About this trial

This is a phase 2B/C, open label platform study that will compare the efficacy, safety of experimental regimens with a standard control regimen in participants with newly diagnosed, drug sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis.

In stage 1, participants will be randomly allocated to the control or one of the 2 rifampicin-containing experimental regimens in the ratio 1:1:1.

In stage 2, the experimental arm 4 containing BTZ-043 will be added. The allocation ratio will be changed to co-enrol the remaining participants in arms 1- 3 simultaneously with arm 4 in a ratio of 1:1:1:2. When arms 1-2 are fully enrolled and arm 4 is not, further participants will be randomized 1:1 to control and experimental arm 4. Not all countries will participate in stage 2.

In stage 3, participants will be allocated in parallel to control arm treatment (now designated arm 7) or the experimental arms 5 and 6, favouring arm 5, 2:1:1 over arms 6 and control. This stage will start after completion of recruitment in the stages 1 and 2. Enrolment of participants into arm 5 will proceed following review of data from the ENABLE/UNITE-03 (NCT06748937), non-clinical safety data and after endorsement by the DSMB. Thus, arm 5 recruitment might start after arms 6 and 7, which may require an increase in the control arm sample size to ensure controls are recruited concomitantly.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Provide written, informed consent prior to all trial-related procedures including HIV testing.

Male or female, aged between 18 and 65 years, inclusive.

Body weight (in light clothing and with no shoes) between 40 and 90 kg, inclusive.

had a good treatment response in the opinion of the investigator; i.e. TB symptoms improved sufficiently or resolved suggesting a cure of the past episode; AND

Disqualifiers

Circumstances that raise doubt about free, unconstrained consent to study participation (e.g., person in detention or person with mental disability)

Poor general condition where delay in treatment cannot be tolerated or death within four months is likely.

Circumstances (in the opinion of the investigator) that raise doubt about ability to complete the follow-up during the study period.

The participant is pregnant or breast-feeding or planning to become pregnant in the study period.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • BTZ-043
  • Rifampicin
  • Isoniazid
  • Pyrazinamide
  • Moxifloxacin
  • Alpibectir (GSK3729098)
  • Ganfeborole (GSK3036656)
  • Delpazolid (LCB01-0371)
  • Pretomanid (Pa)
  • Ethambutol (E)
  • Ethionamide

Treatment groups

390 Participants
are divided into 7 treatment groups

7

Treatment groups

See each treatment group below.

Locations

10
Gabon
Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL) Lambaréné Gabon
Malawi
Kamuzu College of Health Sciences (formerly College of Medicine) Blantyre Malawi
Mozambique
Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) Maputo Mozambique
South Africa
Isango Lethemba TB Research Unit. Clinical HIV Research Unit (CHRU), Wits Health Consortium.6003, Port ElizabethEastern Cape, South Africa

Sponsors and collaborators

Michael Hoelscher

Lead sponsor

Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

Sponsor institution

Radboud University Medical Center

Collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborator

University College, London

Collaborator

GlaxoSmithKline

Collaborator

LigaChem Biosciences, Inc.

Collaborator