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A Study to Determine Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Different Orally Administered Regimens of the Combination ZY19489-Ferroquine in Adult Asymptomatic Plasmodium Falciparum Carriers
Sponsor: Zydus Lifesciences Limited
Summary
Malaria is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium and it is the most important parasitic disease in terms of mortality and morbidity. Estimates of 247 million malaria cases and 619.000 deaths worldwide were reported by WHO for the year 2021 (1). Plasmodium falciparum can lead to severe malaria and accounts for 90% of malaria deaths that mainly occur in children below the age of 5 years in Sub-Saharan Africa. A simplified treatment regimen, ideally a single-day cure (or at most 2-day dosing regimen), of uncomplicated malaria due to P. falciparum would be the magic in the antimalarial armamentarium. Improving treatment adherence is one of the key factors in reducing mortality and morbidity and also the transmission of malaria, and such a regimen would substantially increase adherence. To find a new non-artemisinin combination therapy with a shorter regimen, ideally, a single-dose cure, with low resistance potential would be the aim. The two compounds tested here are ZY19489, a triaminopyrimidine, and ferroquine (FQ), a next-generation 4-aminoquinoline. Both compounds show unique features in terms of long half-life, and activity against current drug-resistant strains. Therefore, the main goal of this clinical trial is to assess the safety of the ZY19489-FQ combination given as a 1- or 2-day dose regimen.
Official title: Phase Ib, Single-center, Randomized, Study to Determine Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Different Orally Administered Regimens of the Combination ZY19489-Ferroquine in Adult Asymptomatic Plasmodium Falciparum Carriers
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 55 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
36
Start Date
2024-08-30
Completion Date
2025-05-30
Last Updated
2024-10-01
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
ZY19489 + Ferroquine (FQ)
ZY19489-FQ combination or placebo orally after a fasting period of at least 10 h.
Placebo
ZY19489-FQ combination or placebo orally after a fasting period of at least 10 h.
Locations (1)
Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné
Lambaréné, Gabon