Food-Effect Bioavailability Study of AQ-13, a Candidate Antimalarial

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the safety of a 2100 mg dose of AQ-13, a new candidate antimalarial active against drug-resistant P. falciparum infection, and to determine the effect of a standard fatty meal on the absorption of the drug from the gut and its blood levels.

Timeline

Start

2005-01

Primary completion

2006-12

Completion

2006-12

Publications

• Background Mzayek F, Deng H, Mather FJ, Wasilevich EC, Liu H, Hadi CM, Chansolme DH, Murphy HA, Melek BH, Tenaglia AN, Mushatt DM, Dreisbach AW, Lertora JJ, Krogstad DJ. Randomized dose-ranging controlled trial of AQ-13, a candidate antimalarial, and chloroquine in healthy volunteers. PLoS Clin Trials. 2007 Jan 5;2(1):e6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pctr.0020006.

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