Allogeneic Processed Thymus Tissue Side Effects
Applies to allogeneic processed thymus tissue: intramuscular implant.
General adverse events
The most common adverse reactions reported were hypertension, cytokine release syndrome, rash, hypomagnesemia, renal impairment/failure, thrombocytopenia, and graft versus host disease.[Ref]
Dermatologic
Rash includes rash, granuloma skin, rash popular, urticaria.[Ref]
Gastrointestinal
- Common (1% to 10%): Diarrhea[Ref]
Diarrhea includes diarrhea and hemorrhagic diarrhea.[Ref]
Cardiovascular
- Very common (10% or more): Hypertension (19%)[Ref]
Hematologic
- Very common (10% or more): Thrombocytopenia (12%)
- Common (1% to 10%): Hemolytic anemia, neutropenia[Ref]
Thrombocytopenia includes thrombocytopenia and immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
Hemolytic anemia includes autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Coombs-positive hemolytic anemia, hemolysis, hemolytic anemia.[Ref]
Immunologic
- Very common (10% or more): Cytokine release syndrome (18%), graft versus host disease (10%)[Ref]
Graft versus host disease (GVHD) includes GVHD, GVHD-gut, GVHD-skin, omenn syndrome.[Ref]
Metabolic
- Very common (10% or more): Hypomagnesemia (16%)
- Common (1% to 10%): Acidosis[Ref]
Acidosis includes acidosis and blood bicarbonate decreased.[Ref]
Nervous system
- Common (1% to 10%): Seizure[Ref]
Seizures include infantile spasms, seizures, and febrile convulsion.[Ref]
Other
- Common (1% to 10%): Pyrexia[Ref]
Renal
- Very common (10% or more): Renal impairment/failure (12%)
- Common (1% to 10%): Proteinuria
- Frequency not reported: Acute kidney injury, blood creatinine increased, renal tubular acidosis[Ref]
Respiratory
- Common (1% to 10%): Respiratory distress[Ref]
Respiratory distress includes respiratory distress, hypoxia, respiratory failure.[Ref]
References
1. (2021) "Product Information. Rethymic (allogeneic processed thymus tissue)." Enzyvant Therapeutics Inc., 1
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