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ReviewDrugs2026

Acoziborole: First Approval.

Aisling McGuigan

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Review in Drugs, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Aisling McGuiganSpringer Nature, Private Bag 65901, Mairangi Bay, Auckland 0754, New Zealand. dru@adis.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-7260-8131

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acoziborole (Acoziborole Winthrop), a single-dose, oral antiprotozoal agent, has been developed by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Sanofi and partners for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (g-HAT). In February 2026, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion for acoziborole for the treatment of first- and second-stage (including severe second-stage) g-HAT in adolescents aged ≥ 12 years and weighing ≥ 40 kg and in adults. Acoziborole was assessed via the EU-M4all procedure for medicines intended for use outside of the EU, and the positive opinion will facilitate the registration of acoziborole in sub-Saharan African countries where g-HAT is endemic. This article summarizes the milestones in the development of acoziborole leading to this positive opinion for the treatment of first- and second-stage g-HAT.

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Drug ApprovalTrypanocidal AgentsTrypanosomiasis, AfricanHumansNitroimidazolesOxazolesTrypanosoma brucei gambienseNitroimidazolesOPC-67683OxazolesTrypanocidal Agents

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