Adaptive Design for Phase II/III Platform Trial of Lassa Fever Therapeutics

The current recommendation for treating Lassa fever with ribavirin is supported only by weak evidence. Given the persistent effects in areas with endemic transmission and epidemic potential, there is an urgent need to reassess ribavirin and investigate other potential therapeutic candidates; howeve...

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Main Authors: Josephine Bourner, Michel Vaillant, Alex Paddy Abdel Salam, Marie Jaspard, Camille Fritzell, Shevin T. Jacob, Tom E. Fletcher, Michael Ramharter, Nnennaya Ajayi, Sylvanus Okogbenin, Cyril Erameh, Donald Grant, Robert Samuels, Oladele Oluwafemi Ayodeji, Armand Sprecher, Bronner P. Gonçalves, Tansy Edwards, Piero Olliaro
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Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/2/24-0251_article
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author Josephine Bourner
Michel Vaillant
Alex Paddy Abdel Salam
Marie Jaspard
Camille Fritzell
Shevin T. Jacob
Tom E. Fletcher
Michael Ramharter
Nnennaya Ajayi
Sylvanus Okogbenin
Cyril Erameh
Donald Grant
Robert Samuels
Oladele Oluwafemi Ayodeji
Armand Sprecher
Bronner P. Gonçalves
Tansy Edwards
Piero Olliaro
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Marie Jaspard
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Nnennaya Ajayi
Sylvanus Okogbenin
Cyril Erameh
Donald Grant
Robert Samuels
Oladele Oluwafemi Ayodeji
Armand Sprecher
Bronner P. Gonçalves
Tansy Edwards
Piero Olliaro
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description The current recommendation for treating Lassa fever with ribavirin is supported only by weak evidence. Given the persistent effects in areas with endemic transmission and epidemic potential, there is an urgent need to reassess ribavirin and investigate other potential therapeutic candidates; however, a robust clinical trial method adapted to Lassa fever epidemiology has not yet been established. We propose an adaptive phase II/III multicenter randomized controlled platform trial that uses a superiority framework with an equal allocation ratio and accounts for challenges selecting the primary end point and estimating the target sample size by using an interim analysis.
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spelling doaj-art-c72abf2b69624e0dbf70c7c8fef5cbe72025-08-20T03:01:22ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592025-02-0131291610.3201/eid3102.240251Adaptive Design for Phase II/III Platform Trial of Lassa Fever TherapeuticsJosephine BournerMichel VaillantAlex Paddy Abdel SalamMarie JaspardCamille FritzellShevin T. JacobTom E. FletcherMichael RamharterNnennaya AjayiSylvanus OkogbeninCyril EramehDonald GrantRobert SamuelsOladele Oluwafemi AyodejiArmand SprecherBronner P. GonçalvesTansy EdwardsPiero Olliaro The current recommendation for treating Lassa fever with ribavirin is supported only by weak evidence. Given the persistent effects in areas with endemic transmission and epidemic potential, there is an urgent need to reassess ribavirin and investigate other potential therapeutic candidates; however, a robust clinical trial method adapted to Lassa fever epidemiology has not yet been established. We propose an adaptive phase II/III multicenter randomized controlled platform trial that uses a superiority framework with an equal allocation ratio and accounts for challenges selecting the primary end point and estimating the target sample size by using an interim analysis. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/2/24-0251_articleLassa feverclinical trialsvirusesphase II/III multicenter randomized controlled platform trial
spellingShingle Josephine Bourner
Michel Vaillant
Alex Paddy Abdel Salam
Marie Jaspard
Camille Fritzell
Shevin T. Jacob
Tom E. Fletcher
Michael Ramharter
Nnennaya Ajayi
Sylvanus Okogbenin
Cyril Erameh
Donald Grant
Robert Samuels
Oladele Oluwafemi Ayodeji
Armand Sprecher
Bronner P. Gonçalves
Tansy Edwards
Piero Olliaro
Adaptive Design for Phase II/III Platform Trial of Lassa Fever Therapeutics
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Lassa fever
clinical trials
viruses
phase II/III multicenter randomized controlled platform trial
title Adaptive Design for Phase II/III Platform Trial of Lassa Fever Therapeutics
title_full Adaptive Design for Phase II/III Platform Trial of Lassa Fever Therapeutics
title_fullStr Adaptive Design for Phase II/III Platform Trial of Lassa Fever Therapeutics
title_full_unstemmed Adaptive Design for Phase II/III Platform Trial of Lassa Fever Therapeutics
title_short Adaptive Design for Phase II/III Platform Trial of Lassa Fever Therapeutics
title_sort adaptive design for phase ii iii platform trial of lassa fever therapeutics
topic Lassa fever
clinical trials
viruses
phase II/III multicenter randomized controlled platform trial
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/2/24-0251_article
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