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Furin J, Alirol E, Allen E, Fielding K, Merle C, Abubakar I, Andersen J, Davies G, Dheda K, Diacon A, Dooley KE, Dravnice G, Eisenach K, Everitt D, Ferstenberg D, Goolam-Mahomed A, Grobusch MP, Gupta R, Harausz E, Harrington M, Horsburgh CR, Lienhardt C, McNeeley D, Mitnick CD, Nachman S, Nahid P, Nunn AJ, Phillips P, Rodriguez C, Shah S, Wells C, Thomas-Nyang'wa B, du Cros P. Drug-resistant tuberculosis clinical trials: proposed core research definitions in adults. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2017; 20:290-4. [PMID: 27046707 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a growing public health problem, and for the first time in decades, new drugs for the treatment of this disease have been developed. These new drugs have prompted strengthened efforts in DR-TB clinical trials research, and there are now multiple ongoing and planned DR-TB clinical trials. To facilitate comparability and maximise policy impact, a common set of core research definitions is needed, and this paper presents a core set of efficacy and safety definitions as well as other important considerations in DR-TB clinical trials work. To elaborate these definitions, a search of clinical trials registries, published manuscripts and conference proceedings was undertaken to identify groups conducting trials of new regimens for the treatment of DR-TB. Individuals from these groups developed the core set of definitions presented here. Further work is needed to validate and assess the utility of these definitions but they represent an important first step to ensure there is comparability in clinical trials on multidrug-resistant TB.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Furin
- TB Research Unit, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Room E-202, 2210 Circle Dr, Cleveland, OH 44149, USA.
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- Manson Unit Médicins Sans Frontières, London, UK
| | - E Allen
- Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
| | - K Fielding
- Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
| | - C Merle
- Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
| | - I Abubakar
- Department of Infection and Population Health, University College of London, London, UK
| | - J Andersen
- Statistical and Data Analysis Center, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
| | - G Davies
- Institutes of Infection and Global Health and of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
| | - K Dheda
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
| | - A Diacon
- Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa
| | - K E Dooley
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| | - G Dravnice
- Tuberculosis Foundation, KNCV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - K Eisenach
- Pathology and Microbiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Global Alliance for TB Drug Development, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - R Gupta
- Otsuka USA, Rockville, Maryland, USA
| | - E Harausz
- TB Research Unit, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| | - M Harrington
- Treatment Action Group, New York City, New York, USA
| | - C R Horsburgh
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
| | - C Lienhardt
- Stop TB Partnership & Stop TB Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
| | - D McNeeley
- Medical Service Corp International, Arlington, Virginia, USA
| | - C D Mitnick
- Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
| | - S Nachman
- Department of Pediatrics, Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, USA
| | - P Nahid
- Curry International Tuberculosis Center, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
| | - A J Nunn
- Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials & Methodology, London, UK
| | - P Phillips
- Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials & Methodology, London, UK
| | - C Rodriguez
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, P D Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India
| | - S Shah
- Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
| | - C Wells
- Otsuka USA, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- Manson Unit Médicins Sans Frontières, London, UK
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