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ArticleBulletin of the World Health Organization2024

Drug-resistant tuberculosis treatments, the case for a phase III platform trial.

Tom A Yates, Samara Barnes, Martin Dedicoat, Onn Min Kon, Heinke Kunst, Marc Lipman, Kerry A Millington, Andrew J Nunn, Patrick Pj Phillips, Jessica L Potter and 2 more

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Article in Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2024. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Tom A YatesInstitute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Road, LondonNW1 2DA, England.
Samara BarnesUK Academics and Professionals to end TB, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Martin DedicoatDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, England.
Onn Min KonNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, England.
Heinke KunstBlizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, England.
Marc LipmanFaculty of Medical Sciences, University College London, London, England.
Kerry A MillingtonDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, England.
Andrew J NunnMedical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, University College London, London, England.
Patrick Pj PhillipsUCSF Center for Tuberculosis, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, United States of America.
Jessica L PotterFaculty of Medical Sciences, University College London, London, England.
S Bertel SquireDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, England.
UK Academics and Professionals to end TB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most phase III trials in drug-resistant tuberculosis have either been underpowered to quantify differences in microbiological endpoints or have taken up to a decade to complete. Composite primary endpoints, dominated by differences in treatment discontinuation and regimen changes, may mask important differences in treatment failure and relapse. Although new regimens for drug-resistant tuberculosis appear very effective, resistance to new drugs is emerging rapidly. There is a need for shorter, safer and more tolerable regimens, including those active against bedaquiline-resistant tuberculosis. Transitioning from multiple regimen A versus regimen B trials to a single large phase III platform trial would accelerate the acquisition of robust estimates of relative efficacy and safety. Further efficiencies could be achieved by adopting modern adaptive platform designs. Collaboration among trialists, affected community representatives, funders and regulators is essential for developing such a phase III platform trial for drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment regimens.

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Antitubercular AgentsClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantAdaptive Clinical Trials as TopicDiarylquinolinesHumansAntitubercular AgentsbedaquilineDiarylquinolines

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PMID39219765
PMCPMC11362690

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