Cancer drug could supercharge malaria treatment and beat resistance
Disease control
Recruiting now
This study tests whether adding imatinib, a drug currently used for cancer, to the standard malaria treatment (artemether + lumefantrine) can clear the malaria parasite faster and fight drug resistance. About 1,100 adults with mild to moderate malaria will receive either the stan…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Victoria Biomedical Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC