A Phase IIa, Proof-of-Concept, Placebo-Controlled, Randomised Trial to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Oxfendazole as a Macrofilaricidal Drug in Adults Harbouring Lymphatic Filarial Worms.

Kumar G, Kant R, Joshi D, Singh K, Cherian JJ, Rajan KRV, Malik S, Das S, Roy SP, Satam V, Guria RT, Kumar D, Majhee L, Kumar A, Krishnamurthy MN, Sharma LK, Chaudhary A, Scandale I, Specht S, Sahu S, Meher M, Mohapatra SG, Mukherjee A, Gupta TM

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DOI: 10.1007/s40121-026-01419-z
Published: 2026 Oct
Container: Infectious diseases and therapy
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s40121-026-01419-z,
  title = {A Phase IIa, Proof-of-Concept, Placebo-Controlled, Randomised Trial to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Oxfendazole as a Macrofilaricidal Drug in Adults Harbouring Lymphatic Filarial Worms.},
  author = {Kumar G and Kant R and Joshi D and Singh K and Cherian JJ and Rajan KRV and Malik S and Das S and Roy SP and Satam V and Guria RT and Kumar D and Majhee L and Kumar A and Krishnamurthy MN and Sharma LK and Chaudhary A and Scandale I and Specht S and Sahu S and Meher M and Mohapatra SG and Mukherjee A and Gupta TM},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Infectious diseases and therapy},
  doi = {10.1007/s40121-026-01419-z},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s40121-026-01419-z}
}

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TY  - JOUR
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AU  - Kant R
AU  - Joshi D
AU  - Singh K
AU  - Cherian JJ
AU  - Rajan KRV
AU  - Malik S
AU  - Das S
AU  - Roy SP
AU  - Satam V
AU  - Guria RT
AU  - Kumar D
AU  - Majhee L
AU  - Kumar A
AU  - Krishnamurthy MN
AU  - Sharma LK
AU  - Chaudhary A
AU  - Scandale I
AU  - Specht S
AU  - Sahu S
AU  - Meher M
AU  - Mohapatra SG
AU  - Mukherjee A
AU  - Gupta TM
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DO  - 10.1007/s40121-026-01419-z
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G, K., R, K., D, J., K, S., JJ, C., KRV, R., S, M., S, D., SP, R., V, S., RT, G., D, K., L, M., A, K., MN, K., LK, S., A, C., I, S., S, S., S, S., M, M., SG, M., A, M., & TM, G. (2026). A Phase IIa, Proof-of-Concept, Placebo-Controlled, Randomised Trial to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Oxfendazole as a Macrofilaricidal Drug in Adults Harbouring Lymphatic Filarial Worms.. Infectious diseases and therapy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40121-026-01419-z

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