| ne1  0/86 — 1/100 (1%) Hypocalcemia2  0/86 — 0/100 —
 Hypophosphatemia3  1/70 (1%) 4/81 (5%)
 Hypomagnesemia4  0/71 — 1/84 (1%)
 1 Grade 3 (>3x Upper Limit of Normal); Grade 4 (>6x Upper Limit of Normal)
 2 Grade 3 (<7 mg/dL); Grade 4 (<6 mg/dL)
 3 Grade 3 (<2 mg/dL); Grade 4 (<1 mg/dL)
 4 Grade 3 (<0.8 mEq/L); Grade 4 (<0.5 mEq/L)
 Table 6: Percentage of Patients with Adverse Events ≥10% Reported in Three Bone Metastases Clinical Trials by Body System  Zometa  Pamidronate  Placebo
 4 mg  90 mg
 n (%)  n (%)  n (%)
 Patients Studied
 Total No. of Patients 1031 (100) 556 (100) 455 (100)
 Total No. of Patients with any AE 1015 (98) 548 (99) 445 (98)
 Blood and Lymphatic
 Anemia 344 (33) 175 (32) 128 (28)
 Neutropenia 124 (12) 83 (15) 35 (8)
 Thrombocytopenia 102 (10) 53 (10) 20 (4)
 Gastrointestinal
 Nausea 476 (46) 266 (48) 171 (38)
 Vomiting 333 (32) 183 (33) 122 (27)
 Constipation 320 (31) 162 (29) 174 (38)
 Diarrhea 249 (24) 162 (29) 83 (18)
 Abdominal Pain 143 (14) 81 (15) 48 (11)
 Dyspepsia 105 (10) 74 (13) 31 (7)
 Stomatitis 86 (8) 65 (12) 14 (3)
 Sore Throat 82 (8) 61 (11) 17 (4)
 General Disorders and Administration Site
 Fatigue 398 (39) 240 (43) 130 (29)
 Pyrexia 328 (32) 172 (31) 89 (20)
 Weakness 252 (24) 108 (19) 114 (25)
 Edema Lower Limb 215 (21) 126 (23) Manufacturer
 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NPC), a US subsidiary of Novartis AG
 
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 Last Updated: 2nd of March 2011
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