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Table 5 Summary of the 139 reported adverse events occurring in the 24 UC-MSC- and 21 placebo-treated patients

From: Treatment of COVID-19-associated ARDS with mesenchymal stromal cells: a multicenter randomized double-blind trial

 

UC-MSC

Placebo

Total

p value

Adverse events D0–D14

    

 Subjects with AEs

18/21 (85.7%)

18/24 (75%)

36/45 (80%)

0.47

 AEs reported

49/97 (50.5%)

48/97 (49.5%)

97 (100%)

0.29

 Subjects with SAEs

6/21 (28.6%)

6/24 (25%)

12/45 (26.7%)

0.79

 SAEs reported

10/49 (20.4%)

6/48 (12.5%)

16/97 (16.5%)

0.29

 AEs by severity

   

0.99

  Mild

16/49 (32.7%)

15/48 (31.3%)

31/97 (32%)

 

  Moderate

24/49 (49%)

24/48 (50%)

48/97 (49.5)

 

  Severe

9/49 (18.4%)

9/48 (18.7%)

18/97 (18.6)

 

 AE gradea

   

0.14

  Grade 1

19/47(40.4%)

10/48 (20.8%)

29/95 (30.5%)

 

  Grade 2

15/47 (31.9%)

19/48 (39.6%)

34/95 (35.8%)

 

  Grade 3

9/47 (19.1%)

16/48 (33.3%)

25/95 (26.3%)

 

  Grade 4

4/47 (12.5%)

3/48 (6.3%)

7/95 (7.4%)

 

 AEs by treatment relatedness

   

0.41

  Possible

1/48 (2.1%)b

0 (0%)

1/95 (1.1%)

 

  Other treatment

4/48 (8.3%)

2/47 (4.3%)

6/95 (6.3%)

 

  Other disease

1/48 (2.1%)

1/47 (2.1%)

2/95 (2.1%)

 

  COVID-19 progression

28/48 (58.3%)

37/47 (78.7%)

65/95 (68.4%)

 

  Other causes

3/48 (6.3%)

2/47 (4.3%)

5/95 (5.3%)

 

  Undetermined

11/48 (22.9%)

5/47 (10.6%)

16/95 (16.8%)

 

Adverse events after D14

    

 Subjects with AEs

9/21 (38.1%)

9/24 (37.5%)

18/45 (40%)

0.71

 AEs reported

19/42 (45.2%)

23/42 (54.8%)

42 (100%)

1.00

 Subjects with SAEs

4/21 (19%)

4/24 (16.7%)

8/45 (17.8%)

1.00

 SAEs reported

4/19 (21.1%)

4/23 (17.4%)

8/42 (19%)

1.00

 AEs by severity

   

0.19

  Mild

7/19 (36.8%)

3/23 (13%)

10/42 (23.8%)

 

  Moderate

7/19 (36.8%)

12/23 (52.2%)

19/42 (45.2%)

 

  Severe

5/19 (26.3%)

8/23 (34.8%)

13/42 (31%)

 

 AE gradea

   

0.18

  Grade 1

7/18 (38.9%)

3/23 (13%)

10/41 (24.4%)

 

  Grade 2

7/18 (38.9%)

15/23 (65.2%)

22/41 (53.7%)

 

  Grade 3

1/18 (5.6%)

3/23 (1%)

4/41 (9.8%)

 

  Grade 4

3/18 (16.7%)

2/23 (8.7%)

5/41 (12.2%)

 

 AEs by treatment relatedness

   

0.54

  Possible

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

  Other treatment

3/14 (21.4%)

4/20 (20%)

7/34 (20.6%)

 

  Other disease

1/14 (7.1%)

0 (0%)

1/34 (2.9%)

 

  COVID-19 progression

8/14 (57.1%)

11/20 (55%)

19/34 (55.9%)

 

  Other causes

2/14 (14.3%)

2/20 (10%)

4/34 (11.8%)

 

  Undetermined

0 (0%)

3/20 (15%)

3/34 (8.8%)

 
  1. Values are expressed as number (%). AEs adverse events. SAEs severe adverse events. UC-MSC umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells
  2. aGrade from the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events classification
  3. bPossible non-serious treatment-related AE: diarrhoea