Tuberculosis
Supported pathogenM. tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosis
Medicines already documented
Documented evidenceRegistered studies whose listed conditions mention “tuberculosis”, “mycobacterium tuberculosis”, “tb”, “latent tb”.
- Abacavir Sulfate1 registered study
- Acetohydroxamic Acid1 registered study
- Albendazole1 registered study
- Allopurinol1 registered study
- Amikacin Sulfate1 registered study
- Aminohippurate Sodium1 registered study
- Aminosalicylic Acid1 registered study
- Ampicillin Sodium1 registered study
- Artemether1 registered study
- Atazanavir Sulfate1 registered study
- Beta Carotene1 registered study
- Bictegravir Sodium1 registered study
- Cabotegravir1 registered study
- Capreomycin Sulfate5 registered studies
- Ceftriaxone Sodium1 registered study
- Cephalexin1 registered study
- Cholecalciferol1 registered study
- Cilastatin Sodium1 registered study
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- Clavulanate Potassium1 registered study
- Clofazimine23 registered studies
- Cobicistat1 registered study
- Cycloserine4 registered studies
- Dapsone1 registered study
- Darunavir1 registered study
- Didanosine2 registered studies
- Dimercaprol1 registered study
- Dolutegravir Sodium2 registered studies
- Doravirine2 registered studies
- Efavirenz3 registered studies
- Emtricitabine1 registered study
- Ergocalciferol1 registered study
- Ertapenem Sodium1 registered study
- Ethambutol Hydrochloride37 registered studies
- Ethionamide13 registered studies
- Fludeoxyglucose F-181 registered study
- Gatifloxacin4 registered studies
- Imipenem2 registered studies
- Isoniazid46 registered studies
- Kanamycin Sulfate1 registered study
- Lactitol1 registered study
- Lamivudine1 registered study
- Levofloxacin2 registered studies
- Linezolid15 registered studies
- Lithium Citrate1 registered study
- Lopinavir1 registered study
- Meropenem2 registered studies
- Midazolam1 registered study
- Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride5 registered studies
- Nelfinavir Mesylate1 registered study
- Nevirapine3 registered studies
- Niacin1 registered study
- Niacinamide1 registered study
- Nitazoxanide1 registered study
- Ofloxacin2 registered studies
- Paromomycin Sulfate1 registered study
- Penicillin G Sodium1 registered study
- Permethrin1 registered study
- Pravastatin Sodium1 registered study
- Prednisone1 registered study
- Pretomanid46 registered studies
- Pyrazinamide43 registered studies
- Pyridoxine Hydrochloride14 registered studies
- Raltegravir Potassium1 registered study
- Rifabutin12 registered studies
- Rifampin21 registered studies
- Rifamycin Sodium11 registered studies
- Rifapentine48 registered studies
- Stavudine2 registered studies
- Streptomycin Sulfate10 registered studies
- Sulfamethoxazole2 registered studies
- Tannic Acid2 registered studies
- Tedizolid Phosphate1 registered study
- Tenofovir Alafenamide Fumarate2 registered studies
- Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate1 registered study
- Thiamine Hydrochloride1 registered study
- Tolbutamide2 registered studies
- Tretinoin1 registered study
- Tromethamine1 registered study
- Vitamin A1 registered study
- Zalcitabine1 registered study
Laboratory measurements against M. tuberculosis recorded in ChEMBL.
