Antimalarial activity of artefenomel (OZ439), a novel synthetic antimalarial endoperoxide, in patients with Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria: an open-label phase 2 trial.

Artefenomel (OZ439) is a novel synthetic trioxolane with improved pharmacokinetic properties compared with other antimalarial drugs with the artemisinin pharmacophore. Artefenomel has been generally well tolerated in volunteers at doses up to 1600 mg and is being developed as a partner drug in an an...

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Main Authors: Phyo, A, Jittamala, P, Nosten, F, Pukrittayakamee, S, Imwong, M, White, N, Duparc, S, Macintyre, F, Baker, M, Möhrle, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016