Bortezomib side effects: what 88,896 FDA adverse event reports show
Drug class
Proteasome Inhibitor
Who reports
88,896 reports · 84% serious · 14,068 with death outcome · 45% female
Used for
Bortezomib for Injection is a proteasome inhibitor indicated for: treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma ( 1.1 ) treatment of adult patients with mantle cell lymphoma ( 1.2 ) 1.1 Multiple Myeloma Bortezomib for Injection is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma.
What it is
Bortezomib for Injection, a proteasome inhibitor, contains bortezomib which is an antineoplastic agent. Bortezomib is a modified dipeptidyl boronic acid.
Boxed warning
None in the current label
Causality screen of the 40 strongest signals
What the badges mean
- Labeled adverse reaction The exact term appears in the label's warnings or adverse-reactions sections: a known, expected effect. The FAERS signal confirms the label rather than discovering anything.
- Labeled (related wording) The label describes this effect under different wording (e.g. 'neutropenia' for 'neutrophil count decreased'). Treated as known.
- Likely indication confounding The term appears in the label's indications: reports probably describe the disease being treated (or its progression), not a drug effect. Classic confounding by indication.
- Lab value / disease marker A laboratory result, investigation or disease-activity marker (antibody positive, CRP abnormal, swollen joint count) not described in the label. These usually mirror the monitored disease or testing protocol rather than a drug effect; not screened further.
- Not in label — unassessed Not found in the label text, not an artifact pattern. This is a genuine candidate for a formal causality assessment (Bradford Hill / WHO-UMC); it has NOT had one here.
Strongest disproportionality signals
Flagged terms (PRR ≥ 2, χ² ≥ 4, n ≥ 10), ranked by PRR; infinite PRRs (no comparator reports) excluded. The EBGM column is a second, shrinkage-based estimate (MGPS) with its 5th percentile EB05 and the BCPNN IC025; a pair flagged by PRR alone is marked PRR-only and should be read as fragile. The strata column recomputes the PRR on serious reports only (and, for the 300 most-reported drugs, adjusted for age band), and flags pairs whose reports are unusually skewed by sex or come mostly from consumers. Each row also shows the PRR against the other drugs of the same FDA class, which removes most confounding by the condition being treated, and a calibrated p-value: on validation, known non-causes average an ROR of about 2, so significance is judged against that empirical null (✓ = p < 0.05 after calibration). 1,192 further terms are in the interactive explorer. Reaction links open the term's cross-drug page.
| Reaction | Reports | PRR 95% CI · ROR · χ²/p | EBGM EB05 · IC025 | Label screen | Serious-only & strata | Trial cross-check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plasma cell myeloma refractory | 744 | 322.3 288.4–360.1ROR 325.0 · calibrated p 5e-12 ✓ | 134.9 EB05 127.0 · IC025 +6.8 3/3 methods agree | Likely indication confounding shares a disease stem with the indications wording | serious n=743 · 95% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Primary amyloidosis | 132 | 259.2 202.2–332.3ROR 259.6 · calibrated p 7e-11 ✓ | 120.8 EB05 104.4 · IC025 +6.1 3/3 methods agree | Labeled (related wording) related wording | serious n=132 · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Plasma cell myeloma recurrent | 1,265 | 149.4 139.3–160.3ROR 151.5 · calibrated p 4e-9 ✓ | 91.1 EB05 87.0 · IC025 +6.4 3/3 methods agree | Likely indication confounding shares a disease stem with the indications wording | serious n=1,227 | not reported in cached trials |
| Leukaemia plasmacytic | 57 | 125.8 91.1–173.7ROR 125.9 · calibrated p 4e-8 ✓ | 79.8 EB05 63.9 · IC025 +5.1 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=57 · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Plasma cell leukaemia | 205 | 123.1 103.9–145.8ROR 123.4 · calibrated p 3e-8 ✓ | 80.1 EB05 71.4 · IC025 +5.8 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=205 · 93% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Plasmacytoma | 493 | 83.9 75.7–93.0ROR 84.4 · calibrated p 4e-7 ✓ | 61.7 EB05 57.3 · IC025 +5.7 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=483 | not reported in cached trials |
