Grade 1–2 adverse events at least possibly related to study treatment.
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ADVERSE EVENT
Abbreviations: ALB: albendazole; IVM: ivermectin; AEs: adverse eventAmong all patients in the safety analysis there were no AEs rated at grade 3 or higher except for one patient with a serious adverse event. This 73-years-old man with a history of alcohol abuse was randomized to the ALB group with an initial The evolution of haematological parameters showed a consistent trend in all active treatment groups with a slight decrease of haemoglobin values from baseline to Day-21 which resolved by day 168. At the same time white blood cell counts increased during the active treatment period before reaching initial levels at the end of follow-up. Importantly, relative eosinophil count increased in all treatment groups before decreasing well below the initial value at the end of the observation period. All these changes were similar in the active treatment groups and were not observed in the CONTROL group. (