Identification of a 1,2,4,5‐Tetraoxane Antimalarial Drug‐Development Candidate (RKA 182) with Superior Properties to the Semisynthetic Artemisinins

Abstract

Fighting drug resistence: From a library of over 150 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes, the candidate RKA 182 was selected for preclinical development as an antimalarial agent. RKA 182 has outstanding in vitro activity against resistant strains of P. falciparum and retains this level of activity against southeast asian isolates that failed artemisinin-based combination therapy.