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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for LVEF by treatmenta

From: Cardiac safety of afatinib: a review of data from clinical trials

LL3

Afatinib (40 mg/day) n = 229

Chemotherapy n = 111

 Baseline LVEF, mean (SD)

66.0 (6.90)

66.60 (8.0)

 Minimum LVEF during treatment, mean (SD)

62.63 (6.33)

68.87 (10.59)

 % change from baseline to minimum, mean (SD)

−4.90 (9.95)

−1.06 (15.30)

 Last LVEF during treatment, mean (SD)

67.30 (7.10)

68.90 (10.60)

 % change from baseline to last, mean (SD)

2.17 (11.41)

−1.06 (15.30)

LL1

Afatinib (50 mg/day) n = 390

Placebo n = 195

 Baseline LVEF, mean (SD)

64.90 (6.60)

63.90 (7.70)

 Minimum LVEF during treatment, mean (SD)

62.35 (6.57)

63.73 (7.87)

 % change from baseline to minimum, mean (SD)

−3.41 (9.14)

−0.88 (12.13)

 Last LVEF during treatment, mean (SD)

64.20 (7.0)

64.40 (7.70)

 % change from baseline to last, mean (SD)

−0.39 (10.40)

0.27 (12.62)

  1. LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LL3 LUX-Lung 3, SD standard deviation, LL1 LUX-Lung 1, ECHO echocardiogram
  2. aIn LL3, 208 patients in the afatinib arm and 15 patients in the chemotherapy arm had a follow-up ECHO; in LL1, 304 patients in the afatinib arm and 122 patients in the placebo arm had a follow-up ECHO