Effectiveness of a bedaquiline, linezolid, clofazimine "core" for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Rationale: Treatment outcomes may be compromised among patients with multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis with additional fluoroquinolone resistance. Evidence is needed to inform optimal treatment for these patients.

Objectives: We compared the effectiveness of longer individualized regimens comprised of bedaquiline for 5 to 8 months, linezolid, and clofazimine to those reinforced with at least 1 third-tier drug and/or longer duration of bedaquiline.

Methods: We emulated a target trial to compare the effectiveness of initiating and remaining on the core regimen to one of five regimens reinforced with (1) bedaquiline for ≥9 months, (2) bedaquiline for ≥9 months and delamanid, (3) imipenem, (4) a second-line injectable, or (5) delamanid and imipenem. We included patients in whom a fluoroquinolone was unlikely to be effective based on drug susceptibility testing and/or prior exposure. Our analysis consisted of cloning, censoring, and inverse-probability weighting to estimate the probability of successful treatment.

Measurements and Main Results: Adjusted probabilities of successful treatment were high across regimens, ranging from 0.75 (95%CI:0.61, 0.89) to 0.84 (95%CI:0.76, 0.91). We found no substantial evidence that any of the reinforced regimens improved effectiveness of the core regimen, with ratios of treatment success ranging from 1.01 for regimens reinforced with bedaquiline ≥9 months (95%CI:0.79, 1.28) and bedaquiline ≥9 months plus delamanid (95%CI:0.81, 1.31) to 1.11 for regimens reinforced by a second-line injectable (95%CI:0.92, 1.39) and delamanid and imipenem (95%CI:0.90, 1.41).

Conclusions: High treatment success underscores the effectiveness of regimens comprised of bedaquiline, linezolid, and clofazimine, highlighting the need for expanded access to these drugs.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences - (2024) vom: 19. Jan.

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Englisch

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Zeng, Chengbo [VerfasserIn]
Hernán, Miguel A [VerfasserIn]
Trevisi, Letizia [VerfasserIn]
Sauer, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Mitnick, Carole D [VerfasserIn]
Hewison, Catherine [VerfasserIn]
Bastard, Mathieu [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Palwasha [VerfasserIn]
Seung, Kwonjune J [VerfasserIn]
Rich, Michael L [VerfasserIn]
Law, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Kikvidze, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Kirakosyan, Ohanna [VerfasserIn]
Miankou, Alexey [VerfasserIn]
Thit, Phone [VerfasserIn]
Mamsa, Shahid [VerfasserIn]
Janmohamed, Aleeza [VerfasserIn]
Melikyan, Nara [VerfasserIn]
Ahmed, Saman [VerfasserIn]
Vargas, Dante [VerfasserIn]
Binegdie, Amsalu Bekele [VerfasserIn]
Temirova, Kulbaram [VerfasserIn]
Oyewusi, Lawrence [VerfasserIn]
Philippe, Kerline [VerfasserIn]
Vilbrun, Stalz C [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Uzma [VerfasserIn]
Huerga, Helena [VerfasserIn]
Franke, Molly F [VerfasserIn]
endTB Observational Study Team [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 02.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1101/2024.01.18.24301453

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