ReviewFrontiers in parasitology2023
Unveiling challenges in real-time PCR strategies for detecting treatment failure: observations from clinical trials on chronic Chagas disease.
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- Consensus framework for developing a target product profile of real-time PCR in Chagas disease therapeutic monitoring.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Long-Term Parasitological Clearance and Cardiac Progression inTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Conjugates of α-d-Galp-(1→3)-β-d-Galp for the serological diagnosis of Chagas disease.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Host-Derived Molecules as Novel Chagas Disease Biomarkers: Hypercoagulability Markers and Extracellular Vesicles.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Diagnostic methods for protozoan diseases: a review focused on leishmaniasis, Chagas disease and malaria.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Trypanocidal Treatment for Chronic Chagas Disease: Past, Present, and Future.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2025Review
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Abstract
Chagas disease (CD) caused by Trypanosoma cruzi remains a Neglected Tropical Disease with limited access to diagnosis and treatment, particularly for chronically infected patients. Clinical trials are underway to improve treatment using new drugs or different regimens, and Real-Time PCR is used to assess the parasitological response as a surrogate biomarker. However, PCR-based strategies have limitations due to the complex nature of T. cruzi infection. The parasite exhibits asynchronous replication, different strains and clones, and diverse tissue tropism, making it challenging to determine optimal timeline points for monitoring treatment response. This mini-review explores factors that affect PCR-based monitoring and summarizes the endpoints used in clinical trials for detecting treatment failure. Serial sampling and cumulative PCR results may improve sensitivity in detecting parasitemia and treatment failure in these trials.
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