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Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM) » Phase 2b trial results of novel ...

Posted: 23 Mar 2015 12:04 AM PDT

23 Mar2015

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This photomicrograph reveals Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria using acid-fast Ziehl-Neelsen stain; Magnified 1000 X. The acid-fast stains depend on the ability of mycobacteria to retain dye when treated with mineral acid or an acid-alcohol solution such as the Ziehl-Neelsen, or the Kinyoun stains that are carbolfuchsin methods specific for M. tuberculosis. Credit: public domain

A new tuberculosis (TB) drug regimen designed to improve options for TB therapy eliminated more bacteria from sputum than standard therapy and did so at a faster rate, according to data from a phase 2b clinical trial published today in The Lancet. These results are published just as the global phase 3 clinical trial, designed to bring this regimen through the last stage of testing, has begun.

PaMZ is a three-drug regimen comprised of two candidate drugs that are not yet licensed for use against TB: pretomanid (Pa), formerly known as PA-824, and moxifloxacin (M), and one antibiotic, pyrazinamide (Z), which is approved for use in TB treatment today. The therapy is intended for those patients whose TB infections are sensitive to the three drugs, including people with drug-sensitive and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB).

"The results of this trial show the potential for the PaMZ regimen to improve treatment for tuberculosis," said Rod Dawson, MD, head of the Centre for TB Research Innovation at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and lead author of the paper. "Especially noted is the fact that PaMZ may have a unique application as a potentially shorter, injection-free regimen for a select sub-group of patients with MDR-TB."

The Phase 2b trial, known as NC-002, tested PaMZ in an eight-week study that enrolled more than 200 patients and took place at eight sites in South Africa and Tanzania. Nearly twice (71 percent) as many TB patients treated with PaMZ had no TB in their sputum when cultured at the end of the 2-month course of the trial compared to patients treated with standard therapy (38 percent). These results are based on liquid culture, the most sensitive diagnostic method available.

Patients in the arm of the trial that tested the effectiveness of PaMZ on MDR-TB responded similarly to those with drug-sensitive TB. However, the study group for MDR-TB was small. When added to evidence from pre-clinical and earlier studies, PaMZ shows the potential to treat drug-sensitive TB and some patients with MDR-TB in four to six months.

"PaMZ is the first regimen under development to treat both drug-sensitive TB and MDR-TB," said Mel Spigelmen MD, President and CEO of TB Alliance, the trial's sponsor. "If successful, PaMZ could be a shorter, simpler, and safer treatment that would enable the scale-up of treatment."

Twenty percent of the TB patients enrolled in NC-002 also were co-infected with HIV. The PaMZ regimen appeared to be effective independent of HIV status.

Limitations in standard TB treatment remain a strong barrier to TB control. The treatment and cure of a typical case of drug-sensitive TB currently takes between six and nine months. People with drug-resistant TB require a minimum of 18 to 24 months of treatment. This more extensive therapy requires more than 14,000 pills and daily injections for at least 6 months. The long duration of MDR-TB treatment, combined with the pain and side effects that treatment causes, are major obstacles to access. Only 20 percent of all MDR-TB patients receive any treatment, and of those who do, less than half (48 percent) will be cured, according to the World Health Organization's 2014 Global Report.

On the basis of these and other data, TB Alliance and its partners have launched a global phase 3 clinical trial named STAND (Shortening Treatment by Advancing Novel Drugs) in patients who are currently considered to have either drug-sensitive or multidrug-resistant TB.

Enrollment has begun in the STAND trial. STAND researchers expect to enroll 1,500 patients in 15 countries in Africa (Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia), Asia (China, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand), Caribbean (Haiti), Eastern Europe (Georgia, Russia, Ukraine), and Latin America (Brazil, Peru) in this study. PaMZ will be tested in STAND as a 4- and 6-month treatment for drug-sensitive TB and a 6-month treatment for drug-resistant TB, and also enroll those co-infected with HIV. Each patient will be followed for two years starting from the beginning of treatment. The STAND trial partners with many of the communities in which the study is conducted through its robust community engagement program.

If successful in this Phase 3 trial, the PaMZ regimen would eliminate the need for injectable drugs and reduce the cost of MDR-TB therapy by more than 90 percent in those patients whose TB organisms are sensitive to the three drugs. It also promises to be compatible with commonly used HIV drugs, helping the millions of people co-infected with TB/HIV.

