Research Papers

Bedaquiline-pretomanid-moxifloxacin-pyrazinamide for drug-sensitive and drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis treatment: a phase 2c, open-label, multicentre, partially randomised controlled trial

Publication: Lancet Infectious Diseases

Author(s): Muge Cevik, MD Lindsay C Thompson, MPhil Caryn Upton, MD Valéria Cavalcanti Rolla Mookho Malahleha, MD Blandina Mmbaga, PhD Nosipho Ngubane, MD Zamzurina Abu Bakar, MD Mohammed Rassool, MD Ebrahim Variava, MD Rodney Dawson, MD Suzanne Staples, DPhil Umes

5/2024

Tags: Clinical Development, Clinical Trial Results, Global Pipeline, MDR-TB, Moxifloxacin, Pretomanid/PA-824, Pyrazinamide

The Tuberculosis Drug Discovery and Development Pipeline and Emerging Drug Targets

Publication: Mdluli K, Kaneko T, Upton A. The tuberculosis drug discovery and development pipeline and emerging drug targets.Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2015 Jan 29;5(6). pii: a021154. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a021154.

1/2015

Tags: Advocacy, Clinical Development, Drug Discovery, Editorials, Global Pipeline, MDR-TB

Development of Mycobacterium tuberculosis whole cell screening hits as potential antituberculosis agents

Publication: Cooper CB. Development of Mycobacterium tuberculosis whole cell screening hits as potential antituberculosis agents. J Med Chem. 2013 Oct 24;56(20):7755-60. doi: 10.1021/jm400381v.

10/2013

Tags: Drug Discovery, Global Pipeline, Preclinical Models

The role of product development partnerships in advancing the development of drugs for unmet needs

Publication: Breitstein J, Spigelman M. The role of product development partnerships in advancing the development of drugs for unmet needs. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2013 Jun;93(6):468-70. doi: 10.1038/clpt.2013.53.

6/2013

Tags: Advocacy, Editorials, Global Pipeline

New Drugs for the Treatment of Tuberculosis: Needs, Challenges, Promise, and Prospects for the Future

Publication: Lienhardt C, Raviglione M, Spigelman M, et. al. New drugs for the treatment of tuberculosis: needs, challenges, promise, and prospects for the future. J Infect Dis. 2012 May 15;205 Suppl 2:S241-9. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jis034.

3/2012

Tags: Advocacy, Childhood TB, Clinical Development, Drug Discovery, Drug-Sensitivity Testing, Editorials, Global Pipeline, MDR-TB, Moxifloxacin, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, Policy, Preclinical Models, Pretomanid/PA-824, Regimen Change, TB Market, TB-HIV, Trial Design

Challenges and opportunities in developing novel drugs for TB

Publication: Kaneko T, Cooper C, Mdluli K. Challenges and opportunities in developing novel drugs for TB. Future Med Chem. 2011 Sep;3(11):1373-400. doi: 10.4155/fmc.11.115.

Author(s): Takushi Kaneko, Christopher Cooper, Khisimuzi Mdluli

9/2011

Tags: Advocacy, Drug Discovery, Editorials, Global Pipeline, Preclinical Models

Drugs for neglected diseases: part II

Publication: Kaneko T. Drugs for neglected diseases: part II. Future Med Chem. 2011 Sep;3(11):1329-30. doi: 10.4155/fmc.11.104.

9/2011

Tags: Advocacy, Clinical Development, Drug Discovery, Editorials, Global Pipeline, TB Burden

The TB Alliance: overcoming challenges to chart the future course of TB drug development

Publication: Ginsberg AM. The TB Alliance: overcoming challenges to chart the future course of TB drug development. Future Med Chem. 2011 Aug;3(10):1247-52. doi: 10.4155/fmc.11.82.

8/2011

Tags: Advocacy, Editorials, Global Pipeline

Drugs for neglected diseases: part I

Publication: Kaneko T. Drugs for neglected diseases: part I. Future Med Chem. 2011 Aug;3(10):1235-7. doi: 10.4155/fmc.11.103.

8/2011

Tags: Advocacy, Clinical Development, Drug Discovery, Editorials, Global Pipeline, TB Burden, TB-HIV

Drugs in development for tuberculosis

Publication: Ginsberg AM, Drugs in development for tuberculosis. Drugs. 2010 Dec 3;70(17):2201-14. doi: 10.2165/11538170-000000000-00000.

