2017-25 ID Week Master
Transcript of 2017-25 ID Week Master
Participating FacultyAndrew Shorr, MD, MPH (Course Director)
Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care MedicineDirector, Medical Intensive Care UnitMedStar Washington Hospital Center
Professor of MedicineGeorgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DCKeith A. Rodvold, PharmD, FCCP, FIDSA
Professor of Pharmacy Practice and MedicineColleges of Pharmacy and Medicine
University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, Illinois
Brad Spellberg, MDChief Medical Officer
Los Angeles County, University of Southern California Medical CenterProfessor of Clinical Medicine
Associate Dean for Clinical AffairsKeck School of MedicineLos Angeles, California
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Disclosures
Keith A. Rodvold, PharmD, Reports receiving consulting fees from Achaogen Inc, Bayer, The FCCP, FIDSA Medicines Company, Motif, Nabriva Therapeutics, Paratek
Pharmaceuticals, Shionogi, Spero Therapeutics, TheravanceBiopharma, Wockhardt, and Zavante Therapeutics Inc; receiving fees for non-CME/CE services from Merck & Co Inc; served as a PI for Allergan Inc and Theravance Biopharma; and, served on the Safety Monitoring Board for Janssen.
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11:00–11:30 AM Registration and Lunch
11:30–11:45 AM Introduction: Complicated and Multi-drug Resistant Gram-negative InfectionsAndrew Shorr, MD, MPH
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Antibiotic StewardshipBrad Spellberg, MD
12:15–12:45 PM Emerging Options and Determining Optimal Treatment SelectionKeith A. Rodvold, PharmD, FCCP, FIDSA
12:45–1:00 PM Conclusions and Questions and Answer SessionFaculty Panel
Agenda
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
• DISCUSS the prevalence of toxicities and administrative challenges with currently available IV formulations of treatments for serious infections.
• DESCRIBE challenges with the treatment of complicated and multi-drug resistant gram negative infections.
• EVALUATE emerging antibiotic treatment options for multi-drug resistant gram negative infections.
• UTILIZE appropriate antibiotic prescribing practice strategies to optimize treatment and prevent resistance.
Educational Objectives
Physician Continuing Medical Education This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and ASiM CE, LLC. The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
DISCLAIMER - Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals.
Educational Grant
Introduction: Complicated and Multidrug
Resistant Gram-negative Infections
Andrew Shorr, MD, MPH (Course Director)Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Director, Medical Intensive Care UnitMedStar Washington Hospital Center
Professor of MedicineGeorgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
Overview Definitions Epidemiology Outcomes Drivers of resistance
The Vocabulary
Fraimow H, et al. Crit Care Clin. 2013;29:895-921. For educational purposes only.
Definitions of multidrug resistance and predominant mechanisms of resistance to traditional gram-negative antibiotics
ESBL = extended-spectrum β-lactamase; MDR = multidrug-resistant; PDR = pandrug resistant; XDR = extensive drug-resistant.
Defining ResistanceBreakpoints for susceptibility as approved by
EUCAST, SCLIS, and FDA (in μg/mL)
Fraimow H, et al. Crit Care Clin. 2013;29:895-921. For educational purposes only.
CLSI = Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; EUCAST = European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing; FDA = US Food and Drug Administration.
EPIC II Point prevalence study International ICUs (n = 1265) Population: 13796 patients; 51% infected
Cohort Mean SOFA: 6.3 28% medical, 72% surgery/trauma 56% on medical ventilation
Vincent JA, et al. JAMA. 2009;302:2323-2329.EPIC = Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care; ICU = intensive care unit; SOFA = Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.
Sites of Infection
Vincent JA, et al. JAMA. 2009;302:2323-2329.
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North America Oceania Africa Asia
No. (%) 7087 (51.4) 3683 (49) 426 (56.4) 1290 (60.3) 607 (48.4) 285 (48.2) 89 (46.1) 707 (52.6)Respiratory
tract 4503 (63.5) 2332 (63.3) 305 (71.6) 851 (66) 345 (56.8) 165 (57.9) 41 (46.1) 464 (6 5.6)
Abdominal 1392 (19.6) 778 (21.1) 93 (21.8) 228 (17.7) 101 (16.6) 50 (17.5) 16 (18) 126 (17.8)
Bloodstream 1071 (15.1) 546 (14.8) 53 (12.4) 139 (10.8) 157 (25.9) 49 (17.2) 16 (18) 111 (15.7)Renal/urinarytract 1011 (14.3) 411 (11.2) 84 (19.7) 222 (17.2) 135 (22.2) 33 (11.6) 15 (16.9) 111 (15.7)
Skin 467 (6.6) 242 (6.6) 37 (8.7) 73 (5.7) 26 (4.3) 30 (10.5) 8 (9.0) 51 (7.2)
Catheter-related 332 (4.7) 171 (4.6) 21 (4.9) 73 (5.7) 16 (2.6) 15 (5.3) 4 (4.5) 32 (4.5)
CNS 208 (2.9) 100 (2.7) 20 (4.7) 40 (3.1) 14 (2.3) 11 (3.9) 4 (4.5) 19 (2.7)
Others 540 (7.6) 289 (7.8) 31 (7.3) 87 (6.7) 62 (10.2) 22 (7.7) 14 (15.7) 35 (5.0)
CNS = central nervous system.
What is the most accurate response to this statement?
Globally, the majority of ICU infections are due to Gram-Negative bacteria
A. True - 62% of positive cultures are Gram-NegativeB. True - as many as 31% of isolates are Acenitobacter spp.C. False - the majority of ICU infections are due to Gram-Positive
bacteriaD. False – Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive bacteria are cultured
almost equally
Globally, Majority of ICU Infections Are Due to Gram-Negative Bacteria
70% of infected patients have positive cultures; 62% are gram-negative. 31% of gram-negative cultures are Pseudomonas spp.
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Data from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Resistance: About Antimicrobial Resistance. CDC.gov Web site. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html. Updated April 6, 2017.
AB = Acinetobacter baumannii; CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CRE = carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae; PA = Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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GNR = gram-negative rods.
EU/EAA, 2014
ESBLsEvolving Pretest Probability
Klebsiella pneumoniae percentage of invasive isolates with combined resistance to third-generation cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosides
EU/EAA, 2010
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Surveillance Atlas of Infectious Diseases. ECDC.eu Web site. Available at: http://atlas.ecdc.europa.eu/public/index.aspx. Accessed August 2017. For educational purposes only.
