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CompletedNCT07235020PLATINUMUpdated Nov 19, 2025

Platform Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Anti-malarial Agents in Participants With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria

A Phase 2 interventional study of INE963 in Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Completed at 6 sites in 6 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 100 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-11-19.

Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
52
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 100 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is Cohort A1 of the Platform study (NCT05750628) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of INE963 in participants with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

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The Cohort A1 of this Platfom study (NCT05750628) is an open-label, randomized, multi-arm monotherapy part evaluating a single oral administration of an anti-malarial agent (INE963) at 3 parallel dose levels followed by optional adaptive sequential dose level(s).

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Conditions studied

  • Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria

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Keywords

  • single dose cure malaria
  • uncomplicated malaria
  • Plasmodium falciparum
  • platform study
  • PLATINUM
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 100 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Male and female patients ≥18 years of age at screening.
  2. Patients must have acute uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria mono infection at screening confirmed by a parasite count between 5,000 to 150,000 asexual parasite count/μl of blood for P. falciparum
  3. Patients must weigh between 40 kg and 90 kg.
  4. Axillary temperature ≥ 37.5ºC or oral/tympanic/rectal temperature ≥ 38.0ºC; or history of fever during the previous 24 hours.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with signs and symptoms of severe/complicated malaria at screening or mixed Plasmodium infection (i.e., infection with more than one malaria species) at screening
  2. Moderate to severe anemia, chronic hemoglobinopathy (Hemoglobin level \< 8 g/dL), or known chronic underlying disease such as sickle cell disease at screening
  3. Known clinically significant liver disease (e.g., chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis (compensated or decompensated), history of hepatitis B or C, hepatitis A or B vaccination in the last 3 months, known gallbladder or bile duct disease, acute or chronic pancreatitis. Clinical or laboratory evidence of any of the following at screening:

    • AST/ALT > 3 x the upper limit of normal range (ULN), regardless of the level of total bilirubin
    • AST/ALT > 1.5 and ≤ 2 x ULN and total bilirubin is > ULN
    • Total bilirubin > 2 x ULN, regardless of the level of AST/ALT
  4. Any known/suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection at screening.
  5. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, women of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using methods of effective contraception, and sexually active patients not willing to practice effective contraception.
  6. History or current diagnosis of ECG abnormalities indicating significant risk of safety for patients participating in the study such as:

    • Concomitant clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias, e.g., sustained ventricular tachycardia, and clinically significant second or third degree AV block without a pacemaker
    • History of familial long QT syndrome or known family history of Torsades de Pointe.
    • Resting heart rate (physical exam or 12 lead ECG) \< 50 bpm

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
52 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort A1: INE963 Dose Level 1

    Cohort A1: INE963 Dose Level 1

    Drug: INE963

  • Experimental
    Cohort A1: INE963 Dose Level 2

    Cohort A1: INE963 Dose Level 2

    Drug: INE963

  • Experimental
    Cohort A1: INE963 Dose Level 3

    Cohort A1: INE963 Dose Level 3

    Drug: INE963

  • Experimental
    Cohort A1: INE963 Dose Level 4

    Cohort A1: INE963 Dose Level 4

    Drug: INE963

Interventions

  • DrugINE963

    Administered via oral INE963

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Parasite clearance time (PCT)

    To assess the parasite clearance time (PCT) of oral doses of an anti-malarial agent administered as monotherapy in participants with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria. PCT is defined as the time from the first positive blood slide at inclusion to the time of the first negative slide followed by two consecutive slides.

    Time frame: up to Day 7

Secondary outcomes

  1. PCR-corrected and uncorrected ACPR

    To assess the 28-day cure rate of an anti malarial agent administered orally as monotherapy in participants with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria.

    Time frame: Day 29

  2. Area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to the last measurable concentration sampling time (AUClast)

    To characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as monotherapy.

    Time frame: Day 22

  3. Area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to infinity (AUCinf)

    To characterize PK of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as monotherapy.

    Time frame: Day 22

  4. Maximum observed concentration (Cmax)

    To characterize PK of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as monotherapy.

    Time frame: Day 22

  5. Time to reach maximum observed concentration (Tmax)

    To characterize PK of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as monotherapy.

    Time frame: Day 22

  6. Elimination half-life (T1/2)

    To characterize PK of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as monotherapy.

    Time frame: Day 22

  7. Total body clearance (CL/F)

    To characterize PK of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as monotherapy.

    Time frame: Day 22

  8. Apparent volume of distribution (V/F)

    To characterize PK of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as monotherapy.

    Time frame: Day 22

  9. Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC0-t)

    To characterize PK of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as monotherapy.

    Time frame: Day 22

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Study locations

6 sites
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Banfora, Burkina Faso
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Azaguié, BP 173, Côte d’Ivoire
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Lambaréné, BP 242, Gabon
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Navrongo, VWJ6+8WF, Ghana
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Kisumu, 40100, Kenya
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Kampala, Uganda
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Novartis is committed to sharing with qualified external researchers, access to patient-level data and supporting clinical documents from eligible studies. These requests are reviewed and approved by an independent review panel on the basis of scientific merit. All data provided is anonymized to respect the privacy of patients who have participated in the trial in line with applicable laws and regulations. This trial data availability is according to the criteria and process described on www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07235020
Lead sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 19, 2025
Start date
Jan 23, 2024
Primary completion
Jan 30, 2025
Completion
Feb 21, 2025
Last update
Nov 19, 2025

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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