Exaggerated erythropoiesis causing thromboses, tissue necrosis and deaths; NOAEL exposures below clinical exposure at 600 mg
“The predominate toxicity observed in nonclinical studies can be reasonably attributed to the exaggerated pharmacological effects of excessive erythropoiesis; the toxicity was marked by thromboses, tissue necrosis, and mortalities. Exposure in animals at the ‘no observed adverse effect level’ (NOAEL) were all below human exposure at the clinical dose of 600 mg QD”