- Acetazolamidemeasured active in 6 of 6 lab records
- Allopurinolmeasured active in 0 of 1 lab record
- Amikacin Sulfatemeasured active in 9 of 9 lab records
- Aminosalicylic Acidmeasured active in 2 of 4 lab records
- Amodiaquine Hydrochloridemeasured active in 0 of 1 lab record
- Bedaquiline Fumaratemeasured active in 42 of 42 lab records
- Brinzolamidemeasured active in 4 of 4 lab records
- Celecoxibmeasured active in 1 of 1 lab record
- Ciprofloxacinmeasured active in 29 of 31 lab records
- Clarithromycinmeasured active in 1 of 2 lab records
- Clindamycin Hydrochloridemeasured active in 0 of 4 lab records
- Clofaziminemeasured active in 5 of 5 lab records
- Cycloserinemeasured active in 0 of 2 lab records
- Dichlorphenamidemeasured active in 2 of 2 lab records
- Diphenylpyraline Hydrochloridemeasured active in 0 of 1 lab record
- Dorzolamide Hydrochloridemeasured active in 4 of 4 lab records
- Ethambutol Hydrochloridemeasured active in 46 of 52 lab records
- Ethionamidemeasured active in 1 of 1 lab record
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- Ethoxzolamidemeasured active in 2 of 2 lab records
- Furazolidonemeasured active in 2 of 2 lab records
- Gatifloxacinmeasured active in 21 of 21 lab records
- Isoniazidmeasured active in 241 of 268 lab records
- Kanamycin Sulfatemeasured active in 26 of 27 lab records
- Ketoconazolemeasured active in 1 of 1 lab record
- Levofloxacinmeasured active in 4 of 4 lab records
- Lincomycin Hydrochloridemeasured active in 0 of 4 lab records
- Linezolidmeasured active in 5 of 7 lab records
- Mafenide Acetatemeasured active in 3 of 3 lab records
- Mefloquine Hydrochloridemeasured active in 2 of 2 lab records
- Methazolamidemeasured active in 4 of 4 lab records
- Metronidazolemeasured active in 0 of 6 lab records
- Minocycline Hydrochloridemeasured active in 2 of 2 lab records
- Moxifloxacin Hydrochloridemeasured active in 24 of 25 lab records
- Niclosamidemeasured active in 4 of 4 lab records
- Nitazoxanidemeasured active in 1 of 1 lab record
- Nitrofurantoinmeasured active in 1 of 2 lab records
- Ofloxacinmeasured active in 9 of 10 lab records
- Pretomanidmeasured active in 52 of 57 lab records
- Primaquine Phosphatemeasured active in 0 of 1 lab record
- Pyrazinamidemeasured active in 2 of 45 lab records
- Quinine Sulfatemeasured active in 0 of 1 lab record
- Rifabutinmeasured active in 15 of 15 lab records
- Rifampinmeasured active in 207 of 216 lab records
- Rifamycin Sodiummeasured active in 1 of 1 lab record
- Sparfloxacinmeasured active in 2 of 2 lab records
- Streptomycin Sulfatemeasured active in 41 of 42 lab records
- Sulfanilamidemeasured active in 1 of 1 lab record
- Tazobactam Sodiummeasured active in 0 of 4 lab records
- Topiramatemeasured active in 2 of 2 lab records
- Triclosanmeasured active in 2 of 2 lab records
- Trimethoprimmeasured active in 0 of 3 lab records
- Valdecoxibmeasured active in 1 of 1 lab record
- Vancomycinmeasured active in 0 of 3 lab records
- Zonisamidemeasured active in 1 of 1 lab record
Other medicines to investigate
AI prediction · nothing measuredApproved medicines with AI-predicted activity ≥40% against M. tuberculosis that are not already antimicrobials, have no registered study for this condition and have no laboratory record against it. Each shows what it is already used for. They were surfaced computationally for further investigation and are not presented as established treatments for this condition.
M. tuberculosis has 870 repurposing candidates in all. 35 are already listed above, with a registered study for this condition or a laboratory record, so the other 835 are listed here.
Sorted by AI-predicted activity, high to low. The order is not a ranking of which medicine is better.
- BendroflumethiazideExisting use: Cardiovascular disease, Hypertension68.8% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosis9 registered studies
- ChlorthalidoneExisting use: Angina pectoris, Cardiovascular disease, Chronic kidney disease and 6 more68.8% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosis50+ registered studies
- ChlorothiazideExisting use: Cardiovascular disease, Chronic kidney disease, Congestive heart failure and 6 more68.7% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosis50+ registered studies
- HaloperidolExisting use: Conduct disorder, Mental or behavioural disorder, Psychosis and 4 more68.4% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosis50+ registered studies
- MethotrexateExisting use: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Adenoma, Arthritis and 21 more68.1% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosis50+ registered studies
- RiociguatExisting use: Hypertension, Idiopathic and/or familial pulmonary arterial hypertension, Pulmonary arterial hypertension and 1 more68.0% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosis50+ registered studies
- TrichlormethiazideExisting use: Cardiovascular disease67.9% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosis1 registered study
- Promazine HydrochlorideExisting use: Psychosis67.8% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosisNo documented evidence found
- VandetanibExisting use: Cancer, Medullary thyroid gland carcinoma, Neoplasm and 4 more67.8% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosis50+ registered studies
- HydroflumethiazideExisting use: Cardiovascular disease67.7% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosis1 registered study
- ApalutamideExisting use: Cancer, Metastatic prostate cancer, Neoplasm and 3 more67.6% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosis50+ registered studies
- Clomipramine HydrochlorideExisting use: Depressive disorder, Major depressive disorder, Obsessive-compulsive disorder67.6% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosis33 registered studies
Every repurposing candidate for M. tuberculosis, including those with documented evidence →
Registered studies
A registration describes a study; it does not establish a positive result.
