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Home > Our people > Leadership > R&D

Dr Byron Arana

Former Head of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Disease, DNDi

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  • Immunotherapeutic strategies as potential treatment options for cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Involving patients in drug development for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): A qualitative study exploring and incorporating preferences of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis into Target Product Profile development
  • Cutaneous leishmaniasis treatment and therapeutic outcomes in special populations: A collaborative retrospective study
  • A phase II multicenter randomized study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combining thermotherapy and a short course of miltefosine for the treatment of uncomplicated cutaneous leishmaniasis in the New World
  • CpG ODN D35 improves the response to abbreviated low-dose pentavalent antimonial treatment in non-human primate model of cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Patients’ preferences of cutaneous leishmaniasis treatment outcomes: Findings from an international qualitative study
  • Route map for the discovery and pre-clinical development of new drugs and treatments for cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • Target Product Profile for a point-of-care diagnostic test for dermal leishmaniases
  • Recent development of visceral leishmaniasis treatments: successes, pitfalls, and perspectives
  • A phase II study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of topical 3% amphotericin B cream (Anfoleish) for the treatment of uncomplicated cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia

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  • ASTMH 2024
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