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NCT Number: NCT07811908

Platform Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Anti-malarial Agents in Participants With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria (Cohort C2)

This was Cohort C2 of the Platform study (NCT05750628) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Cipargamin + KLU156 in participants with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

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Key information

Age range

2 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Novartis Investigative Site, Banfora, Burkina Faso

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About this study

The Cohort C2 of this Platfom study (NCT05750628) is the open-label, randomized, two-arm combination therapy evaluating a single oral dose of up to three anti-malarial agents as a loose combination vs. standard of care (SoC), Coartem in children aged 2 to <12 years.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Male and female participants 2 to <12 years of age at screening.
  • Participants must have acute uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria mono infection at screening confirmed by a parasite count between 1,000 to 150,000 asexual parasite count/μl of blood for P. falciparum.
  • Participants must weigh at least 10 kg at screening.

Exclusion criteria

  • Participants with signs and symptoms of severe/complicated malaria at screening or mixed Plasmodium infection (i.e., infection with more than one malaria species) at screening
  • Moderate to severe anemia, chronic hemoglobinopathy (Hemoglobin level < 8 g/dL), or known chronic underlying disease such as sickle cell disease at screening
  • Known clinically significant liver disease (e.g., chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis (compensated or decompensated), history of hepatitis B or C, hepatitis A or B vaccination in the last 3 months, known gallbladder or bile duct disease, acute or chronic pancreatitis. Clinical or laboratory evidence of any of the following at screening:
  • AST/ALT > 3 x the upper limit of normal range (ULN), regardless of the level of total bilirubin
  • AST/ALT > 1.5 and ≤ 2 x ULN and total bilirubin is > ULN
  • Total bilirubin > 2 x ULN, regardless of the level of AST/ALT
  • Any known/suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection at screening.
  • History or current diagnosis of ECG abnormalities indicating significant risk of safety for patients participating in the study such as:
  • Concomitant clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias, e.g., sustained ventricular tachycardia, and clinically significant second or third degree AV block without a pacemaker
  • History of familial long QT syndrome or known family history of Torsades de Pointe.
  • Resting heart rate (physical exam or 12 lead ECG) < 50 bpm

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Treatment and study plan

KAE609

Drug

oral capsules administered in combination with KLU156

Other names: Cipargamin

SoC (Coartem)

Drug

Standard of Care

Other names: Coartem

KLU156

Drug

oral sachet formulation (KAF156+LUM-SDF) administered in combination with cipargamin (KAE609)

Other names: ganaplacide + lumefantrine solid dispersion formulation

Primary outcomes

  1. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) corrected adequate clinical and parasitological response (ACPR)

    Time frame: Day 29

    ACPR is defined as the absence of parasitemia on Study Day 29 irrespective of axillary temperature, without previously meeting any of the criteria of Early Treatment Failure (ETF) or Late Clinical Failure (LCF) or Late Parasitological Failure (LPF).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Parasite clearance time (PCT)

    Time frame: up to Day 7

    To assess the parasite clearance time (PCT) of oral anti malarial agent versus the standard of care (SoC) in participants with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria

  2. PCR-uncorrected ACPR

    Time frame: Day 29

    To assess the 28-day cure rate of an anti malarial agent administered orally as combination therapy versus the SoC in participants with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria.

  3. Area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to the last measurable concentration sampling time (AUClast)

    Time frame: Day 8

    To characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as combination therapy.

  4. Maximum observed concentration (Cmax)

    Time frame: Day 8

    To characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as combination therapy.

  5. Time to reach maximum observed concentration (Tmax)

    Time frame: Day 8

    To characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as combination therapy.

  6. Elimination half-life (T1/2)

    Time frame: Day 8

    To characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as combination therapy.

  7. Total body clearance (CL/F)

    Time frame: Day 8

    To characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as combination therapy.

  8. Apparent volume of distribution (V/F)

    Time frame: Day 8

    To characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as combination therapy.

  9. Area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to infinity (AUCinf)

    Time frame: Day 8

    To characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as combination therapy.

  10. Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC0-t)

    Time frame: Day 8

    To characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of the anti-malarial agent administered orally as combination therapy.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

CONTACT

[email protected]

+1 888 669 6682

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

CONTACT

+41613241111

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Multi-part, Multi-center PLATform Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Anti-malarial Agents Administered as Monotherapy and/or Combination Therapy IN Participants With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria

Acronym: PLATINUM

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Sep 10, 2026
Registry last updated
Sep 10, 2026

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