| Blood stem cell harvest failure | 38 | 80.8 55.8–116.9ROR 80.8 · calibrated p 1e-6 ✓ | 58.5 EB05 44.5 · IC025 +4.5 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=37 · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Plasma cell myeloma | 9,117 | 71.7 70.1–73.3ROR 79.8 · calibrated p 6e-7 ✓ | 55.0 EB05 54.0 · IC025 +5.7 3/3 methods agree | Likely indication confounding shares a disease stem with the indications wording | age-adj. PRR 52.8 · serious PRR 39.4 · 92% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Light chain disease | 34 | 71.0 48.3–104.2ROR 71.0 · calibrated p 3e-6 ✓ | 53.0 EB05 39.7 · IC025 +4.4 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=34 · ♀ 0% (drug 45%) · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Hyperviscosity syndrome | 64 | 66.8 50.6–88.2ROR 66.9 · calibrated p 3e-6 ✓ | 51.3 EB05 41.6 · IC025 +4.8 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=64 · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Autonomic neuropathy | 181 | 51.2 43.6–60.1ROR 51.3 · calibrated p 1e-5 ✓ | 41.9 EB05 37.0 · IC025 +5.0 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=180 · 91% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Monoclonal immunoglobulin increased | 49 | 49.4 36.3–67.2ROR 49.4 · calibrated p 2e-5 ✓ | 40.3 EB05 31.7 · IC025 +4.4 3/3 methods agree | Lab value / disease marker | serious n=38 | not reported in cached trials |
| Light chain analysis increased | 177 | 49.1 41.7–57.7ROR 49.2 · calibrated p 2e-5 ✓ | 40.5 EB05 35.7 · IC025 +4.9 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=117 | not reported in cached trials |
| Plasmablastic lymphoma | 56 | 43.8 33.0–58.3ROR 43.9 · calibrated p 4e-5 ✓ | 36.6 EB05 29.2 · IC025 +4.4 3/3 methods agree | Likely indication confounding shares a disease stem with the indications wording | serious n=56 · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Renal amyloidosis | 38 | 43.2 30.5–61.0ROR 43.2 · calibrated p 5e-5 ✓ | 35.9 EB05 27.3 · IC025 +4.1 3/3 methods agree | Labeled (related wording) related wording | serious n=38 · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Ivth nerve paralysis | 34 | 41.5 28.8–59.7ROR 41.5 · calibrated p 7e-5 ✓ | 34.7 EB05 26.0 · IC025 +4.0 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=34 · ♀ 0% (drug 45%) · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| B-cell type acute leukaemia | 104 | 39.8 32.4–49.0ROR 39.9 · calibrated p 6e-5 ✓ | 33.9 EB05 28.8 · IC025 +4.6 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=104 · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Multiple myeloma | 679 | 39.4 36.4–42.8ROR 39.7 · calibrated p 6e-5 ✓ | 33.8 EB05 31.7 · IC025 +4.9 3/3 methods agree | Likely indication confounding term in indications; also in warnings | serious n=675 · 97% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Mantle cell lymphoma | 212 | 38.2 33.1–44.2ROR 38.3 · calibrated p 7e-5 ✓ | 32.9 EB05 29.3 · IC025 +4.7 3/3 methods agree | Likely indication confounding term in indications; also in warnings | serious n=209 · 94% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Monoclonal immunoglobulin present | 104 | 37.0 30.1–45.5ROR 37.1 · calibrated p 1e-4 ✓ | 31.9 EB05 27.1 · IC025 +4.5 3/3 methods agree | Lab value / disease marker | serious n=78 | not reported in cached trials |
| Amyloidosis | 230 | 36.1 31.5–41.5ROR 36.2 · calibrated p 1e-4 ✓ | 31.3 EB05 28.1 · IC025 +4.7 3/3 methods agree | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | serious n=227 | not reported in cached trials |
| Morganella infection | 35 | 31.8 22.3–45.3ROR 31.8 · calibrated p 3e-4 ✓ | 27.7 EB05 20.8 · IC025 +3.8 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=35 · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Paraproteinaemia | 37 | 31.5 22.4–44.4ROR 31.5 · calibrated p 3e-4 ✓ | 27.5 EB05 20.8 · IC025 +3.8 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=36 | not reported in cached trials |
