Drug
Lomustine
Important: Reactions below are the flagged terms from this drug’s
FAERS report history (min. 3 co-reports per term) — PRR/ROR indicate
disproportionality in spontaneous reporting, not causation.
Data from FDA FAERS via openFDA. Last recalculated: 2026-09-14.
| Reaction | Co-reports (a) | PRR | ROR | Signal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haematotoxicity | 27 | 24.2 | 24.4 | signal |
| 2 | Acute Myeloid Leukaemia | 38 | 20.2 | 20.5 | signal |
| 3 | Blood Count Abnormal | 37 | 20.0 | 20.2 | signal |
| 4 | Myelodysplastic Syndrome | 30 | 17.2 | 17.4 | signal |
| 5 | Thrombocytopenia | 180 | 13.4 | 14.3 | signal |
| 6 | Bone Marrow Failure | 32 | 13.0 | 13.1 | signal |
| 7 | Hospice Care | 15 | 12.6 | 12.7 | signal |
| 8 | Mucosal Inflammation | 39 | 12.4 | 12.6 | signal |
| 9 | Hemiparesis | 24 | 11.7 | 11.8 | signal |
| 10 | Lymphopenia | 19 | 11.2 | 11.3 | signal |
| 11 | Neurotoxicity | 23 | 11.0 | 11.1 | signal |
| 12 | Neoplasm Progression | 46 | 10.9 | 11.0 | signal |
| 13 | Rebound Effect | 14 | 10.2 | 10.3 | signal |
| 14 | Disease Progression | 141 | 9.9 | 10.4 | signal |
| 15 | Platelet Count Decreased | 112 | 8.7 | 9.1 | signal |
| 16 | Neutropenia | 130 | 7.9 | 8.3 | signal |
| 17 | Ataxia | 11 | 7.6 | 7.7 | signal |
| 18 | Hepatic Cytolysis | 11 | 7.5 | 7.5 | signal |
| 19 | Neutrophil Count Increased | 9 | 7.3 | 7.3 | signal |
| 20 | Incontinence | 9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | signal |
| 21 | Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome | 8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | signal |
| 22 | Therapy Change | 8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | signal |
| 23 | Febrile Neutropenia | 54 | 6.8 | 6.9 | signal |
| 24 | Hepatotoxicity | 18 | 6.7 | 6.8 | signal |
| 25 | Body Temperature Decreased | 8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | signal |
| 26 | Lymphocyte Count Decreased | 14 | 6.6 | 6.6 | signal |
| 27 | Seizure | 88 | 6.4 | 6.5 | signal |
| 28 | Polyneuropathy | 9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | signal |
| 29 | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | 25 | 6.1 | 6.2 | signal |
| 30 | Pulmonary Thrombosis | 8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | signal |
| 31 | Blood Pressure Systolic Increased | 14 | 5.9 | 5.9 | signal |
| 32 | Mitral Valve Incompetence | 8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | signal |
| 33 | Malignant Neoplasm Progression | 71 | 5.8 | 5.9 | signal |
| 34 | Toxic Skin Eruption | 7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | signal |
| 35 | Proteinuria | 13 | 5.7 | 5.7 | signal |
| 36 | Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion | 7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | signal |
| 37 | Brain Neoplasm | 6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | signal |
| 38 | Leukopenia | 32 | 5.3 | 5.4 | signal |
| 39 | Brain Oedema | 8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | signal |
| 40 | Red Blood Cell Count Decreased | 18 | 5.2 | 5.2 | signal |
| 41 | Pancytopenia | 34 | 5.1 | 5.1 | signal |
| 42 | Cardiomyopathy | 9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | signal |
| 43 | Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis | 9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | signal |
| 44 | Full Blood Count Decreased | 12 | 4.9 | 4.9 | signal |
| 45 | Cytopenia | 7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | signal |
| 46 | Osteonecrosis | 19 | 4.7 | 4.8 | signal |
| 47 | Neoplasm | 6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | signal |
| 48 | White Blood Cell Count Decreased | 56 | 4.3 | 4.3 | signal |
| 49 | Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome | 14 | 4.2 | 4.2 | signal |
| 50 | Coordination Abnormal | 7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | signal |
| 51 | Liver Injury | 12 | 4.1 | 4.1 | signal |
| 52 | Cognitive Disorder | 23 | 4.1 | 4.1 | signal |
| 53 | Motor Dysfunction | 5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | signal |
| 54 | Hyperbilirubinaemia | 5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | signal |
| 55 | Full Blood Count Abnormal | 5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | signal |
| 56 | Myelosuppression | 16 | 3.9 | 3.9 | signal |
| 57 | Neutrophil Count Decreased | 19 | 3.9 | 3.9 | signal |
| 58 | Heart Rate Decreased | 16 | 3.8 | 3.8 | signal |
| 59 | Oral Discomfort | 6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | signal |
| 60 | Drug Resistance | 11 | 3.5 | 3.6 | signal |
| 61 | Hepatocellular Injury | 6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | signal |
| 62 | Cholestasis | 8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | signal |
| 63 | Speech Disorder | 21 | 3.3 | 3.3 | signal |
| 64 | Therapy Partial Responder | 6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | signal |
| 65 | Therapy Cessation | 20 | 3.2 | 3.3 | signal |
| 66 | Deafness | 10 | 3.2 | 3.2 | signal |
| 67 | Convulsion | 21 | 3.0 | 3.0 | signal |
| 68 | Metastases To Lung | 4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | no signal |
| 69 | Disease Recurrence | 16 | 2.8 | 2.8 | signal |
| 70 | Haemorrhage Intracranial | 5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | no signal |
| 71 | Drug Dispensing Error | 5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | no signal |
| 72 | Death | 262 | 2.5 | 2.7 | signal |
| 73 | Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | no signal |
| 74 | Palmar-plantar Erythrodysaesthesia Syndrome | 5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | no signal |
| 75 | Drug Effect Incomplete | 7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | no signal |
| 76 | Plasma Cell Myeloma | 7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | no signal |