EU/EAA = European Union/European Economic Area.
P aeruginosa Resistance to Carbapenems, Europe 2015
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Surveillance Atlas of Infectious Diseases. ECDC.eu Web site. Available at: http://atlas.ecdc.europa.eu/public/index.aspx. Accessed August 2017.
Evolving Pretest Probability
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EBSL: The Future Model to predict
epidemiologic projections for ESBLs
Focused on UTIs Inputs
National estimates of hospitalizations for UTI
Evolution in EBSL trajectory
Data sources: HCUP, literature reviews
Zilberberg MD, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013;34:940-946.
HCUP = Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.
Predicted Trends in EBSL UTI Hospitalizations
Annual UTI hospitalization rates with the resistant pathogen of interest per 1000 hospitalizations, 2000–2009. MDR PA (A); ESBL–producing E coli (EC ESBL) (B); ESBL–producing K pneumoniae (KP ESBL) (C); CRE (D).
For educational purposes only.
Change in MDR AB: US Perspective
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CAUTI = catheter-associated urinary tract infections; CLABSI = central line-associated bloodstream infections; CRAB = carbapenems-resistant A baumannii; MDR3 = pathogen must test as I or R to at least 1 drug in 3 of the 6 following classes: ESC2, FQ2, aminoglycosides, carbapenems, piperacillin or piperacillin/tazobactam, and ampicillin/sulbactam; SSI = surgical site infections; VAP = ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Epidemic Can Become Endemic
Retrospective analysis Single-center
experience Longitudinal evaluation
of AB isolation n = 4484 first isolates
Munoz-Price LS, et al. Crit Care Med. 2013;41:2733-2742. For educational purposes only.
Outcomes: Predictors in GNR Septic Shock
Retrospective analysis Subjects: GNR
bacteremia resulting in septic shock
N = 1064 E coli: 27% K pneumoniae: 20% P aeruginosa: 17%
Endpoint: MortalityData from Zilberberg MD, et al. Crit Care Med. 2014;18:596.
Odds Ratio
95% CI P value
Non-IAAT 3.872 2.770 to 5.413 <.001Chronic liver disease 1.942 1.319 to 2.860 .001
Septic shock 1.846 1.335 to 2.553 <.001Pneumonia 1.766 1.237 to 2.522 .002Mechanical ventilation 1.669 1.172 to 2.376 .005APACHE II score (per 1 point)
1.076 1.047 to 1.105 <.001
Surgery 0.701 0.560 to 0.879 .002Admitted from home 0.677 0.489 to 0.936 .018Urosepsis 0.675 0.469 to 0.972 .034
Predictors of Hospital Mortality
APACHE II = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; IAAT = initially appropriate antibiotic therapy.
Predictors of receiving initially inappropriate antibiotic therapy may include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. Multidrug resistant pathogensB. Transfer from another hospitalC. Previous antibiotic therapyD. All of the aboveE. None of the above
Inappropriate Therapy: A Modifiable Risk Factor
Odds Ratio 95% CI P value
Multidrug resistant 13.05 7.00–24.31 <.001HIV 3.64 1.02–12.95 .046Transferred from another hospital
2.86 2.00–4.08 <.001
Nursing home resident 2.28 1.35–3.84 .002Prior antibiotics 2.06 1.47–2.87 <.001Polymicrobial 1.90 1.30–2.77 .001Congestive heart failure 1.61 1.11–2.35 .013APACHE II score
(per 1 point)1.05 1.02–1.07 <.001
Predictors of Receiving Initially Inappropriate Antibiotic Therapy
Data from Zilberberg MD, et al. Crit Care Med. 2014;18:596.HIV = human immunodeficiency virus.
Appropriate Initial Therapy
Every hour’s delay until appropriate therapy resulted in a 12% increase in mortality. Compared with starting appropriate therapy within 1 hour of the onset of hypotension,
the OR for mortality increased from 1.67 in Hour 2 to 92.54 with delays >36 hours.
An earlier study of septic shock (n = 2731) explicitly demonstrated the importance of antimicrobial timing.
Kumar A, et al. Crit Care Med. 2006;34:1589-1596.
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Impact of Resistance on Outcomes:
Retrospective analysis of impact of appropriate therapy on mortality
1250 subjects with septic shock Inappropriate antibiotics: 3.4 times
independent increase in risk for death
NNT calculated per pathogen
For every 5 patients given appropriate therapy one added survivor!
Vazquez-Guillamet C, et al. Crit Care Med. 2014;42:2342-2349. For educational purposes only.
How Many Times Do We Have to Get It Right to Save One Life?
NNT = number needed to treat.
So How Did We Get Here?
Resistance Driving Resistance: The ESBL/Carbapenem Resistance Loop
Increased MDR enterics (ESBLs)
X transmission+
spread of R-genes
Select carbapenem-R strains
Increased carbapenem use
Increased carbapenem-R strains
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Enterobacteriaceae
Acinetobacter
R = resistant.
Correlation Between Carbapenem Consumption and P aeruginosa
Resistance
Lepper PM, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2002;46:2920-2925. For educational purposes only.
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Are We Even Dosing Antibiotics in the ICU Correctly?
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Abdul Aziz MH, et al. Semin Respir Crit Care. 2015;36:136-153.
AUC = area under the concentration–time curve; Cmax = maximum drug concentration over a dosing interval; MIC = minimal inhibitory concentration; T>MIC =duration of time that drug concentration remains above MIC.
Udy et al. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2010;49:1-16.
Explanation of Augmented Renal Clearance
ARC arises from interaction of: Systemic
inflammation Physiologic reserve
ARC noted in: Young patients Trauma patients
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CO = cardiac output; GRF = glomerular filtration rate; RBF = renal blood flow.
B-lactam Underdosing in Patients with ARC?
ARC = supranormal glomerular filtration
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Clinical Cure and All-Cause 28-Day MortalityDoripenem
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Clinical cure rateMITT 36 79 45.6 50 88 56.8 -11.2 -26.3; 3.8ME 28 57 49.1 36 59 66.1 -17.0 -34.7; 0.8
Creatinine clearance* (MITT)≥150 mL/min 8 18 44.4 20 28 71.4 -27.0 -55.4; 1.4≥80–150 31 15 48.4 37 19 51.4 -3.0 -26.8; 20.9>50–<80 23 12 52.2 18 9 50.0 2.2 -28.7; 33.0>30–≤50 5 0 0 2 1 50.0 -50.0≤30 2 1 50.0 3 1 33.3 16.7
All-cause 28-day mortalityMITT 17 79 21.5 13 88 14.8 6.7 -5.0; 18.5
*Calculated using Cockcroft-Gault formulas relating serum creatinine with age and body weight.
