Cefiderocol is a novel siderophore cephalosporin antibiotic being developed for the treatment of infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. A phase 2 clinical trial found intravenous cefiderocol to be non-inferior to imipenem-cilastatin for treating complicated urinary tract infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens. Cefiderocol utilizes bacterial iron transport systems to penetrate the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and is highly stable against various carbapenemase enzymes. Its pharmacokinetics and safety profile support a dosage of 2g administered intravenously every 8 hours. These results provide a basis for submitting cefiderocol for FDA approval to treat serious Gram-negative
2. Cefiderocol versus imipenem-cilastatin for the treatment of
complicated urinary tract infections caused by Gram-negative
uropathogens: a phase 2, randomised, double-blind,
non-inferiority trial
Simon Portsmouth, David van Veenhuyzen, Roger Echols, Mitsuaki
Machida, Juan Camilo Arjona Ferreira, Mari Ariyasu, Peter Tenke,
Tsutae Den Nagata
Lancet Infect Dis 2018
October 25, 2018
3. Objective
To assess the efficacy and safety of Cefiderocol vs Imipenem Cilastatin for
treatment of complicated UTI in patients with risk of multidrug resistant
Gram negative infections
Methods
Phase 2, multicenter, double blind, parallel group, non- inferiority trailat 67
hospitals in 5 countries
4. Inclusion criteria
Adults admitted with clinical diagnosis of complicated UTI (cUTI) with or
without pyelonephritis or thoses with acute uncomplicated
pyelonephritis.
Randomly assigned as 2:1 into Cefiderocol (2g) and Imipenem- Cilastatin
( 1g each) Q8H for 7-14 days
Exclusion
Baseline urine culture with more than 2 uropathogens
Fungal UTI
Carbepenem resistant uropathogen
5. Primary endpoint
Composite of clinical and microbiological outcomes at test of cure (7 days
after treatment cessation), which was used to establish non-inferiority
(15% and 20% margins) of cefiderocol versus imipenem-cilastatin.
6. Results
1 year study
Cefiderolcol
Assigned 303
Got treatment 300
GN uropathogen 252
Effective treatment 183 (73%)
(p value = 0.0004)
Adverse effects 122(41%)
Imipenem-cilastatin
Assigned 149
Got treatment 148
GN uropathogen 119
Effective treatment 65 (55%)
Adverse effects 76(51%)
7. Inference
Intravenous infusion of cefiderocol (2 g) three times daily was non-inferior
compared with imipenem-cilastatin (1 g each) for the treatment of
complicated urinary tract infection in people with multidrug-resistant
Gram negative infections.
The results of this study will provide the basis for submission of a New
Drug Application to the US Food and Drug Administration.
9. CEFIDEROCOL
Phase III drug
Cefiderocol is a novel catechol substituted siderophore cephalosporin
INDICATIONS
It is against Gram negative bacteria including
Carbapenem- resistant strains of Enterobacteriaceae
Acinetobacter baumannii
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
10. USES
Cefiderocol is being developed as a therapeutic drug for the treatment of
carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections, including
nosocomial pneumonia,
bloodstream infections,
complicated urinary tract infection (cUTI).
11. Structural similarity with Cefepime
Bactericidal
Inhibition of bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to penicillin binding
proteins
CEFEPIME CEFIDEROCOL
13. TROJAN HORSE
It form a chelating complex with
ferric iron and utilize the bacterial
iron transport system to penetrate
the outer membrane of GN
organisms.
14. Highly stable to various types of carbapenemase
KPC, OXA, IMP, VIM and NDM
Potent activity against Gram-negatives including CR strains
Acinetobacter baumannii
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Not active against Gram positives or anaerobes
APEKS
16. Pharmacokinetics
Terminal elimination half-life -1.98 to 2.74 hr. in healthy subjects.
Cefiderocol is excreted mainly via the kidneys, with 60 to 70% of the dose in
urine as the unchanged parent drug.
The total clearance (CL) of cefiderocol was dependent on renal
Dose adjustment required in renal failure
No accumulation was observed at the 2 g every 8 hours dose intravenous
infusion, and this dose was well tolerated when administered over 10 days.