AfriCoLeish launches Phase III study on Gilead's AmBisome in treatment of visceral leishmaniasis

6 October 2014

AfriCoLeish, the international research and development consortium formed by six research organizations from East Africa and Europe, has launched a Phase III clinical study to address the difficulty in treating visceral leishmaniasis in patients who are HIV-positive.

The study will assess the safety profile and efficacy of two treatments: one a combination of AmBisome (amphotericin B), and miltefosine, and the other just Ambisome alone. This will be the first randomized clinical trial in Africa to confirm the World Health Organization’s recommendation for HIV-VL treatment. AmBisome is manufactured by US biotech major Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD).

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