Kollef MH, et al. Crit Care. 2012;16:R218. MITT = microbiological intent to treat; ME = microbiologically evaluable.
B-lactam (BL) Infusion in Severe Sepsis (BLISS) Trial
Prospective, randomized, non-blinded Interventions
Intermittent bolus (IB) of BL vs Continuous infusion (CI)
Agents: cefepime, piperacillin/tazobactam, meropenem Subjects: (n = 140) Adults, severe sepsis, and organ dysfunction Endpoints
Clinical cure 14 days after discontinuation of antibiotics PK/PD targets (BL levels measured in central lab)
Abdul Aziz MH, et al. Intensive Care Med. Published online Jan. 2016.PK/PD = pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics.
BLISS
Abdul Aziz MH, et al. Intensive Care Med. 2016;42:1535-1545. For educational purposes only.
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Conclusions Resistance among GNR is increasing. Pattern is seen globally and in multiple
pathogen types. Resistance drives inappropriate therapy. We know very little about how to use
antibiotics in the patients who need them most urgently.
Antibiotic StewardshipBrad Spellberg, MD, FIDSA, FACP
Chief Medical OfficerLos Angeles County, University of Southern
California Medical CenterProfessor of Clinical Medicine
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Keck School of MedicineLos Angeles, California
Power of AntibioticsPower of AntibioticsDisease Pre-Antibiotic
Death RateDeath with Antibiotics
Change in Death
Community pneumonia1 35% 10% -25%
Hospital pneumonia2 60% 30% -30%
Heart infection3,4 100% 25% -75%
Brain infection5,6 >80% <20% -60%
Skin infection7,8 11% <0.5% -10%
By comparison…treatment of myocardial infarction with aspirin or fibrinolytic drugs9
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1. IDSA. Position Paper. Clin Infect Dis. 2008;47:s249-s265; 2. IDSA/ACCP/ATS/SCCM. Position Paper. Clin Infect Dis. 2010;51:s150-s170; 3. Kerr AJ. Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas; 1955. 4. Lancet. 1935;226:383-384; 5. Lancet. 1938;231:733-7344. 6. Waring et al. Am J Med. 1948;5:402-418; 7. Spellberg et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2009;49:383-391; 8. Madsen. Infection. 1973;1:76-81; 9. Lancet. 1988;2:349-360.
Problem SummaryProblem Summary
We’re running out of antibiotics. Resistance continues to spread. Scientific challenges to discover new leads US regulations are unbearable. What companies do develop I don’t need.
Other than this, all is well…
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Year Drug Use Needed? Funded by?2009 Telavancin MRSA skin No Small company2010 Ceftaroline MRSA skin No Small company2012 Bedaquiline TB Yes TB alliance*2014 Tedizolid MRSA skin No Small company2014 Dalbavancin MRSA skin No Small company2014 Oritavancin MRSA skin No Small company2014 Ceftolozane-
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2017 Delafloxacin MRSA skin No Small company
2017 Meropenem-Vaborbactam
cUTI—CRE Yes Mid-Sized company
*Alliance for TB is a nonprofit organization founded by academics and public health advocates in partnership with funding from several governments, other nonprofits (eg, Gates), and major pharmaceutical companies—it is a Public-Private Partnership. www.tballiance.org
CRE = carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae; MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; TB = tuberculosis; UTI = urinary tract infection.
The Future Unless…The Future Unless… Resistance will continue, guaranteed—
death, taxes, resistance.
Antibiotic Stewardship“…. the microbes are educated to resist penicillin and a host of penicillin-fast organisms is bred out… In such cases the thoughtless person playing with penicillin is morally responsible for the death of the man who finally succumbs to infection with the penicillin-resistant organism. I hope this evil can be averted.”
– Sir Alexander Fleming, The New York Times, June 1945
How Are We Doing 70 Years Later?How Are We Doing 70 Years Later?
From 2006–2012, overall days of therapy in hospital did not go down—broad-spectrum antibiotic use went up.
In a second study, modest initial outpatient declines plateaued, and broad-spectrum antibiotic use went up.
New Guidelines on StewardshipNew Guidelines on Stewardship
Entirely focused on the tactical What to do at the ground level Tools for stewardship in hospitals Composition of stewardship teams
Minimal focus on strategic (provider) How to alter human behavior? How to mitigate fear driving scripts? How to overcome patient forces?
New Guidelines on StewardshipNew Guidelines on Stewardship
No focus on grand strategy (societal) How to financially align societal interests with
provider and patient interests? How to incentivize healthcare organizations to
arm their programs with teeth? How to get payers, regulators, and specialty
societies aligned with basic principles?
New Guidelines on StewardshipNew Guidelines on Stewardship
Are We Serious About This or Not?Are We Serious About This or Not?
Tactics don’t work if not backed by strategy and grand strategy. We’ve been using the same lousy tactics for
decades. Things are not any better.“I’d love to implement antibiotic restrictions, but our docs won’t tolerate it.”
Common ScenariosCommon Scenarios#1: The Surgical Intern
Them: “Yeah I’ve got a patient with (perforated appendix, cholecystitis, cholangitis, etc). They’re spiking through ceftriaxone + metronidazole. I need piperacillin-tazobactam.”
Me: “It was community onset, right? Why would Pseudomonas be in there?”
Them: “Probably not Pseudomonas. But they’re spiking through ceftriaxone/metronidazole.”
Common ScenariosCommon Scenarios#1: The Surgical Intern
Me: “Piperacillin-tazobactam doesn’t kill susceptible Escherichia coli any deader than ceftriaxone, and this is not Pseudomonas.” (But note the fear is contagious—the more I insist it’s not Pseudomonas,the more likely it is the universe will make it be to spite me!)
#2: The ED or Medicine Resident
Them: “Yeah I’ve got a patient with GNB in the urine.”
Me: “Do they have symptoms?”
Them: “No. But they have GNB in urine.”
Me: “Right. That’s asymptomatic bacteriuria. We don’t treat that.”
Them: “I know. But there’s GNB in the urine, so I need the antibiotics.”
Common ScenariosCommon Scenarios
ED = emergency department; GNB = gram-negative bacillus.
#3: The ICU Fellow
Them: “I need meropenem and vancomycin.”
