Tafenoquine

Tafenoquine (SB-252263, Tafenoquine, WR 238605) is a long-acting, orally active anti-malarial agent to prevent malaria that is holoendemic for Plasmodium falciparum.Parasite Infection Phase 3 Clinical (In Vitro) :Tafenoquine exhibits no anti-malarial activity in CYP 2D knock-out mice when dosed at their ED100 values (3 mg/kg) established in WT mice. Tafenoquine anti-malarial activity is partially restored in humanized/CYP 2D6 knock-in mice when tested at two times its ED100 (6 mg/kg) .