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Table 3 Adverse events at first and last data points during degeralix therapy

From: Degarelix therapy for prostate cancer in a real-world setting: experience from the German IQUO (Association for Uro-Oncological Quality Assurance) Firmagon® registry

Adverse event n,%

First data pointa

Last data pointb

Totalc

276 (27.3)

380 (37.6)

Hot flushes

80 (7.9)

130 (12.9)

Erythema at the injection site

61 (6.0)

86 (8.5)

Fatigue

41 (4.1)

53 (5.2)

Pain

29 (2.9)

42 (4.2)

Weight gain

20 (2.0)

20 (2.0)

Back pain

10 (1.0)

18 (1.8)

Hypertension

12 (1.2)

6 (0.59)

Cardiac arrhythmia

3 (0.3)

3 (0.3)

Thromboembolism

0

0

Heart attack

2 (0.2)

1 (0.1)

Arteriosclerosis

0

1 (0.1)

Osteoporosis

0

1 (0.1)

Others

18 (1.8)

19 (1.9)

  1. aAt the time of the first degarelix dose; bat the final degarelix dose; cpercentages are stated as a percentage of the total patient population