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. 2014 Dec 4;8(12):e3259. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003259

Table 1. Current status of clinical trials against Chagas disease.

Drug Current use Trialed for Target Stage (notified status) Ref.
BNZ Early and acute Chagas Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy DNA damage Phase III BENEFIT trial of a cohort of 1,000 patients that includes healthy volunteers (unknown). [13]
NFX Early and acute Chagas Bioequivalence of two drug formulations DNA damage Phase I (recruiting). [14]
POS Antifungal All stages CYP51 Phase II (completed). [15]
POS Antifungal Asymptomatic chronic stage CYP51 Phase II Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. sponsored trial, includes a combined POS + BNZ test group (ongoing but not recruiting). [16]
E1224 Ravuconazole antifungal pro-drug awaiting approval All stages CYP51 Phase II DNDi sponsored study in Bolivia (unknown). [17]
Amiodarone Heart arrythmia Symtomatic Chagas cardiomyopathy Inhibition of ergosterol synthesis and Ca2+ homeostasis disruption Use of amiodarone as comparator of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Phase not specified (not yet recruiting). [18]
Carvedilol Heart failure Symtomatic Chagas cardiomyopathy Beta-blocker Phase IV to evaluate safety and efficay after renin angiotensin system inhibitors administration (completed). [19]
Bisoprolol Alleviate progression to heart failure Symtomatic Chagas cardiomyopathy Beta-blocker Phase III (completed). [20]