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Characteristics of children and adolescents with multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis and their association with treatment outcomes: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

Garcia-Prats AJ, Garcia-Cremades M, Cox V, Kredo T, Dunbar R,  et al.
2025-02-01 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
2025-02-01 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health

BACKGROUND

There are few data on the treatment of children and adolescents with multidrug-resistant (MDR) or rifampicin-resistant (RR) tuberculosis, especially ...

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Oral regimens for rifampin-resistant, fluoroquinolone-susceptible tuberculosis

Guglielmetti L, Khan U, Velásquez GE, Gouillou M, Abubakirov A,  et al.
2025-01-29 • New England Journal of Medicine
2025-01-29 • New England Journal of Medicine

BACKGROUND

For decades, poor treatment options and low-quality evidence plagued care for patients with rifampin-resistant tuberculosis. The advent of new drugs ...

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Research

Nine-month, all-oral regimens for rifampin-resistant tuberculosis

Guglielmetti L, Khan U, Velasquez GE, Gouillou M, Abubakirov A,  et al.
2024-01-29 • medRxiv
2024-01-29 • medRxiv

BACKGROUND

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Protocol

Evaluating newly approved drugs in combination regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with fluoroquinolone resistance (endTB-Q): study protocol for a multi-country randomized controlled trial

Patil SB, Tamirat M, Khazhidinov K, Ardizzoni E, Atger M,  et al.
2023-11-30 • Trials
2023-11-30 • Trials
BACKGROUND
Treatment for fluoroquinolone-resistant multidrug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (pre-XDR TB) often lasts longer than treatment for less resistant strains, yi...
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Outcomes of WHO-conforming, longer, all-oral multidrug-resistant TB regimens and analysis implications

Rich ML, Khan UT, Zeng C, LaHood AN, Franke MF,  et al.
2023-06-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2023-06-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
BACKGROUND
Evidence of the effectiveness of the WHO-recommended design of longer individualized regimens for multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB) is limited.

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Research

Development of treatment-decision algorithms for children evaluated for pulmonary tuberculosis: an individual participant data meta-analysis

Gunasekera KS, Marcy O, Muñoz J, Lopez-Varela E, Sekadde MP,  et al.
2023-03-13 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
2023-03-13 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
BACKGROUND
Many children with pulmonary tuberculosis remain undiagnosed and untreated with related high morbidity and mortality. Recent advances in childhood tuberculosis algorithm d...
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Research

Safety of treatment regimens containing bedaquiline and delamanid in the endTB cohort

Hewison CCH, Khan UT, Bastard M, Lachenal N, Coutisson S,  et al.
2022-09-15 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2022-09-15 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
RATIONALE
Safety of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) can be an obstacle to treatment completion.

OBJECTIVES
Evaluate safety of longer MDR/RR-TB...
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Short Report

Culture conversion at six months in patients receiving delamanid-containing regimens for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Seung KJ, Khan PY, Franke MF, Ahmed SM, Aiylchiev S,  et al.
2019-11-02 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2019-11-02 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
Delamanid should be effective against highly resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but uptake has been slow globally. In the endTB (expand new drug markets for TB) Observation...
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Research

Culture conversion at 6 months in patients receiving delamanid-containing regimens for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Seung KJ, Khan P, Franke MF, Ahmed S, Aiylchiev S,  et al.
2020-07-11 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2020-07-11 • Clinical Infectious Diseases

Delamanid should be effective against highly resistant strains of Mycobacteriumtuberculosis, but uptake has been slow globally. In the endTB (expand new drug markets for TB) Observati...

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Commentary

Introducing new and repurposed TB drugs: the endTB experience

Seung KJ, Khan UT, Varaine FFV, Ahmed SM, Bastard M,  et al.
2020-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2020-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
In 2015, the initiative Expand New Drug Markets for TB (endTB) began, with the objective of reducing barriers to access to the new and repurposed TB drugs. Here we describe the major imp...
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Research

Culture conversion in patients treated with bedaquiline and/or delamanid. A prospective multicountry study

Franke MF, Khan P, Hewison C, Khan U, Huerga H,  et al.
2021-01-01 • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
2021-01-01 • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
RATIONALE
Bedaquiline and delamanid offer the possibility of more effective and less toxic treatment for multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB). With this treatment, however, so...
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Protocol

Evaluating newly approved drugs for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (endTB): study protocol for an adaptive, multi-country randomized controlled trial

Guglielmetti L, Ardizzoni E, Atger M, Baudin E, Berikova E,  et al.
2021-09-25 • Trials
2021-09-25 • Trials
BACKGROUND
Treatment of multidrug- and rifampin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) is expensive, labour-intensive, and associated with substantial adverse events and poor outcomes. W...
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Research

Culture conversion in patients treated with bedaquiline and/or delamanid: A prospective multi-country study

Franke MF, Khan PY, Hewison CCH, Khan UT, Huerga H,  et al.
2020-07-24 • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
2020-07-24 • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
BACKGROUND
Bedaquiline and delamanid offer the possibility of more effective and less toxic multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment. With this treatment, however, some pa...
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Research

All-oral longer regimens are effective for the management of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in high burden settings

Khan PY, Franke MF, Hewison CCH, Seung KJ, Huerga H,  et al.
2021-06-17 • European Respiratory Journal
2021-06-17 • European Respiratory Journal
BACKGROUND
Recent World Health Organisation guidance on drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment de-prioritised injectable agents, in use for decades, and endorsed all-oral longer regim...