Treatment of Bolivian L Braziliensis Mucosal Leishmaniasis With Inhaled Pentamidine Plus Oral Miltefosine

Summary

This is a phase 2 study of the combination of inhaled-pentamidine plus oral miltefosine for Bolivian mucosal leishmaniasis.

Timeline

Start

2025-02-04

Primary completion

2027-11

Completion

2028-02

Publications

• Background Cincura C, de Lima CMF, Machado PRL, Oliveira-Filho J, Glesby MJ, Lessa MM, Carvalho EM. Mucosal leishmaniasis: A Retrospective Study of 327 Cases from an Endemic Area of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Sep;97(3):761-766. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0349. Epub 2017 Jul 19.
• Background Piccica M, Lagi F, Bartoloni A, Zammarchi L. Efficacy and safety of pentamidine isethionate for tegumentary and visceral human leishmaniasis: a systematic review. J Travel Med. 2021 Aug 27;28(6):taab065. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taab065.
• Background Soto J, Toledo J, Valda L, Balderrama M, Rea I, Parra R, Ardiles J, Soto P, Gomez A, Molleda F, Fuentelsaz C, Anders G, Sindermann H, Engel J, Berman J. Treatment of Bolivian mucosal leishmaniasis with miltefosine. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Feb 1;44(3):350-6. doi: 10.1086/510588. Epub 2006 Dec 27.
• Results Aronson N, Herwaldt BL, Libman M, Pearson R, Lopez-Velez R, Weina P, Carvalho E, Ephros M, Jeronimo S, Magill A. Diagnosis and Treatment of Leishmaniasis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH). Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Jan 11;96(1):24-45. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-84256. Epub 2016 Dec 7. No abstract available.
• Results Carvalho JP, Silva SN, Freire ML, Alves LL, Souza CSA, Cota G. The cure rate after different treatments for mucosal leishmaniasis in the Americas: A systematic review. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 Nov 17;16(11):e0010931. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010931. eCollection 2022 Nov.

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