A Trial of Stratified Patient-Centered Treatment Regimens for Active TB (SPECTRA-TB)
NCT07595042 · start 2026-10-30
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT07595042
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis
- Interventions
- Isoniazid; Rifampin; Pyrazinamide; Ethambutol; Rifapentine; Moxifloxacin
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Registry status
- Not yet recruiting
- Start
- 2026-10-30
- Completion
- 2029-10-22
- Enrolment
- 900
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionTuberculosisInterventionIsoniazid; Rifampin; Pyrazinamide; Ethambutol +2 morePhasePhase 2Registry statusNot yet recruitingA Study of Daily Rifapentine Combined With Isoniazid (1HP) for Tuberculosis Prevention in Children Less Than 13 Years of Age With and Without HIV
NCT07124559 · start 2026-10-15
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT07124559
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis
- Interventions
- Rifapentine; Isoniazid; Dolutegravir
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Phase 1 / Phase 2
- Registry status
- Not yet recruiting
- Start
- 2026-10-15
- Completion
- 2028-05-31
- Enrolment
- 144
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionTuberculosisInterventionRifapentine; Isoniazid; DolutegravirPhasePhase 1 / Phase 2Registry statusNot yet recruitingAIPH-TB: AI-Optimised Pyrazinamide-Hydroxychloroquine vs Standard RIPE for Drug-Sensitive Pulmonary Tuberculosis - A Phase II RCT
NCT07467252 · start 2026-09
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT07467252
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Interventions
- Pyrazinamide and Hydroxychloroquine (AI-Optimised); Standard RIPE Regimen (Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol)
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Registry status
- Not yet recruiting
- Start
- 2026-09
- Completion
- 2028-06
- Enrolment
- 200
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionPulmonary TuberculosisInterventionPyrazinamide and Hydroxychloroquine (AI-Optimised); Standard RIPE Regimen (Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol)PhasePhase 2Registry statusNot yet recruitingB-PaLMZ for TB Meningitis
NCT07227779 · start 2026-07-28
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT07227779
- Conditions
- Tuberculous Meningitis; HIV; Meningitis; TB - Tuberculosis
- Interventions
- BPaLMZ Regimen
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Registry status
- Recruiting
- Start
- 2026-07-28
- Completion
- 2030-09-30
- Enrolment
- 312
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionTuberculous Meningitis; HIV; Meningitis; TB - TuberculosisInterventionBPaLMZ RegimenPhasePhase 2Registry statusRecruitingStudy of Combinations of Novel Promising Drugs for Pulmonary Tuberculosis
NCT07773610 · start 2026-07-23
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT07773610
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- Interventions
- TBAJ-587 50 mg; Pretomanid 200mg; Linezolid 600Mg Tab; BTZ-043 250 mg or 500 mg; HRZE (Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol combination); Quabodepistat (Q) 30 mg; Ganfeborole 20 mg
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Registry status
- Not yet recruiting
- Start
- 2026-07-23
- Completion
- 2027-12-30
- Enrolment
- 135
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionTuberculosis, PulmonaryInterventionTBAJ-587 50 mg; Pretomanid 200mg; Linezolid 600Mg Tab; BTZ-043 250 mg or 500 mg +3 morePhasePhase 2Registry statusNot yet recruitingSorfequiline-based Regimens in Adults With Newly Diagnosed Drug-sensitive Pulmonary TB
NCT07672405 · start 2026-07-09
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT07672405
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- Interventions
- sorfequiline; Pretomanid; Linezolid
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Registry status
- Recruiting
- Start
- 2026-07-09
- Completion
- 2028-06-24
- Enrolment
- 100
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionTuberculosis, PulmonaryInterventionsorfequiline; Pretomanid; LinezolidPhasePhase 2Registry statusRecruitingRifapentine-Based Shorter Regimens for Tuberculosis and TB Infection in Kazakhstan
NCT07668479 · start 2026-07-01
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT07668479
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis Infection, Latent; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Drug Sensitive
- Interventions
- Not recorded
- Study type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Phase
- Not recorded
- Registry status
- Not yet recruiting
- Start
- 2026-07-01
- Completion
- 2027-08
- Enrolment
- 350
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionTuberculosis; Tuberculosis Infection, Latent; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Drug SensitiveInterventionNot recordedPhaseNot recordedRegistry statusNot yet recruitingShort-Course Regimens for DS-PTB in AIDS Patients
NCT07608172 · start 2026-05-25
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT07608172
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis in HIV-infected Individuals; Drug Susceptible Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Interventions
- 2HPMZ/2HPM; 2HRZE/4HR
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Registry status
- Not yet recruiting
- Start
- 2026-05-25
- Completion
- 2028-12-31
- Enrolment
- 148
