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A Study of Plazomicin Compared With Meropenem for the Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infection (cUTI) Including Acute Pyelonephritis (AP)

A Phase 3, 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 (cUTI), Including Acute Pyelonephritis (AP), in Adults

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02486627
Acronym
EPIC
Enrollment
609
Registered
2015-07-01
Start date
2016-01-11
Completion date
2016-09-22
Last updated
2018-08-23

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Acute Pyelonephritis, Complicated Urinary Tract Infection

Keywords

cUTI, AP, ACHN-490, anti-infective, anti-bacterial, antibiotic, anti-microbial, UTI, bacterial infection, Gram-negative

Brief summary

This was a randomized, multicenter, multinational, double-blind study comparing the efficacy and safety of plazomicin compared with meropenem followed by optional oral (PO) therapy in the treatment of cUTI, including AP, in adults.

Interventions

DRUGmeropenem
DRUGlevofloxacin (oral)

Sponsors

Achaogen, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria: * Pyuria * Have a pretreatment baseline urine culture obtained within 36 hours before the start of administration of the first dose of study drug * Clinical signs and/or symptoms of acute pyelonephritis or complicated urinary tract infection * Normal renal function or moderate renal impairment Key

Exclusion criteria

* Confirmed fungal urinary tract infection at the time of randomization * Known urinary tract infection or colonization with Gram-positive pathogens * Current cUTI or AP is known to be caused by a pathogen resistant to meropenem * Female participants of childbearing potential if they are known to be pregnant or have a positive pregnancy test at screening, breastfeeding, or unable or unwilling to use a highly effective method of birth control during the study and for at least 30 days following the last dose of study medication * Any rapidly progressing disease or immediately life-threatening illness * Documented presence of immunodeficiency or an immunocompromised condition * Documented or known history of otologic surgery or disease including use of hearing aid, head injury leading to otologic damage, Ménière's disease, tumor of the head, neck, or auditory system, perilymphatic fistula, or autoimmune disease of the inner ear, or family history of hearing loss (excluding age-related hearing loss \[onset after age of 65 years\])

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the Microbiological Modified ITT (mMITT) Population at Day 5Day 5Microbiological eradication was defined as a urine culture that showed the pathogen found at baseline at ≥10\^5 colony forming units per milliliter (CFU/mL) was reduced to \<10\^4 CFU/mL. Clinical Cure at Day 5: marked improvement evidenced by complete resolution or return to premorbid levels or reduction in severity of all core baseline symptoms with worsening of none, and no new symptoms developed. Failure: Lack of improvement in core baseline symptoms of cUTI or development of new core symptoms of cUTI; adverse event (AE) requiring the discontinuation of study drug and the patient required alternative non-study antibiotic therapy for the current cUTI. Indeterminate: Insufficient data are available to allow an evaluation of clinical outcome for any reason.
Percentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the mMITT Population at Test of Cure (TOC)Day 17 TOC VisitMicrobiological eradication was defined as a urine culture that showed the pathogen found at baseline at ≥10\^5 CFU/mL was reduced to \<10\^4 CFU/mL. Clinical Cure at TOC Visit: the complete resolution or return to premorbid levels of core symptoms of cUTI and no new symptoms develop, and no use of non-study antibiotic therapy for the current cUTI. Failure: Persistence of one or more core symptom of infection or reappearance of or development of new core symptoms that require alternative non-study antibiotic therapy for the current cUTI. Indeterminate: Insufficient data are available to allow an evaluation of clinical outcome for any reason.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Patients With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)Up to Day 32An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence associated with the use of a drug in humans, whether or not it is considered to be drug related. An AE (also referred to as an adverse experience) can be any unfavorable and unintended sign (eg, an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a drug, and it does not imply any judgment about causality. Adverse events also include the exacerbation or worsening of a condition present at screening other than the index infection for which the patient was enrolled in the study. A TEAE is any AE that newly appeared, increased in frequency, or worsened in severity following initiation of study drug.
Plasma Pharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under the Curve From 0 to 24 Hours (AUC 0-24h)Day 3PK blood samples were collected on Day 3 (plus or minus 1 day) of study drug administration for the determination of plazomicin concentrations in plazomicin-treated patients.
Percentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the ME Population at Day 5Day 5Microbiological eradication: urine culture showed the pathogen found at baseline at ≥10\^5 CFU/mL was reduced to \<10\^4 CFU/mL. Clinical Cure Day 5: Marked improvement defined as complete resolution or return to premorbid levels or reduction in severity of all core baseline symptoms with worsening of none, and no new symptoms develop. Failure Day 5: Lack of improvement in core baseline symptoms of cUTI or development of new core symptoms of cUTI; AE requiring the discontinuation of study drug and the patient required alternative non-study antibiotic therapy for the current cUTI.
Plasma PK: Minimum Observed Plasma Drug Concentration (Cmin)Day 3PK blood samples were collected on Day 3 (plus or minus 1 day) of study drug administration for the determination of plazomicin concentrations in plazomicin-treated patients.
Plasma PK: Maximum Observed Plasma Drug Concentration (Cmax)Day 3PK blood samples were collected on Day 3 (plus or minus 1 day) of study drug administration for the determination of plazomicin concentrations in plazomicin-treated patients.
Percentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the ME Population at TOCDay 17 TOC VisitMicrobiological eradication: urine culture showed the pathogen found at baseline at ≥10\^5 CFU/mL was reduced to \<10\^4 CFU/mL. Clinical Cure TOC: Complete resolution or return to premorbid levels of core symptoms of cUTI and no new symptoms develop, and no use of non-study antibiotic therapy for the current cUTI. Failure TOC: Persistence of one or more core symptom of infection or reappearance of or development of new core symptoms that require alternative non-study antibiotic therapy for the current cUTI.

