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Efficacy, Tolerability, PK of OZ439 in Adults With Acute, Uncomplicated P.Falciparum or Vivax Malaria Mono-infection

A Phase 2 interventional study of OZ439 in Malaria, Falciparum and Malaria, Vivax, sponsored by Medicines for Malaria Venture. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-12-03.

Sponsored by Medicines for Malaria Venture · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
82
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

A Phase IIa Exploratory, Open label, Single Dose Regimen, Multiple Dose Testing Clinical Study to Assess the Preliminary Efficacy, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of OZ439 in adult patients with acute, uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum or vivax malaria mono-infection.

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This exploratory Phase IIa study aims to investigate the preliminary efficacy in terms of parasite reduction and clearance in malaria patients, and the tolerability of OZ439 administered as single dose regimen at 3 different doses in parallel cohorts of patients with either acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum or Plasmodium vivax malaria mono-infection (10 patients per plasmodium species per dose level).

Treatment with OZ439 will be given as a single dose on Day 0, starting in the first cohort at a dose of 800 mg. Established antimalarial therapy will be given at the latest at 36 hours post dosing.

The primary endpoint will be the derived parasite reduction rate (PRR) at 24 hours after study drug administration.

A review of each individual study cohort (dose/species) will be conducted with the Principal Investigator and the Sponsor and a decision will be reached on whether the dose for the next cohort should increase or decrease (within 200mg-1600mg range). This decision will be based on parasite reduction rate over the first 24 hours following administration of OZ439, tolerability and exposure.

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Conditions studied

  • Malaria, Falciparum
  • Malaria, Vivax

Keywords

  • Acute uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum malaria
  • Blood stage Plasmodium Vivax malaria
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In context

Malaria

1,299 studies on the registry are indexed under Malaria; 86 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 82 is below the median of 220 across 1,027 interventional studies indexed under Malaria.

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Lead sponsor

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Male or female patients between the age of 18 and 60 years, inclusive
  2. Body weight between 40 kg and 90 kg inclusive
  3. Presence of mono-infection of P. falciparum or P. vivax confirmed by:

    • Fever, as defined by axillary temperature ≥ 37.5°C or oral/rectal/tympanic temperature ≥ 38°C, or history of fever in the previous 24 hours (history of fever must be documented) and,
    • Microscopically confirmed parasite infection, 5,000 to 50,000 asexual parasite count/µl of blood
  4. Written informed consent, in accordance with local practice, provided by patient. If the patient is unable to write, witnessed consent is permitted according to local ethical considerations
  5. Ability to swallow oral medication
  6. Ability and willingness to participate and access the health facility
  7. Agree to minimum of 4 days hospitalisation for drug administration and pharmacokinetic sampling

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with signs and symptoms of severe/complicated malaria requiring parenteral treatment according to the World Health Organisation Criteria 2010 (Attachment 2)
  2. Mixed Plasmodium infection
  3. Severe vomiting, defined as more than three times in the 24 hours prior to inclusion in the study or inability to tolerate oral treatment, or severe diarrhoea defined as 3 or more watery stools per day
  4. Presence of other serious or chronic clinical condition requiring hospitalisation.
  5. Severe malnutrition (defined as the weight-for-height being below -3 standard deviation or less than 70% of median of the NCHS/WHO normalised reference values).
  6. Known history or evidence of clinically significant disorders such as cardiovascular (including arrhythmia, QTc interval greater than or equal to 450 msec), respiratory (including active tuberculosis), history of jaundice, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, immunological (including active HIV-AIDS), neurological (including auditory), endocrine, infectious, malignancy, psychiatric, history of convulsions or other abnormality (including head trauma).
  7. Known history of hypersensitivity, allergic or adverse reactions to artemisinin containing compounds or mefloquine or drug in the national guidelines for P. vivax.
  8. Known active Hepatitis A IgM (HAV-IgM), Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or Hepatitis C antibody (HCV Ab).
  9. Have received any antimalarial treatment in the preceding 14 days, as determined by history and screening test.
  10. Have received antibacterial with known antimalarial activity in the preceding 14 days.
  11. Have received an investigational drug within the past 4 weeks.
  12. Liver function tests (ASAT/ALAT levels) more than 2 x ULN
  13. Hb level below 10 g/dL.
  14. Bilirubin levels greater than 40 µmol/L.
  15. Serum creatinine levels more than 2 times the upper limit of normal range in absence of dehydration. In case of important dehydration the creatinine should be lower than 2X ULN after oral/parenteral rehydration.
  16. Female patients must be neither pregnant (as demonstrated by a negative serum pregnancy test) nor lactating, and must be willing to take measures not to become pregnant during the study period and safety follow-up period
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
82 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    800 mg OZ439 po single dose

    800 mg OZ439 po single dose

    Drug: OZ439

  • Experimental
    400 mg OZ439 p.o. single dose

    400 mg OZ439 p.o. single dose

    Drug: OZ439

  • Experimental
    200mg OZ439 p.o. single dose

    200mg OZ439 p.o. single dose

    Drug: OZ439

  • Experimental
    1200 mg OZ439 po single dose

    1200 mg OZ439 po single dose

    Drug: OZ439

Interventions

  • DrugOZ439

    po, single dose

    Also known as: Artefenomel

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Derived Parasite Reduction Rate at 24 Hours (PPR24)

    PRR24 is the log10 change in parasitemia over 24 hours estimated from a regression model fit separately for each patient. The relationship between parasite counts and time was analyzed by fitting a variable lag phase, then a linear decline to the natural log of parasite count versus time relationship. The slope of this log linear relationship is the primary end-point. The time points chosen for the regression are those that yield the highest degree of significance when assessing the regression when the number of time points are greater than or equal to 3. No extrapolation was performed.

