TEAEs relatedb to study drug

Mild

28 (53.8%)

82 (72.6%)

9 (18.8%)

24 (63.2%)

55 (57.9%)

207 (73.4%)

Moderate

13 (25.0%)

28 (24.8%)

5 (10.4%)

14 (36.8%)

25 (26.3%)

66 (23.4%)

Severe

2 (3.8%)

3 (2.7%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

5 (5.3%)

9 (3.2%)

  1. IVIg intravenous immunoglobulin, N number of patients, n number of events, TEAE treatment-emergent adverse event
  2. aIncludes five patients that switched from placebo to IVIg during the first period
  3. bIncludes TEAEs deemed possibly or probably related to the infusion by the investigator