New guide to shorter regimen for treating drug-resistant TB
DR-TB STAT + TAG brief: Is Shorter Better? Understanding the Shorter Regimen For Treating Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) is a growing problem around the world, and is difficult to treat. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended a shorter regimen for treating MDR-TB. Now, data from a randomized controlled trial are available. The Drug-Resistant TB Treatment Scale-up Action Team (DR-TB STAT) and Treatment Action Group (TAG) released a new brief explaining what the shorter regimen is, who can receive it, and its advantages and disadvantages.
If you want to learn even more, check out the webinar TAG, ACTION and DR-TB STAT held on the phase III trial of the shorter regimen and on the phase III trial of newer TB drug, delamanid, here.
Source: Treatment Action Group