| Cardiac amyloidosis | 128 | 31.4 26.1–37.7ROR 31.4 · calibrated p 2e-4 ✓ | 27.7 EB05 23.9 · IC025 +4.4 3/3 methods agree | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | serious n=128 · 94% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| B precursor type acute leukaemia | 44 | 30.0 21.9–41.0ROR 30.0 · calibrated p 4e-4 ✓ | 26.4 EB05 20.5 · IC025 +3.9 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=44 · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Stem cell transplant | 259 | 27.5 24.2–31.3ROR 27.6 · calibrated p 4e-4 ✓ | 24.7 EB05 22.2 · IC025 +4.4 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=247 | not reported in cached trials |
| Osteolysis | 198 | 25.1 21.7–29.1ROR 25.2 · calibrated p 7e-4 ✓ | 22.7 EB05 20.2 · IC025 +4.2 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=197 | not reported in cached trials |
| Chalazion | 61 | 25.0 19.2–32.6ROR 25.0 · calibrated p 8e-4 ✓ | 22.5 EB05 18.2 · IC025 +3.8 3/3 methods agree | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | serious n=47 · 90% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Polyneuropathy | 1,073 | 23.3 21.9–24.8ROR 23.6 · calibrated p 9e-4 ✓ | 21.3 EB05 20.2 · IC025 +4.3 3/3 methods agree | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | serious PRR 14.7 · 93% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy | 111 | 23.1 19.0–28.1ROR 23.2 · calibrated p 0.001 ✓ | 21.1 EB05 18.0 · IC025 +4.0 3/3 methods agree | Labeled (related wording) related wording | serious n=110 · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Monoclonal gammopathy | 53 | 21.7 16.3–28.7ROR 21.7 · calibrated p 0.002 ✓ | 19.8 EB05 15.7 · IC025 +3.6 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=53 | not reported in cached trials |
| Engraftment syndrome | 45 | 19.5 14.4–26.4ROR 19.5 · calibrated p 0.003 ✓ | 17.9 EB05 13.9 · IC025 +3.4 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=45 · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Meningitis listeria | 39 | 19.4 14.0–26.9ROR 19.4 · calibrated p 0.003 ✓ | 17.8 EB05 13.5 · IC025 +3.4 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=39 · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Herpes zoster disseminated | 60 | 19.3 14.8–25.1ROR 19.3 · calibrated p 0.003 ✓ | 17.8 EB05 14.3 · IC025 +3.5 3/3 methods agree | Labeled (related wording) related wording | serious n=60 · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Peripheral motor neuropathy | 105 | 19.1 15.7–23.3ROR 19.1 · calibrated p 0.003 ✓ | 17.7 EB05 15.0 · IC025 +3.7 3/3 methods agree | Labeled (related wording) related wording | serious n=99 · 94% clinician | NCT01371981: 4/559 (0.7%) on Bortezomib |
| Peripheral sensory neuropathy | 430 | 18.7 16.9–20.6ROR 18.7 · calibrated p 0.003 ✓ | 17.3 EB05 16.0 · IC025 +3.9 3/3 methods agree | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | serious n=417 · 94% clinician | NCT01371981: 14/575 (2.4%) on Bortezomib (serious AE) |
| Neuropathy peripheral (nerve damage in hands/feet) | 6,473 | 17.3 16.9–17.7ROR 18.6 · calibrated p 0.003 ✓ | 16.1 EB05 15.8 · IC025 +4.0 3/3 methods agree | Labeled (related wording) related wording | age-adj. PRR 12.9 · serious PRR 10.9 | NCT01371981: 14/575 (2.4%) on Bortezomib (serious AE) |
| Pneumonia pneumococcal | 89 | 15.0 12.1–18.6ROR 15.0 · calibrated p 0.008 ✓ | 14.1 EB05 11.8 · IC025 +3.4 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=89 · 100% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Neuropathy | 99 | 14.3 11.7–17.5ROR 14.3 · calibrated p 0.009 ✓ | 13.4 EB05 11.3 · IC025 +3.3 3/3 methods agree | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | serious n=81 | NCT01371981: 14/575 (2.4%) on Bortezomib (serious AE) |
| Bone lesion | 206 | 14.2 12.4–16.4ROR 14.3 · calibrated p 0.009 ✓ | 13.4 EB05 11.9 · IC025 +3.5 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=190 | not reported in cached trials |
Clinical concept groups
MedDRA splits one clinical problem across several terms (e.g. "neutropenia", "neutrophil count decreased", "agranulocytosis"), which dilutes term-level signals. These rows count reports with any term in a concept group (an exact union, not a sum), compared with all other drugs. Groups are hand-built and listed in the methods.
