Phase 2a EBA Trial of AZD5847

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the early bacterial activity (EBA) from day 0 to day 14 of Astra Zeneca Drug (AZD5847) at four different doses and schedules (500 mg once daily, 500 mg twice daily, 1200 mg once daily, and 800 mg twice daily) in subjects with newly-diagnosed sputum smear positive pulmonary TB. A total of 75 subjects will be enrolled, with 15 randomized to each AZD5847 study arm or standard treatment with Rifafour. Duration of drug treatment is 14 days.

Timeline

Start

2012-12-05

Primary completion

2013-12-12

Completion

2013-12-24

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper AZD5847 at 500 mg twice daily significantly decreased the number of CFU on solid medium (-0.039; 95% CI, -0.069, -0.009; P = 0.0048). PMID 27550361 ↗

Publications

• Results Alsultan A, Furin JJ, Du Bois J, van Brakel E, Chheng P, Venter A, Thiel B, Debanne SA, Boom WH, Diacon AH, Johnson JL, Peloquin CA. Population Pharmacokinetics of AZD-5847 in Adults with Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Sep 22;61(10):e01066-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01066-17. Print 2017 Oct.
• Results Furin JJ, Du Bois J, van Brakel E, Chheng P, Venter A, Peloquin CA, Alsultan A, Thiel BA, Debanne SM, Boom WH, Diacon AH, Johnson JL. Early Bactericidal Activity of AZD5847 in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Oct 21;60(11):6591-6599. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01163-16. Print 2016 Nov.

Drugs

Indications