Me: “What are the indications?”
Them: “I have a crashing patient.”
Me: “Okay. I hear you. But looking at the computer, this is CAP, right?”
Them: “Yeah, it’s CAP. But the patient’s really sick. I need broad coverage.”
Common ScenariosCommon Scenarios
CAP = community-acquired pneumonia; ICU = intensive care unit.
Is This Really an Education Deficit?Is This Really an Education Deficit?
Do we really believe that physicians don’t know not to treat asymptomatic bacteriuria? If this was on a board exam, would they get the question wrong?
Do we think that the surgical team has logically thought through options and simply misunderstands how antibiotics work?
Do we think the ICU Fellow believes Pseudomonasand MRSA are common CAP pathogens?
Or Is This About Fear?Or Is This About Fear? Antibiotics are among the most potent of all anxiolytics—
they act on prescribers. When providers are afraid, they act instinctively.
Antibiotics sooth their fears. They act differently than how they would answer when
taking a board examination. This is about fear—and fear cannot be overcome by
rational education. It must be countered by psychology.
Antibiotic StewardshipAntibiotic Stewardship
Spellberg B, et al. JAMA. 2016;315:1229-1230. For educational purposes only.
We need to recognize that antibiotics are unique among drugs. Only they have transmissible resistance. Those that work today won’t work in the
future—they must be continually replaced. Every person’s use affects everyone else’s. Antibiotics are a shared societal trust—not true
of any other type of drug.
Antibiotic StewardshipAntibiotic Stewardship
Antibiotics and EntitlementAntibiotics and Entitlement
No one has a right to waste antibiotics—wasting them hurts everyone.
Traditional Approaches Focus on what the stewardship team
should look like—process Methods include: Education (yawn) Up-front restrictions Downstream de-escalation Care pathways, order sets, etc
Focus on the Diagnosis!Focus on the Diagnosis!
What is the DDx? What organisms cause those diseases? What antibiotics cover those organisms? Don’t talk to me about your fear—what are you
treating?DDx = differential diagnosis.
Basic ICU Principles Pseudomonal coverage is not required for
community-onset infections (except in unusual circumstances).
MRSA coverage is not required for most CAP, cellulitis, IAI, UTI.
FDA indication is irrelevant. The fact that drugs worked in clinical trials is
irrelevant. Be a responsible steward, please.
FDA = US Food and Drug Administration; IAI = intra-abdominal infections.
Short-Course TherapyShort-Course Therapy“The most viable strategy for reducing
antimicrobial selective pressure is to treat infections only for as long as is necessary.”
- Dr Lou RiceExecutive Chair of MedicineWarren Alpert School of MedicineBrown UniversityMaxwell Finland Lecture, 2008 Infectious Diseases Society of America Annual Meeting
Stewardship: The New MantraStewardship: The New Mantra
Standard antibiotic durations: 1–2 Constantine units—based on 1695-year-old decree
Stewardship: Shorter = BetterDiagnosis Short (d) Long (d) ResultCAP 3 or 5 7, 8, or 10 EqualHAP 7 10–15 EqualVAP 8 15 EqualPyelo 7 or 5 14 or 10 EqualIAI 4 10 EqualAECB ≤5 ≥7 EqualCellulitis 5–6 10 EqualOsteo 42 84 Equal
Numerous studies showing shorter therapy is as effective as longer
AECB = acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis; d = days; HAP = hospital-acquired pneumonia; Osteo = osteomyelitis; Pyelo = pyelonephritis; VAP = ventilator-associated pneumonia.
CAP: Short Course
Singh et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2000;162:505-511; Dunbar et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2003;37:752-760; Zhao X ,et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014;80:141-147; Pakistan Multicentre Amoxycillin Short Course Therapy (MASCOT) pneumonia study group. Lancet. 2002;360:835-841; Greenberg et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014;33:136-142; Dunbar LM, et al. Curr Med Res Opin. 2004;20:555-563; el Moussaoui et al. BMJ. 2006;332:1355; Uranga et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176:1257-1265.
Multiple randomized trials showing 5 (or even 3) days not inferior to 7 to 10 days of antibiotic
Now includes a study of patients with PORT IV and V (Uranga et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176:1257-1265.)
Reduced emergence of resistance with shorter-course therapy
PORT = Pneumonia Patient Outcomes Research Team.
HAP/VAP: Short Course Several randomized trials showing that 7–8
days as effective as 10–15 days Reduced emergence of resistance with
shorter-course therapy Original concerns regarding nonfermenting
GNB have not panned out; new guidelines recommend 7 days for all, irrespective of pathogen.
Capellier et al. PLoS One. 2012:7:e41290; Chastre et al. JAMA. 2003;290:2588-2598; Kalil et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2016;63:e61-e111.
Klompas et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2017;64:870-876.
VAP: “Ultra-Short Course” Retrospective study of VAP at Brigham from 2006–
2014 of patients started on antibiotic for “suspected VAP”
All had PEEP ≤5 and FiO2 ≤40% on the day antibiotic was started and for 2 days following.
Suspected VAP = endotracheal or BAL Cx ≥3 days after intubation + antibiotic given within 2 days of Cx
BAL = bronchoalveolar lavage; Cx = culture; FiO2 = fraction of inspired oxygen; PEEP = positive end-expiratory pressure.
VAP: “Ultra-Short Course”
Klompas et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2017;64:870-876. For educational purposes only.
Author’s conclusion: You can treat with ≤3 days of antibiotic for patients with VAP with low PEEP and FiO2.
My conclusion: You can treat with ≤3 days of antibiotic for patients who don’t have VAP.
If you’re going to treat uninfected patients with antibiotics, at least do the courtesy of treating for a short period of time.
VAP: “Ultra-Short Course”
Klompas et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2017;64:870-876.
Stewardship: The Power of Diagnostics
Fear drives inappropriate antibiotic use. Fear is based on diagnostic uncertainty. Rapid diagnostics provide psychological
reassurance to overcome the fear. Procalcitonin is a biomarker indicating it is
safe to withhold or shorten antibiotic therapy—it is not diagnostic.
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Audit and feedback (peer comparison)
“Accountable justification” in EMR
“Suggested alternatives” in EMR
Stewardship: New Psychological Approaches
EMR = electronic medical record.
Stewardship: Benchmarking Antibiotic Use
Need to align physician and public interests Antibiotic use should be publicly reported and
payments to healthcare systems (and possibly providers) benchmarked to reward low use and penalize high use.