| Concept | Reports | PRR 95% CI | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thrombocytopenia | 5,860 | 6.46.3–6.6 | signal |
| Neutropenia / agranulocytosis | 4,573 | 4.44.3–4.5 | signal |
| Opportunistic infection | 1,763 | 3.12.9–3.2 | signal |
| Anaemia | 3,788 | 3.02.9–3.1 | signal |
| Serious infection | 8,457 | 2.62.5–2.7 | signal |
| Osteonecrosis | 630 | 2.62.4–2.8 | signal |
| Venous thromboembolism | 2,160 | 2.42.3–2.5 | signal |
| Heart failure | 1,716 | 2.32.2–2.4 | signal |
| Hyponatraemia | 766 | 2.32.1–2.4 | signal |
| Kidney injury | 4,027 | 2.12.0–2.2 | signal |
| Severe cutaneous reaction | 635 | 2.01.9–2.2 | raised |
| Interstitial lung disease | 794 | 2.01.8–2.1 | raised |
| Arrhythmia / qt | 1,595 | 1.91.9–2.0 | raised |
| Liver injury | 1,380 | 1.11.0–1.1 | raised |
| Gi bleeding | 760 | 1.00.9–1.1 | no difference |
| Pancreatitis | 328 | 1.00.9–1.1 | no difference |
Trial evidence (ClinicalTrials.gov)
✓ Trial adverse-event data found on ClinicalTrials.gov
Largest completed trials with posted results that list Bortezomib as a study intervention. The right-hand column of the signal table shows whether each FAERS term was also recorded in these trials, with a real denominator (4 of 40 signal terms matched).
- NCT01371981 — Bortezomib and Sorafenib Tosylate in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (N=1645, PHASE3; 517 AE terms posted; arms: Arm A; Arm B; Arm C (Cohort 1); Arm C (Cohort 2))
Caveats: trial populations, doses and follow-up differ from the reporting population; AE terms are sponsor-coded and matched here by wording; absence from a trial list means the term was not reported above the sponsor's frequency threshold, not that it cannot occur.
Most frequently reported reactions
By raw co-report count, regardless of disproportionality. Common terms here are often the illness itself or generic outcomes.
