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PAN-TB Collaboration Announces Novel TB Drug Regimens Trial

 

Last week, the PAN-TB collaboration announced initial plans for a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating two novel drug regimens to treat Tuberculosis. Sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the PAN-TB, or “Project to Accelerate New Treatments for Tuberculosis”, collaboration brings together non-profit, philanthropic, and private sector partners for a common mission to develop novel TB medicines that are better-tolerated, shorter in duration, and simpler to use than existing options. The collaboration includes members such as Evotec, GSK, Janssen, Otsuka, TB Alliance, the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The Phase 2 study announced by Gates MRI last week will evaluate 2 novel drug regimens comprising of 5 anti-TB chemical entities, some of which are currently approved for treatment of TB and new chemical entities to the treatment of TB. The anti-TB agents are:

The two drug regimens under investigation in this clinical trial are:

  • DBOS – Delamanid, Bedaquiline, OPC-167832, and Sutezolid
  • PBOS – Pretomanid, Bedaquiline, OPC-167832, and Sutezolid

The 5 drugs and drug candidates are owned by 4 of the PAN-TB consortium’s members: Janssen Pharmaceutica (Bedaquiline), Otsuka Pharmaceutical (Delamanid & OPC-157832), TB Alliance (Pretomanid & Sutezolid), and Gates MRI (Sutezolid). These 4 members and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to investigate these novel regimens in a Phase 2 clinical trial that will be conducted by the Gates MRI. The PAN-TB consortium’s goal is to identify a regimen that is suitable for phase 3 development.

Last year, the WGND produced an episode of it's podcast, The Dose, on the topic of the PAN-TB Collaboration. Listen to this episode by clicking here or on Vimeo

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