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionTuberculosis in HIV-infected Individuals; Drug Susceptible Pulmonary TuberculosisIntervention2HPMZ/2HPM; 2HRZE/4HRPhaseNot applicableRegistry statusNot yet recruitingBedaquiline Roll-out Evidence in Contacts and People Living With HIV to Prevent TB
NCT06568484 · start 2026-05-08
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT06568484
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Latent
- Interventions
- Bedaquiline; Isoniazid, rifapentine; Levofloxacin
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Phase 2 / Phase 3
- Registry status
- Recruiting
- Start
- 2026-05-08
- Completion
- 2027-09
- Enrolment
- 2,530
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionTuberculosis, LatentInterventionBedaquiline; Isoniazid, rifapentine; LevofloxacinPhasePhase 2 / Phase 3Registry statusRecruitingBactericidal Activity and Safety of Nicotinamide in Combination With Bedaquiline, Pretomanid, and Linezolid in Drug-susceptible Pulmonary Tuberculosis
NCT07517445 · start 2026-04-17
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT07517445
- Conditions
- Drug Susceptible Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Interventions
- Bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid; Bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid; Bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid; Nicotinamide (NAM)
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Registry status
- Suspended
- Start
- 2026-04-17
- Completion
- 2027-06-14
- Enrolment
- 165
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionDrug Susceptible Pulmonary TuberculosisInterventionBedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid; Bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid; Bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid; Nicotinamide (NAM)PhasePhase 2Registry statusSuspendedBactericidal Activity of TBD09 in Combination With Other Drugs in Pulmonary Tuberculosis
NCT07525427 · start 2026-04-14
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT07525427
- Conditions
- Drug Susceptible Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Interventions
- Bedaquiline, pretomanid and TBD09; Bedaquiline, pretomanid and TBD09; Bedaquiline, pretomanid and TBD09; Bedaquiline, pretomanid and TBD09; Bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Registry status
- Recruiting
- Start
- 2026-04-14
- Completion
- 2026-11-05
- Enrolment
- 150
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionDrug Susceptible Pulmonary TuberculosisInterventionBedaquiline, pretomanid and TBD09; Bedaquiline, pretomanid and TBD09; Bedaquiline, pretomanid and TBD09; Bedaquiline, pretomanid and TBD09 +1 morePhasePhase 2Registry statusRecruitingTherapeutic Drug Monitoring for Linezolid in the Treatment of Rifampin-resistant Tuberculosis
NCT06590428 · start 2026-04-07
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT06590428
- Conditions
- Rifampin-resistant Tuberculosis; Drug-resistant Tuberculosis
- Interventions
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Linezolid
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Registry status
- Recruiting
- Start
- 2026-04-07
- Completion
- 2029-12
- Enrolment
- 280
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionRifampin-resistant Tuberculosis; Drug-resistant TuberculosisInterventionTherapeutic Drug Monitoring for LinezolidPhaseNot applicableRegistry statusRecruitingPhase 2a Trial of Alpibectir Plus Ethionamide for Tuberculosis Meningitis
NCT07350174 · start 2026-03-30
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT07350174
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis Meningitis
- Interventions
- HRZE; HRZE plus Alpe375; HRZE plus AlpE500; HRZE plus AlpE625
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Registry status
- Not yet recruiting
- Start
- 2026-03-30
- Completion
- 2028-10-30
- Enrolment
- 64
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionTuberculosis MeningitisInterventionHRZE; HRZE plus Alpe375; HRZE plus AlpE500; HRZE plus AlpE625PhasePhase 2Registry statusNot yet recruitingAcetohydroxamic Acid Combined With a Short-Course Regimen for MDR-TB (AHA-PLUS)
NCT07393438 · start 2026-02-21
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT07393438
- Conditions
- Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis; Rifampicin-resistant Tuberculosis; MDR-TB; RR-TB
- Interventions
- Acetohydroxamic Acid; Placebo
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Registry status
- Not yet recruiting
- Start
- 2026-02-21
- Completion
- 2028-11-30
- Enrolment
- 120
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionMultidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis; Rifampicin-resistant Tuberculosis; MDR-TB; RR-TBInterventionAcetohydroxamic Acid; PlaceboPhasePhase 2Registry statusNot yet recruitingEvaluating a Shorter, Rifampicin-Based Treatment for People With Less Severe Tuberculosis Disease
NCT07118696 · start 2026-02-01
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT07118696
- Conditions
- Pulmonary TB
- Interventions
- Extra 600mg of Rifampicin; Placebo
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Registry status
- Not yet recruiting
- Start
- 2026-02-01
- Completion
- 2030-01-31
- Enrolment
- 1,000
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionPulmonary TBInterventionExtra 600mg of Rifampicin; PlaceboPhasePhase 3Registry statusNot yet recruiting