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Identifying an optimal dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine dosing regimen for malaria prevention in young Ugandan children

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  • Erika Wallender

    (University of California, San Francisco)

  • Ali Mohamed Ali

    (University of California, San Francisco)

  • Emma Hughes

    (University of California, San Francisco)

  • Abel Kakuru

    (Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration)

  • Prasanna Jagannathan

    (Stanford University)

  • Mary Kakuru Muhindo

    (Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration)

  • Bishop Opira

    (Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration)

  • Meghan Whalen

    (University of California, San Francisco)

  • Liusheng Huang

    (University of California, San Francisco)

  • Marvin Duvalsaint

    (University of California, San Francisco)

  • Jenny Legac

    (University of California, San Francisco)

  • Moses R. Kamya

    (Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration
    Makerere University)

  • Grant Dorsey

    (University of California, San Francisco)

  • Francesca Aweeka

    (University of California, San Francisco)

  • Philip J. Rosenthal

    (University of California, San Francisco)

  • Rada M. Savic

    (University of California, San Francisco)

Abstract

Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) is highly protective against malaria in children, but is not standard in malaria-endemic countries. Optimal DP dosing regimens will maximize efficacy and reduce toxicity and resistance selection. We analyze piperaquine (PPQ) concentrations (n = 4573), malaria incidence data (n = 326), and P. falciparum drug resistance markers from a trial of children randomized to IPT with DP every 12 weeks (n = 184) or every 4 weeks (n = 96) from 2 to 24 months of age (NCT02163447). We use nonlinear mixed effects modeling to establish malaria protective PPQ levels and risk factors for suboptimal protection. Compared to DP every 12 weeks, DP every 4 weeks is associated with 95% protective efficacy (95% CI: 84–99%). A PPQ level of 15.4 ng/mL reduces the malaria hazard by 95%. Malnutrition reduces PPQ exposure. In simulations, we show that DP every 4 weeks is optimal across a range of transmission intensities, and age-based dosing improves malaria protection in young or malnourished children.

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  • Erika Wallender & Ali Mohamed Ali & Emma Hughes & Abel Kakuru & Prasanna Jagannathan & Mary Kakuru Muhindo & Bishop Opira & Meghan Whalen & Liusheng Huang & Marvin Duvalsaint & Jenny Legac & Moses R. , 2021. "Identifying an optimal dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine dosing regimen for malaria prevention in young Ugandan children," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-27051-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27051-8
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    1. Prasanna Jagannathan & Abel Kakuru, 2022. "Malaria in 2022: Increasing challenges, cautious optimism," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-3, December.

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