Geoffrey S Dow1, Jun Liu2, Gina Lin3, Brian Hetzell4, Sarah Thieling5, William F McCarthy6, Douglas Tang7, Bryan Smith8. 1. 60° Pharmaceuticals LLC, Washington, DC, 20036, USA. geoffdow@60degreespharma.com. 2. PPD, Inc., Richmond, VA, 23230, USA. Jun.Liu@ppdi.com. 3. PPD, Inc., Richmond, VA, 23230, USA. Gina.Lin@ppdi.com. 4. PPD, Inc., Richmond, VA, 23230, USA. Brian.Hetzell@ppdi.com. 5. PPD, Inc., Richmond, VA, 23230, USA. Sarah.Thieling@ppdi.com. 6. USAMMDA, Ft Detrick, MD, 21702, USA. william.f.mccarthy1.civ@mail.mil. 7. USAMMDA, Ft Detrick, MD, 21702, USA. dtang38@verizon.net. 8. USAMMDA, Ft Detrick, MD, 21702, USA. bryan.l.smith5.mil@mail.mil.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:Tafenoquine is a long half-life primaquine analog being developed for malaria prophylaxis. The US Army recently performed a unified analysis of efficacy in preparation for a regulatory submission, utilizing legacy data from three placebo-controlled studies conducted in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The subjects were residents of Africa who were naturally exposed to Plasmodium falciparum for 12-26 weeks. METHODS: The prophylactic efficacy of tafenoquine and mefloquine (included in some studies as a comparator) was calculated using incidence density among subjects who had completed the three-day loading doses of study drug, had at least one maintenance dose and had at least one blood smear assessed during the prophylactic period. The three placebo-controlled studies were analysed separately and then in two pooled analyses: one for tafenoquine versus placebo (three studies) and one for tafenoquine and mefloquine versus placebo (two studies). RESULTS: The pooled protective efficacy (PE) of a tafenoquine regimen with three daily loading doses plus weekly maintenance at 200-mg for 10 weeks or longer (referred to as 200-mg weekly hereafter) relative to placebo in three placebo-controlled studies was 93.1 % [95 % confidence interval (CI) 89.1-95.6 %; total N = 492]. The pooled PEs of regimens of tafenoquine 200-mg weekly and mefloquine 250-mg weekly relative to placebo in two placebo-controlled studies (total N = 519) were 93.5 % (95 % CI 88.6-96.2 %) and 94.5 % (95 % CI 88.7-97.3 %), respectively. Three daily loading plus weekly maintenance doses of 50- and 100-mg, but not 25-mg, exhibited similar PEs. The PEs of tafenoquine regimens of a three-day loading dose at 400-mg with and without follow-up weekly maintenance doses at 400-mg were 93.7 % (95 % CI 85.4-97.3 %) and 81.0 % (95 % CI 66.8-89.1 %), respectively. CONCLUSIONS:Tafenoquine provided the same level of prophylactic efficacy as mefloquine in residents of Africa. These data support the prophylactic efficacy of tafenoquine and mefloquine that has already been demonstrated in the intended malaria naive population.
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BACKGROUND:Tafenoquine is a long half-life primaquine analog being developed for malaria prophylaxis. The US Army recently performed a unified analysis of efficacy in preparation for a regulatory submission, utilizing legacy data from three placebo-controlled studies conducted in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The subjects were residents of Africa who were naturally exposed to Plasmodium falciparum for 12-26 weeks. METHODS: The prophylactic efficacy of tafenoquine and mefloquine (included in some studies as a comparator) was calculated using incidence density among subjects who had completed the three-day loading doses of study drug, had at least one maintenance dose and had at least one blood smear assessed during the prophylactic period. The three placebo-controlled studies were analysed separately and then in two pooled analyses: one for tafenoquine versus placebo (three studies) and one for tafenoquine and mefloquine versus placebo (two studies). RESULTS: The pooled protective efficacy (PE) of a tafenoquine regimen with three daily loading doses plus weekly maintenance at 200-mg for 10 weeks or longer (referred to as 200-mg weekly hereafter) relative to placebo in three placebo-controlled studies was 93.1 % [95 % confidence interval (CI) 89.1-95.6 %; total N = 492]. The pooled PEs of regimens of tafenoquine 200-mg weekly and mefloquine 250-mg weekly relative to placebo in two placebo-controlled studies (total N = 519) were 93.5 % (95 % CI 88.6-96.2 %) and 94.5 % (95 % CI 88.7-97.3 %), respectively. Three daily loading plus weekly maintenance doses of 50- and 100-mg, but not 25-mg, exhibited similar PEs. The PEs of tafenoquine regimens of a three-day loading dose at 400-mg with and without follow-up weekly maintenance doses at 400-mg were 93.7 % (95 % CI 85.4-97.3 %) and 81.0 % (95 % CI 66.8-89.1 %), respectively. CONCLUSIONS:Tafenoquine provided the same level of prophylactic efficacy as mefloquine in residents of Africa. These data support the prophylactic efficacy of tafenoquine and mefloquine that has already been demonstrated in the intended malaria naive population.
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