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Plazomicin
Patients received up to 15 mg/kg plazomicin as an IV infusion once daily followed by matching placebo infusions 8 and 16 hours later. After a minimum of 4 days of IV plazomicin, patients could switch to 250 or 500 mg oral levofloxacin for a total duration of 7 to 10 days (IV plus oral).
306
Meropenem
Patients received 1.0 g meropenem as an IV infusion q8h. After a minimum of 4 days of IV meropenem, patients could switch to 250 or 500 mg oral levofloxacin for a total duration of 7 to 10 days (IV plus oral).
303
Total609

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyConsent Withdrawn by Participant43
Overall StudyDeath10
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up13
Overall StudyOther Unspecified02
Overall StudySignificant Participant Noncompliance11

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPlazomicinMeropenemTotal
Age, Continuous58.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 18.29
59 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17.62
58.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17.95
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
American Indian or Native American
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Native Hawaiin/Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other Unspecified
1 Participants1 Participants2 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
304 Participants302 Participants606 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
171 Participants149 Participants320 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
135 Participants154 Participants289 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
1 / 3030 / 301
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 3030 / 301
serious
Total, serious adverse events
5 / 3035 / 301

Outcome results

Primary

Percentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the Microbiological Modified ITT (mMITT) Population at Day 5

Microbiological eradication was defined as a urine culture that showed the pathogen found at baseline at ≥10\^5 colony forming units per milliliter (CFU/mL) was reduced to \<10\^4 CFU/mL. Clinical Cure at Day 5: marked improvement evidenced by complete resolution or return to premorbid levels or reduction in severity of all core baseline symptoms with worsening of none, and no new symptoms developed. Failure: Lack of improvement in core baseline symptoms of cUTI or development of new core symptoms of cUTI; adverse event (AE) requiring the discontinuation of study drug and the patient required alternative non-study antibiotic therapy for the current cUTI. Indeterminate: Insufficient data are available to allow an evaluation of clinical outcome for any reason.

Time frame: Day 5

Population: The mMITT Population consisted of all patients in the ITT Population who received any amount of study drug and had at least one qualified baseline pathogen from a study qualifying baseline urine culture against which meropenem and plazomicin have antibacterial activity.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PlazomicinPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the Microbiological Modified ITT (mMITT) Population at Day 5Composite Cure88 percentage of patients
PlazomicinPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the Microbiological Modified ITT (mMITT) Population at Day 5Composite Failure10.5 percentage of patients
PlazomicinPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the Microbiological Modified ITT (mMITT) Population at Day 5Indeterminate1.6 percentage of patients
MeropenemPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the Microbiological Modified ITT (mMITT) Population at Day 5Composite Cure91.4 percentage of patients
MeropenemPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the Microbiological Modified ITT (mMITT) Population at Day 5Composite Failure7.6 percentage of patients
MeropenemPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the Microbiological Modified ITT (mMITT) Population at Day 5Indeterminate1 percentage of patients
95% CI: [-10, 3.1]
Primary

Percentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the mMITT Population at Test of Cure (TOC)

Microbiological eradication was defined as a urine culture that showed the pathogen found at baseline at ≥10\^5 CFU/mL was reduced to \<10\^4 CFU/mL. Clinical Cure at TOC Visit: the complete resolution or return to premorbid levels of core symptoms of cUTI and no new symptoms develop, and no use of non-study antibiotic therapy for the current cUTI. Failure: Persistence of one or more core symptom of infection or reappearance of or development of new core symptoms that require alternative non-study antibiotic therapy for the current cUTI. Indeterminate: Insufficient data are available to allow an evaluation of clinical outcome for any reason.

Time frame: Day 17 TOC Visit

Population: The mMITT Population consisted of all patients in the ITT Population who received any amount of study drug and had at least one qualified baseline pathogen from a study qualifying baseline urine culture against which meropenem and plazomicin have antibacterial activity.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PlazomicinPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the mMITT Population at Test of Cure (TOC)Composite Cure81.7 percentage of patients
PlazomicinPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the mMITT Population at Test of Cure (TOC)Composite Failure15.2 percentage of patients
PlazomicinPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the mMITT Population at Test of Cure (TOC)Indeterminate3.1 percentage of patients
MeropenemPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the mMITT Population at Test of Cure (TOC)Composite Cure70.1 percentage of patients
MeropenemPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the mMITT Population at Test of Cure (TOC)Composite Failure25.9 percentage of patients
MeropenemPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the mMITT Population at Test of Cure (TOC)Indeterminate4.1 percentage of patients
95% CI: [2.7, 20.3]
Secondary

Percentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the ME Population at Day 5

Microbiological eradication: urine culture showed the pathogen found at baseline at ≥10\^5 CFU/mL was reduced to \<10\^4 CFU/mL. Clinical Cure Day 5: Marked improvement defined as complete resolution or return to premorbid levels or reduction in severity of all core baseline symptoms with worsening of none, and no new symptoms develop. Failure Day 5: Lack of improvement in core baseline symptoms of cUTI or development of new core symptoms of cUTI; AE requiring the discontinuation of study drug and the patient required alternative non-study antibiotic therapy for the current cUTI.

Time frame: Day 5

Population: The ME (Day 5) population consists of clinically evaluable patients with interpretable culture results at Day 5, defined as one that has clearly identified pathogen(s) or one where baseline pathogen(s) could be excluded.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PlazomicinPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the ME Population at Day 5Day 5: Composite Cure89.4 percentage of patients
PlazomicinPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the ME Population at Day 5Day 5: Composite Failure10.6 percentage of patients
MeropenemPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the ME Population at Day 5Day 5: Composite Cure94.2 percentage of patients
MeropenemPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the ME Population at Day 5Day 5: Composite Failure5.8 percentage of patients
Secondary

Percentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the ME Population at TOC

Microbiological eradication: urine culture showed the pathogen found at baseline at ≥10\^5 CFU/mL was reduced to \<10\^4 CFU/mL. Clinical Cure TOC: Complete resolution or return to premorbid levels of core symptoms of cUTI and no new symptoms develop, and no use of non-study antibiotic therapy for the current cUTI. Failure TOC: Persistence of one or more core symptom of infection or reappearance of or development of new core symptoms that require alternative non-study antibiotic therapy for the current cUTI.

Time frame: Day 17 TOC Visit

Population: The ME (TOC) population consists of clinically evaluable patients with interpretable culture results at TOC, defined as one that has clearly identified pathogen(s) or one where baseline pathogen(s) could be excluded.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PlazomicinPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the ME Population at TOCTOC: Composite Cure84.9 percentage of patients
PlazomicinPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the ME Population at TOCTOC: Composite Failure15.1 percentage of patients
MeropenemPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the ME Population at TOCTOC: Composite Cure75.1 percentage of patients
MeropenemPercentage of Patients With Composite of Microbiological Eradication and Clinical Cure in the ME Population at TOCTOC: Composite Failure24.9 percentage of patients
Secondary

Percentage of Patients With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence associated with the use of a drug in humans, whether or not it is considered to be drug related. An AE (also referred to as an adverse experience) can be any unfavorable and unintended sign (eg, an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a drug, and it does not imply any judgment about causality. Adverse events also include the exacerbation or worsening of a condition present at screening other than the index infection for which the patient was enrolled in the study. A TEAE is any AE that newly appeared, increased in frequency, or worsened in severity following initiation of study drug.

Time frame: Up to Day 32

Population: The safety population included all randomized patients who received any amount of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
PlazomicinPercentage of Patients With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)19.5 percentage of patients
MeropenemPercentage of Patients With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)21.6 percentage of patients
Secondary

Plasma Pharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under the Curve From 0 to 24 Hours (AUC 0-24h)

PK blood samples were collected on Day 3 (plus or minus 1 day) of study drug administration for the determination of plazomicin concentrations in plazomicin-treated patients.

Time frame: Day 3

Population: The PK Population included patients who received at least one dose of plazomicin and had at least one quantifiable plazomicin plasma concentration available for analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
PlazomicinPlasma Pharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under the Curve From 0 to 24 Hours (AUC 0-24h)234 mg*h/L (milligrams times hour per liter)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 38.5
Secondary

Plasma PK: Maximum Observed Plasma Drug Concentration (Cmax)

PK blood samples were collected on Day 3 (plus or minus 1 day) of study drug administration for the determination of plazomicin concentrations in plazomicin-treated patients.

Time frame: Day 3

Population: The PK Population included patients who received at least one dose of plazomicin and had at least one quantifiable plazomicin plasma concentration available for analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
PlazomicinPlasma PK: Maximum Observed Plasma Drug Concentration (Cmax)46.6 mg/LGeometric Coefficient of Variation 43
Secondary

Plasma PK: Minimum Observed Plasma Drug Concentration (Cmin)

PK blood samples were collected on Day 3 (plus or minus 1 day) of study drug administration for the determination of plazomicin concentrations in plazomicin-treated patients.

Time frame: Day 3

Population: The PK Population included patients who received at least one dose of plazomicin and had at least one quantifiable plazomicin plasma concentration available for analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
PlazomicinPlasma PK: Minimum Observed Plasma Drug Concentration (Cmin)0.88 mg/LGeometric Coefficient of Variation 95.4

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 4, 2026