by Palmeirim MS, Specht S, Scandale I, Gander-Meisterernst I, Chabicovsky M, Keiser J. Drugs 2021. doi: 10.1007/s40265-021-01505-1
Summary: Soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and Trichuris trichiura) infect about one-fifth of the world’s population, however, the currently used drugs are poorly efficacious against T. trichiura. Oxantel pamoate is a tetrahydropyrimidine derivative discovered in the 1970s which is safe and efficacious against Trichuris trichiura. Within the framework of the Helminth Drug Development Platform, the authors conducted a literature review to determine whether any existing data could be used to support clinical development of oxantel pamoate for T. trichiura.
