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Faropenem

Phase 2

Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Small molecule | Infectious Disease |GSK plc|Last Updated: Sep 13, 2018

Development status

Highest phase Phase 2
Registered trials 1 across 1 sponsor since Jan 2015

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Trial Design

RandomizedACTIVE_CONTROLLEDBiomarker
Total Trials1
Total Enrollment46

FDA Designations

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Clinical trial landscape

Faropenem · 1 trial · 1 indication

Phase 2 1
NCT02349841Phase 2 Trial to Evaluate the Early Bactericidal Activity, Safety and Tolerability of Meropenem Plus Amoxycillin/CA and Faropenem Plus Amoxycillin/CA in Adult Patients With Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary TuberculosisPulmonary Tuberculosis
COMPLETED46 Analytics
PHASE2COMPLETED
Phase 2 Trial to Evaluate the Early Bactericidal Activity, Safety and Tolerability of Meropenem Plus Amoxycillin/CA and Faropenem Plus Amoxycillin/CA in Adult Patients With Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis
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Study Endpoints

Primary Endpoints

Primary Endpoint (The EBA CFU(0-14) as determined by the rate of change in logCFU per ml sputum)
14 days

The EBA CFU(0-14) as determined by the rate of change in logCFU per ml sputum over the period Day 0 to Day 14 which will be described with at most 3 parameters from a linear, bi-linear or non-linear regression of logCFU on time

Secondary Endpoints

Efficacy (The EBA CFU(0-2) and EBA CFU(2-14) as determined by the rate of change of logCFU in sputum)
14 days
Safety and Tolerability (Incidence of treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs)
28 days
Pharmacokinetics (The maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax), time to reach Cmax (Tmax), the minimum observed plasma concentration (Cmin)
14 days
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Study Design & Arms

AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingNONE
ModelSINGLE_GROUP
PurposeTREATMENT

Treatment Arms

ArmTypeDescription
Meropenem;amoxycillin/clavulanic acidEXPERIMENTALMeropenem 2g will be administered intravenously 8-hourly; plus amoxycillin/CA 500mg/125mg will be administered orally 8-hourly for 14 days
Faropenem; amoxycillin/CAEXPERIMENTALFaropenem 600mg will be administered orally 8-hourly; plus amoxycillin/CA 500mg/125mg will be administered orally 8-hourly for 14 days
Rifafour e-275ACTIVE_COMPARATORRifafour e-275 will be administered orally once daily for 14 days as per South African National TB Treatment Guidelines

Interventions

NameTypeDescription
MeropenemDRUGTo administer 2g daily 8 hourly for 14 days
FaropenemDRUGTo adminster 600mg 8 hourly daily for 14 days
Amoxycillin/clavulanic acidDRUGTo administer 625mg 8 hourly daily for 14 days together with the faropenem and meropenem
Rifafour e275DRUGTo be taken as per the National TB treatment programme for 14 days
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Eligibility Criteria

Age Range18 Years to 65 Years
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites1

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Provide written, informed consent prior to all trial-related procedures including HIV testing. 2. Male or female, aged between 18 and 65 years, inclusive. 3. Body weight (in light clothing and with no shoes) between 40 and 90 kg, inclusive. 4. Newly diagnosed, previously untr...

Countries:South Africa
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