    Time frame: 24 hours after study drug administration

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Results

Posted Nov 18, 2014

Participant flow

Patients were recruited at two study centres in Thailand Primary study centre: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand Sub-centre: Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sod, Tak, Thailand The first patient was enrolled on 24 October 2010 and the last patient completed on 25 May 2012.

Participant flow — Overall Study
Milestone800 mg OZ439 po Single Dose400 mg OZ439 p.o. Single Dose200mg OZ439 p.o. Single Dose1200 mg OZ439 po Single Dose
Started20202021
Completed19201720
Not completed1031
Withdrew: Protocol violation1031

Outcome measures

PrimaryDerived Parasite Reduction Rate at 24 Hours (PPR24)

PRR24 is the log10 change in parasitemia over 24 hours estimated from a regression model fit separately for each patient. The relationship between parasite counts and time was analyzed by fitting a variable lag phase, then a linear decline to the natural log of parasite count versus time relationship. The slope of this log linear relationship is the primary end-point. The time points chosen for the regression are those that yield the highest degree of significance when assessing the regression when the number of time points are greater than or equal to 3. No extrapolation was performed.

Time frame:
24 hours after study drug administration
Reported as:
Median · Log10 parasites/24h
Derived Parasite Reduction Rate at 24 Hours (PPR24)
Log10 parasites/24h800 mg OZ439 po Single Dose400 mg OZ439 p.o. Single Dose200mg OZ439 p.o. Single Dose1200 mg OZ439 po Single Dose
PPR24 Plasmodium Falciparum1.38 (0.62 to 2.79)1.56 (1.29 to 3.11)1.71 (-1.69 to 1.88)1.63 (1.13 to 3.58)
PPR24 Plasmodium Vivax2.05 (1.46 to 2.79)2.18 (0.99 to 3.59)2.40 (1.74 to 3.59)1.96 (1.86 to 3.09)
Statistical analysis
  • 800 mg OZ439 po Single Dose vs 400 mg OZ439 p.o. Single Dose vs 200mg OZ439 p.o. Single Dose vs 1200 mg OZ439 po Single Dose · Regression, Linear · p = 0.01 (PPR24 was summarized descriptively. No statistical test was performed. The PRR24 values were summarised when the corresponding regression fit had a p-value of p ≤0.01 and an adjusted coefficient of determination (R2) ≥0.85.)

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse events reported from pre-dose to end of study visit. An SAE was to be monitored until resolution. Patients experiencing AEs were monitored for up to 30 days after the end of the study or resolution of the event, whichever was the earlier.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Cohort 1 - OZ439 800mg—0/20 (0%)4/20 (20%)
Cohort 2 - OZ439 400mg—0/20 (0%)6/20 (30%)
Cohort 3 - OZ439 200mg—1/20 (5%)10/20 (50%)
Cohort 4 - OZ439 1200mg—1/21 (4.8%)8/21 (38.1%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventCohort 1 - OZ439 800mgCohort 2 - OZ439 400mgCohort 3 - OZ439 200mgCohort 4 - OZ439 1200mg
Malaria relapseInfections and infestations0/200/201/200/21
PyelonephritisInfections and infestations0/200/200/201/21
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventCohort 1 - OZ439 800mgCohort 2 - OZ439 400mgCohort 3 - OZ439 200mgCohort 4 - OZ439 1200mg
Blood Creatine PK IncreasedInvestigations1/201/205/201/21
HyperglycemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders0/200/202/201/21
ALAT IncreasedInvestigations0/201/202/200/21
Heamoglobin decreasedInvestigations0/202/200/201/21
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders0/201/200/202/21
DizzinessNervous system disorders0/200/200/202/21
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders0/200/201/201/21
Bundle branch block rightCardiac disorders1/201/200/201/21
HeadacheNervous system disorders0/200/201/200/21
Rash MaculopapularSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders0/200/201/200/21

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Cohort 1 - OZ439 800mgCohort 2 - OZ439 400mgCohort 3 - OZ439 200mgCohort 4 - OZ439 1200mgTotal
<=18 years00000
Between 18 and 65 years2021202182
>=65 years00000
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Cohort 1 - OZ439 800mgCohort 2 - OZ439 400mgCohort 3 - OZ439 200mgCohort 4 - OZ439 1200mgTotal
Mean27.2 ± 8.3729.1 ± 9.8226.7 ± 9.7529.3 ± 8.1928.1 ± 8.97
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Cohort 1 - OZ439 800mgCohort 2 - OZ439 400mgCohort 3 - OZ439 200mgCohort 4 - OZ439 1200mgTotal
Female241411
Male1817191771
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Cohort 1 - OZ439 800mgCohort 2 - OZ439 400mgCohort 3 - OZ439 200mgCohort 4 - OZ439 1200mgTotal
Thailand2021202182
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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Phyo AP, Jittamala P, Nosten FH, Pukrittayakamee S, Imwong M, White NJ, Duparc S, Macintyre F, Baker M, Mohrle JJ. Antimalarial activity of artefenomel (OZ439), a novel synthetic antimalarial endoperoxide, in patients with Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria: an open-label phase 2 trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Jan;16(1):61-69. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00320-5. Epub 2015 Oct 5. PubMed 26448141 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 3, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01213966
Lead sponsor
Medicines for Malaria Venture
Collaborators
Mahidol University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 4, 2010
Start date
Oct 2010
Primary completion
May 2012
Completion
May 2012
Results posted
Nov 18, 2014
Last update
Dec 3, 2014

Study contacts

Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, MD
principal investigator · Mahidol University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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