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Metastases to lymph nodes adverse event reports that record this term

Kind of term
MedDRA preferred term

What a report is

A report is not proof that the drug was the cause of the event.

FDA says:

Adverse event reports submitted to FDA do not undergo extensive validation or verification. Therefore, a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report. While a suspected relationship may exist, it is not medically validated and should not be the sole source of information for clinical decision making or other assumptions about the safety or efficacy of a product. Additionally, it is important to remember that adverse event reports represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product. Common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview, section "Responsible use of the data". The site read the page on . The data have the reports that FDA received through .

FDA also says:

There is no certainty that the reported event (adverse event or medication error) was actually due to the product. FDA does not require that a causal relationship between a product and event be proven, and reports do not always contain enough detail to properly evaluate an event. The information in these reports has not been scientifically or otherwise verified as to a cause and effect relationship and cannot be used to estimate the incidence of these events.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

Do not rely on openFDA to make decisions regarding medical care. While we make every effort to ensure that data is accurate, you should assume all results are unvalidated.

Source: openFDA, Response of the drug event API (meta.disclaimer). The site read the page on .

Not medical advice. This site counts what was reported to FDA. Questions about a medicine or device belong with a pharmacist or clinician.

Reports on file

From January 2004 to June 2026, FDA received 6,606 adverse event reports that record the MedDRA preferred term Metastases to lymph nodes. The person who codes a report selects the term that agrees best with the description of the reporter.

FDA received 496 reports in the 12 months to June 2026 and 533 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data every quarter, so the newest months are not complete. They grow in later releases.

By reports in the 12 months to June 2026, this term was number 991 of 1,436 reaction terms with a page. Of the 1,332,454 drug reports that FDA received in the 12 months to June 2026, 496 (under 0.1%) record this term. Reports for patients aged 45 to 64 were 32.1% of the reports that record this term and 20% of all drug reports.

The number of people who use the product is not in the data. A count is not a rate.

MedDRA

The Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities. The person who codes a report selects the preferred term that agrees best with the description of the reporter. FDA does not publish the description.

Data version

openFDA FAERS release of 29 Oct 2026. Reports received through 30 Jun 2026.

Drugs in these reports

The table has the 128 drug pages with 25 or more reports that record this term. The rows are in order of name. A drug page with fewer reports for this term is not in the table. The counts are the counts that the site keeps for each reaction term, and a count can be lower than the count of FDA.

FDA says:

Additionally, it is important to remember that adverse event reports represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product. Common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

Importantly, the AEMS data by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic.

Source: FDA, FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) Public Dashboard. Content current as of . The site read the page on .