12/2010

Tags: Advocacy, Bedaquiline (TMC-207), Clinical Development, Editorials, Global Pipeline, Pretomanid/PA-824, Rifapentine, TB Burden

Current development and future prospects in chemotherapy of tuberculosis

Publication: Nuermberger EL, Spigelman MK, Yew WW. Current development and future prospects in chemotherapy of tuberculosis. Respirology. 2010 Jul;15(5):764-78. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01775.x.

7/2010

Tags: Bedaquiline (TMC-207), Clinical Development, Drug Discovery, Editorials, Global Pipeline, Moxifloxacin, Pretomanid/PA-824, TB Market

Global tuberculosis drug development pipeline: the need and the reality

Publication: Ma Z, Lienhardt C, McIlleron H, Nunn AJ, Wang X. Global tuberculosis drug development pipeline: the need and the reality. Lancet. 2010 Jun 12;375(9731):2100-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60359-9.

5/2010

Tags: Advocacy, Bedaquiline (TMC-207), Biomarkers, Childhood TB, Clinical Development, Editorials, Global Pipeline, MDR-TB, Moxifloxacin, Policy, Pretomanid/PA-824, Rifapentine, Sutezolid, Trial Design

Tuberculosis drug development: Progress, challenges, and the road ahead

Publication: Ginsberg AM. Tuberculosis drug development: progress, challenges, and the road ahead. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2010 May;90(3):162-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2010.03.003.

4/2010

Tags: Advocacy, Clinical Development, Editorials, Global Pipeline, MDR-TB, Policy

Toward an Optimized Therapy for Tuberculosis? Drugs in Clinical Trials and in Preclinical Development

Publication: Ma Z, Lienhardt C. Toward an optimized therapy for tuberculosis? Drugs in clinical trials and in preclinical development. Clin Chest Med. 2009 Dec;30(4):755-68, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2009.08.011.

12/2009

Tags: Advocacy, Clinical Development, Drug Discovery, Editorials, Global Pipeline, MDR-TB, TB-HIV

Dose-ranging comparison of rifampin and rifapentine in two pathologically distinct murine models of tuberculosis

Publication: Rosenthal IM, Tasneen R, Peloquin CA, et. al. Dose-Ranging Comparison of Rifampin and Rifapentine in Two Pathologically Distinct Murine Models of Tuberculosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012 Aug; 56(8): 4331–4340. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00912-12

2/2009

Tags: Drug Discovery, Editorials, Global Pipeline, HRZE, Preclinical Data, Preclinical Models, Pyrazinamide, Rifapentine

Emerging Drugs for Active Tuberculosis

Publication: Ginsberg AM. Emerging drugs for active tuberculosis. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Oct;29(5):552-9. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1085706.

10/2008

Tags: Bedaquiline (TMC-207), Clinical Development, Drug Discovery, Editorials, Global Pipeline, Pretomanid/PA-824, Rifapentine

Handbook of anti-tuberculosis agents

Publication: Handbook of Anti-Tuberculosis Agents. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2008 Mar;88(2):85-6. doi: 10.1016/S1472-9792(08)70002-7.

3/2008

Tags: Clinical Development, Clofazamine, Global Pipeline, HRZE, Linezolid, Moxifloxacin, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, Pyrazinamide, Rifapentine, Sutezolid

New tuberculosis therapeutics: a growing pipeline

Publication: Spigelman MK New tuberculosis therapeutics: a growing pipeline. J Infect Dis. 2007 Aug 15;196 Suppl 1:S28-34. http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/196/Supplement_1/S28.long. Accessed March 7, 2016

8/2007

Tags: Clinical Development, Editorials, Global Pipeline, MDR-TB, Moxifloxacin, Pretomanid/PA-824, Rifapentine, TB-HIV

Challenges associated with current and future TB treatment

Publication: Laurenzi M, Ginsberg AM, Spigelman M. Challenges associated with current and future TB treatment. Infect Disord Drug Targets. 2007 Jun;7(2):105-19. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ben/iddt/2007/00000007/00000002/art00004?token=004e1567d370e7e442f206

Author(s): Laurenzi, M., A. Ginsberg, and M. Spigelman

6/2007

Tags: Advocacy, Clinical Development, Editorials, Global Pipeline, Trial Design

Challenges in tuberculosis drug research and development

Publication: Ginsberg AM, Spigelman M. Challenges in tuberculosis drug research and development. Nat Med. 2007 Mar;13(3):290-4. http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v13/n3/full/nm0307-290.html. Accessed March 7, 2016

3/2007

Tags: Clinical Development, Editorials, Global Pipeline, Trial Design