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Trial reportJournal of clinical pharmacology2025

Pharmacokinetics of Ganaplacide and Lumefantrine in Adults, Adolescents, and Children with Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Treated with Ganaplacide Plus Lumefantrine Solid Dispersion Formulation: Analysis of Data from a Multinational Phase 2 Study.

Ramachandra Sangana, Bernhards Ogutu, Adoke Yeka, Sylvia Kusemererwa, Halidou Tinto, Andre Offianan Toure, Afizi Kibuuka, Moussa Lingani, Carlos Lourenço, Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma and 20 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIRandomized Controlled TrialMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of clinical pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03167242 (A Phase 2 Interventional, Multicenter, Randomized Open Label Study to Determine the Effective and Tolerable Dose of KAF156 and Lumefantrine Solid Dispersion Formulation in Combination, Given Once Daily for 1, 2 and 3-days to Adults and Children With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03167242 phase2completednot on this map

A Phase 2 Interventional, Multicenter, Randomized Open Label Study to Determine the Effective and Tolerable Dose of KAF156 and Lumefantrine Solid Dispersion Formulation in Combination, Given Once Daily for 1, 2 and 3-days to Adults and Children With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria

TypeinterventionalSponsorNovartis PharmaceuticalsRan2017 to 2021Enrolled524ConditionsAcute Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum MalariaArmsKAF156, Coartem, Lumefantrine Solid Dispersion Formulation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Malaria: past, present, and future.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

30 authors.

Ramachandra SanganaPK Sciences, Biomedical Research, Novartis, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Bernhards OgutuCentre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya and CREATES, Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Adoke YekaInfectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda.
Sylvia KusemererwaMedical Research Council/Uganda Virus Resea, rch Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda.
Halidou TintoInstitut de Recherche en Science de la Santé - Unité de Recherche Clinique de Nanoro (IRSS-URCN), Nanoro, Burkina Faso.
Andre Offianan ToureDepartment of Parasitology-Mycology, Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Afizi KibuukaInfectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC), Kampala, Uganda.
Moussa LinganiInstitut de Recherche en Science de la Santé - Unité de Recherche Clinique de Nanoro (IRSS-URCN), Nanoro, Burkina Faso.
Carlos LourençoChókwè Health Research and Training Center/Centro de Investigação e Treino em Saúde de Chókwè (CITSC), National Institute of Health, Mozambique.
Ghyslain Mombo-NgomaCentre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Lambaréné, Gabon.
Videlis NdubaKenya Medical Research Institute-Centre for Respiratory Diseases Research (KEMRI-CRDR), Nairobi, Kenya.
Tiacoh Landry N'GuessanDepartment of Parasitology-Mycology, Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Guétawendé Job Wilfried NassaInstitut de Recherche en Science de la Santé - Unité de Recherche Clinique de Nanoro (IRSS-URCN), Nanoro, Burkina Faso.
Mary NyantaroMedical Research Council/Uganda Virus Resea, rch Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda.
Lucas Otieno TinaCentre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate, Kisumu, Kenya.
Anup AnvikarICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi, India.
Abhinav SinhaICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi, India.
Grace KaguthiKenya Medical Research Institute-Centre for Respiratory Diseases Research (KEMRI-CRDR), Nairobi, Kenya.
Bakary FofanaMalaria Research and Training Center, Bamako, Mali.
Martin Peter GrobuschCentre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Lambaréné, Gabon.
Myriam El GaaloulMedicines for Malaria Venture, Geneva, Switzerland.
Anne Claire MarrastMedicines for Malaria Venture, Geneva, Switzerland.
Rashidkhan PathanNovartis Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India.
Havana ChikotoNovartis Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India.
Katalin CsermakNovartis Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India.
Celine RisterucciNovartis Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India.
Guoqin SuNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA.
Cornelis WinnipsNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Jie ZhangPK Sciences, Biomedical Research, Novartis, East Hanover, NJ, USA.
Julia ZackPK Sciences, Biomedical Research, Novartis, East Hanover, NJ, USA.

Funding

Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationMedicines for Malaria VentureNovartis
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The novel antimalarial ganaplacide combined with lumefantrine solid dispersion formulation (LUM-SDF) was effective and well tolerated in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in adults, adolescents, and children in a multinational, prospective, randomized, active-controlled Phase II study conducted between August 2017 and June 2021 (EudraCT 2020-003284-25, Clinicaltrials.gov NCT03167242). Pharmacokinetic data from that study are reported here. The trial comprised three parts: a run-in part in 12 adult/adolescent patients treated with a single dose of ganaplacide 200 mg plus LUM-SDF 960 mg assessed potential pharmacokinetic (PK) interactions between ganaplacide and lumefantrine; in Part A, adult/adolescent patients received one of the six ganaplacide-LUM-SDF regimens or artemether-lumefantrine; and in Part B, three dose regimens identified in Part A, and artemether-lumefantrine, were assessed in children aged 2 to <12 years, with body weight ≥10 kg. A rich blood sampling schedule was used for all 12 patients in the PK run-in part and a subset of patients (N = 32) in Part A, with sparse sampling for remaining patients in Parts A (N = 275) and B (N = 159). Drug concentrations were determined by a validated protein precipitation and reverse phase liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection method. Parameters including AUC

Indexed as

AntimalarialsLumefantrineMalaria, FalciparumAdolescentAdultArtemether, Lumefantrine Drug CombinationChildChild, PreschoolDrug CombinationsDrug InteractionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesYoung AdultAntimalarialsArtemether, Lumefantrine Drug CombinationDrug CombinationsLumefantrineganaplacidelumefantrinepharmacokineticsPlasmodium falciparum malaria

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PMID39344281
PMCPMC11771541

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