Analogous to infection prevention—always had IP programs, but infection rates didn’t go down until public reporting and pay for performance
IP = infection prevention.
Take-Home Messages1. Recognize and combat fear and entitlement; keep it
objective. What’s the DDx? What organisms are a concern?
2. Don’t use pseudomonal or MRSA coverage routinely—only when indicated.
3. Use short-course therapy4. Encourage diagnostics/biomarkers5. The future is audit/feedback and pay for
performance.
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Acknowledgments
Emerging Options and Determining Optimal Treatment Selection:
Focus on New Agents for Complicated Urinary Tract Infections and Complicated
Intra-abdominal Infections
Keith A. Rodvold, PharmD, FCCP, FIDSAProfessor of Pharmacy Practice and Medicine
Colleges of Pharmacy and MedicineUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Types of Severe Infections Recommended for General Antimicrobial Development
Infection Enrollment Criteria Endpoint
Complicated urinary tract infections(cUTI)
Risk factors plus symptoms plus pyuria
Resolution of symptoms and sterilization of urine
Complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI) Operative diagnosis Resolution of baseline symptoms
Acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection (ABSSSI) 75 cm2 of erythema 20% reduction in size of area of erythema at
48 hours of therapy
Community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP)
Specific pulmonary symptoms plus high-level severity
Improvement in baseline symptoms at days 3–5 of therapy (specific scale)
Hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (HABP) Specific pulmonary symptoms 28-day all-cause mortality
Ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP) Specific pulmonary symptoms 28-day all-cause mortality
Rex JH, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 (Epub).
Recently Approved Antimicrobial Agents Ceftolozane-tazobactam
New cephalosporin plus an older β-lactamase inhibitor Two randomized phase III trials, per clinical indication, combined for approval
cUTIs, including pyelonephritis cIAIs, used in combination with metronidazole
Ceftazidime-avibactam Older cephalosporin plus a new β-lactamase inhibitor Initially approved on phase II data, followed by phase III trial results
cUTIs, including pyelonephritis cIAIs, used in combination with metronidazole
Delafloxacin Fluoroquinolone Two randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, non-inferiority trials
ABSSSIs Meropenem-vaborbactam
Older carbapenem plus a new β-lactamase inhibitor One randomized phase III trial
cUTIs, including pyelonephritis
Scott LJ. Drugs. 2016;76:231-242; Falcone M et al. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016;71:2713-2722; Markham A. Delafloxacin: first global approval. Drugs.2017;10. (Epub); US FDA News release. August 29, 2017.
Delafloxacin: The Long and Winding Road to Approval
Markham A. Drugs. 2017;10.1007/s40265-017-0790-5 (Epub). For educational purposes only.FDA = US Food and Drug Administration; NDA = new drug application.
Meropenem-Vaborbactam A Phase III, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of
Carbavance (Meropenem/Vaborbactam) Compared to Piperacillin-Tazobactam in the of Treatment of cUTIs, including AP, in Adults (TANGO 1) (NCT02166476; ClinicalTrials.gov)
Similar percentage of subjects with AP (59.0%) and cUTI (40%); 19% removable and 21% non-removable source
EOVIT Microbial Eradication at TOC
m-MITT Population Meropenem-Vaborbactam
Piperacillin-Tazobactam
Meropenem-Vaborbactam
Piperacillin-Tazobactam
Overall (package insert) 98.4% 94.3% 76.5% 73.2%
AP 97.5% 94.1% 74.2% 63.3%
cUTI and removable source 100% 92.1% 60.0% 52.6%
cUTI and non-removable source 100% 95.3% 48.6% 48.8%
Meropenem/vaborbactam [package insert]. Parsippany, NJ: The Medicines Company; 2017; 27th ECCMID; Vienna, Austria; 2017; Abstracts OS0604 and P1289; Falagas ME et al. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2016;14:747-763.
AP = acute pyelonephritis; EOVIT = overall success at end of IV treatment; IV = intravenous; m-MITT = microbiological modified intent-to-treat; TOC = test of cure.
Similar percentage of subjects with AP (59.0%) and cUTI (40%); 19% removable and 21% non-removable source.
Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Resistant Pathogens
Boucher HW, et al. J Infect Dis. 2017a;10.1093/infdis/jix211 (Epub); Rex JH, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2013;13:269-275. For educational purposes only.PK = pharmacokinetics.
Role of PK-PD for Optimizing Antimicrobial Dosing
Tangden T, et al. Intensive Care Med. 2017;43:1021-1032. For educational purposes only.
PD = pharmacodynamics.
New Antimicrobial Agents Being Developed to Treat Resistant
Gram-Negative BacteriaAgent Related Class Developer
Meropenem-vaborbactam BLBLI The Medicines Company
Imipenem-relebactam BLBLI Merck
Aztreonam-avibactam BLBLI Astra-Zeneca
Cefepime-zidebactam BLBLI Wockhardt
Cefiderocol Cephalosporin Shionogi
Plazomicin Aminoglycoside AchaogenEravacycline Tetracycline Tetraphase
Sulbactam-ETX2514 BLBLI Entasis Therapeutics
Murepavadin (POL7080) Macrocycle LptD inhibitor Polyphor
BLBLI = β-lactam-β-lactamase inhibitors combinations; LptD = lipopolysaccharide transport protein D.
Carbapenem Plus β-Lactamase Inhibitor Vaborbactam (RPX7009)
Cyclic boronic acid-based β-lactamase inhibitor Creates a covalent bond between boron moiety and serine hydroxyl β-lactamase
Good affinities for many class A and C serine β-lactamases High inhibitory potency against KPC-producing isolates
Currently combined with meropenem Relebactam (MK-7655)
Diazebicyclooctanone, non- β-lactam, β-lactamase inhibitor Similar chemical structure and spectrum of activity as avibactam
Class A and C activity with minor D activity Lacking activity against MBLs and most OXAs
Currently combined with imipenem-cilastatin
Falagas ME, et al. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2016;14:747-763; Papp-Wallace KM, et al. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2016;30:441-464; Wong D, et al. Drugs. 2017;77:615-628.
KPC = Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases; MBL = metallo-β-lactamase; OXA = oxacillinase.
Meropenem-Vaborbactam
Data Safety and Monitoring Board’s recommendation to discontinue randomization into the TANGO-2 trial was based on the results of an interim analysis of data.
Efficacy: Statistically significant differences favor meropenem-vaborbactam over best available therapy for clinical cure at the TOC visit in the protocol-specified primary population (all patients with microbiologically evaluable CRE).
