Celgosivir as a Treatment Against Dengue

Summary

This is a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 1b Clinical Study to Evaluate the Activity, Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Tolerability of Celgosivir in Adults with Confirmed Dengue Fever.

Timeline

Start

2012-07

Primary completion

2013-03

Completion

2013-07

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

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Publications

• Sung C, Wei Y, Watanabe S, Lee HS, Khoo YM, Fan L, Rathore AP, Chan KW, Choy MM, Kamaraj US, Sessions OM, Aw P, de Sessions PF, Lee B, Connolly JE, Hibberd ML, Vijaykrishna D, Wijaya L, Ooi EE, Low JG, Vasudevan SG. Extended Evaluation of Virological, Immunological and Pharmacokinetic Endpoints of CELADEN: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Celgosivir in Dengue Fever Patients. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Aug 10;10(8):e0004851. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004851. eCollection 2016 Aug.
• Low JG, Sung C, Wijaya L, Wei Y, Rathore APS, Watanabe S, Tan BH, Toh L, Chua LT, Hou Y, Chow A, Howe S, Chan WK, Tan KH, Chung JS, Cherng BP, Lye DC, Tambayah PA, Ng LC, Connolly J, Hibberd ML, Leo YS, Cheung YB, Ooi EE, Vasudevan SG. Efficacy and safety of celgosivir in patients with dengue fever (CELADEN): a phase 1b, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, proof-of-concept trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;14(8):706-715. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70730-3. Epub 2014 May 28.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Celgosivir	Small molecule	200 mg	Oral

Indications