scholarly journals Compassionate use of new drugs in children and adolescents with multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: early experiences and challenges

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 938-943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Tadolini ◽  
Anthony J. Garcia-Prats ◽  
Lia D'Ambrosio ◽  
Catherine Hewison ◽  
Rosella Centis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Drug Resistant ◽  
Compassionate Use ◽  
Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽  
Resistant Tuberculosis ◽  
Early Experiences ◽  
Extensively Drug Resistant

scholarly journals Effectiveness and safety of delamanid- or bedaquiline-containing regimens among children and adolescents with multidrug resistant or extensively drug resistant tuberculosis: A nationwide study from Belarus, 2015-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Varvara Solodovnikova ◽  
Ajay M.V. Kumar ◽  
Hennadz Hurevich ◽  
Yuliia Sereda ◽  
Vera Auchynka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Drug Resistant ◽  
Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽  
Resistant Tuberculosis ◽  
Extensively Drug Resistant ◽  
Mdr Tb ◽  
Culture Conversion

There is limited evidence describing the safety and effectiveness of bedaquiline and delamanid containing regimens in children and adolescents with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB) globally. In this nationwide descriptive cohort study from Belarus, we examined adverse drug events, time to culture conversion, treatment outcomes including post-treatment recurrence among children and adolescents (<18 years of age) treated with bedaquiline and/or delamanid containing regimens from 2015 to 2019. Of the 40 participants included (55% females; age range 10-17 years), 20 (50%) had XDR-TB and 15 (38%) had resistance to either fluoroquinolone or second-line injectable. Half of the patients received delamanid and another half received bedaquiline with one patient receiving both drugs. AEs were reported in all the patients. A total of 224 AEs were reported, most of which (76%) were mild in nature. Only 10 (5%) AEs were graded severe and one AE was graded life-threatening. A total of 7 AEs (3%) were classified as ‘serious’ and only one patient required permanent discontinuation of the suspected drug (linezolid). Most of the AEs (94%) were resolved before the end of treatment. All patients culture-positive at baseline (n=34) became culture-negative within three months of treatment. Median time to culture conversion was 1.1 months (interquartile range: 0.9-1.6). Two patients were still receiving treatment at the time of analysis. The remaining 38 patients successfully completed treatment. Among those eligible and assessed at 6 (n=32) and 12 months (n=27) post-treatment, no recurrences were detected. In conclusion, treatment of children and adolescents with MDR-TB and XDR-TB using bedaquiline and/or delamanid containing regimens was effective and had favourable safety profile. Achieving such excellent outcomes under programmatic settings is encouraging for other national tuberculosis programmes, which are in the process of introducing or scaling-up the use of these new drugs in their countries.

scholarly journals Emergence of Low-level Delamanid and Bedaquiline Resistance During Extremely Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
pp. 1229-1231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silke Polsfuss ◽  
Sabine Hofmann-Thiel ◽  
Matthias Merker ◽  
David Krieger ◽  
Stefan Niemann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Tuberculosis Treatment ◽  
Drug Resistant ◽  
Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Resistant Tuberculosis ◽  
Extensively Drug Resistant

Abstract Two new drugs, delamanid and bedaquiline, have recently been approved for treatment of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis. Here, we report a case of clofazimine, bedaquiline, and low-level delamanid resistances acquired during treatment of a patient with XDR tuberculosis.

scholarly journals Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Children: The Role of Bedaquiline and Delamanid

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1074
Author(s):  
Francesco Pecora ◽  
Giulia Dal Canto ◽  
Piero Veronese ◽  
Susanna Esposito
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Drug Resistant ◽  
Standard Regimen ◽  
Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽  
Resistant Tuberculosis ◽  
Extensively Drug Resistant ◽  
Mdr Tb

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) has been emerging at an alarming rate over the last few years. It has been estimated that about 3% of all pediatric TB is MDR, meaning about 30,000 cases each year. Although most children with MDR-TB can be successfully treated, up to five years ago effective treatment was associated with a high incidence of severe adverse effects and patients with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB had limited treatment options and no standard regimen. The main objective of this manuscript is to discuss our present knowledge of the management of MDR- and XDR-TB in children, focusing on the characteristics and available evidence on the use of two promising new drugs: bedaquiline and delamanid. PubMed was used to search for all of the studies published up to November 2020 using key words such as “bedaquiline” and “delamanid” and “children” and “multidrug-resistant tuberculosis” and “extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis”. The search was limited to articles published in English and providing evidence-based data. Although data on pediatric population are limited and more studies are needed to confirm the efficacy and safety of bedaquiline and delamanid, their use in children with MDR-TB/XDR-TB appears to have good tolerability and efficacy. However, more evidence on these new anti-TB drugs is needed to better guide their use in children in order to design effective shorter regimens and reduce adverse effects, drug interactions, and therapeutic failure.

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