Drugs that the reports with the term Metastases to lymph nodes name as a suspect product, in order of name
DrugClassReports with this term
Abiraterone acetateCytochrome P450 17A1 inhibitor25
AdalimumabTumor necrosis factor blocker39
Ado-trastuzumab emtansine55
AfinitorKinase inhibitor120
AnastrozoleAromatase inhibitor145
Aredia47
ArimidexAromatase inhibitor55
AtezolizumabProgrammed death Receptor-1 blocking antibody49
Atorvastatin27
AvastinVascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor97
AvonexInterferon beta43
AzathioprinePurine antimetabolite32
BevacizumabVascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor134
BicalutamideAndrogen receptor inhibitor50
Bleomycin sulfateCytoprotective agent31
ByettaGLP-1 receptor agonist78
Cabazitaxel47
CabometyxKinase inhibitor51
CapecitabineNucleoside metabolic inhibitor290
CarboplatinPlatinum-based drug252
CisplatinPlatinum-based drug178
CosentyxInterleukin-17A antagonist52
CyclophosphamideAlkylating drug249
CyclosporineCalcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressant38
DabrafenibKinase inhibitor35
DenosumabRANK ligand inhibitor143
DocetaxelMicrotubule inhibitor410
DoxilAnthracycline topoisomerase inhibitor35
DoxorubicinAnthracycline topoisomerase inhibitor137
Doxorubicin hydrochlorideAnthracycline topoisomerase inhibitor69
EligardGonadotropin releasing hormone receptor agonist87
EnbrelTumor necrosis factor blocker81
Enhertu55
EnzalutamideAndrogen receptor inhibitor52
Epirubicin105
Eribulin50
EtoposideTopoisomerase inhibitor110
EverolimusKinase inhibitor162
ExemestaneAromatase inhibitor139
FaslodexEstrogen receptor antagonist138
FemaraAromatase inhibitor80
FilgrastimLeukocyte growth factor25
FluorouracilNucleoside metabolic inhibitor175
FulvestrantEstrogen receptor antagonist263
GemcitabineNucleoside metabolic inhibitor136
GoserelinGonadotropin releasing hormone receptor agonist48
HerceptinHER2/neu receptor antagonist141
Humira88
IbranceKinase inhibitor51
IfosfamideAlkylating drug48
ImfinziProgrammed death Ligand-1 blocker49
IpilimumabCTLA-4-directed blocking antibody29
IressaKinase inhibitor30
Irinotecan86
JanumetBiguanide53
JanuviaDipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor154
Kadcyla112
KisqaliKinase inhibitor153
LapatinibKinase inhibitor90
LeflunomideAntirheumatic agent26
LetrozoleAromatase inhibitor380
Leucovorin36
Leucovorin calciumFolate analog26
Leuprolide acetateGonadotropin releasing hormone receptor agonist32
LynparzaPoly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase inhibitor71
MekinistKinase inhibitor43
MethotrexateFolate analog metabolic inhibitor116
MethylprednisoloneCorticosteroid41
Mycophenolate mofetilAntimetabolite immunosuppressant102
Mycophenolic acidAntimetabolite immunosuppressant27
Navelbine57
NexavarKinase inhibitor68
NivolumabProgrammed death Receptor-1 blocking antibody81
OlaparibPoly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase inhibitor42
OndansetronSerotonin-3 receptor antagonist40
OpdivoProgrammed death Receptor-1 blocking antibody33
OrgovyxGonadotropin releasing hormone receptor antagonist26
OsimertinibKinase inhibitor30
OxaliplatinPlatinum-based drug141
PaclitaxelMicrotubule inhibitor322
PalbociclibKinase inhibitor73
PanitumumabEpidermal growth factor receptor antagonist44
PegfilgrastimLeukocyte growth factor27
PembrolizumabProgrammed death Receptor-1 blocking antibody26
PemetrexedFolate analog metabolic inhibitor28
PerjetaHER2/neu receptor antagonist66
PertuzumabHER2/neu receptor antagonist127
PrednisoloneCorticosteroid90
PrednisoneCorticosteroid104
PremarinEstrogen74
PremproEstrogen63
ProveraProgestin61
RebifInterferon beta39
RemicadeTumor necrosis factor blocker47
RibociclibKinase inhibitor162
RituximabCD20-directed cytolytic antibody55
Sandostatin LAR Depot60
StivargaKinase inhibitor54
TacrolimusCalcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressant125
TafinlarKinase inhibitor52
TagrissoKinase inhibitor57
Tamoxifen206
Tamoxifen citrateEstrogen Agonist/Antagonist32
Taxol44
Taxotere87
TecentriqProgrammed death Receptor-1 blocking antibody25
TemozolomideAlkylating drug67
TopotecanTopoisomerase inhibitor38
TrametinibKinase inhibitor47
TrastuzumabHER2/neu receptor antagonist275
Trastuzumab deruxtecan42
TucatinibKinase inhibitor53
TykerbKinase inhibitor53
VedolizumabIntegrin receptor antagonist35
VictozaGLP-1 receptor agonist26
Vincristine62
VinorelbineVinca alkaloid116
Vinorelbine tartrate25
VotrientKinase inhibitor42
XelodaNucleoside metabolic inhibitor159
XgevaRANK ligand inhibitor104
Xofigo69
XtandiAndrogen receptor inhibitor34
Zantac41
ZejulaPoly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase inhibitor43
ZoladexGonadotropin releasing hormone receptor agonist36
Zoledronic acidBisphosphonate138
Zometa157

The page of each drug has the count of each reaction term in its reaction lookup.

Drug classes in these reports

The table has the 51 pharmacologic classes with 25 or more reports that record this term. The rows are in order of name.

