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Afatinib vs Gefitinib: serious adverse events

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Measures6

Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.

MeasureValue95% interval, lower95% interval, upperMethodNote
Risk in group 10.4690.3930.546wilson
Risk in group 20.4030.3290.48wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 20.0662-0.04220.172newcombe hybrid score
Risk ratio, group 1 over group 21.160.9061.5log
Odds ratio, group 1 over group 21.310.842.04log
Number needed to harm, for one more participant with a serious adverse event on Afatinib than on Gefitinib15.1from the risk difference intervalthe interval includes no difference

Groups2

Neither group, or both, names a comparator, so the groups keep ClinicalTrials.gov's order.

GroupTitleDescriptionWith the outcomeAnalysedClinicalTrials.gov code
Group 1Afatinib
Afatinib film-coated tablets administered orally, once daily. Starting dose was 40 milligram (mg), dose escalation to 50mg was allowed after completing one 28-day treatment course, dose reduction to 40mg, 30mg or 20mg was required in the presence of protocol-defined adverse events. Continuous daily dosing until disease progression, occurrence of unacceptable adverse events, or other reason necessitating withdrawal.
75160EG000
Group 2Gefitinib
Gefitinib film-coated tablets, administered orally, once daily. Starting dose was 250mg, the investigator was allowed to modify dosing in the presence of drug-related adverse events. Continuous daily dosing until disease progression, occurrence of unacceptable adverse events, or other reason necessitating withdrawal.
64159EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, serious adverse events
Time frame
From first drug administration until 28 days after last drug administration, up to 2405 days. For All-Cause Mortality: From first drug administration until 28 days after last drug administration + Follow-Up period for collecting information on death, up to 2465 days.

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
LUX-Lung 7: A Phase IIb Trial of Afatinib(BIBW2992) Versus Gefitinib for the Treatment of 1st Line EGFR Mutation Positive Adenocarcinoma of the Lung
NCT number
NCT01466660
Phases
PHASE2
Conditions
Lung Neoplasms
Interventions
Afatinib, gefitinib
Lead sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
Results first posted
2017-06-19

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Source

Release
trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0
Release manifest SHA-256
f66225897fbf258b57ea10bdacfd0347d3cdfda93f7f5685234b7e06ea36fa57
AACT copy
2026-03-23
Tables read
outcome_counts.parquet, outcome_measurements.parquet, outcomes.parquet, reported_event_totals.parquet, reported_events.parquet, result_groups.parquet, studies.parquet, ctgov_trial.parquet

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
Each source's terms
  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions. The measures are ConductScience's calculation from them.

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