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BPaL Regimen in FQ resistant MDR-TB

The 6-month BPaL regimen for the treatment of patients with fluoroquinolone resistant MDR-TB:Multicenter, single-arm, operational research, clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0007234
Enrollment
50
Registered
2022-04-27
Start date
2022-06-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-05-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug : 1) Treatment allocation The patients with fluoroquinolone-resistant MDR-TB will be allocated to Bedaquiline, Pretomanid, Linezolid (BPaL) treatment group. 2) Treatment regimen Bedaquiline: 400

Sponsors

Asan Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) At least 19 years old at enrollment 2) Bodyweight over 35Kg 3) If culture positive in sputum or bronchoscopy specimen within 3 months of screening and confirmed as MDR-TB in the rapid or conventional DST. 4) Confirmed as resistance to fluoroquinolones in rapid and/or genotypic DST 5) If tuberculosis is confirmed by chest radiologic imaging

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Uncontrolled DM 2) Extrapulmonary TB that would require treatment longer than would be usual for pulmonary TB 3) Less than 30 Karnofsky score at enrolment 4) BMI less than 17 5) Known severe allergy to any of the BPaL component drugs 6) Medical history of Glucose-galactose malabsorption, galactose intolerance and Lapp lactase deficiency 7) HIV-positive 8) When QTcF interval exceeds 500 msec on the electrocardiogram at baseline 9) Patients who are at risk of Torsade de Pointes due to underlying heart disease such as heart failure or arrhythmia 10) For women of childbearing potential, if the pregnancy test is positive, women who are breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant within 6 months of discontinuation/termination of treatment during the study, or who do not want contraception (i.e., oral and subcutaneous hormonal contraceptives, condoms, diaphragms, intrauterine device, or use of appropriate contraceptive methods including abstinence) 11) Men who plan to become pregnant during the study period or within 6 months of discontinuation/termination of treatment, or who do not wish to use double contraception or abstinence during this period. 12) Patients who have Grade 3 or 4 or higher peripheral neuritis, or Grade 1 or 2 with a high probability of progression to peripheral neuritis, 13) Current use of monoamine oxidase Inhibitor or used 2 weeks before treatment 14) Use of serotonergic antidepressant within 3 days of treatment 15) Any contraindication that may affect QTc interval (amiodarone, chloroquine, chlorpromazine, clarithromycin, haloperidol, etc.) 16) Any contraindication that may cause myelosuppression 17) Taking drugs that affect the cytochrome P450 enzyme within 30 days (quinidine,tyramine, ketoconazole, fluconazole, testosterone, quinine, gestodene, metyrapone,phenelzine, doxorubicin, troleandomycin, cyclobenzaprine, erythromycin, cocaine,furafylline, cimetidine, dextromethorphan etc.) 18) Previously treated with Bedaquiline or Linezolid for more than 4 weeks 19) Abnormal value of a blood test at baseline: - Hypokalemia - Hemoglobin 3.0 X upper limit of normal (ULN) - Total bilirubin >2.0 X upper limit of normal (ULN) - Albumin 2.0 X upper limit of normal (ULN) - Serum calcium < lower limit of normal (LLN) - Serum magnesium < lower limit of normal (LLN)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
microbiological failure or clinical failure or relapse

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Time to culture conversion;The proportion of patients who achieved culture conversion at the specific time point;The dosage of linezolid;All cause mortality;The rate of total adverse event, the rate of adverse events leading to drug discontinuation

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactKyung-Wook Jo

Asan Medical Center

heathcliff6800@hanmail.net+82-2-3010-5783

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026