Efficacy and safety of bedaquiline and delamanid in the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Document Type
Article
Department
Medicine
Abstract
Multi and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is a grave cause of global public health concern due to its high mortality and limited treatment options. We conducted this systemic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bedaquiline and delamanid, which have been added to the WHO-recommended regimen for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis. Electronic databases were searched from their inception until December 1st, 2021, for eligible studies assessing the efficacy and safety of bedaquiline and delamanid for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis. Binary outcomes were pooled using a DerSimonian-Laird random-effects model and arcsine transformation and reported on a log scale with a 95% confidence interval (CIs). Twenty-one studies were shortlisted in which bedaquiline, delamanid, and a combination of both were administered in 2477, 937, and 169 patients. Pooled culture conversion at 6 months was 0.801 (p < 0.001), 0.849 (p = 0.059) for bedaquiline and delamanid, respectively, and 0.823 (p = 0.017), concomitantly. In the bedaquiline cohort, the pooled proportion of all-cause mortality at 6 months was reported as 0.074 (p < 0.001), 0.031 (p = 0.372) in the delamanid cohort, and 0.172 in the combined cohort. The incidence of adverse events in the bedaquiline cohort ranged from 11.1% to 95.2%, from 13.2% to 86.2% in the delamanid cohort, and 92.5% in a study in the combined cohort. The incidence of QTC prolongation reported in each cohort is as follows: bedaquiline 0.163 (p < 0.001), delamanid 0.344 (p = 0.272) and combined 0.340 (p < 0.001). Our review establishes the efficacy of delamanid, bedaquiline, and their combined use in treating drug-resistant tuberculosis with reasonable rates of culture conversion, low mortality rates, and safety of co-administration, as seen with their effect on the QTc interval.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Indian Journal of Tuberculosis
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2023.05.005
Recommended Citation
Ahmed, S. H.,
Haider, H.,
Moeed, A.,
Mahmood, A.,
Shuja, S. H.,
Hayat, J.,
Jamil, B.,
Shivani, N.,
Fatima, R.
(2024). Efficacy and safety of bedaquiline and delamanid in the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, 71(1), 79-88.
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