2018
Artemether-lumefantrine dosing for malaria treatment in young children and pregnant women: A pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic meta-analysis
Kloprogge F, Workman L, Borrmann S, Tékété M, Lefèvre G, Hamed K, Piola P, Ursing J, Kofoed PE, Mårtensson A, Ngasala B, Björkman A, Ashton M, Hietala S, Aweeka F, Parikh S, Mwai L, Davis TME, Karunajeewa H, Salman S, Checchi F, Fogg C, Newton PN, Mayxay M, Deloron P, Faucher JF, Nosten F, Ashley EA, McGready R, van Vugt M, Proux S, Price RN, Karbwang J, Ezzet F, Bakshi R, Stepniewska K, White NJ, Guerin PJ, Barnes KI, Tarning J. Artemether-lumefantrine dosing for malaria treatment in young children and pregnant women: A pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic meta-analysis. PLOS Medicine 2018, 15: e1002579. PMID: 29894518, PMCID: PMC5997317, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenArtemether-lumefantrineCure rateClinical studiesYoung childrenCurrent standard treatment regimenUncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malariaPharmacokinetic modelAbsorption of lumefantrinePre-treatment parasitaemiaVenous plasma dataAlternative dosing regimensPlasmodium falciparum malariaStandard treatment regimenProspective clinical studyNon-pregnant adultsLow cure ratePopulation pharmacokinetic modelRelevant clinical studiesUseful therapeutic lifeFrequency of dosingConcentration-time dataHigher individual dosesLumefantrine exposureLumefantrine levels
2016
Malaria in HIV-Infected Children Receiving HIV Protease-Inhibitor- Compared with Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor-Based Antiretroviral Therapy, IMPAACT P1068s, Substudy to P1060
Hobbs CV, Gabriel EE, Kamthunzi P, Tegha G, Tauzie J, Petzold E, Barlow-Mosha L, H. BH, Li Y, Ilmet T, Kirmse B, Neal J, Parikh S, Deygoo N, Philippe P, Mofenson L, Prescott W, Chen J, Musoke P, Palumbo P, Duffy PE, Borkowsky W, Team F. Malaria in HIV-Infected Children Receiving HIV Protease-Inhibitor- Compared with Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor-Based Antiretroviral Therapy, IMPAACT P1068s, Substudy to P1060. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0165140. PMID: 27936233, PMCID: PMC5147802, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntimalarialsCD4 Lymphocyte CountChildChild, PreschoolCoinfectionDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV Protease InhibitorsHIV-1HumansInfantLamivudineLopinavirMalaria, FalciparumMalawiMaleNevirapinePlasmodium falciparumReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsRitonavirViral LoadZidovudineConceptsNon-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorAntiretroviral therapyReverse transcriptase inhibitorBlood smear microscopyHIV protease inhibitorsPositive BSTranscriptase inhibitorProtease inhibitorsClinical malaria incidenceMalaria parasite carriageMalaria-endemic settingsHIV antiretroviral therapyAnti-malarial treatmentLopinavir-ritonavirIllness visitsParasite carriageMalaria treatmentClinical studiesSmear microscopyLower riskMalaria incidenceFurther evaluationMalaria parasitesHIVMonths