Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

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Also known as MDR-TBmultidrug-resistant TB

Summary

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MONDO:0005861) is a disease and 31 clinical trials. Top therapeutic interventions include bedaquiline, delamanid, and clofazimine. A subtype of drug-resistant tuberculosis — broader associated-gene and molecular evidence is on the parent page (see Disease family below).

At a glance

  • Clinical trials: 31

Clinical features

No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical namemultidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Mondo IDMONDO:0005861
EFOEFO:0007381
MeSHD018088
DOIDDOID:401
NCITC128415
SNOMED CT423092005
UMLSC0206526
MedGen60163
GARD0024245
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: MDR-TB · multidrug-resistant TB

Disease family

This is a subtype of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Genetic, therapeutic, and trial evidence is largely curated at the broader-term level — see the parent page for the associated-gene cohort and molecular evidence.

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of primarily extrinsic mechanism › infectious diseasebacterial infectious diseaseprimary bacterial infectious diseasetuberculosisdrug-resistant tuberculosismultidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Related subtypes (3): rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis, extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, totally drug-resistant tuberculosis

Genetics & variants

GWAS landscape

No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.

Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers

No tiered GWAS variants or ClinVar records for this disease.

Genes & proteins

No associated-gene cohort resolved for this disease. Atlas builds the molecular and therapeutic sections — associated genes, protein families, druggability, pathways, interactions, and drug associations — by aggregating over a disease’s associated genes (resolved via GWAS / GenCC / ClinVar / CIViC), and none resolved here. This is expected for antibody-mediated, autoimmune, or otherwise non-gene-defined conditions; the curated evidence for this disease is its clinical features, GWAS susceptibility, and clinical trials (above).

Function

No pathway enrichment — requires an associated-gene cohort.

Therapeutics

Drugs indicated for this disease

2 approved, 2 in late-stage (phase 3) trials. Disease-direct ChEMBL indications, not inferred from the associated-gene cohort below.

DrugDevelopment status
DelamanidApproved (phase 4)
PretomanidApproved (phase 4)
BedaquilinePhase 3 (in late-stage trials)
PyrazinamidePhase 3 (in late-stage trials)

Earlier-phase candidates (phase 2, investigational — efficacy not yet established): Clofazimine, Ethionamide, Isoniazid, Kanamycin, Linezolid, Metronidazole, Moxifloxacin.

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 31.

Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)

PhaseTrials
Not specified13
PHASE36
PHASE45
PHASE24
PHASE2/PHASE32
PHASE11

Top trials by phase / activity

NCTPhaseStatusTitle
NCT05493267PHASE4RECRUITINGA Exploratory Study of Vγ2Vδ2 T Lymphocyte-based Immunotherapy for MDR-TB
NCT01521364PHASE4COMPLETEDDrug Interaction Study Between Linezolid and Clarithromycin in Tuberculosis Patients
NCT03867136PHASE4COMPLETEDRefining MDR-TB Treatment (T) Regimens (R) for Ultra(U) Short(S) Therapy(T)
NCT04421495PHASE4UNKNOWNSafety and Effectiveness of Delamanid-containing Regimen for MDR-TB Patients in China
NCT05278988PHASE4COMPLETEDA Study of Ultrashort PRS Regimen V in the Treatment of MDR-TB
NCT04260477PHASE3RECRUITINGNovel Triple-dose Tuberculosis Retreatment Regimen
NCT05081401PHASE3RECRUITINGInnovating(IN) Shorter(S), All- Oral, Precised(P), Individualized(I) Treatment Regimen(RE) for Rifampicin Resistant Tuberculosis(INSPIRE-TB)
NCT07486024PHASE3NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFeasibility of the Application of a New Six-month Treatment for Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Patients in France (FAST-MDR)
NCT01424670PHASE3COMPLETEDSafety and Efficacy Trial of Delamanid for 6 Months in Participants With Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis
NCT02120638PHASE3UNKNOWNOptimization of MDR-TB Treatment Regimen Based on the Molecular Drug Susceptibility Results of Pyrazinamide
NCT02409290PHASE3COMPLETEDThe Evaluation of a Standard Treatment Regimen of Anti-tuberculosis Drugs for Patients With MDR-TB
NCT02454205PHASE2/PHASE3COMPLETEDAn Open-label RCT to Evaluate a New Treatment Regimen for Patients With Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis
NCT03069534PHASE2/PHASE3UNKNOWNStudy of Adjunctive Recombinant Human Interleukin-2 Therapy in Patients With MDR-TB
NCT05534750PHASE2RECRUITINGEvaluation of the Early Bactericidal Activity of Tedizolid and Linezolide Against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (TEDITUB)
NCT07393438PHASE2NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAcetohydroxamic Acid Combined With a Short-Course Regimen for MDR-TB (AHA-PLUS)
NCT00727844PHASE2COMPLETEDLinezolid to Treat Extensively-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
NCT01859923PHASE2COMPLETEDA 6-Month Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetic (PK) Trial of Delamanid in Pediatric Participants With Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
NCT01856634PHASE1COMPLETEDPharmacokinetic and Safety Trial to Determine the Appropriate Dose for Pediatric Patients With Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis
NCT02129244Not specifiedACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGA Nurse Case Management Intervention to Improve MDR-TB/HIV Co-Infection Outcomes
NCT02496572Not specifiedUNKNOWNEffectiveness of a Simplified Short Regimen for Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis in Uzbekistan
NCT02727582Not specifiedCOMPLETEDPharmacometric Optimization of Second Line Drugs for MDR Tuberculosis Treatment
NCT02758236Not specifiedCOMPLETEDTuberculosis Research of INA-RESPOND On Drug Resistance
NCT02984579Not specifiedCOMPLETEDLine Probe Assay Evaluation Study
NCT03604848Not specifiedUNKNOWNNGS-Guided(G) Regimens(R) of Anti-tuberculosis(A) Drugs for the Control(C) and Eradication(E) of MDR-TB
NCT03942354Not specifiedCOMPLETEDPatient-reported Experiences and Quality of Life Outcomes in the TB-PRACTECAL Clinical Trial
NCT04124055Not specifiedCOMPLETEDSaliva and Dried Blood Spot Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for MDR-TB in Tanzania
NCT04484129Not specifiedUNKNOWNMDR-TB Close Contacts Tracing in China (TCCT Study)
NCT04717908Not specifiedCOMPLETEDRefining MDR-TB Treatment (T) Regimens (R) for Ultra(U) Short(S) Therapy(T)-PLUS
NCT05017324Not specifiedUNKNOWNSequencing Mycobacteria and Algorithm-determined Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Trial
NCT05175794Not specifiedCOMPLETEDTriage Test for All Oral DR-TB Regimen (TRiAD Study)
NCT06671808Not specifiedCOMPLETEDHIV and Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis: a Study on Clinical Outcomes

Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)

MoleculeMax phaseTrials referencing
BEDAQUILINE45
DELAMANID44
CLOFAZIMINE43
MOXIFLOXACIN43
PYRAZINAMIDE43
ISONIAZID42
KANAMYCIN42
ACETOHYDROXAMIC ACID41
ETHAMBUTOL41
ETHIONAMIDE41
LINEZOLID41
PRETOMANID41
BEKANAMYCIN32
PROTIONAMIDE31
TERIZIDONE21
CHEMBL528505904
CHEMBL476157301
CHEMBL474630001