| Reaction | Reports | PRR 95% CI · ROR · χ²/p | EBGM EB05 · IC025 | Label screen | Serious-only & strata | Trial cross-check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plasma cell myeloma | 9,117 | 71.7 70.1–73.3ROR 79.8 · calibrated p 6e-7 ✓ | 55.0 EB05 54.0 · IC025 +5.7 3/3 methods agree | Likely indication confounding shares a disease stem with the indications wording | age-adj. PRR 52.8 · serious PRR 39.4 · 92% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Neuropathy peripheral (nerve damage in hands/feet) | 6,473 | 17.3 16.9–17.7ROR 18.6 · calibrated p 0.003 ✓ | 16.1 EB05 15.8 · IC025 +4.0 3/3 methods agree | Labeled (related wording) related wording | age-adj. PRR 12.9 · serious PRR 10.9 | NCT01371981: 14/575 (2.4%) on Bortezomib (serious AE) |
| Off label use (used outside approved label) | 6,424 | 1.8 1.7–1.8ROR 1.8 · calibrated p 0.836 | 1.7 EB05 1.7 · IC025 +0.8 | Reporting / coding artifact | age-adj. PRR 1.8 · serious PRR 2.0 | not reported in cached trials |
| Diarrhoea (diarrhea) | 5,182 | 1.9 1.9–2.0ROR 2.0 · calibrated p 0.924 | 1.9 EB05 1.9 · IC025 +0.9 | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | age-adj. PRR 1.5 · serious PRR 1.7 | NCT01371981: 9/575 (1.6%) on Bortezomib (serious AE) |
| Fatigue (tiredness) | 4,551 | 1.4 1.3–1.4ROR 1.4 · calibrated p 0.578 | 1.4 EB05 1.3 · IC025 +0.4 | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | age-adj. PRR 1.1 · serious PRR 1.2 | NCT01371981: 4/559 (0.7%) on Bortezomib |
| Death | 4,194 | 1.1 1.1–1.2ROR 1.2 · calibrated p 0.411 | 1.1 EB05 1.1 · IC025 +0.1 | Outcome field, not a reaction | age-adj. PRR 0.7 · serious PRR 0.8 | NCT01371981: 38/559 (6.8%) on Bortezomib (serious AE) |
| Pneumonia (lung infection) | 4,069 | 3.0 2.9–3.1ROR 3.1 · calibrated p 0.598 | 3.0 EB05 2.9 · IC025 +1.5 3/3 methods agree | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | age-adj. PRR 2.6 · serious PRR 2.1 | not reported in cached trials |
| Drug ineffective (drug did not work) | 3,750 | 0.7 0.7–0.7ROR 0.7 · calibrated p 0.109 | 0.7 EB05 0.7 · IC025 -0.6 PRR-only: not supported by EBGM or IC | Reporting / coding artifact | age-adj. PRR 0.9 · serious PRR 1.2 | not reported in cached trials |
| Thrombocytopenia (low platelets) | 3,710 | 8.1 7.8–8.3ROR 8.4 · calibrated p 0.057 | 7.8 EB05 7.6 · IC025 +2.9 3/3 methods agree | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | age-adj. PRR 6.1 · serious PRR 5.3 · 92% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
| Nausea | 3,114 | 0.9 0.9–1.0ROR 0.9 · calibrated p 0.260 | 0.9 EB05 0.9 · IC025 -0.2 PRR-only: not supported by EBGM or IC | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | age-adj. PRR 0.8 · serious PRR 0.9 | NCT01371981: 1/575 (0.2%) on Bortezomib (serious AE) |
| Pyrexia (fever) | 2,866 | 2.0 1.9–2.0ROR 2.0 · calibrated p 0.940 | 2.0 EB05 1.9 · IC025 +0.9 | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | age-adj. PRR 1.9 · serious PRR 1.5 | not reported in cached trials |
| Neutropenia (low neutrophils (infection-fighting cells)) | 2,717 | 4.8 4.6–5.0ROR 4.9 · calibrated p 0.243 | 4.7 EB05 4.6 · IC025 +2.2 3/3 methods agree | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | age-adj. PRR 3.7 · serious PRR 3.2 · 94% clinician | NCT01371981: 21/575 (3.7%) on Bortezomib (serious AE) |
| Anaemia (low red blood cells) | 2,703 | 3.4 3.3–3.5ROR 3.4 · calibrated p 0.497 | 3.3 EB05 3.2 · IC025 +1.7 3/3 methods agree | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | age-adj. PRR 2.4 · serious PRR 2.4 | NCT01371981: 3/575 (0.5%) on Bortezomib (serious AE) |
| Rash | 2,444 | 1.3 1.3–1.4ROR 1.3 · calibrated p 0.535 | 1.3 EB05 1.3 · IC025 +0.3 | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | age-adj. PRR 1.3 · serious PRR 1.2 | NCT01371981: 10/575 (1.7%) on Bortezomib (serious AE) |
| Disease progression | 2,444 | 5.0 4.8–5.2ROR 5.1 · calibrated p 0.226 | 4.9 EB05 4.7 · IC025 +2.2 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | age-adj. PRR 4.4 · serious PRR 3.8 · 93% clinician | not reported in cached trials |
Unlabeled candidate signals
These flagged terms were not found in the FDA label text and do not match an artifact pattern. They are the pairs that would merit a structured assessment (temporality, dose-response, biological plausibility, consistency across databases, trial or cohort evidence). The screen has not done that; string-matching misses label wording, and a strong PRR can still be stimulated reporting, co-medication, or the disease itself.
