DNDI-6148 Chagas disease
To develop an oxaborole for Chagas disease
current phase of drug development




updated 1 Mar 2022
There is an urgent need for new treatments that can be used for both the acute and chronic stages of Chagas disease and that are safer and more effective than current treatment regimens, which use benznidazole and nifurtimox.
The oxaborole DNDI-6148 has emerged as a promising lead candidate for visceral leishmaniasis and cutaneous leishmaniasis; it has also shown efficacy against Chagas disease in an in vivo model and its potential for further development is being assessed.
Project updates
2021
After a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Phase I single ascending dose study of DNDI-6148 progressed in 2021 and will be completed in the first quarter of 2022. Preliminary results support progression to a multiple ascending dose study, which will be initiated in 2022.
2020
A full analysis of the pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and modelling data to determine the potential for further development of DNDI-6148 was conducted, following its nomination as a clinical candidate for Chagas disease in 2020. Once data is available from Phase I studies in humans (delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic), the analysis will be finalized.
- Accelera
- ,Italy
- Avista Pharma (formerly SCYNEXIS Inc)
- ,USA
- Charles River Laboratories (formerly WIL Research)
- ,France
- Crystallise!
- ,Switzerland
- Eurofins-Optimed
- ,France
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
- ,London
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
- ,Thailand
- Pfizer Inc. (formerly Anacor Pharmaceuticals)
- ,USA
- Sandexis
- ,UK
- SARA Pharm Solutions
- ,Romania
- Syngene
- ,India
- WuXi AppTech
- ,China
- Accelera, Italy
- Avista Pharma (formerly SCYNEXIS Inc), USA
- Charles River Laboratories (formerly WIL Research), France
- Crystallise!, Switzerland
- Eurofins-Optimed, France
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Thailand
- Pfizer Inc. (formerly Anacor Pharmaceuticals), USA
- SARA Pharm Solutions, Romania
- Sandexis, UK
- Syngene, India
- WuXi AppTech, China
- Accelera, Italy
- Avista Pharma (formerly SCYNEXIS Inc), USA
- Charles River Laboratories (formerly WIL Research), France
- Crystallise!, Switzerland
- Eurofins-Optimed, France
- Pfizer Inc. (formerly Anacor Pharmaceuticals), USA
- Sandexis, UK
- Syngene, India
- WuXi AppTech, China
- SARA Pharm Solutions, Romania
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Thailand
- Médecins Sans Frontières International
- Other private foundations and individuals
- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
- ,Switzerland
- UK aid
- ,UK
- Switzerland - Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
- UK - UK aid
- Médecins Sans Frontières International
- Other private foundations and individuals
- UK aid
- Médecins Sans Frontières International
- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
- Other private foundations and individuals
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