PA-282 Juvenile toxicity program to support use of Cipargamin (KAE609) in paediatric patients with severe malaria
BackgroundSevere malaria is a life-threatening disease with intravenous artesunate as the only recommended first line therapy. Global annual incidence of severe malaria is ~2 million cases with a case fatality rate >5% (despite antimalarial treatment) in endemic regions. Children under 5 years of...
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Veröffentlicht in: | BMJ global health 2023-12, Vol.8 (Suppl 10), p.A57-A58 |
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Zusammenfassung: | BackgroundSevere malaria is a life-threatening disease with intravenous artesunate as the only recommended first line therapy. Global annual incidence of severe malaria is ~2 million cases with a case fatality rate >5% (despite antimalarial treatment) in endemic regions. Children under 5 years of age account for ~80% of all malaria deaths. Consequently, early evaluation of efficacy and safety in children |
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ISSN: | 2059-7908 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-EDC.141 |