Table 3.
All treatment-emergent adverse events from grade 3 to 5
Grade 3 |
Grade 4 |
Grade 5 |
Total |
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n (%) | Number of events | n (%) | Number of events | n (%) | Number of events | n (%) | Number of events | ||
Any adverse events | 22 (18%) | 25 | 2 (2%) | 3 | 1 (1%) | 2* | 25 (20%) | 30 | |
Blood and lymphatic system disorders | 7 (6%) | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 (6%) | 7 | |
Anaemia | 6 (5%) | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 (5%) | 6 | |
Neutropenia | 1 (1%) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 (1%) | 1 | |
Infections and infestations | 7 (6%) | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 (6%) | 7 | |
Malaria | 6 (5%) | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 (5%) | 6 | |
Cerebral malaria | 1 (1%) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 (1%) | 1 | |
Investigations | 4 (3%) | 4 | 1 (1%) | 2 | .. | .. | 5 (4%) | 6 | |
Blood potassium increased | 3 (2%) | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 (2%) | 3 | |
Blood potassium decreased | 1 (1%) | 1 | 1 (1%) | 1 | .. | .. | 2 (2%) | 2 | |
Blood calcium decreased | .. | .. | 1 (1%) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 (1%) | 1 | |
Gastrointestinal disorders | 4 (3%) | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 (3%) | 4 | |
Vomiting | 3 (2%) | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 (2%) | 3 | |
Gastritis | 1 (1%) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 (1%) | 1 | |
Psychiatric disorders | 2 (2%) | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 (2%) | 2 | |
Psychotic disorder | 2 (2%) | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 (2%) | 2 | |
General disorders and administration site conditions | 1 (1%) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 (1%) | 1 | |
Pyrexia | 1 (1%) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 (1%) | 1 | |
Injury, poisoning, and procedural complications | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 (1%) | 1 | 1 (1%) | 1 | |
Injury | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 (1%) | 1 | 1 (1%) | 1 | |
Metabolism and nutrition disorders | .. | .. | 1 (1%) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 (1%) | 1 | |
Hyperkalaemia | .. | .. | 1 (1%) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 (1%) | 1 | |
Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 (1%) | 1 | 1 (1%) | 1 | |
Dyspnoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 (1%) | 1 | 1 (1%) | 1 |
Data are from the complete 18-month timepoint of the intention-to-treat population (n=125). Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events grade 3 corresponds to severe, grade 4 corresponds to life-threatening, and grade 5 corresponds to death.
One patient died following two events (dyspnoea and injury due to traumatic aggression), which was considered unrelated to fexinidazole or gambiense human African trypanosomiasis.