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Phase 3 N=606 Randomized Quadruple-blind Treatment

Comparative Study of Ceftaroline vs. Ceftriaxone in Adult Subjects With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Bacterial Pneumonia

Enrolled (actual)
606
Serious AEs
10.1%
Results posted
Nov 2010
Primary outcome: Primary: Clinical Cure Rate at Test-of-Cure (TOC) in the Modified Intent-to-Treat Efficacy (MITTE) Populations — 244; 233; 34; 58 participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
Ceftaroline fosamil for Injection (Drug); IV Ceftriaxone (Drug); Placebo (Drug); Clarithromycin (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Forest Laboratories
Primary completion
Dec 2008

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Clinical Cure Rate at Test-of-Cure (TOC) in the Modified Intent-to-Treat Efficacy (MITTE) Populations
244; 233; 34; 58; 13; 9
PRIMARY
Clinical Cure Rate for Ceftaroline Compared to That for Ceftriaxone at Test-of-Cure (TOC) in the Clinically Evaluable (CE) Population
SECONDARY
Clinical Response at End of Therapy (EOT)
SECONDARY
Microbiological Success Rate at Test of Cure (TOC)
SECONDARY
Overall (Clinical and Radiographic) Success Rate at Test of Cure (TOC)
SECONDARY
Clinical and Microbiological Response by Pathogen at TOC
SECONDARY
Clinical Relapse at Late Follow Up (LFU)
SECONDARY
Microbiological Re-infection/Recurrence at LFU
SECONDARY
Evaluate Safety

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether ceftaroline is effective and safe in the treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects are required to meet the following inclusion criteria:

  • Community-acquired pneumonia
  • initial hospitalization, or treatment in an emergency room or urgent care setting
  • infection would require initial treatment with IV antimicrobials.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects must NOT meet any of the following exclusion criteria:

  • CAP suitable for outpatient therapy with an oral antimicrobial agent
  • respiratory tract infections not due to community-acquired bacterial
  • Non-infectious causes of pulmonary infiltrates
  • Pleural empyema
  • Infection with an atypical organism
  • History of any hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to any ß-lactam antimicrobial
  • History of any hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to clarithromycin or any macrolide/ ketolide
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00621504). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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