2015
Effectiveness and safety of artemether–lumefantrine versus artesunate–amodiaquine for unsupervised treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in patients of all age groups in Nanoro, Burkina Faso: a randomized open label trial
Sondo P, Derra K, Diallo-Nakanabo S, Tarnagda Z, Zampa O, Kazienga A, Valea I, Sorgho H, Owusu-Dabo E, Ouedraogo J, Guiguemde T, Tinto H. Effectiveness and safety of artemether–lumefantrine versus artesunate–amodiaquine for unsupervised treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in patients of all age groups in Nanoro, Burkina Faso: a randomized open label trial. Malaria Journal 2015, 14: 325. PMID: 26289949, PMCID: PMC4545998, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0843-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtemisinin-based combination therapyOpen-label trialArtemether-lumefantrineYears of ageDrug intakeLabel trialDay 28Randomized open-label trialAge groupsNanoro health districtUncomplicated falciparum malariaMerozoite surface protein 1Primary health centersSurface protein 1Mode of administrationAnti-malarial drugsParents/guardiansParasitological responseUncomplicated malariaAdverse eventsFalciparum malariaMalaria episodesOlder patientsCombination therapyCure rate
2014
Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum Chloroquine Resistance Transporter and Multidrug Resistance 1 Genes: Parasite Risk Factors That Affect Treatment Outcomes for P. falciparum Malaria After Artemether-Lumefantrine and Artesunate-Amodiaquine
Venkatesan M, Gadalla N, Stepniewska K, Dahal P, Nsanzabana C, Moriera C, Price R, Mårtensson A, Rosenthal P, Dorsey G, Sutherland C, Guérin P, Davis T, Ménard D, Adam I, Ademowo G, Arze C, Baliraine F, Berens-Riha N, Björkman A, Borrmann S, Checchi F, Desai M, Dhorda M, Djimdé A, El-Sayed B, Eshetu T, Eyase F, Falade C, Faucher J, Fröberg G, Grivoyannis A, Hamour S, Houzé S, Johnson J, Kamugisha E, Kariuki S, Kiechel J, Kironde F, Kofoed P, LeBras J, Malmberg M, Mwai L, Ngasala B, Nosten F, Nsobya S, Nzila A, Oguike M, Otienoburu S, Ogutu B, Ouédraogo J, Piola P, Rombo L, Schramm B, Somé A, Thwing J, Ursing J, Wong R, Zeynudin A, Zongo I, Plowe C, Sibley C, Asaq Molecular Marker Study Group. Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum Chloroquine Resistance Transporter and Multidrug Resistance 1 Genes: Parasite Risk Factors That Affect Treatment Outcomes for P. falciparum Malaria After Artemether-Lumefantrine and Artesunate-Amodiaquine. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2014, 91: 833-843. PMID: 25048375, PMCID: PMC4183414, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionAmodiaquineAntimalarialsArtemetherArtemisininsChildChild, PreschoolChloroquineDatasets as TopicDrug CombinationsDrug ResistanceDrug Therapy, CombinationEthanolaminesFluorenesGenetic MarkersGenotypeHumansInfantKaplan-Meier EstimateLumefantrineMalaria, FalciparumMembrane Transport ProteinsMultidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsPlasmodium falciparumPolymorphism, GeneticProtozoan ProteinsRisk FactorsConceptsArtemether-lumefantrineP. falciparum multidrug resistance 1 genePlasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporterPfmdr1 copy numberArtemisinin combination therapyIndividual patient dataChloroquine resistance transporterMultidrug resistance 1 geneWorldWide Antimalarial Resistance NetworkParasitologic cureCombination therapyParasite polymorphismsPartner drugsTherapeutic responseClinical trialsRelevant outcomesArtemisinin componentPatient dataResistance transporterStandardized methodPolymorphismPatientsPfmdr1PfcrtAmodiaquineEffectiveness of artesunate–amodiaquine vs. artemether–lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Nanoro, Burkina Faso: a non‐inferiority randomised trial
Tinto H, Diallo S, Zongo I, Guiraud I, Valea I, Kazienga A, Kpoda H, Sorgho H, Ouédraogo J, Guiguemdé T, D'Alessandro U. Effectiveness of artesunate–amodiaquine vs. artemether–lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Nanoro, Burkina Faso: a non‐inferiority randomised trial. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2014, 19: 469-475. PMID: 24494602, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtemether-lumefantrineUncomplicated malariaFalciparum malariaUncomplicated falciparum malariaLow cure rateParents/guardiansAL armASAQ armParasitological responseFirst doseStudy nursesStudy armsRecrudescent infectionsCombination therapyCure rateTreatment administrationEndemic countriesDay 28Efficacy studiesNew infectionsDay 14Routine practiceMalariaBurkina FasoASAQ