Mortality rates: Lower among patients treated with meropenem-vaborbactam Renal toxicity: Lower rates of renal adverse events and serum creatinine increases among
patients treated with meropenem-vaborbactam than best available therapy – particularly among patients receiving colistin and aminoglycosides
The Medicines Company announces TANGO-2 trial of meropenem-vaborbactam (formerly, Carbavance) stopped early for superior benefit-risk compared to best available therapy for CRE [press release]. Parsippany, NJ: The Medicines Company; July 25, 2017.
Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability of Carbavance Compared to Best Available Therapy in Serious Infections Due to Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, in Adults (TANGO 2); ongoing trial (NCT02168946; ClinicalTrials.gov)
CRE = carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
In Vitro Activity of Imipenem-Relebactam 4000 isolates collected from 11 hospitals in Brooklyn and Queens, NY, from November 2013 to
January 2014
Species (n)Imipenem Imipenem-Relebactam
MIC50 MIC90 MIC50MIC90
Escherichia coli (2778) 0.25 0.25 0.25/4 0.25/4
Klebsiella pneumoniae (891) 0.25 4 0.25/4 0.25/4
blaKPC-possessing K pneumoniae (111) 16 >16 0.25/4 1/4
Enterobacter spp. (211) 0.5 1 0.25 / 4 0.5 / 4
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (490) 2 16 0.5 / 4 2 / 4
Imipenem-resistant P aeruginosa (144) 8 >16 1 / 4 2 / 4
Acinetobacter baumannii (158) 4 >16 2 / 4 >16 / 4
blaOXA-23-possessing A baumannii (58) >16 >16 >16 / 4 >16 / 4
Lapuebla A, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015;59:5029-5031; Mavridou E, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015;59:790-795.
MIC values in mg/L. MIC = minimal inhibitory concentration.
Imipenem + Cilastatin –Relebactam (MK-7655A)
Phase II cIAIs trial (n = 351 randomized patients): 1:1:1 ratio in treatment groups of imipenem plus relebactam 250 mg, 125 mg, placebo Clinical response: 93.7%, 95.3%, 94.9% (microbiologically evaluable, n = 230)
Phase II cUTIs trial (n = 302 randomized patients): 1:1:1 ratio in treatment groups of imipenem plus relebactam 250 mg, 125 mg, placebo with switch therapy to
oral ciprofloxacin after 96 hours of IV study therapy Microbiological response: 95.5%, 98.6%, 98.7% (at end of IV therapy, n = 230) Composite response: 54.1%, 59.8%, 61.7% (at early follow-up [exploratory endpoint])
Efficacy and Safety of Imipenem + Cilastatin/Relebactam vs Imipenem + Cilastatin/Colistimethate Sodium in Imipenem-Resistant Bacterial Infection (RESTORE-IMI 1); ongoing trial (NCT02452047; ClinicalTrials.gov)
Imipenem/Relebactam/Cilastatin vs Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Treatment of Participants with Bacterial Pneumonia (RESTORE-IMI 2); ongoing trial (NCT02493764; ClinicalTrials.gov)
Lucasti C, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016;60:6234-6243; Sims M, et al. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2017;72:2616-2626; Falagas ME, et al. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2016;14:747-763.
Plazomicin (ACHN-490) Next-generation aminoglycoside (“neoglycoside”)
synthetically derived from sisomicin In vitro activity against both gram-positive and gram-
negative organisms, including isolates harboring any of the clinically relevant aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes (eg, acetyltransferases [AAC], nucleotidyltransferases [ANT], and phosphotransferases [APH])
Retains in vitro activity against aminoglycoside-resistant MDR, PDR, and XDR isolates of Enterobacteriaceae, except the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase–positive isolate
Plazomicin is not active against isolates that produce acquired 16S-RMTase.
Krause KM, et al. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2016;6; Zhanel GG, et al. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2012;10:459-473; Falagas ME, et al. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2016;14:747-763; Doi Y, et al. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2016;30:523-537. For educational purposes only.
MDR = multidrug-resistant; PDR = pandrug-resistant; XDR = extensive drug-resistant.
Plazomicin A Phase III, Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Efficacy
and Safety of Plazomicin Compared With Meropenem Followed by Optional Oral Therapy for the Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infection, Including Acute Pyelonephritis, in Adults (NCT02486627, ClinicalTrials.gov)
Presented at: 27th ECCMID; April 22, 2017; Vienna, Austria. Abstract OS0250E.
Outcome Plazomicin Meropenem Difference (95% CI)Per Patient
m-MITT population 87.4% (167/191) 72.1% (142/197) 15.4% (7.5, 23.2)
ME population 90.5% (162/179) 76.6% (134/175) 13.9% (6.3, 21.7)
Per Pathogen (ME population)
Enterobacteriaceae 90.3% (167/185) 77.5% (141/182) 12.8% (5.4, 20.4)
AG-nonsusceptible 80.8% (42/52) 68.6% (35/51) 12.1% (-4.8, 28.7)ESBL 83.3% (40/48) 74.6% (41/55) 8.8% (-7.5, 24.4)
AG = aminoglycoside; CI = confidence interval; ESBL = extended-spectrum β-lactamase; ME = microbiologically evaluable.
Plazomicin A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and
Safety of Plazomicin Compared with Colistin in Patients With Infection Due to Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CARE) (NCT01970371; ClinicalTrials.gov)
Plazomicin in combination with meropenem or tigecycline Colistin in combination with meropenem or tigecycline Treatment of patients with bloodstream infection, HABP, VABP, or cUTI
Connolly L et al. Plazomicin (PLZ) Associated with Improved Survival and Safety Comapred to Colistin (CST) in Serious Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Infections: Results of the CARE Study. Presented at: 27th ECCMID; April 22, 2017; Vienna, Austria. Abstract OS0250F.
Plazomicin Colistin Difference(90% Exact CI)
RelativeReduction
Day 28 ACM or SDRC 23.5% (4/17) 50.0% (10/20) 26.5% (-0.7, 51.2) 53.0%
Day 28 ACM 11.8% (2/17) 40.0% (8/20) 17.25% (0.7, 52.5) 70.5%
ACM = all-cause mortality; SDRC = significant disease-related complications.