FDA says:

Additionally, it is important to remember that adverse event reports represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product. Common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

Importantly, the AEMS data by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic.

Source: FDA, FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) Public Dashboard. Content current as of . The site read the page on .

Pharmacologic classes of the drugs that the reports with the term Metastases to lymph nodes name, in order of name
ClassReports with this term
Alkylating drug388
Androgen receptor inhibitor154
Angiotensin 2 receptor blocker42
Anthracycline topoisomerase inhibitor255
Antimetabolite immunosuppressant140
Antirheumatic agent28
Aromatase inhibitor811
Biguanide76
Bisphosphonate166
Calcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressant178
CD20-directed cytolytic antibody57
Corticosteroid266
CTLA-4-directed blocking antibody43
Cytochrome P450 17A1 inhibitor59
Cytoprotective agent52
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor157
Epidermal growth factor receptor antagonist103
Estrogen160
Estrogen Agonist/Antagonist37
Estrogen receptor antagonist403
Folate analog42
Folate analog metabolic inhibitor171
GLP-1 receptor agonist113
Gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor agonist209
Gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor antagonist26
HER2/neu receptor antagonist609
Histamine-2 receptor antagonist25
Integrin receptor antagonist44
Interferon beta82
Interleukin-17A antagonist69
Janus kinase inhibitor37
Kinase inhibitor1,650
Leukocyte growth factor68
Microtubule inhibitor746
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug43
Nucleoside metabolic inhibitor817
Opioid agonist30
Platinum-based drug571
Poly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase inhibitor187
Progestin98
Programmed death Ligand-1 blocker66
Programmed death Receptor-1 blocking antibody224
Proton pump inhibitor39
Purine antimetabolite32
RANK ligand inhibitor261
Serotonin-3 receptor antagonist46
Somatostatin analog43
Topoisomerase inhibitor178
Tumor necrosis factor blocker224
Vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor233
Vinca alkaloid130

A class with many reports in all has many reports for almost every term.

Reports by month

Reports that record Metastases to lymph nodes, by month, five years to June 2026
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FDA releases FAERS data every quarter, so the newest months are not complete. They grow in later releases.

Patients in these reports

Age of the patient in the reports that record Metastases to lymph nodes
AgeReportsShareShare as a bar
Under 22under 0.1%
2 to 11190.3%
12 to 17500.8%
18 to 446569.9%
45 to 642,11932.1%
65 to 741,15117.4%
75 and over6409.7%
Age not given1,96929.8%
Sex of the patient in the reports that record Metastases to lymph nodes
SexReportsShareShare as a bar
Female3,49452.9%
Male2,54538.5%
Unknown or not given5678.6%

Age and sex are as the report gives them. 27.5% of these reports give the United States as the country.

Terms near this one

Official pages

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Cite this page

Reported Reactions. Metastases to lymph nodes: adverse event reports that record this term. https://reportedreactions.com/reaction/metastases-to-lymph-nodes/ Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) files, release of . Reports received through .

Where the data come from

The counts come from the openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) bulk files, release of 29 Oct 2026. The files have the reports that FDA received through 30 Jun 2026. A drug name is the name on the report. The site matches it to a brand name or a generic name of the National Drug Code Directory of 2 Nov 2026. A class is the pharmacologic class (EPC) of the FDA label.

The count has the reports with each spelling of one MedDRA preferred term. The site does not publish a report narrative, a lot number, a detail of a patient or the identity of a reporter. The record of FDA is the authority. See how the site counts reports, the data sources and the corrections page.

Questions

What does Metastases to lymph nodes mean in an adverse event report?

It is a MedDRA preferred term. FDA codes the description of a reporter with the MedDRA dictionary. The openFDA files do not have the description itself, and this site does not show it.

Does a drug in the table mean that the drug was responsible for this reaction?

No. FDA says:

No individual drug is connected to any individual reaction.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

When a report lists multiple drugs and multiple reactions, there is no way to conclude from the data therein that a given drug is responsible for a given reaction.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

What does this page tell a person who has this symptom?

This page gives counts of reports. It cannot assess a person. A pharmacist or a clinician can assess a person.

If this is a medical emergency, please call 911.

Source: FDA, MedWatch Online Voluntary Reporting Form. The site read the page on .