Phase 3
N=1,690
A Study of Oral Tebipenem Pivoxil Hydrobromide (TBP-PI-HBr) Compared to Intravenous Imipenem-cilastatin in Participants With Complicated Urinary Tract Infection (cUTI) or Acute Pyelonephritis (AP)
Urinary Tract Infection · Acute Pyelonephritis
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT06059846 ↗Enrolled (actual)
1,690
Serious AEs
3.0%
Results posted
Mar 2026
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants With Overall Response at the Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit in the Microbiological Intent-to-Treat (Micro-ITT) Population — 261; 291; 171; 179 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Interventions
- TBP-PI-HBr (Drug); Imipenem-cilastatin (Drug); Dummy Infusion (Drug); Dummy Tablets (Drug)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Spero Therapeutics
- Primary completion
- Jan 2025
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Participants With Overall Response at the Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit in the Microbiological Intent-to-Treat (Micro-ITT) Population |
261; 291; 171; 179; 14; 13 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Overall Response (Combined Per-Participant Clinical Cure and Favorable Microbiological Response) at the TOC Visit in the Microbiologically Evaluable (ME) Population |
250; 282; 160; 170 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Overall Response at the End-of-Treatment (EOT) and Late Follow-Up (LFU) Visits in the Micro-ITT Population |
426; 454; 10; 14; 10; 15 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Overall Response at EOT and LFU Visits in the ME Population |
423; 454; 5; 12; 204; 239 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Clinical Response at EOT, TOC and LFU Visits in the Micro-ITT Population |
438; 477; 7; 6; 1; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Clinical Response at EOT, TOC and LFU Visits in the CE Population |
824; 824; 9; 14; 753; 763 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Clinical Response at EOT, TOC and LFU Visits in the ME Population |
426; 462; 2; 4; 396; 442 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Microbiological Response at EOT, TOC and LFU Visits in the Micro-ITT Population |
428; 457; 3; 9; 15; 17 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Microbiological Response at EOT, TOC and LFU Visits in the ME Population |
425; 457; 3; 9; 257; 287 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Overall Response at EOT, TOC, and LFU Visits in Participants With Drug-Resistant Enterobacterales in Micro-ITT Population |
156; 175; 1; 6; 4; 9 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Overall Response at EOT, TOC, and LFU Visits in Participants With Drug-Resistant Enterobacterales in the ME Population |
156; 175; 1; 4; 190; 199 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Clinical Response at the EOT and TOC Visits in Participants With Drug-resistant Enterobacterales in the Micro-ITT Population |
160; 185; 0; 5; 1; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Clinical Response at the LFU Visit in Participants With Drug-resistant Enterobacterales in the Micro-ITT Population |
143; 175; 18; 15; 173; 191 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Clinical Response at the EOT, TOC and LFU Visits in Participants With Drug-resistant Enterobacterales in the ME Population |
157; 176; 0; 3; 191; 200 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Microbiological Response at the EOT and TOC Visits in Participants With Drug-resistant Enterobacterales in the Micro-ITT Population |
156; 177; 1; 2; 4; 11 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Microbiological Response at the LFU Visit in Participants With Drug-resistant Enterobacterales in the Micro-ITT Population |
72; 102; 89; 88; 83; 110 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Microbiological Response at the EOT and TOC Visits in Participants With Drug-resistant Enterobacterales in the ME Population |
156; 177; 1; 2; 190; 201 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Microbiological Response at the LFU Visit in Participants With Drug-resistant Enterobacterales in the ME Population |
70; 96; 81; 76; 82; 102 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With at Least One Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events |
235; 201; 29; 22 | — |
| SECONDARY Plasma Concentrations of TBP-PI-HBr |
3834; 793; 3836; 791; 4678; 7374 | — |
Summary
The primary purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of oral TBP-PI-HBr as compared with intravenous (IV) imipenem-cilastatin with respect to the overall response (combined clinical cure plus microbiological eradication) at the Test-of-Cure (TOC) visit in hospitalized adult participants (greater than or equal to (≥)18 years of age) with cUTI or AP.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Have a diagnosis of cUTI or AP.
- Have an adequate urine specimen for evaluation and culture obtained within 24 hours prior to randomization with evidence of pyuria that includes at least one of the following:
- at least 10 white blood cells (WBCs) per high power field (HPF) in urine sediment
- at least 10 WBCs per millimeters cubed (mm^3) in unspun urine
- positive leukocyte esterase (LE) on urinalysis Note: Participants may be randomized and administered study drug prior to knowledge of urine culture results, but pyuria must be documented.
- Expectation, in the judgment of the Investigator, that the participant will survive with effective antimicrobial therapy and appropriate supportive care for the anticipated duration of the study.
Exclusion Criteria
- Presence of any known or suspected disease or condition that may confound the assessment of efficacy.
- Gross hematuria requiring intervention other than administration of study drug or removal/placement of urinary tract instrumentation.
- Urinary tract surgery within 7 days prior to randomization or urinary tract surgery planned during the study period.
- Creatinine clearance (CrCl) of ≤30 milliliters per minute (mL/min), as estimated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula.
- Anticipated concomitant use of non-study antimicrobial drug therapy between randomization and the LFU visit that would potentially effect outcome evaluations of cUTI/AP.
- Receipt of a potentially effective antimicrobial within 72 hours prior to study randomization.
- Severe hepatic impairment at Screening, as evidenced by alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >5×upper limit of normal (ULN) or total bilirubin >3×ULN, or clinical signs of cirrhosis or end-stage hepatic disease (e.g., ascites, hepatic encephalopathy).
- Pregnant or lactating women.
- History of epilepsy or known seizure disorder (excluding a history of childhood febrile seizures).
- History of proven or suspected Clostridioides difficile associated diarrhoea.
- History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
- QT interval corrected using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) >480 milliseconds (msec) based on screening ECG.
- History of known genetic metabolism anomaly associated with carnitine deficiency.
- Requirement for concomitant use of valproic acid, divalproex sodium, or probenecid between randomization and EOT.
Note: Other inclusion and exclusion criteria as per protocol may apply.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06059846). 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.