Imiquimod Plus Antimony Immunochemotherapy for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Summary

This study will test whether addition of imiquimod to standard antimony therapy provides a significant benefit in subjects with newly diagnosed cutaneous leishmaniasis. Based on our previous results, we hypothesize that lesions in patients who receive the combined treatment of pentavalent antimony and imiquimod as a first line therapy will resolve more rapidly and produce less scarring than treatment with pentavalent antimony alone.

Timeline

Start

2005-12

Primary completion

2006-06

Completion

2006-06

Publications

• Miranda-Verastegui C, Tulliano G, Gyorkos TW, Calderon W, Rahme E, Ward B, Cruz M, Llanos-Cuentas A, Matlashewski G. First-line therapy for human cutaneous leishmaniasis in Peru using the TLR7 agonist imiquimod in combination with pentavalent antimony. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009 Jul 28;3(7):e491. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000491.

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