2022
Temporal distribution of Plasmodium falciparum recrudescence following artemisinin-based combination therapy: an individual participant data meta-analysis
Dahal P, Simpson J, Abdulla S, Achan J, Adam I, Agarwal A, Allan R, Anvikar A, Arinaitwe E, Ashley E, Awab G, Bassat Q, Björkman A, Borrmann S, Bousema T, Bukirwa H, Carrara V, Corsi M, Cot M, D’Alessandro U, Davis T, Deloron P, Desai M, Dimbu P, Djalle D, Djimde A, Dorsey G, Drakeley C, Duparc S, Edstein M, Espie E, Faiz A, Falade C, Fanello C, Faucher J, Faye B, de Jesus Fortes F, Gadalla N, Gaye O, Gil J, Gilayeneh J, Greenwood B, Grivoyannis A, Hien T, Hwang J, Janssens B, Juma E, Kamugisha E, Karema C, Karunajeewa H, Kiechel J, Kironde F, Kofoed P, Kremsner P, Lee S, Marsh K, Mårtensson A, Mayxay M, Menan H, Mens P, Mutabingwa T, Ndiaye J, Ngasala B, Noedl H, Nosten F, Offianan A, Ogutu B, Olliaro P, Ouedraogo J, Piola P, Plowe C, Plucinski M, Pratt O, Premji Z, Ramharter M, Rogier C, Rombo L, Rosenthal P, Sibley C, Sirima S, Smithuis F, Staedke S, Sutanto I, Talisuna A, Tarning J, Taylor W, Temu E, Thriemer K, Thuy-Nhien N, Udhayakumar V, Ursing J, van Herp M, van Lenthe M, van Vugt M, William Y, Winnips C, Zaloumis S, Zongo I, White N, Guerin P, Stepniewska K, Price R. Temporal distribution of Plasmodium falciparum recrudescence following artemisinin-based combination therapy: an individual participant data meta-analysis. Malaria Journal 2022, 21: 106. PMID: 35331243, PMCID: PMC8943927, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03980-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDihydroartemisinin-piperaquineDays follow-upFollow-upEfficacy trialsRecrudescent infectionsRisk of recrudescenceAnti-malarial efficacy studiesUncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malariaArtemisinin-based combination therapyDuration of follow-upPlasmodium falciparum malariaAnti-malarial treatmentMethodsIndividual patient dataFollow-up periodFollow-up time pointsCox regression modelsClinical efficacy trialsTreatment Efficacy TrialData meta-analysisTrial follow-upMalaria recrudescencePiperaquine dosingRecrudescent parasitaemiaFalciparum malariaOptimal follow-up period
2021
Persistent Submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum Parasitemia 72 Hours after Treatment with Artemether-Lumefantrine Predicts 42-Day Treatment Failure in Mali and Burkina Faso
Beshir K, Diallo N, Somé F, Sombie S, Zongo I, Fofana B, Traore A, Dama S, Bamadio A, Traore O, Coulibaly S, Maurice O, Diarra A, Kaboré J, Kodio A, Togo A, Dara N, Coulibaly M, Dao F, Nikiema F, Compaore Y, Kabore N, Barry N, Soulama I, Sagara I, Sirima S, Ouédraogo J, Djimde A, Sutherland C. Persistent Submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum Parasitemia 72 Hours after Treatment with Artemether-Lumefantrine Predicts 42-Day Treatment Failure in Mali and Burkina Faso. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2021, 65: 10.1128/aac.00873-21. PMID: 34060901, PMCID: PMC8284475, DOI: 10.1128/aac.00873-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtemether-lumefantrineClinical episodesFirst treatment episodeComplete parasite clearanceDrug treatment groupPlasmodium falciparum parasitemiaQuantitative PCRMalaria transmission intensityEvaluable patientsParasitological efficacyParasite clearanceTreatment failureSubmicroscopic parasitemiaTreatment episodesTreatment outcomesTreatment groupsBetter efficacyDay 42Short intervalsH posttreatmentParasitemiaRegimensPatientsBurkina FasoTransmission intensity
2019
Evaluation of the effects on the QT-interval of 4 artemisinin-based combination therapies with a correction-free and heart rate-free method
Funck-Brentano C, Ouologuem N, Duparc S, Felices M, Sirima S, Sagara I, Soulama I, Ouedraogo J, Beavogui A, Borghini-Fuhrer I, Khan Y, Djimdé A, Voiriot P. Evaluation of the effects on the QT-interval of 4 artemisinin-based combination therapies with a correction-free and heart rate-free method. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 883. PMID: 30696921, PMCID: PMC6351684, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37113-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtemisinin-based combination therapyQTc prolongationHeart rate changesCombination therapyVentricular repolarizationQT/QTc interval prolongationEvidence of proarrhythmiaQTc interval prolongationQTc assessmentLethal ventricular arrhythmiasExtent of prolongationMalaria crisisArtemether-lumefantrineInterval prolongationVentricular arrhythmiasAfrican patientsClinical safetyFirst episodeQT intervalHeart rateAntimalarial drugsProlongationQT correctionECG recordingsHigh-quality ECG recording
2017
Comparison of effectiveness of two different artemisinin-based combination therapies in an area with high seasonal transmission of malaria in Burkina Faso
Sondo P, Derra K, Nakanabo S, Tarnagda Z, Kazienga A, Valea I, Sorgho H, Ouédraogo J, Guiguemdé T, Tinto H. Comparison of effectiveness of two different artemisinin-based combination therapies in an area with high seasonal transmission of malaria in Burkina Faso. Annals Of Parasitology 2017, 63: 127-131. PMID: 28822205, DOI: 10.17420/ap6302.96.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtemether-lumefantrine groupsCure rateArtemether-lumefantrineHigh incidenceDifferent artemisinin-based combination therapiesMalaria transmissionPost-treatment prophylactic effectRandomized open-label trialArtemisinin-based combination therapyArtesunate-amodiaquine treatmentHigh seasonal transmissionUncorrected cure ratesOpen-label trialUncomplicated falciparum malariaMerozoite surface protein 1Surface protein 1Antimalarial regimensArtesunate-AmodiaquinePCR adjustmentLabel trialUncomplicated malariaFalciparum malariaMalaria episodesRecurrent parasitaemiaComparison of effectiveness
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 methodPolymorphismPatientsPfmdr1PfcrtAmodiaquine
2010
Selection of Known Plasmodium falciparum Resistance-Mediating Polymorphisms by Artemether-Lumefantrine and Amodiaquine- Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine but Not Dihydroartemisinin- Piperaquine in Burkina Faso
Somé A, Séré Y, Dokomajilar C, Zongo I, Rouamba N, Greenhouse B, Ouédraogo J, Rosenthal P. Selection of Known Plasmodium falciparum Resistance-Mediating Polymorphisms by Artemether-Lumefantrine and Amodiaquine- Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine but Not Dihydroartemisinin- Piperaquine in Burkina Faso. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2010, 54: 1949-1954. PMID: 20231394, PMCID: PMC2863637, DOI: 10.1128/aac.01413-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmodiaquineAntimalarialsArtemetherArtemisininsBurkina FasoDrug CombinationsDrug Resistance, BacterialEthanolaminesFluorenesGenotypeHumansInfantLumefantrineMalaria, FalciparumMembrane Transport ProteinsMultidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsPlasmodium falciparumPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtozoan ProteinsPyrimethamineQuinolinesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecurrenceSulfadoxine