Safety and Efficacy of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam Plus Metronidazole Versus Meropenem From a Phase 2, Randomized Clinical Trial in Pediatric Participants With Complicated Intra-abdominal Infection.


Journal

The Pediatric infectious disease journal
ISSN: 1532-0987
Titre abrégé: Pediatr Infect Dis J
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8701858

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 Jul 2023
Historique:
medline: 12 6 2023
pubmed: 1 4 2023
entrez: 31 3 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Ceftolozane/tazobactam, a cephalosporin-β-lactamase inhibitor combination, is approved for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections and complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI). The safety and efficacy of ceftolozane/tazobactam in pediatric participants with cIAI were assessed. This phase 2 study (NCT03217136) randomized participants to either ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole or meropenem for treatment of cIAI in pediatric participants (<18 years). The primary objective was to assess the safety and tolerability of intravenous ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole. Clinical cure at end of treatment (EOT) and test of cure (TOC) visits were secondary end points. The modified intent-to-treat (MITT) population included 91 participants (ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole, n = 70; meropenem, n = 21). Complicated appendicitis was the most common diagnosis (93.4%); Escherichia coli was the most common pathogen (65.9%). Adverse events (AEs) occurred in 80.0% and 61.9% of participants receiving ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole and meropenem, drug-related AEs occurred in 18.6% and 14.3% and serious AEs occurred in 11.4% and 0% of participants receiving ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole and meropenem, respectively. No drug-related serious AEs or discontinuations due to drug-related AEs occurred. Rates of the clinical cure for ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole and meropenem at EOT were 80.0% and 95.2% (difference: -14.3; 95% confidence interval: -26.67 to 4.93) and at TOC were 80.0% and 100.0% (difference: -19.1; 95% confidence interval: -30.18 to -2.89), respectively; 6 of the 14 clinical failures for ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole at TOC were indeterminate responses imputed as failures per protocol. Ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole was well tolerated in pediatric participants with cIAI and had a safety profile similar to the established safety profile in adults. In this descriptive efficacy analysis, ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole appeared efficacious.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Ceftolozane/tazobactam, a cephalosporin-β-lactamase inhibitor combination, is approved for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections and complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI). The safety and efficacy of ceftolozane/tazobactam in pediatric participants with cIAI were assessed.
METHODS METHODS
This phase 2 study (NCT03217136) randomized participants to either ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole or meropenem for treatment of cIAI in pediatric participants (<18 years). The primary objective was to assess the safety and tolerability of intravenous ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole. Clinical cure at end of treatment (EOT) and test of cure (TOC) visits were secondary end points.
RESULTS RESULTS
The modified intent-to-treat (MITT) population included 91 participants (ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole, n = 70; meropenem, n = 21). Complicated appendicitis was the most common diagnosis (93.4%); Escherichia coli was the most common pathogen (65.9%). Adverse events (AEs) occurred in 80.0% and 61.9% of participants receiving ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole and meropenem, drug-related AEs occurred in 18.6% and 14.3% and serious AEs occurred in 11.4% and 0% of participants receiving ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole and meropenem, respectively. No drug-related serious AEs or discontinuations due to drug-related AEs occurred. Rates of the clinical cure for ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole and meropenem at EOT were 80.0% and 95.2% (difference: -14.3; 95% confidence interval: -26.67 to 4.93) and at TOC were 80.0% and 100.0% (difference: -19.1; 95% confidence interval: -30.18 to -2.89), respectively; 6 of the 14 clinical failures for ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole at TOC were indeterminate responses imputed as failures per protocol.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole was well tolerated in pediatric participants with cIAI and had a safety profile similar to the established safety profile in adults. In this descriptive efficacy analysis, ceftolozane/tazobactam+metronidazole appeared efficacious.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37000942
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003911
pii: 00006454-202307000-00006
pmc: PMC10259210
doi:

Substances chimiques

ceftolozane 37A4IES95Q
Meropenem FV9J3JU8B1
Metronidazole 140QMO216E
Anti-Bacterial Agents 0
Penicillanic Acid 87-53-6
Cephalosporins 0
ceftolozane, tazobactam drug combination 0
Tazobactam SE10G96M8W

Types de publication

Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial, Phase II Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

557-563

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

J.L., F.-H.S, J.A.H., M.B., M.G.J., C.D.A., E.G.R., and C.J.B. are employees of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (MSD), who may own stock and/or hold stock options in Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. M.W.P. was an employee of MSD at the time of the study conduct. C.-C.A.J. received consulting fees from MSD and holds stock in Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. J.N. reports funding to conduct the study from MSD to his institution. N.D. has no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Auteurs

Carl-Christian A Jackson (CA)

From the Division of Pediatric Surgery, Tufts Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Jason Newland (J)

Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.

Nataliia Dementieva (N)

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dnipropetrovsk Regional Children's Clinical Hospital, Dnipro, Ukraine.

Julia Lonchar (J)

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey.

Feng-Hsiu Su (FH)

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey.

Jennifer A Huntington (JA)

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey.

Mekki Bensaci (M)

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey.

Myra W Popejoy (MW)

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey.

Matthew G Johnson (MG)

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey.

Carisa De Anda (C)

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey.

Elizabeth G Rhee (EG)

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey.

Christopher J Bruno (CJ)

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey.

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