Cefiderocol (S-649266) Siderophore cephalosporin with a
catechol moiety and binds mainly to PBP-3 of gram-negative bacteria
Catechol moiety to form a chelating complex with ferric iron
Superior in vitro activity than β-lactam comparators against ESBL-, KPC-, or metallo- β-lactamase–positive Enterobacteriaceae isolates, and both MDR P aeruginosa and A baumannii strains
Ito-Horiyama T, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016;60:4384-4386; West KN, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016;60:729-734; Ito A, et al. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016;71:670-6777; Falagas ME, et al. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2016;14:747-763; Tillotson GS. Infect Dis (Auckl). 2016;9:45-52. For educational purposes only.
Cefiderocol (S-649266) Completed trial (top-line results) (NCT02321800; ClinicalTrials.gov)
A Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Clinical Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous S-649266 in Complicated Urinary Tract Infections With or Without Pyelonephritis or Acute Uncomplicated Pyelonephritis Caused by Gram-Negative Pathogens in Hospitalized Adults in Comparison With Intravenous Imipenem/Cilastatin
Portsmouth D et al. Presented at: 27th ECCMID; April 22, 2017; Vienna, Austria. Abstract 7582; Falagas ME, et al. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2016;14:747-763.
Outcome Cefiderocol Imipenem-Cilastatin Difference (95% CI)Clinical/microbiological 72.6% (183/252) 54.6% (65/119) 18.58% (8.23, 28.92)Per-patient microbiological 73.0% (184/252) 56.3% (67/119) 17.25% (6.92, 27.58)
Ongoing trials: Study of S-649266 or Best Available Therapy for the Treatment of Severe Infections Caused by
Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens (NCT02714595; ClinicalTrials.gov) Clinical Study of S-649266 for the Treatment of Nosocomial Pneumonia Caused by Gram-
Negative Pathogens (NCT03032380; ClinicalTrials.gov; not yet recruiting)
Intravenous Fosfomycin Completed trial (top-line results) (NCT02753946; ClinicalTrials.gov)
Randomized, Double-Blind, Comparative Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Fosfomycin (ZTI-01) vs Piperacillin/Tazobactam in the Treatment of cUTI/AP in Hospitalized Adults (ZEUS)
Zavante Therapeutics’ Zolyd Met Primary Endpoint in Pivotal ZEUS Study for Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections [press release]. San Diego, CA: Zavante Therapeutics Inc; April 5, 2017.
Outcome Fosfomycin Piperacillin-Tazobactam Difference (95% CI)
Clinical cure plus microbiological eradication 64.7% (119/184) 54.5% (97/178) 10.2% (-0.4, 20.8)
Clinical cure rates 90.8% 91.6%
465 patients were randomized to receive either 6 grams q8h of IV fosfomycin (18 grams total daily dose) or 4.5 grams q8h of IV piperacillin-tazobactam (13.5 grams total daily dose) for 7 days (14 days in patients with concurrent bacteremia).
Oral step-down therapy was prohibited.q8h = every 8 hours.
Tetracycline Antibiotics
Minocycline and tigecycline are tetracycline derivatives with antibacterial activity against A baumannii clinical isolates (including MDR and XDR strains).
Exhibit additive or synergistic bactericidal activity against isolates when combined with other antibacterials
Concerns with high mortality and increased recurrence of bacteremia when tigecycline MIC ≥2 mg/L
Greig SL, et al. Drugs. 2016;76:1467-1476; Lashinsky JN, et al. Infect Dis Ther. 2017;doi. 10.1007/s40121-017-0153-2; Chuang YC, et al. BMC Infect Dis. 2014;14:102; Cheng A, et al. Crit Care Med. 2015;43:1194-1204; Spellberg B, et al. Crit Care Med. 2015;43:1332-1334.
Tetracycline Doxycycline Minocycline Tigecycline
In Vitro Activity of Eravacycline Fully synthetic fluorocycline with broad-spectrum activity including MDR gram-
positive, gram-negative, aerobic and anaerobic organisms (reduced activity against P aeruginosa and Burkholderia cenocepacia)
Active against isolates containing tetracycline-specific efflux (Tet A and Tet B) and ribosomal protection proteins (Tet M and Tet O)
Active against Enterobacteriaceae harboring ESBLs and carbapenemases
Species (n) ESBL blaKPC blaOXAEravacyclineMIC50/MIC90
TigecyclineMIC50/MIC90
E coli (2866) 13% 0.17% - 0.12/0.5 4/>16
K pneumoniae (944) 33% 13% - 0.25/1.0 0.5/2.0
Enterobacter aerogenes (90) 22% 3.3% - 0.25/1.0 0.5/2.0
Enterobacter cloacae (124) 23% 3.2% - 0.5/1.0 0.5/2.0
A baumannii (158) 67% 0.63% 36% 0.5/1.0 2.0/4.0
Abdallah M, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015;59:1802-1805. MIC values in mg/L.
Intravenous Eravacycline Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Eravacycline vs Ertapenem in Complicated
Intra-abdominal Infections in the Investigating Gram-Negative Infections Treated with Eravacycline (IGNITE 1) Trial
Solomkin JS, et al. JAMA Surg. 2017;152:224-232.
Outcome Eravacycline Ertapenem Difference (95% CI)
m-MITT 86.8% (191/220) 87.6% (198/226) -0.8 (-7.1, 5.5)
Modified intent-to-treat (MITT) 87.0% (235/270) 88.8% (238/268) -1.8 (-7.4, 3.8)
Clinically evaluable (CE) 92.9% (222/239) 94.5% (225/238) -1.7 (-6.3, 2.8)
Eravacycline 1.0 mg/kg q12h vs ertapenem 1.0 gram q24h, minimum of 4 doses Treatment-emergent adverse events in each treatment group was similar for vomiting, anemia, pyrexia,
and diarrhea. Nausea: 22 eravacycline patients (8.1%); 2 ertapenem patients (0.7%) Phlebitis: 8 eravacycline patients (3.0%); 1 ertapenem patient (0.4%)
q12h = every 12 hours; q24h = every 24 hours.
Intravenous Eravacycline Completed trial (top-line results) (NCT02784704; ClinicalTrials.gov)
A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Multicenter, Prospective Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Eravacycline Compared with Meropenem in Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections (IGNITE 4)
Press release. Parsippany, NJ: Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals; July 25, 2017.
