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. 2021 Apr 1;25(4):305–314. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.20.0513

Table 4.

Safety data *

DS-TB RR-TB


Total (n = 271) n (%) HRZE (n = 68) n (%) 4Pa100MZ (n = 65) n (%) 4Pa200MZ (n = 71) n (%) 6Pa200MZ (n = 67) n (%) 6Pa200MZ (n = 13) n (%)
Grade 3+ AEs
 On treatment§ 87 (32.1) 19 (27.9) 25 (38.5) 21 (29.6) 22 (32.8) 3 (23.1)
 Post-treatment 21 (7.7) 3 (4.4) 4 (6.2) 11 (15.5) 3 (4.5) 0
Patients with at least one treatment-emergent AE leading to early discontinuation from study drug 27 (10.0) 4 (5.9) 6 (9.2) 6 (8.5) 11 (16.4) 0
Top 5 treatment-emergent AEs reported for ≥5% patients by preferred term
 Hyperuricaemia 77 (28.4) 22 (32.4) 20 (30.8) 21 (29.6) 14 (20.9) 2 (15.4)
 Arthralgia 73 (26.9) 15 (22.1) 15 (23.1) 24 (33.8) 19 (28.4) 4 (30.1)
 Aspartate aminotransferase increased 61 (22.5) 17 (25.0) 15 (23.1) 11 (15.5) 18 (26.9) 1 (7.7)
 ALT increased 53 (19.6) 11 (16.2) 13 (20.0) 11 (15.5) 18 (26.9) 1 (7.7)
 Blood uric acid increased 46 (17.0) 8 (11.8) 15 (23.1) 11 (15.5) 11 (16.4) 0 (0.0)
Patients with ≥1 SAE 22 (8.1) 3 (4.4) 3 (4.6) 8 (11.3) 8 (11.9) 3 (23.1)
Liver-related SAEs 9 (3.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.5) 4 (5.6) 4 (6.0) 0 (0.0)
Peak ALT result
 >3xULN 40 (14.8) 5 (7.4) 9 (13.8) 12 (16.9) 14 (20.9) 1 (7.7)
 >5xULN 27 (9.9) 4 (5.9) 4 (6.2) 9 (12.6) 10 (14.9) 1 (7.7)
 >10xULN 16 (5.9) 2 (2.9) 4 (6.2) 5 (7.0) 5 (7.5) 1 (7.7)
Mean change from baseline in QTcF (95% CI)# 9.2 (5.4–12.9) 13.3 (10.0–16.6) 17.6 (13.8–21.5) 18.3 (15.1–21.5) 13.7 (2.5–23.8)
Deaths 12 (4.4) 2 (2.9) 4 (6.2) 3 (4.2) 3 (4.5) 1 (7.7)

* All participants who received one or more doses of study drug were included in the safety analysis.

† Includes control arm but does not include the (non-randomised) MDR-TB patients.

‡ 200 mg pretomanid (Pa, PMD) daily, 400 mg moxifloxacin (M) and 1500 mg pyrazinamide (Z) for 6 months (6Pa200MZ) or 4 months (4Pa200MZ); 100 mg pretomanid daily for 4 months in the same combination (4Pa100MZ).

§ Period from first dose of trial drug up to 14 days after last dose.

¶ AEs occurring between first dose of study medication and up to 14 days after last dose.

# Mean change from baseline in QTcB interval across visits for readings taken on or after the first administration of trial drug up to and including 14 days after the last administration of trial drug.

DS-TB = drug-susceptible TB; RR-TB = rifampicin-resistant TB; H = isoniazid; R = rifampicin; Z = pyrazinamide; E = ethambutol; M = moxifloxacin; Pa = pretomanid; AE = adverse event; ALT =alanine aminotransferase; SAE = serious adverse event; ULN = upper limit of normal; CI = confidence interval.