Clinical Study

Phase 4 Pharmacovigilance Trial of Paromomycin Injection for the Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in India

Table 4

Treatment-related and treatment-emergent adverse events in ≥1% of patients.

System organ classCTCAE gradeaTotal
Preferred termGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4( )

Any adverse event, (%)182 (37%)116 (23%)21 (4%)1 (<1%)320 (65%)
Investigations, (%)
 Alanine aminotransferase increased158 (32%)49 (10%)7 (1%)0 (0%)214 (43%)
 Aspartate aminotransferase increased92 (19%)75 (15%)17 (3%)1 (<1%)185 (37%)
 Blood alkaline phosphatase increased48 (10%)11 (2%)0 (0%)0 (0%)59 (12%)
 Blood creatinine increased26 (5%)5 (1%)1 (<1%)0 (0%)32 (6%)
 Blood bilirubin increased20 (4%)0 (0%)1 (<1%)0 (0%)21 (4%)
General disorders and administration site conditions, (%)
 Injection site pain18 (4%)31 (6%)1 (<1%)0 (0%)50 (10%)

aNational Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) definition.