Placebo# | Nintedanib 50 mg twice daily¶ | Nintedanib 100 mg twice daily+ | Nintedanib 150 mg twice daily§ | |||||
Alone | Added to ongoing pirfenidone | Alone | Added to ongoing pirfenidone | Alone | Added to ongoing pirfenidone | Alone | Added to ongoing pirfenidone | |
Subjects n | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 |
Any AE | 2 (28.6) | 2 (40.0) | 0 | 0 | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | 6 (54.5) | 9 (69.2) |
Serious AEs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (9.1) | 0 |
Investigator-defined drug-related AEs | 1 (14.3) | 1 (20.0) | 0 | 0 | 1 (25.0) | 0 | 3 (27.3) | 7 (53.8) |
Most common AEsƒ | ||||||||
Vomiting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (38.5) |
Nausea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (9.1) | 4 (30.8) |
Diarrhoea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (18.2) | 2 (15.4) |
Nasopharyngitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (25.0) | 0 | 0 | 2 (15.4) |
Abdominal discomfort | 0 | 1 (20.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (9.1) | 0 |
Stomatitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (25.0) | 0 | 0 | 1 (7.7) |
Alanine aminotransferase increased## | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (18.2) | 0 |
Aspartate aminotransferase increased## | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (18.2) | 0 |
AEs leading to discontinuation of study drug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (18.2) | 2 (15.4) |
Transaminases increased | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (18.2) | 1 (7.7) |
Vomiting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (7.7) |
Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise stated. “With pirfenidone” group included all pirfenidone doses. #: n=12; ¶: n=6; +: n=8; §: n=24; ƒ: reported in two or more patients; ##: increases were reported based on the judgment of the investigator.