To Evaluate Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability and PK of Intravenous Cipargamin in Participants With Severe Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria

Last updated: December 30, 2024
Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

N/A

Treatment

IV Artesunate

Coartem

KAE609

Clinical Study ID

NCT04675931
CKAE609B12201
217692/Z/19/Z
  • Ages 6-100
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify the safe and effective dose of intravenous cipargamin in participants with moderately severe and severe malaria.

The study also intends to evaluate clinical treatment success using a novel clinical endpoint for drug development in severe malaria.

Severe malaria is a medical emergency and is affecting primarily young children in Africa. Injectable artesunate is the standard of care for the treatment of severe malaria and is highly efficacious. However, the spread of artemisinin-resistance in Plasmodium falciparum in Asian countries poses a threat for future treatment of patients with this life-threatening disease. To mitigate this risk, there is a need of another drug in malaria endemic countries. Cipargamin treatment results in rapid clearance of parasites including artemisinin resistant parasites.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Cohort 1: Participants aged ≥ 12 years with moderately severe malaria as defined in (prostration and/or repeated vomiting) without presence of other signs of severemalaria (and with high P. falciparum parasitemia (60,000-250,000 parasites per µl)

  • Subsequent Cohorts 2 to 5: Participants diagnosed with severe malaria asdefined in modified version of WHO criteria and P. falciparum parasite count of ≥ 5000 per µl

  • Cohort 2: Participants aged ≥ 12 years

  • Cohort 3: Participants aged 6 - < 12 years

  • Cohort 4: Participants aged 2 - < 6 years

  • Cohort 5: Participants aged ≥ 6 months - < 2 years

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

Exclusion criteria applying to all Cohorts 1 to 5:

  • Mixed Plasmodium infections

  • Treatment with quinine or artemisinin derivative or any other antimalarial drug orany antibiotic with known antimalarial activity within 12 hours of screening.

  • Signs/symptoms of severe malnutrition in general accordance with WHO guidelines:

  1. Under 18 years: <-3 Z-scores of WHO growth standard forweight-for-height/length (in children < 5 years) or BMI for age (5-18 years),or very low mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC < 115 mm in children < 12 years, < 160mm 12-18 years), or bilateral pitting edema

  2. Over 18 years: BMI < 16 kg/m2 or MUAC < 160mm or bilateral pitting edema

  • Known underlying illness, surgical or medical condition, which is not related toongoing event of severe malaria and which might jeopardize the participant's healthin case of participation in the study or which might alter the distribution,metabolism or excretion of study treatment. For example:
  1. neurological or neurodegenerative disorders,

  2. cardiac, renal, or hepatic disease, diabetes,

  3. epilepsy, cerebral palsy,

  4. known or suspected to be HIV-1 positive and/or receiving antiretroviraltreatment

  5. malignancy of any organ system (other than localized basal cell carcinoma ofthe skin or in situ cervical cancer), treated or untreated, within the past 5years, regardless of whether there is evidence of local recurrence ormetastases

  6. known or suspected cases of active infections or concurrent febrile illnesssuch as TB, Typhoid, COVID-19 etc.

Additional exclusion criteria are as follows:

Exclusion criteria for Cohort 1:

  • ALT > 5 x the upper limit of normal range (ULN), regardless the level of totalbilirubin

  • Total bilirubin is > 3 mg/dL

  • Body weight of < 35 kg or >75 kg

Exclusion criteria for Cohort 2:

  • Body weight of < 35 kg or >75 kg

  • Participants diagnosed as moderately severe malaria due to repeated vomiting withoutpresence of any of the symptoms of severe malaria

Exclusion criteria for Cohorts 3 to 5:

  • Body weight of < 5 kg

  • Participants diagnosed as moderately severe malaria due to repeated vomiting withoutpresence of any of the symptoms of severe malaria

Study Design

Total Participants: 252
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: IV Artesunate
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
March 07, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
September 27, 2025

Connect with a study center

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Burkina Faso, 2208
    Burkina Faso

    Active - Recruiting

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Ouagadougou,
    Burkina Faso

    Active - Recruiting

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Kinsasha, Democratic Republic Of Congo BP 7948
    Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

    Active - Recruiting

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Kinshasa, BP 7948
    Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

    Site Not Available

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Abidjan 01, Cote D Ivoire BP 490
    Côte D'Ivoire

    Site Not Available

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Abidjan, 13BP972
    Côte D'Ivoire

    Active - Recruiting

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Agboville, BP 154
    Côte D'Ivoire

    Active - Recruiting

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Lambarene, BP 242
    Gabon

    Active - Recruiting

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492099
    India

    Active - Recruiting

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Surat, Gujrat 395002
    India

    Site Not Available

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017
    India

    Active - Recruiting

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Siaya, 2300
    Kenya

    Active - Recruiting

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Manhica, Maputo Province 1929
    Mozambique

    Active - Recruiting

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Ilorin, 240003
    Nigeria

    Active - Recruiting

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Kigali, BP 4560
    Rwanda

    Active - Recruiting

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Tororo, 10102
    Uganda

    Active - Recruiting

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