TABLE 3

New drug regimens under evaluation

TrialDrugsPurposeStatusTrial ID#
ReDEFINeRIF (HD)Assess high-dose RIF on treatment outcomes and duration in TB meningitisPhase IINCT02169882
TB-PRACTECALBDQ, Pa, LZD, MFX, CFZAssess 6 months of regimen for MDR-TBPhase III (data Analysis)NCT02589782
Stream stage 2CFZ, ETM, MFX, PZA, INH, Kan, Pro, BDQ, LFXVarying combinations at differing durations for RR-TB and MDR-TBPhase IIINCT02409290
SimpliciTBBDQ, Pa, MFX, PZA4 months for DS-TB
6 months for MDR-TB
Phase IIINCT03338621
Truncate-TBBDQ, RFP, LZD, MFX2 months for DS TBPhase IIINCT03474198
TBTC study 31RFP, INH, ETM, PZA, MFXEvaluate 4 months treatment for DS-TBPhase IIINCT02410772
endTBBDQ, DLM, LZD, MFX, PZA, LFX, CFZ47 weeks treatment with combinations of 5 drugs for MDR-TBPhase IIINCT02754765
RIFASHORTRIF (HD)Evaluate 4 months of RIF (HD)Phase IIINCT02581527
NEXT trialLZD, BDQ, PZA, ETH or INH (HD)Evaluate efficacy of ETH or INH (HD) with 6–9 months treatment for MDR-TBPhase III (data Analysis)NCT02454205
ZeNixPa, LZD, BDQ, PlEvaluate 26 weeks treatmentPhase IIINCT03086486
DELIBERATEBDQ, DLMEvaluate safety in MDR-TBPhase IIINCT02583048
BEAT TBBDQ, DLM, LZD, LFX, CFZEvaluate safety and efficacy of 6 months treatment for RR-TBPhase IIINCT04062201

HD: high dose; RIF: rifampicin; INH: isoniazid; RFP: rifapentine; ETM: ethambutol; PZA: pyrazinamide; MFX: moxifloxacin; LFX: levofloxacin; LZD: linezolid; ETH: ethionamide; BDQ: bedaquiline; DLM: delamanid; Pa: pretomanid; CFZ: clofazamine; Kan: kanamycin; Pro: prothionamide; Pl: Placebo. #: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier. Information from [1, 104].