Potentialdrug
Drug company or sponsor(s)
Chemical description
Biological processinhibited
Current stageof development
Bedaquiline
Tibotec& TB Alliance
Diarylquinolone
ATP synthesis
Phase II
PA-824
TB Alliance
Nitroimidazo-oxazine
Mycolic acid synthesis
Phase II
Delamanid
OtsukaPharma
Nitroimidazo-oxazole
Mycolic acid synthesis
Phase II
SQ109
Sequella
Ethylenediamine derivative
Cell wall synthesis
Phase II
Sutezolid
Pfizer
Oxazolidinone derivative
Protein synthesis
Phase II
AZD5847
Astra-Zeneca
Oxazolidinone derivative
Protein synthesis
Phase I
FAS 20013
FASgen Inc.
Unknown
Lipid/cell wall synthesis
Phase I
Table 1:
Potential drugs in various phases of development for treatment of drugsusceptible TB and MDR-TB/XDR-TB.