“…Currently, there are more than fifteen clinical trials in Phase II or III, evaluating the efficacy of new tuberculostatic drugs in combination therapy regimens, alone or in association with another standard drug. 55 Several compounds are in Phase II clinical trials such as delpazolid, nitazoxanide, SQ109 , Q203, carbapenems, benzothiazinones and OPC-1677832. 112 Some of these compounds explored new targets, such as SQ109, which targets mmpL3 and inhibits the donation of mycolic acid to the cell wall, and BTZ043, which inhibits DprE1, both promoting the cell wall disruption.…”