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Cytokine release syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (15,608 Reports Across 240 Drugs)

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Cytokine release syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 240 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 15,608 total reports. 2,914 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Cytokine release syndrome are AXICABTAGENE CILOLEUCEL, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, and TISAGENLECLEUCEL.

15,608
Total Reports
240
Drugs Involved
2,914
Deaths
7,381
Hospitalizations
57.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
40.9% / 59.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Cytokine release syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
AXICABTAGENE CILOLEUCEL 4,140 48.2% 718 1,880 397
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 2,263 1.8% 387 1,449 252
TISAGENLECLEUCEL 1,660 39.3% 505 696 277
FLUDARABINE 1,458 6.2% 238 940 203
RITUXIMAB 1,404 0.8% 234 846 117
BLINATUMOMAB 952 10.4% 225 304 126
DEXAMETHASONE 853 0.7% 155 447 107
DOXORUBICIN 850 1.0% 156 543 64
BREXUCABTAGENE AUTOLEUCEL 827 47.3% 168 436 97
VINCRISTINE 771 1.1% 147 475 58
PREDNISONE 706 0.5% 111 500 42
IDECABTAGENE VICLEUCEL 607 58.5% 57 253 43
CILTACABTAGENE AUTOLEUCEL 570 15.0% 115 340 35
EPCORITAMAB 551 27.0% 66 507 56
NIVOLUMAB 551 0.6% 115 328 117
OXALIPLATIN 474 0.8% 50 209 46
LENALIDOMIDE 442 0.1% 48 340 30
CYTARABINE 439 1.0% 81 194 62
GLOFITAMAB 415 37.2% 102 239 17
TECLISTAMAB-CQYV 406 25.5% 47 131 12

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Cytokine release syndrome

4,140 reports
2,263 reports
1,660 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)