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MangLit*: Malaysian Novels in English 1965 - 2012: An Exploratory ...

Posted: 15 Mar 2015 07:52 PM PDT

Malaysian Novels in English by Local, Diasporic, and Expatriate Writers in Order of Year of First Publication (1965-2012): An Exploratory List

For the purpose of this exploratory list, the term "Malaysian novels in English" is defined here very broadly as: book-length (min. 75,000 words), single-story, fictional prose narratives published after 1965* and originally written in English by writers who present themselves (e.g. in interviews and biographical notes) as having some kind of "homeland" relationship with Malaysia.

Three kinds of "homeland" relationships are recognised:

· the "only homeland" relationship of the "home-based" writer, defined as a Malaysian citizen domiciled in Malaysia;

· the "former homeland" relationship of the "diasporic" writer, defined as a Malaysian-born and/or -bred individual who is now mainly domiciled in another country, regardless of his/her citizenship status**; and

· the "second homeland" relationship of the "expatriate" writer, defined as a foreign national (i.e. born and/or bred in, and citizen of, another country) who for personal or professional reasons, now or in the past, has made a second home in Malaysia and writes fiction with a Malaysian setting, but returns regularly (or eventually) to his/her country of origin.

Whether a novel is classified as "home-based", "diasporic", or "expatriate" in the following lists is determined by the novelist's domicile at the time the novel was written or published. For instance, although Shoba Mano has emigrated, her novels are listed here as "home-based" because they were written and published while she was still domiciled in Malaysia.

NOTES

* The year 1965 is chosen because in that year Singapore ceded from the Malaysian Federation, after which the two nations – and, arguably, their literatures – developed separately and in different ways.

** In classifying non-resident writers as "diasporic", place of domicile is given precedence over citizenship status because for purposes of textual analysis, it is assumed that their choice of geographical distance will affect and influence their perceptions of the country and therefore their fictional depictions of Malaysia and Malaysians.

List A: Novels by Home-based Writers

1. Johnny Ong. Run Tiger Run. Isle of Man: Times Press, 1965. (Second edition: Kuala Lumpur: Eastern Universities Press, 1975.)

