Efficacy and Safety of Gepotidacin as Treatment of Uncomplicated Urogenital Gonorrhea (EAGLE-1) : Design of a Randomized, Comparator-Controlled, Phase 3 Study

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INTRODUCTION: Gonorrhea, caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), is the second most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI). Rates of antimicrobial resistance to standard care are increasing worldwide, with many antibiotic classes now ineffective against NG. Gepotidacin is a first-in-class, bactericidal, triazaacenaphthylene antibiotic that inhibits bacterial DNA replication by inhibition of two enzymes, where a single target-specific mutation does not significantly impact susceptibility. Gepotidacin confers activity against NG, including most strains resistant to marketed antibiotics. Here, we describe the design of a phase 3 clinical trial (EAGLE-1; NCT04010539) evaluating gepotidacin for the treatment of uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea.

METHODS: This phase 3, randomized, multicenter, sponsor-blinded, noninferiority study across six countries is comparing the efficacy of gepotidacin with ceftriaxone plus azithromycin in 400 patients with uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea (microbiological intent-to-treat population) and assessing the safety of gepotidacin in approximately 600 patients (intent-to-treat population). Eligible participants 12 years of age or older with clinical suspicion of urogenital gonococcal infection and a NG-positive urogenital sample and/or purulent discharge are randomized 1:1 to receive oral gepotidacin (2 × 3000 mg 10-12 h apart) or ceftriaxone (500 mg, intramuscular) plus azithromycin (1 g, oral). The primary endpoint is culture-confirmed bacterial eradication of NG from the urogenital site at the test-of-cure (days 4-8) visit.

PLANNED OUTCOMES: This trial was designed in accordance with US Food and Drug Administration (2015) and European Medicines Agency (2011) guidance, particularly the primary endpoint and microbiological evaluability requirements. This study will help characterize the risk-benefit profile of gepotidacin for treating uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea. Gepotidacin is an important potential treatment for gonorrhea to help address the urgent unmet need of multidrug resistance and the increasingly limited number of oral treatment options.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT04010539.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Infectious diseases and therapy - 12(2023), 9 vom: 26. Sept., Seite 2307-2320

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Perry, Caroline R [VerfasserIn]
Scangarella-Oman, Nicole E [VerfasserIn]
Millns, Helen [VerfasserIn]
Flight, William [VerfasserIn]
Gatsi, Sally [VerfasserIn]
Jakielaszek, Charles [VerfasserIn]
Janmohamed, Salim [VerfasserIn]
Lewis, David A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibiotics
Gepotidacin
Gonorrhea
Journal Article
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Phase 3 clinical trial
Study design

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Date Revised 20.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04010539

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40121-023-00862-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362473633