New antibody could block malaria transmission in High-Risk areas
NCT ID NCT06413108
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a monoclonal antibody called TB31F in 167 adults and children in Mali who are regularly exposed to malaria. The goal was to see if the antibody is safe and can reduce the spread of the malaria parasite from humans to mosquitoes. Participants received either the antibody or a placebo, and researchers measured side effects and how well the antibody worked in blood samples. This is an early-stage trial focused on safety and transmission reduction, not a cure for malaria.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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167 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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10 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
SAFETY COHORT (STUDY ARM 1-5) Inclusion Criteria: 1. Written/signed informed consent 2. Adult cohorts: 18-50 years of age 3. School-age children cohorts: 10-15 years of age 4. Haemoglobin ≥10 g/dL 5. Non-lactating females of childbearing potential agree to the use of continuous adequate contraception for 28 days after having received investigational product 6. Subject agrees to refrain from blood donation during the study and for 5 months after having received investigational product 7. Subjects are available to attend all study visits 8. In opinion of the investigator, the subject can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol Exclusion Criteria: 1. Women who are pregnant (tested at baseline and at day 28 after administration of investigational product by urine and/or serum pregnancy testing (β-hCG)) or lactating 2. Symptomatic malaria 3. Current acute or chronic disease, including clinically significant pulmonary, cardiovascular, hepatic, or renal functional abnormality, as determined by history or physical examination 4. Clinically significant abnormal blood chemistries and haematology 5. History of malignancy of any organ system (other than localized basal cell carcinoma of the skin), treated or untreated, within the past 5 year 6. History of adverse reactions to monoclonal antibodies 7. Administration of immunoglobulin and/or blood products within the three months preceding the first dose of the investigational product or planned administration during the study period 8. Any other condition or situation that would, in the opinion of the investigator, place the subject at an unacceptable risk of injury or render the subject unable to meet the requirements of the protocol EFFICACY COHORT (STUDY ARM 6) Inclusion Criteria: 1. Written/signed informed consent 2. 10-50 years of age 3. Haemoglobin ≥10 g/dL 4. Non-lactating females of childbearing potential agree to the use of continuous adequate contraception for 28 days after having received investigational product 5. Subject agrees to refrain from blood donation during the study and for 5 months after having received investigational product 6. Subjects are available to attend all study visits 7. In opinion of the investigator, the subject can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol 8. Asymptomatic P. falciparum mono-infection with asexual parasite densities \<3000 parasites/µL 9. Presence of P. falciparum gametocytes on thick blood film at a density \>16 gametocytes/µL Exclusion Criteria: 1. Women who are pregnant (tested at baseline and at day 28 after administration of investigational product by urine and/or serum pregnancy testing (β-hCG)) or lactating 2. Symptomatic malaria 3. Current acute or chronic disease, including clinically significant pulmonary, cardiovascular, hepatic, or renal functional abnormality, as determined by history or physical examination 4. Clinically significant abnormal blood chemistries and haematology 5. History of malignancy of any organ system (other than localized basal cell carcinoma of the skin), treated or untreated, within the past 5 years 6. History of adverse reactions to monoclonal antibodies 7. Administration of immunoglobulin and/or blood products within the three months preceding the first dose of the investigational product or planned administration during the study period 8. Any other condition or situation that would, in the opinion of the investigator, place the subject at an unacceptable risk of injury or render the subject unable to meet the requirements of the protocol 9. Use of anti-malarial drug treatment in the last 14 days 10. Prior receipt of an antimalarial monoclonal antibody 11. Prior receipt of a P. falciparum transmission-blocking vaccine
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Sciences Techniques and Technologies of Bamako
Bamako, Point G, BP1805, Mali
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