2. Anthony bin Thomas (i.e. T. J. Anthony). The Nightmare of Youth. Kuala Lumpur: Vanto Publications, 1970.

3. Tee, K. S. Jessica. Melaka: Thong Yuen Chan, 1970

4. Tan, Kheang Yeang. Sauce of Life. A Novel. Penang: Sun Printers, 1974.

5. Lloyd Fernando. Scorpion Orchid. Kuala Lumpur: Heinemann Educational Books Asia, 1976.

6. Johnny Ong. The Long White Sands. Kuala Lumpur: Syarikat Pesaka, 1977.

7. Chelvam, M. Paskra. Salem. New York: Vantage Press, 1977.

8. Anthony bin Thomas (i.e. T. J. Anthony). The Search. Kuala Lumpur: Vanto Publications, 1978.

9. Ewe Paik Leong. Bandits! Singapore: Times Books International, 1980.

10. Lee, Kok Liang. Flowers in the Sky. Kuala Lumpur: Heinemann Asia, 1981.

11. K. S. Maniam. The Return. Kuala Lumpur: Heinemann Asia, 1981.

12. Mohd. Tajuddin Samsuddin. The Price Has Been High. Kuala Lumpur: Arenabuku, 1984.

13. Chin, Kee Onn. Twilight of the Nyonyas. Kuala Lumpur: Aspatra Quest Publishers, 1984.

14. Bhattacharjee, B.C. The Immigrant. Petaling Jaya: A DavRa Book, 1989.

15. K. S. Maniam. In a Far Country. London: Skoob Books Publishing, 1993.

16. Lloyd Fernando. Green is the Colour. Singapore: Landmark Books, 1993.

17. Alex Ling. Golden Dreams of Borneo. Publisher unstated (self-published?), 1993.

18. Chuah Guat Eng. Echoes of Silence. Kuala Lumpur: Holograms, 1994.

19. Marie Gerrina Louis. The Road to Chandibole. Singapore: Heinemann Educational Books Asia, 1994.

20. Marie Gerrina Louis. Junos. Singapore: Heinemann Asia, 1995.

21. Hamid Yusof. The Thirdway Factor. Leicester: Minerva Press, 1996.

22. Alex Ling. Twilight of the White Rajahs. Kuching: Sarawak Literary Society, 1997.

23. Ellina Abdul Majid. Perhaps in Paradise. Kuala Lumpur: The Written Word, 1997.

24. Ellina Abdul Majid. Khairunnisa: A Good Woman. Kuala Lumpur: The Written Word, 1998.

25. Uma Mahendran. The Twice Born. Kuala Lumpur: Platinum Press, 1998.

26. Marie Gerrina Louis. The Eleventh Finger. Singapore: SNP Editions, 2000.

27. Shoba Mano. Love's Treacherous Terrain. Secunderabad: Om Paperbacks, 2003.

28. Aneeta Sundararaj. The Banana Leaf Men. Kuala Lumpur: Sensations Pro, 2003.

29. K. S. Maniam. Between Lives. Petaling Jaya: Maya Press, 2003.

30. Lee Kok Liang. London Does Not Belong to Me. Petaling Jaya: Maya Press, 2003.

31. Khoo, Kheng-Hor. Taikor. Subang Jaya: Pelanduk Publications, 2004.

32. Shoba Mano. Prodigal Child. Sierra Vista, USA: Treble Hearts Books, 2005.

33. Adibah Amin. This End of the Rainbow. Penang: Phoenix Press, 2006.

34. Khoo, Kheng-Hor. Mamasan. Subang Jaya: Pelanduk Publications, 2007.

35. Khoo, Kheng-Hor. Nanyang: The Lure of the Southern Ocean to Lands of Opportunity & Danger. Subang Jaya: Pelanduk Publications, 2007.

36. Brian Gomez. Devil's Place. Kuala Lumpur: Idle Minds, 2008.

37. Shahriza Hussein. Legacy. Kuala Lumpur: Editions Didier-Millet, 2008.

38. Kuan, Guat Choo. Mouse Clutching Winter Melon. Ipoh: Scribers Ideashop, 2008.

39. Shaari Isa. Kirkby: The Life and the Loves. Auckland: The Right Connection, 2009.

40. Khoo, Kheng-Hor. Sifu: An Unusual Teacher in the Turbulence of the Malayan War. Subang Jaya: Pelanduk Publications, 2009.

41. Kuan, Guat Choo. Or Rau. Ipoh: Scribers Ideashop, 2009.

42. Chuah Guat Eng. Days of Change. Kuala Lumpur: Holograms, 2010.

43. Mohd. Rozlan Noor. 21 Immortals: Inspector Mislan and the Yee Sang Murders. Kuala Lumpur: Silverfish, 2010.

44. Bostock, Kamsiah M. Malacca: A Romance. Petaling Jaya: Kamsiah Binti Mohammad, 2011.

45. Iskandar Al-Bakri. The Beruas Prophecy. Kuala Lumpur: Silverfish, 2011.

46. Kuan, Guat Choo. 4…5…6. Ipoh: Kuan Guat Choo, 2011.

47. Mohd. Rozlan Noor. Duke: Inspector Mislan & the DUKExpressway Murders. Kuala Lumpur: Silverfish, 2011.

48. Mohd. Rozlan Noor. UTube: Inspector Mislan and Utube Serial Rapes. Kuala Lumpur: Silverfish, 2012.

List B: Novels by Diasporic Writers

1. Beth Yahp. The Crocodile Fury. Petaling Jaya: Strategic Information Research Development, 1995. First published in Australia in 1992.

2. Tunku Halim Abdullah. Dark Demon Rising. Petaling Jaya: Pelanduk, 1997.

3. Yang-May Ooi. The Flame Tree. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1998.

4. Yang-May Ooi. Mindgame. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2000.

5. Tunku Halim Abdullah. Vermillion Eye. Petaling Jaya: Pelanduk, 2000.

6. Shirley Geok-lin Lim. Joss and Gold. New York: Feminist Press & Singapore: Times Book International, 2001.

7. Rani Manicka. The Rice Mother. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2002.

8. Joshua Parapuram. Blue Moon. Kuala Lumpur: Silverfish, 2004.

9. Tash Aw. The Harmony Silk Factory. London: HarperCollins Fourth Estate, 2005.

10. Shirley Geok-lin Lim. Sister Swing. Singapore/London: Marshall Cavendish, 2006.

11. Tan Twan Eng. The Gift of Rain. Newcastle-upon Tyne: Myrmidon Books, 2007.

12. Chiew-Siah Tei. Little Hut of Leaping Fishes. Picador, 2008.

13. Preeta Samarasan. Evening is the Whole Day. Chicago: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008.

14. Shamini Flint. Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder. UK: Little, Brown & Co., 2009.

15. Shamini Flint. Inspector Singh Investigates: A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul. UK: Little, Brown & Co., 2009.

