Overview

Phase 2a EBA Trial of AZD5847

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-12-24
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the early bacterial activity (EBA) from day 0 to day 14 of Astra Zeneca Drug (AZD5847) at four different doses and schedules (500 mg once daily, 500 mg twice daily, 1200 mg once daily, and 800 mg twice daily) in subjects with newly-diagnosed sputum smear positive pulmonary TB. A total of 75 subjects will be enrolled, with 15 randomized to each AZD5847 study arm or standard treatment with Rifafour. Duration of drug treatment is 14 days.
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Treatments:
Ethambutol
Isoniazid
Oxazolidinones
Pyrazinamide
Rifampin
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Adults, male or female, age 18 to 65 years - Post-menopausal women under the age of 65
years will be included in the study. Women of childbearing potential must be using or agree
to use an adequate method of birth control through the end of study follow up. These
methods include: total sexual abstinence; a single male partner who has been vasectomized
combined with use of a condom; a combination of two effective birth control methods from
the following list: a. an intrauterine device plus a condom; b. a tubal ligation (tubes
tied) plus a condom; c. Depo-provera injections plus a condom; d. Intravaginal ring plus a
condom - Newly diagnosed sputum smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis as confirmed by at
least one sputum AFB + smear (at least grade 1+ using the WHO/IUATLD grading scale) -
Willing and able to provide informed consent - Hemoglobin >/= 8 gm/dL - Serum creatinine <
2 mg/dL (<176.8 umol/L) - Serum AST < 3.0 times the upper limit of normal for the testing
laboratory and total bilirubin < 1.3 mg/dL - Random blood glucose < 150 mg/dL (< 8.32
mmol/L) - If HIV-positive, not currently on ART, CD4 count> 350 muL^-1 and/or no need to
start ART in the opinion of the local investigator - Cough productive of at least 10 ml
(two teaspoons) of sputum daily per patient report over the week prior to enrollment. -
Chest radiograph compatible with pulmonary TB. - Negative sputum Xpertâ„¢ MTB/RIF test for
rifampin resistance. - Negative urine pregnancy test

Exclusion Criteria:

- HIV infection with CD4 count of of the local investigator. - Weight less than 40 kg or greater than 90 kg - Presence of
hemoptysis. Subjects who cough up frank blood (more than blood streaked sputum) will not be
eligible for enrollment. - Subjects with rifampin resistance as determined by the Xpert
test as screening. - Pregnant or breastfeeding women - Presence of pneumothorax on
pretreatment chest radiograph - Clinical suspicion of disseminated tuberculosis or
tuberculous meningitis or pulmonary TB requiring immediate start of standard chemotherapy
in the opinion of the local investigator - Presence of serious underlying medical illness,
such as liver failure, renal failure,any diabetes mellitus, chronic alcoholism (> 3
alcoholic drinks per day), decompensated heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, hematologic
malignancy or subjects receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy. - Allergy or
contraindication to study drugs - Prior treatment for TB with antituberculous medications
(isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol or streptomycin or those treated with other
antibiotics with known activity against MTB during the preceding 6 months (for example
aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, carbapenems and linezolid) - Subjects taking monoamine
oxidase (MAO) inhibitors or selective serotonin release inhibitor (SSRI) medications -
Total white blood cell count less than 3000/mm^3 - Platelet count less than 150,000/mm^3 -
Subjects with QTcF> 450 msec, QTcF < 340 msec, and/or family history of long QT syndrome -
Subjects unlikely in the opinion of the local investigator to be able to comply with the
requirements of the study protocol - Subjects whose urine tests positive for INH
metabolites, indicating they are already receiving anti-TB treatment. - History of
tuberculosis less than 5 years ago, history of more than one episode of tuberculosis,
history of drug resistant tuberculosis, or household contact with an individual who has
confirmed drug-resistant tuberculosis. - Known arrhythmias or other cardiac conditions -
Active severe dermatologic disease (Grade 3 or Grade 4 per DMID Adult Toxicity Table) -
Immunosuppressive conditions or receiving immunosuppressive medications - A history of
optic neuritis. - Subjects on antiretroviral therapy for HIV (including AZT, 3TC, FTC, D4T,
ddI, ddC, tenofovir, abacavir, nevirapine, efavirenz, ritonavir, lopinavir, atazanavir,
saquinavir, darunavir, indinavir, raltegravir) - Subjects taking drugs capable of
prolonging the QTc interval, such as type Ia and III anti-arrhythmics - Random urine
toxicology screen positive for cocaine or methamphetamines.