Outcome Eravacycline Meropenem Difference (95% CI)m-MITT
12.5% non-inferiority margin (FDA) 90.8% (177/195) 91.2% (187/205) -0.4 (-6.3, 5.3)
MITT12.5% non-inferiority margin (EMA) 92.4% (231/250) 91.2% (228/249) 0.4 (-4.1, 5.8)
CE12.5% non-inferiority margin (EMA) 96.9% (218/225) 96.1% (222/231) 0.8 (-2.9, 4.5)
Treatment-emergent adverse event rates were similar in both treatment groups. Most commonly reported drug-related adverse events for eravacycline were infusion site reactions,
nausea, and vomiting (rate of <5%). Adverse event profile for IV eravacycline consistent with phase III IGNITE 1 and phase II clinical trials
in cIAIEMA = European Medicines Agency.
Intravenous Eravacycline A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Multicenter,
Prospective Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of IV Eravacycline Compared With Ertapenem in Complicated Urinary Tract Infections (IGNITE 3)
Ongoing trial (NCT03032510; ClinicalTrials.gov) Oral step-down therapy to levofloxacin
A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Multicenter, Prospective Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Eravacycline Compared With Levofloxacin in Complicated Urinary Tract Infections (IGNITE 2)
IV-to-oral transition therapy did not achieve its primary endpoint of statistical non-inferiority compared to levofloxacin.
Eravacycline 1.5 mg/kg IV q24h followed by 200 mg orally q12h vs levofloxacin 750 mg IV q24h followed by 750 mg orally q24h
Press release. Watertown, MA: Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. September 8, 2015.
Agents Targeting a Single MDR Pathogen
Sulbactam - ETX2514 ETX2514 is a broad-spectrum and potent inhibitor of class A, C, and D β-
lactamases. Sulbactam is a β-lactam agent that has intrinsic activity against A
baumannii (but widespread β-lactamase–mediated resistance to sulbactam).
Murepavadin (POL7080) Pseudomonas-specific antibiotic, with a novel mode of action Being developed for the treatment of the most severe P aeruginosa
infection – nosocomial pneumonia (including VABP and HABP)
27th ECCMID; Vienna, Austria; April 2017. Abstracts 4097, 5942, and 1308-1311; Srinivas N, et al. Science. 2010;327:1010-1013; Boucher HW, et al. J Infect Dis. 2017;10.1093/infdis/jix211.
Accelerating Global Innovation to Address Antimicrobial Resistance CARB-X (sprang from the US government’s Combating Antibiotic
Resistant Bacteria [CARB] initiative) A new global public-private partnership that in the next 5 years will
accelerate the progression of a diverse portfolio of innovative antibacterial products into clinical trials
At least 20 high-quality antibacterial products towards clinical development leveraging $455 million in BARDA funds with matching funds from Wellcome Trust
Boston University leads the project.
Outterson K, et al. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2016;15:589-590; CARB-X Web site. Available at: http://www.carb-x.org. Accessed September 2017.BARDA = US Department of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.
CARB-X Funding – April 2017Company Agent/Device Target
Cidara Therapeutics Bifunctional immunotherapy (CD201) Acinetobacter, P aeruginosa, Enterobacteriaceae
ContraFect Recombinant lysin protein P aeruginosaEntasis Therapeutics Oral gram-negative combination (ETX0282) Gram-negative bacteriaForge Therapeutics LpxC inhibitor Gram-negative bacteriaMicrobiotix Virulence modifier (T3SS inhibitor) P aeruginosaOppilotech Targets synthesis of LPS Gram-negative bacteria
Redx Pharma Dual-acting topoisomerase inhibitor (NBTI) Acinetobacter, P aeruginosa, Enterobacteriaceae
Spero Therapeutics Potentiator (SPR741) Gram-negative bacteriaTetraphase Pharmaceuticals Next-generation tetracycline (TP-6076) Acinetobacter,
EnterobacteriaceaeVisterra Antibody-drug conjugate (VIS705) P aeruginosa
CARB-X Web site. Available at: http://www.carb-x.org. Accessed September 2017.
Discover New Antibiotics to Treat Superbugs
LPS = lipopolysaccharides; LpxC = UDP-3-O-((R)-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-N-acetyl glucosamine deacetylase; NBBTI = novel bacterial type II topoisomerase inhibitor.
Company Agent/Device Target
Achaogen Inc. LpxC inhibitors P aeruginosa
Antabio SAS Pseudomonas elastase inhibitor P aeruginosa
Bugworks Research India Pvt Ltd.
Gyrase-topoisomerase inhibitor Gram-negative bacteria
DebiopharmInternational SA
Inhibitor of bacterial fatty acid biosynthesis Neisseria gonorrhoeae
EligoChem Ltd Helical antimicrobial peptide Gram-negative bacteria
Iterum Therapeutics Oral/IV sulopenem Gram-negative bacteria
VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals
B-lactamase–resistant PBP inhibitor Enterobacteriaceae
CARB-X Funding – July 2017Discover New Antibiotics to Treat Superbugs
PBP = penicillin-binding protein.CARB-X Web site. Available at: http://www.carb-x.org. Accessed September 2017.
Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogen
53-year-old female with a history of a deceased-donor renal transplant
MICU admission for idiopathic liver failure 3-week hospital course complicated by toxic
megacolon secondary to Clostridium difficile infection, polymicrobial empyema, and anuric renal failure
Developed septic shock and started on continuous renal replacement therapy
Ascites fluid, respiratory, and blood cultures positive for P aeruginosa
Antibiotic susceptibilities for the isolate cultured from ascites fluid
Antibiotic MIC (mg/L) InterpretationAmikacin 16 Susceptible
Aztreonam >16 Resistant
Cefepime >16 Resistant
Ceftazidime >16 Resistant
Ciprofloxacin >2 Resistant
Colistin 2 Susceptible
Gentamicin 8 Intermediate
Imipenem-cilastatin >8 Resistant
Levofloxacin >4 Resistant
Meropenem >8 Resistant
Piperacillin-tazobactam >64 Resistant
Ticarcillin-clavulanate >64 Resistant
Tobramycin 2 SusceptibleWenzler E, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017;61:e00484-17.MICU = medical intensive care unit.
Multidrug-ResistantGram-Negative Pathogen
What would your therapy of choice be for this patient at this point?A. Polymyxin BB. Piperacillin-tazobactam plus colistinC. Meropenem plus amikacinD. Ceftolozane-tazobactamE. Ceftazidime-avibactamF. Plazomicin (compassionate use)
Antibiotic MIC (mg/L) InterpretationCeftazidime-avibactam 6/4 Susceptible
Ceftolozane-tazobactam 24a Susceptible
Wenzler E, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017;61:e00484-17.
a Disk diffusion diameter of inhibition.