16. Tash Aw. Map of the Invisible World. London: HarperCollins Fourth Estate, 2009.

17. Yap, Chan Ling. Sweet Offerings. Indepenpress Publishing Ltd, 2009.

18. Rani Manicka. The Japanese Lover. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2010.

19. Shamini Flint. Inspector Singh Investigates: The Singapore School of Villainy. UK: Little, Brown & Co., 2010.

20. Yin, Ee Kiong. Tin Man: A Biography. Kingsford, NSW Australia: East West Publishing, 2010.

21. Tan, Twan Eng. The Garden of Evening Mists. Newcastle upon Tyne: Myrmidon, 2012.

22. Yap, Chan Ling. Bitter-sweet Harvest. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish (Asia), 2012.

List C: Novels by Expatriate Writers

1. Hickling, R.H. Lieutenant Okino. London: Hutchinson of London, 1968. (Reprinted as Hickling, Hugh, Crimson Sun Over Borneo: A Novel. Petaling Jaya: Pelanduk Publications, 1997.)

2. Hickling, R. H. A Prince of Borneo. Singapore: Graham Brash, 1985.

3. Linehan, Fergus. Under the Durian Tree. London: Pan Books. 1996.

4. Lees, Frederick. The Malayan Life of Ferdach O'Haney. Singapore: Monsoon Books, 2010.

5. Mukherjee, Dipika. Thunder Demons. Delhi: Gyaana Books, 2011

6. Callan, Paul. The Dulang Washer. Kuala Lumpur: MPH Group Publishing, 2011

7. Callan, Paul. Shadow beneath the Fronds. Kuala Lumpur: MPH Group Publishing, 2012

8. Ismail, Barbara. Shadow Play: the first in a New Detective Series set in Kelantan, Malaysia. Singapore: Monsoon Books, 2012

Prepared by Chuah Guat Eng, PhD, 15 February 2013

Plagiarism dispute involving writer of novel and film production ...

Posted: 28 Jan 2015 09:14 AM PST

KUALA LUMPUR: A local novel writer and owners of a local film production company failed yesterday to resolve their legal dispute through mediation.

Elias Idris is the plaintiff in a suit against film director and actor Syamsul Yusuf or Mohd Syamsul Md Yusuf, 31, his father Datuk Yusuf Haslam (Md Yusuf Md Aslam), 61, and their company Skop Production Sdn Bhd.

Without any settlement reached during the mediation process before Justice Datuk Hasnah Mohammed Hashim, the case will proceed to trial.

Lawyer Aizul Rohan Anuar who is representing Syamsul told reporters that the court had set Feb 6 for case management.

Yusuf Haslam after the proceeding, said his side had tried its best for a mutual conclusion, and expressed disappointment at Elias' reluctance to settle amicably.

"My son Syamsul and I wanted to settle this out of court as advised by the judge but the plaintiff wanted to claim damages.

"We will not pay a sen as we had not done anything (plagiarised)," he said.

Elias, 63, filed the suit on Nov 24 last year, alleging that the defendants had plagiarised the contents of his novel, 'Aku Bohsia' in their film, 'Bohsia: Jangan Pilih Jalan Hitam', which was produced in 2009.

In his statement of claim, the plaintiff said he wrote the novel in 1995 using the pseudonym, Anne Natasha Nita, and obtained a copyright on it.

He alleged that many similarities in theme, plot, character and message could be found between the novel and film.

Elias also claimed that a letter he had written to the defendants about the copyright infringement, and requesting compensation, had gone unheeded.

The plaintiff is seeking a declaration that the defendants had infringed on his copyright ownership as the original writer; an injunction to prevent the defendants from screening the movie; and an order on costs.

Meanwhile, the defendants in their statement of defence and counter claim filed on Jan 5, denied the similarities alleged by Elias.

They claimed that they had never read, possessed or heard about the novel prior to and after completing the film.

The defendants also claimed that they got hold of the novel for the first time on Dec 1 last year, and after reading through it, found glaring differences between it and the movie in the theme, plot and other aspects.

