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SUBMITTER: Lewis JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4437614 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lewis Joseph M JM Sloan Derek J DJ
Therapeutics and clinical risk management 20150513
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant cause of death worldwide, and emergence of drug-resistant TB requires lengthy treatments with toxic drugs that are less effective than their first-line equivalents. New treatments are urgently needed. Delamanid, previously OPC-67863, is a novel drug of the dihydro-nitroimidazole class with potent anti-TB activity and great promise to be effective in the treatment of drug-resistant TB. This review examines the preclinical and clinical development of delaman ...[more]