Table 3.

Ibrutinib dose reductions and discontinuation

Ibrutinib dose reductions
Events n = 42 
Days to event, median (range), d 62 (5-589) 
Reasons for reduction 
Muscle cramps (myalgia) 10 (24%) 
GI toxicity 7 (17%) 
Bleeding/bruising 5 (12%) 
Drug interaction 5 (12%) 
Cytopenias 3 (7.3%) 
Fatigue/others 3 (7.3%) 
Fatigue 2 (4.9%) 
Headache 1 (2.4%) 
Hypertension 1 (2.4%) 
Infection 1 (2.4%) 
Oral lesions 1 (2.4%) 
Skin rash 1 (2.4%) 
Skin nodules 1 (2.4%) 
Ibrutinib discontinuation 
Events n = 183 
Days to event, median, (range), d 154 (0-1254) 
Discontinuation category 
Progressive cGVHD 81 (44%) 
Therapy toxicity 76 (42%) 
Responsive cGVHD 20 (11%) 
Other 6 (3.3%) 
Toxicity leading to discontinuation 
Muscle cramps (myalgia) 14 (21%) 
GI toxicity 11 (16%) 
Bleeding/bruising 10 (15%) 
Infection 8 (12%) 
Fatigue/others 6 (9%) 
Cytopenias 3 (4.5%) 
Skin rash 3 (4.5%) 
Skin nodules 3 (4.5%) 
Cardiac (arrhythmia) 2 (3%) 
Cardiac (ejection fraction decrease) 2 (3%) 
Fatigue 2 (3%) 
Headache 2 (3%) 
Oral ulcers 1 (1.5%) 
Ibrutinib dose reductions
Events n = 42 
Days to event, median (range), d 62 (5-589) 
Reasons for reduction 
Muscle cramps (myalgia) 10 (24%) 
GI toxicity 7 (17%) 
Bleeding/bruising 5 (12%) 
Drug interaction 5 (12%) 
Cytopenias 3 (7.3%) 
Fatigue/others 3 (7.3%) 
Fatigue 2 (4.9%) 
Headache 1 (2.4%) 
Hypertension 1 (2.4%) 
Infection 1 (2.4%) 
Oral lesions 1 (2.4%) 
Skin rash 1 (2.4%) 
Skin nodules 1 (2.4%) 
Ibrutinib discontinuation 
Events n = 183 
Days to event, median, (range), d 154 (0-1254) 
Discontinuation category 
Progressive cGVHD 81 (44%) 
Therapy toxicity 76 (42%) 
Responsive cGVHD 20 (11%) 
Other 6 (3.3%) 
Toxicity leading to discontinuation 
Muscle cramps (myalgia) 14 (21%) 
GI toxicity 11 (16%) 
Bleeding/bruising 10 (15%) 
Infection 8 (12%) 
Fatigue/others 6 (9%) 
Cytopenias 3 (4.5%) 
Skin rash 3 (4.5%) 
Skin nodules 3 (4.5%) 
Cardiac (arrhythmia) 2 (3%) 
Cardiac (ejection fraction decrease) 2 (3%) 
Fatigue 2 (3%) 
Headache 2 (3%) 
Oral ulcers 1 (1.5%) 

Of 8 patients with infection as primary toxicity leading to ibrutinib discontinuation, 4 had additional data on the type of infection, and it included COVID-19 (n = 1), pneumonia (n = 1), and invasive fungal infection (n = 2).

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