2020
Efficacy and tolerability of artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatments for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in pregnancy: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
Saito M, Mansoor R, Kennon K, Anvikar AR, Ashley EA, Chandramohan D, Cohee LM, D'Alessandro U, Genton B, Gilder ME, Juma E, Kalilani-Phiri L, Kuepfer I, Laufer MK, Lwin KM, Meshnick SR, Mosha D, Mwapasa V, Mwebaza N, Nambozi M, Ndiaye JA, Nosten F, Nyunt M, Ogutu B, Parikh S, Paw MK, Phyo AP, Pimanpanarak M, Piola P, Rijken MJ, Sriprawat K, Tagbor HK, Tarning J, Tinto H, Valéa I, Valecha N, White NJ, Wiladphaingern J, Stepniewska K, McGready R, Guérin PJ. Efficacy and tolerability of artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatments for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in pregnancy: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2020, 20: 943-952. PMID: 32530424, PMCID: PMC7391007, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30064-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtemisinin-based combination therapyIndividual patient dataQuinine-based treatmentsUncomplicated falciparum malariaPregnant womenArtemether-lumefantrineFalciparum malariaTreatment failureOne-stage individual patient dataSystematic reviewPatient dataObservational cohort studyAcute adverse eventsClinical Trials RegistryGametocyte carriageQuinine monotherapyAsexual parasitaemiaFever clearanceAdverse eventsCohort studyParasite clearanceTreatment guidelinesTrials RegistryCombination therapyRisk factors
2009
Pharmacokinetics of Artemether-Lumefantrine and Artesunate-Amodiaquine in Children in Kampala, Uganda
Mwesigwa J, Parikh S, McGee B, German P, Drysdale T, Kalyango JN, Clark TD, Dorsey G, Lindegardh N, Annerberg A, Rosenthal PJ, Kamya MR, Aweeka F. Pharmacokinetics of Artemether-Lumefantrine and Artesunate-Amodiaquine in Children in Kampala, Uganda. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2009, 54: 52-59. PMID: 19841149, PMCID: PMC2798532, DOI: 10.1128/aac.00679-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtemisinin-based combination therapyUncomplicated malariaActive metaboliteConcentration-time curveWorld Health OrganizationACT regimensArtesunate-AmodiaquineLast doseArtemether-lumefantrineLevel of exposureDrug regimensVenous samplingCombination therapyUgandan childrenPK parametersPharmacokinetic dataArtemisinin derivativesPK resultsOptimum dosingRegimensLumefantrineHealth OrganizationAdultsChildrenDesethylamodiaquine
2007
Amodiaquine Metabolism is Impaired by Common Polymorphisms in CYP2C8: Implications for Malaria Treatment in Africa
Parikh S, Ouedraogo J, Goldstein JA, Rosenthal PJ, Kroetz DL. Amodiaquine Metabolism is Impaired by Common Polymorphisms in CYP2C8: Implications for Malaria Treatment in Africa. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2007, 82: 197-203. PMID: 17361129, DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkynesAmodiaquineAntimalarialsAryl Hydrocarbon HydroxylasesBenzoxazinesBurkina FasoChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCyclopropanesCytochrome P-450 CYP2C8Dose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsEnzyme InhibitorsGenotypeHIV Protease InhibitorsHumansLopinavirMalaria, FalciparumModels, BiologicalPolymorphism, GeneticPyridinesPyrimidinonesPyronesReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsSaquinavirSpectrophotometry, UltravioletSulfonamidesTreatment OutcomeTrimethoprimConceptsAntimalarial drug amodiaquineMalaria-infected patientsAntiretroviral drug efavirenzImportant clinical implicationsAmodiaquine metabolismCYP2C8 genotypeMalaria treatmentN-desethylamodiaquineCYP2C8 variantsCYP2C8 activityCYP2C8 inhibitorsDrug interactionsDefective metabolismClinical implicationsCYP2C8Common polymorphismsDrug efavirenzMetabolismRelevant concentrationsDrugsEfficacyPrimary metabolitesAllele frequenciesToxicitySample size