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Table 4 Tafenoquine for radical cure of acute vivax malaria [64, 66, 80]

From: 2018 in review: five hot topics in tropical medicine

Trial type

Sample size

Regions

Placebo

% Recurrence free

RCT [64]

161

Asia, Africa, Americas

Yes

TQ = 89%

PQ = 77%

Placebo = 54%

RCT [66]

522

Asia, Africa, Americas

Yes

TQ = 62%

PQ = 70%

Placebo = 28%

RCT [80]

251

Asia, Africa, Americas

No

TQ = 73%

PQ = 75%

  1. Abbreviations: PQ Primaquine, TQ Tafenoquine