In their counter claim, they alleged that the plaintiff had slandered them in his blog on Nov 16 last year.

They claimed that the plaintiff had ridiculed and tarnished their image and reputation in the film industry.

The defendants are seeking an injunction to prevent the plaintiff or his agents from giving any oral or written statement to the media on the alleged plagiarism or similarities between the novel and film.

They are also seeking exemplary and general damages, interest and cost. — Bernama

300 Novel Fredy S melambung dari Malaysia hingga Brunei ...

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:15 PM PST

Reporter : Al Amin | Sabtu, 14 Februari 2015 09:15

Merdeka.com - Nama Fredy Siswanto dikenal sebagai novelis yang aktif dalam menghasilkan karya. Dalam sebulan, penulis yang menyebut dirinya sebagai 'sastrawan kaki lima' ini mampu merampungkan tiga novel. Bahkan, pria yang di awal karirnya tercatat sebagai komikus tersebut telah menghasilkan 300 judul.

Novel karya Fredy S yang kerap dicibir sebagai 'karya picisan' tidak hanya dapat diperjualbelikan di sejumlah kota-kota besar di Indonesia. Novel yang masuk ke dalam kategori stensilan ini bahkan dapat ditemukan di negeri jiran seperti Malaysia hingga ke Brunei Darussalam.

24 Januari 2015 lalu, Ferry tutup usia pada umur 60 tahun. Meski begitu, karya-karyanya tetap diterbitkan hingga sekarang, salah satunya oleh penerbit Bintang Indonesia.

"Sampai sekarang, novelnya Fredy S masih kita cetak. Dulu kan novel-novelnya kita beli putus. Jadi kapan saja kita bisa cetak ulang," ujar Rafly, pegawai Bintang Indonesia saat dihubungi merdeka.com.

Dia menambahkan, hingga saat ini, masih ada orang yang masih membaca novel-novel karya Fredy S, baik membeli melalui lapak toko buku bekas atau mendatangi langsung kios Bintang Indonesia di Pasar Senen, Jakarta Pusat.

"Kalau eceran, kita jualnya Rp 3.500. Kalau beli banyak, satunya kita kasih Rp 1.500," ujarnya.

Novel-novel karya Fredy S kerap menampilkan judul dan sampul yang 'cacthy', seperti 'Rintihan Angsa Putih', 'Jeritan Dilanda Noda', 'Bunga-Bunga Pohon Cinta', 'Berandal-Berandal Cinta', 'Bercinta Dalam Gelap'.

Salah satu novelnya berjudul 'Senyummu Adalah Tangisku' pernah diangkat ke layar lebar dengan pemeran utama bintang remaja top pada masa itu, Rano Karno dan Anita Carolina.

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Novel Trilogi 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Diharamkan di Malaysia ...

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 06:30 PM PDT

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Kementerian Dalam Negeri mengharamkan buku trilogi 'Fifty Shades of Grey', tiga tahun selepas buku-buku berkenaan dijual di Malaysia.

Ketiga-tiga buku berkenaan, 'Fifty Shades of Grey', 'Fifty Shades Darker' dan 'Fifty Shades Freed' diharamkan kerana ia boleh menyebabkan kejatuhan moral, menurut perintah warta persekutuan yang dikeluarkan oleh Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Novel erotik oleh penulis Britain E.L James itu mengisahkan hubungan luar biasa antara pelajar perempuan dengan seorang jutawan muda.

Selain daripada penjualan buku berkenaan, kerajaan juga mengharamkan membawa masuk, mencetak atau menyimpannya.

Pengharaman itu dibuat di bawah Akta Mesin Cetak dan Penerbitan (Kawalan Hasil Penerbitan Tak Diingini) Perintah 2015, dan bertarikh 24 Februari.

Perintah berkenaan dikeluarkan kementerian selepas Lembaga Penapisan Filem mengharamkan adaptasi filem Fifty Shades of Grey kerana ia mengandungi babak seks luar biasa dan sadis termasuk di mana wanita itu diikat dan disebat.

Di Amerika Syarikat, filem Sam Taylor-Johnson itu diklasifikasi 'R' kerana babak seks keterlaluan. Namun begitu, filem berkenaan berjaya meraih lebih RM500 juta di seluruh dunia.

Sumber: The Rakyat Post

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