KAF156 is an antimalarial clinical candidate with potential for use in prophylaxis, treatment, and prevention of disease transmission

• Main Authors: Kelli L. Kuhen, Arnab K. Chatterjee, Matthias Rottmann, Kerstin Gagaring, Rachel Borboa, Jennifer Buenviaje, Zhong Chen, Carolyn Francek, Tao Wu, Advait Nagle, S. Whitney Barnes, David Plouffe, Marcus C.S. Lee, David A. Fidock, Wouter Graumans, Marga Van De Vegte-Bolmer, Geert J. Van Gemert, Grennady Wirjanata, Boni Sebayang, Jutta Marfurt, Bruce Russell, Rossarin Suwanarusk, Ric N. Price, Francois Nosten, Anchalee Tungtaeng, Montip Gettayacamin, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Jennifer Taylor, John R. Walker, David Tully, Kailash P. Patra, Erika L. Flannery, Joseph M. Vinetz, Laurent Renia, Robert W. Sauerwein, Elizabeth A. Winzeler, Richard J. Glynne, Thierry T. Diagana
• Other Authors: The Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/34878
• Institution: Mahidol University

Renewed global efforts toward malaria eradication have highlighted the need for novel antimalarial agents with activity against multiple stages of the parasite life cycle. We have previously reported the discovery of a novel class of antimalarial compounds in the imidazolopiperazine series that have...