M5717

Merck KGaA

Legend
Product vision
  • Uncomplicated malaria treatment for single-exposure radical cure (SERC) and/or resistance management

  • Potential for prophylaxis
MoA

  • P. falciparum EF2 inhibitor novel mechanism of action
Key features

  • Comparable activity across all stages of the malaria parasite lifecycle 

  • Transmission-blocking activity in a Standard Membrane Feeding Assay
Status
  • First-in-human study and (blood-stage) volunteer infection study completed; volunteer infection study (sporozoite) ongoing
Next milestone
  • Initiate combination studies with partner compounds
Previously
  • Discovery collaboration with the University of Dundee Drug Discovery Unit
  • Names DDD107498; DDD498, MMV121
MMV Project Director
  • Dr Cristina Donini