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. 2018 May 25;78(9):861–879. doi: 10.1007/s40265-018-0911-9

Table 3.

Agents in preclinical development

Name/ development partners Type/target Activity spectrum Other characteristics Vision for development
MMV 253 (previously AZ13721412)/MMV and Zydus Cadila [142] Triaminopyrimidine, Plasmodium ATPase inhibitor Blood schizonticide Long acting Part of a single-dose radical cure
AN 13762/MMV, University of California, San Francisco [143] Benzoxaborole, mechanism of action unknown Blood schizonticide Reassuring pre-clinical toxicology Part of a single-dose radical cure, prevention
JPC-3210/MMV and Zydus Cadila [90] Aminomethylphenol Blood schizonticide Long acting Treatment and prevention
UCT 943 (previously MMV 642943)/MMV, H3D, University of Cape Town PfPI(4)K inhibitor [144] Multi-stage, falciparum and vivax Back-up for MMV048 [71] (part of a single-dose radical cure, transmission blocking, prevention)
NPC1161B/University of Mississippi [93, 145] 8-Aminoquinoline (single enantiomer) Multi-stage Superior radical curative activity to primaquine in animal models [146] Vivax malaria relapse prevention
SC83288/University of Heidelberg [92] Amicarbalide derivative Blood schizonticide Rapid action (log parasite reduction ratio ~ 3 in a mouse model) Severe malaria treatment
SAR121 (previously MMV688533)/Sanofi, MMV Unknown mechanism of action Blood schizonticide Long acting Part of a single-dose radical cure
DM1157(PL 69)/DesignMedix “Reversed chloroquine”, similar mechanism of action Blood schizonticide No published data (similar to chloroquine) Part of a single-dose radical cure [147]