We are faced with a global pandemic of tuberculosis and new tools to control this disease are needed urgently. We believe that new and old optimized drugs are central to any control strategy and the fastest route to tuberculosis elimination.
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First patients enrolled in BTZ043 trial
PanACEA has enrolled the first patients in the first cohort of the BTZ043 trial. BTZ043 is a new compound with activity against tuberculosis. The trial is a phase Ib/IIa study to assess the safety and tolerability of BTZ043 and to evaluate bactericidal activity of different doses. The trial takes place at the University of Cape…
SimpliciTB General Assembly
The quarterly SimpliciTB General Assembly (GA) met by teleconference on the 24th October. Once again there was excellent representation of the collaborating groups with 15 attendees from 7 countries. The Executive Group (EG) have met regularly and gave a report on contractual arrangements, finance, collaborations, and capacity development. There was a further call for membership proposals…
PanACEA General Assembly
In the quarterly meeting of the General Assembly of PanACEA on 23rd of September an update was given on the progress of the trials and the capacity development plans. The operational teams and study teams are working hard for the final preparations of the BTZ043 trial that will start in November of 2019. This phase…
12th International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of Tuberculosis Drugs
On Tuesday 10th of September the 12th edition of the International Workshop on Pharmacology of Tuberculosis Drugs took place in London. The annual platform brings together experts to share the latest findings in the field of TB clinical pharmacology. From this perspective, Lindsey te Brake presented the PK findings of the PanACEAII HR1 trial. Elin…
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INTERTB 2019
The yearly INTERTB symposium, organised by dr. Amina Jindani, was held in London on Monday 9th of September. Martin Boeree presented the results of the PanACEAII HR1 trial and opened the discussion on the optimal dose of rifampicin. Other speakers were, amongst others, consortium members Patrick Phillips, Timothy McHugh and Gerry Davies.