- Leukaemia plasmacytic — n=57, PRR 125.8
- Plasma cell leukaemia — n=205, PRR 123.1
- Plasmacytoma — n=493, PRR 83.9
- Blood stem cell harvest failure — n=38, PRR 80.8
- Light chain disease — n=34, PRR 71.0
- Hyperviscosity syndrome — n=64, PRR 66.8
- Autonomic neuropathy — n=181, PRR 51.2
- Light chain analysis increased — n=177, PRR 49.1
- Ivth nerve paralysis — n=34, PRR 41.5
- B-cell type acute leukaemia — n=104, PRR 39.8
✓ A hand-written Bradford Hill causality assessment exists for this drug: Bortezomib (proteasome inhibitors) ↔ Peripheral neuropathy.
Want to assess one of these properly? The runbook describes the Bradford Hill / trial-evidence workflow used on the assessment page, and handoff_top1000_signals.csv lists the strongest unassessed pairs across all drugs.
Common questions
What are the most reported side effects of Bortezomib?
In FDA FAERS, the most frequently co-reported reaction terms for Bortezomib are plasma cell myeloma, neuropathy peripheral, diarrhoea, fatigue, pneumonia, thrombocytopenia. These are report counts, not rates: FAERS has no denominator, reporting is voluntary and uneven, and a term can be reported because of the illness being treated rather than the drug.
Does Bortezomib have an FDA boxed warning?
No. The FDA label retrieved for Bortezomib has no boxed warning; see the label's Warnings and Precautions for the recognised risks.
Do FAERS signals prove that Bortezomib causes these side effects?
No. A disproportionality signal (PRR, ROR) means a reaction is reported more often with this drug than with others in the database. That can reflect a real effect, but also the disease being treated, stimulated reporting after news or litigation, co-medications, or how reports are coded. Causality needs temporality, dose-response, biological plausibility, consistency across data sources and, ideally, trial or cohort evidence. This page screens each term against the FDA label and ClinicalTrials.gov results; it does not establish causation.
Sources & methods
- FDA label via openFDA (set ID 12500f21-8e2f-4bcd-861e-4dfca843da2e, effective 20220516; matched on
openfda.generic_name.exact:"BORTEZOMIB") - Bayesian shrinkage measures computed offline over all 1,317,300 cached pairs: BCPNN information component (IC, with Norén closed-form IC025) and MGPS empirical-Bayes geometric mean (EBGM, EB05) with a two-component gamma prior fitted by maximum marginal likelihood (α₁=0.57, β₁=0.02, α₂=1.42, β₂=0.70, w=0.17); unstratified
- FAERS pair statistics from the OpenPV build of 2026-09-14 (openFDA
count=aggregation, fieldpatient.drug.openfda.generic_name.exact, 1,232 reaction terms, min 3 co-reports); PRR/ROR with 95% CI, chi-square with Yates correction - Serious-only and stratified counts (serious:1, patient.patientsex, primarysource.qualification) from openFDA count queries; serious-only PRR uses the drug serious report total and the term global serious total (N_serious=11,882,979); strata shown only when n ≥ 20
- Seriousness and sex counts from openFDA
count=serious,patient.patientsex,seriousnessdeath - ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 (query
BORTEZOMIB, results-bearing studies sorted by enrollment)
Page generated 2026-10-14. Label and PubChem text are retrieved automatically and may lag the current label; always check the current prescribing information. OpenPV is a beta research tool of the Open Source Medicine Foundation.