Methods for treating malaria, tuberculosis and MAC diseases
View Patent ↗Described herein are formulations and methods for treating diseases caused by infectious pathogens, including mycobacterium avium complex, mycobacterium tuberculosis , Nocardia, Plasmodium falcium , and Plasmodium berghei.
1. A method for treating a patient having a Mycobacterium avium complex, Mycobacterium tuberculosis , Nocardia, Plasmodium falciparum , or Plasmodium berghei infection, the method comprising the step of administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising CEM-101 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the infection is a Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Plasmodium falciparum , or Plasmodium berghei infection.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the patient is a human.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the patient is a human, that is immunocompromised.
5. A method for treating malaria, the method comprising the step of administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising CEM-101
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the malaria is resistant.
7. The method of claim 5 wherein the composition comprises CEM-101.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises CEM-101.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the infection is a Mycobacterium avium complex infection.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein the infection is a Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
11. The method of claim 8 wherein the infection is a Nocardia infection.
12. The method of claim 8 wherein the infection is a Plasmodium falciparum or Plasmodium berghei infection.
13. A method for treating a disease selected from the group consisting of tuberculosis, leprosy, and nocardiosis, the method comprising the step of administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising CEM-101 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the composition comprises CEM-101.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the disease is tuberculosis.
16. The method of claim 14 wherein the disease is leprosy.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein the disease is nocardiosis.