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ABSTRACT: Background
Despite increasing evidence of the development of Plasmodium vivax chloroquine (CQ) resistance, there have been no trials comparing its efficacy with that of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in Latin America.Methods
This randomized controlled trial compared the antischizontocidal efficacy and safety of a 3-day supervised treatment of the fixed-dose combination artesunate-amodiaquine Winthrop® (ASAQ) versus CQ for treatment of uncomplicated P. vivax infection in Manaus, Brazil. Patients were followed for 42 days. Primary endpoints were adequate clinical and parasitological responses (ACPR) rates at day 28. Genotype-adjustment was performed.Results
From 2012 to 2013, 380 patients were enrolled. In the per-protocol (PP) analysis, adjusted-ACPR was achieved in 100% (165/165) and 93.6% (161/172) of patients in the ASAQ and CQ arm (difference 6.4%, 95% CI 2.7%; 10.1%) at day 28 and in 97.4% (151/155) and 77.7% (129/166), respectively (difference 19.7%, 95% CI 12.9%; 26.5%), at day 42. Apart from ITT D28 assessment, superiority of ASAQ on ACPR was demonstrated. ASAQ presented faster clearance of parasitaemia and fever. Based on CQ blood level measurements, CQ resistance prevalence was estimated at 11.5% (95% CI: 7.5-17.3) up to day 42. At least one emergent adverse event (AE) was recorded for 79/190 (41x6%) in the ASAQ group and for 85/190 (44x7%) in the CQ group. Both treatments had similar safety profiles.Conclusions
ASAQ exhibited high efficacy against CQ resistant P. vivax and is an adequate alternative in the study area. Studies with an efficacious comparator, longer follow-up and genotype-adjustment can improve CQR characterization.Clinical trials registration
NCT01378286.
SUBMITTER: Siqueira AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5215218 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Siqueira Andre M AM Alencar Aline C AC Melo Gisely C GC Magalhaes Belisa L BL Machado Kim K Alencar Filho Aristóteles C AC Kuehn Andrea A Marques Marly M MM Manso Monica Costa MC Felger Ingrid I Vieira José L F JL Lameyre Valerie V Daniel-Ribeiro Claudio T CT Lacerda Marcus V G MV
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20161020 2
<h4>Background</h4>Despite increasing evidence of the development of Plasmodium vivax chloroquine (CQ) resistance, there have been no trials comparing its efficacy with that of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in Latin America.<h4>Methods</h4>This randomized controlled trial compared the antischizontocidal efficacy and safety of a 3-day supervised treatment of the fixed-dose combination artesunate-amodiaquine Winthrop<sup>®</sup> (ASAQ) versus CQ for treatment of uncomplicated P. v ...[more]