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. 2014 Jan 16;8(1):e2613. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002613

Table 3. Infusion-related and drug-related treatment emergent AEs.

Multiple, 21 mg/kg Single, 7.5 mg/kg Single, 10 mg/kg
Total number of patients randomised N = 63 N = 21 N = 40
Number of patients with any infusion-related AE, n (%) 22 (35) 4 (19) 17 (43)
Infusion related AE by MedDRA preferred term
Vomiting 2 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Chills 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (3)
Pyrexia 17 (27) 0 (0) 14 (35)
Arthalgia 4 (6) 3 (14) 1 (3)
Back Pain 1 (2) 1 (5) 2 (5)
Hypertension 1 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Number of patients with TEADR, n (%) * (with cumulate incidence of 10% or greater in any group) 56 (89) 20 (95) 36 (90)
TEADR by MedDRA preferred term
Anaemia 3 (5) 1 (5) 7 (18)
Thrombocytosis 5 (8) 0 (0) 6 (15)
Pyrexia 20 (32) 1 (5) 14 (35)
Alanine aminotransferase increased 17 (27) 13 (62) 11 (28)
Asparate aminotransferatase increased 22 (35) 14 (67) 13 (33)
Blood creatinine increased 9 (14) 1 (5) 4 (10)
Blood magnesium abnormal 2 (3) 0 (0) 4 (10)
Blood magnesium decreased 10 (16) 9 (43) 6 (15)
Blood potassium decreased 4 (6) 9 (43) 1 (3)
Blood sodium decreased 8 (13) 7 (33) 1 (3)
Hypermagnesaemia 6 (10) 0 (0) 4 (10)
Hypokalaemia 30 (48) 4 (19) 16 (40)
Hypomagnesaemia 7 (11) 0 (0) 8 (20)
Arthralgia 4 (6) 3 (14) 1 (3)
Azotaemia 8 (13) 0 (0) 8 (20)
Renal impairment 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (10)**

TEADR = treatment emergent adverse drug reaction; treatment emergent = onset between day 1 and day 60 inclusive; adverse drug reaction if investigator judged relationship to treatment as “probable”, “possible” or “unlikely”.

This includes patients with infusion related reactions.

Renal impairment: 3 mild cases and 1 moderate as graded by investigator, all resolved during study period.