Treatment-related adverse events occurring in ≥15% of patients in either treatment arm (all-subjects-as-treated population)
Event, n (%) | Pembrolizumab + dabrafenib + trametinib n=60 | Placebo + dabrafenib + trametinib n=60 | ||
Any grade | Grade 3–5* | Any grade | Grade 3–5 | |
Any event | 57 (95.0) | 35 (58.3) | 56 (93.3) | 15 (25.0) |
Gastrointestinal disorders | ||||
Diarrhea | 17 (28.3) | 2 (3.3) | 7 (11.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Nausea | 16 (26.7) | 0 (0.0) | 18 (30.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Vomiting | 12 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (18.3) | 0 (0.0) |
General disorders and administration site conditions | ||||
Asthenia | 15 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (11.7) | 2 (3.3) |
Chills | 21 (35.0) | 0 (0.0) | 23 (38.3) | 1 (1.7) |
Fatigue | 16 (26.7) | 1 (1.7) | 23 (38.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Fever | 43 (71.7) | 6 (10.0) | 41 (68.3) | 2 (3.3) |
Investigations | ||||
ALT increased | 12 (20.0) | 2 (3.3) | 10 (16.7) | 2 (3.3) |
AST increased | 12 (20.0) | 4 (6.7) | 12 (20.0) | 2 (3.3) |
Blood ALP | 8 (13.3) | 1 (1.7) | 11 (18.3) | 1 (1.7) |
GGT increased | 5 (8.3) | 4 (6.7) | 9 (15.0) | 3 (5.0) |
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | ||||
Arthralgia | 18 (30.0) | 2 (3.3) | 12 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Myalgia | 10 (16.7) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (15.0) | 1 (1.7) |
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | ||||
Dermatitis acneiform | 9 (15.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Pruritus | 9 (15.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Rash | 22 (36.7) | 3 (5.0) | 16 (26.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Vitiligo | 12 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
*One patient in the triplet arm had grade 5 treatment-related pneumonitis.
ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; GGT, gamma-glutamyltransferase.