a pharmacokinetics, safety and efficacy study of tafenoquine (tq) in pediatric subjects with plasmodium vivax (p. vivax) malaria

Conditions: Malaria, Vivax

Summary: this is a prospective, open-label, multicenter, non-comparative, single arm study of pediatric subjects with plasmodium vivax (p. vivax) malaria, aged 6 months to \ =2 years to \ =6 months to \ =5 kilogram \[kg\]) will be recruited following completion of a planned first interim analysis. an interim analysis will be conducted once sufficient data from 16 subjects is available to assess pharmacokinetic (pk) and safety parameters. if needed, a second interim analysis will be conducted after a total of 32 subjects have enrolled. the primary objective of this pk bridging study is to adequately characterize the systemic tq exposure in the pediatric population in order to identify appropriate doses that achieve a similar exposure to that of the tq adult dose of 300 milligram (mg).


Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: * subject is \>=2 years to \ =6 months to \<2 years may be recruited following the first interim analysis. * the subject has a positive malarial smear for p. vivax. * the subject has a history of fever within 48 hours prior to enrollment. * the subject has a glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) value (measured by a quantitative spectrophotometric phenotype assay) \>=70% of the site median value for g6pd normal adult males. * the subject has a screening hb value \>=8 gram per decilitre (g/dl). * the subject has a body weight \>=5 kg. * males and females are eligible to enter the study. a female is eligible to enter and participate in this study if she is non-pregnant, non-lactating and if she is of: non-childbearing potential (i.e., premenstrual); or child-bearing potential, has a negative pregnancy test at screening, and agrees to comply with one of the following during the treatment stage of the study and for a period of 90 days after stopping study medication: complete abstinence from intercourse for 2 weeks prior to administration of study medication, throughout the study and for a period of 90 days after stopping study medication; use of combined oral contraceptive consisting of spermicide with either condom or diaphragm; use of intrauterine device with a documented failure rate of \<1% per year; use of depo provera injection; male partner who is sterile prior to the female subject's entry into the study and is the sole sexual partner for that female. * the subject and/or the subject's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) agree to g6pd genotyping in the context of a subsequent hemolytic anemia ae. * the subject and parent(s)/legal guardian(s) are willing and able to comply with the study protocol. * in accordance with regional/local laws and regulations, the parent(s)/legal guardian(s) has given written informed, dated consent; and the subject has given written assent, if applicable, to participate in the study. exclusion criteria: * the subject has a mixed malaria infection (identified by a malarial smear or rapid diagnostic test). * the subject has a condition that may affect absorption of study medication, such as severe vomiting (no food or inability to take food during the previous 8 hours). * the subject has a liver alanine aminotransferase (alt) \>2 time the upper limit of normal (uln). * the subject has a clinically significant concurrent illness (for example; pneumonia, meningitis, septicaemia, coagulopathy, severe hemorrhage), pre-existing condition (e.g., renal disease, malignancy, malnutrition, known pre-existing human immunodeficiency virus \[hiv\]), febrile convulsions prior to consent, or clinical signs and symptoms of severe cardiovascular disease (for example; congenital heart disease). * the subject has a history of porphyria, psoriasis, or epilepsy. * the subject has taken anti-malarials (for example; artemisinin-based combination therapies, mefloquine, primaquine, or any other 4- or 8-aminoquinoline) or drugs with antimalarial activity within 30 days prior to study entry. * the subject has received treatment with any investigational drug within 30 days of study entry, or within 5 half-lives, whichever is longer. * the subject has taken or will likely require during the study the use of: histamine-2 blockers, antacids, anti-diabetic drugs of the biguanide class (i.e., phenformin, buformin), anti-arrhythmic agents dofetilide, procainamide, pilsicainide. * the subject has a serum creatinine above the uln and is currently taking metformin. * the subject has a history of allergy or intolerance to chloroquine, mefloquine, tafenoquine, primaquine, or to any other 4- or 8-aminoquinoline. * the subject has previously enrolled in this study. * the subject has severe p. vivax malaria as defined by world health organization (who) criteria

Keywords: pharmacokinetic pediatric tafenoquine plasmodium vivax malaria g6pd deficiency