AbstractBackgroundApramycin is under development for human use as EBL-1003, a crystalline free base of apramycin, in face of increasing incidence of multidrug-resistant bacteria. Both toxicity and cross-resistance, commonly seen for other aminoglycosides, appear relatively low owing to its distinct chemical structure.ObjectivesTo perform a population pharmacokinetic (PPK) analysis and predict an efficacious dose based on data from a first-in-human Phase I trial.MethodsThe drug was administered intravenously over 30 min in five ascending-dose groups ranging from 0.3 to 30 mg/kg. Plasma and urine samples were collected from 30 healthy volunteers. PPK model development was performed stepwise and the final model was used for PTA analysis.ResultsA mammillary four-compartment PPK model, with linear elimination and a renal fractional excretion of 90%, described the data. Apramycin clearance was proportional to the absolute estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). All fixed effect parameters were allometrically scaled to total body weight (TBW). Clearance and steady-state volume of distribution were estimated to 5.5 L/h and 16 L, respectively, for a typical individual with absolute eGFR of 124 mL/min and TBW of 70 kg. PTA analyses demonstrated that the anticipated efficacious dose (30 mg/kg daily, 30 min intravenous infusion) reaches a probability of 96.4% for a free AUC/MIC target of 40, given an MIC of 8 mg/L, in a virtual Phase II patient population with an absolute eGFR extrapolated to 80 mL/min.ConclusionsThe results support further Phase II clinical trials with apramycin at an anticipated efficacious dose of 30 mg/kg once daily.

2021-11-01·EBioMedicine1区 · 医学

Antibacterial activity of apramycin at acidic pH warrants wide therapeutic window in the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections and acute pyelonephritis

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作者: Björn Platzack ; Per E. Andrén ; Talia Berruga-Fernández ; Douglas L. Huseby ; Evelina Lindmark ; Sha Cao ; Maria Erlandsson ; Carina Vingsbo Lundberg ; Solveiga Grinberga ; Anna Nilsson ; Katja Becker ; Sven-Kevin Hotop ; Edgars Liepinsh ; Klara Haldimann ; Janis Kuka ; Jon Hansen ; Diarmaid Hughes ; Erik C. Böttger ; Lena E. Friberg ; Reza Shariatgorji ; Sven N. Hobbie ; Mark Brönstrup ; David Crich

BACKGROUNDThe clinical-stage drug candidate EBL-1003 (apramycin) represents a distinct new subclass of aminoglycoside antibiotics for the treatment of drug-resistant infections. It has demonstrated best-in-class coverage of resistant isolates, and preclinical efficacy in lung infection models. However, preclinical evidence for its utility in other disease indications has yet to be provided. Here we studied the therapeutic potential of EBL-1003 in the treatment of complicated urinary tract infection and acute pyelonephritis (cUTI/AP).METHODSA combination of data-base mining, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, time-kill experiments, and four murine infection models was used in a comprehensive assessment of the microbiological coverage and efficacy of EBL-1003 against Gram-negative uropathogens. The pharmacokinetics and renal toxicology of EBL-1003 in rats was studied to assess the therapeutic window of EBL-1003 in the treatment of cUTI/AP.FINDINGSEBL-1003 demonstrated broad-spectrum activity and rapid multi-log CFU reduction against a phenotypic variety of bacterial uropathogens including aminoglycoside-resistant clinical isolates. The basicity of amines in the apramycin molecule suggested a higher increase in positive charge at urinary pH when compared to gentamicin or amikacin, resulting in sustained drug uptake and bactericidal activity, and consequently in potent efficacy in mouse infection models. Renal pharmacokinetics, biomarkers for toxicity, and kidney histopathology in adult rats all indicated a significantly lower nephrotoxicity of EBL-1003 than of gentamicin.INTERPRETATIONThis study provides preclinical proof-of-concept for the efficacy of EBL-1003 in cUTI/AP. Similar efficacy but lower nephrotoxicity of EBL-1003 in comparison to gentamicin may thus translate into a higher safety margin and a wider therapeutic window in the treatment of cUTI/API.FUNDINGA full list of funding bodies that contributed to this study can be found in the Acknowledgements section.

2021-09-01·Clinical Microbiology and Infection1区 · 医学

Efficacy of EBL-1003 (apramycin) against Acinetobacter baumannii lung infections in mice

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作者: Hobbie, Sven N ; Platzack, Björn ; Shariatgorji, Reza ; Hughes, Diarmaid ; Aranzana-Climent, Vincent ; Friberg, Lena E ; Cao, Sha ; Becker, Katja ; Andrén, Per E ; Haldimann, Klara ; Böttger, Erik C ; Nilsson, Anna

OBJECTIVESNovel therapeutics are urgently required for the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) causing critical infections with high mortality. Here we assessed the therapeutic potential of the clinical-stage drug candidate EBL-1003 (crystalline free base of apramycin) in the treatment of CRAB lung infections.METHODSThe genotypic and phenotypic susceptibility of CRAB clinical isolates to aminoglycosides and colistin was assessed by database mining and broth microdilution. The therapeutic potential was assessed by target attainment simulations on the basis of time-kill kinetics, a murine lung infection model, comparative pharmacokinetic analysis in plasma, epithelial lining fluid (ELF) and lung tissue, and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PKPD) modelling.RESULTSResistance gene annotations of 5451 CRAB genomes deposited in the National Database of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (NDARO) suggested >99.9% of genotypic susceptibility to apramycin. Low susceptibility to standard-of-care aminoglycosides and high susceptibility to EBL-1003 were confirmed by antimicrobial susceptibility testing of 100 A. baumannii isolates. Time-kill experiments and a mouse lung infection model with the extremely drug-resistant CRAB strain AR Bank #0282 resulted in rapid 4-log CFU reduction both in vitro and in vivo. A single dose of 125 mg/kg EBL-1003 in CRAB-infected mice resulted in an AUC of 339 h × μg/mL in plasma and 299 h × μg/mL in ELF, suggesting a lung penetration of 88%. PKPD simulations suggested a previously predicted dose of 30 mg/kg in patients (creatinine clearance (CLCr) = 80 mL/min) to result in >99% probability of -2 log target attainment for MICs up to 16 μg/mL.CONCLUSIONSThis study provides proof of concept for the efficacy of EBL-1003 in the treatment of CRAB lung infections. Broad in vitro coverage, rapid killing, potent in vivo efficacy, and a high probability of target attainment render EBL-1003 a strong therapeutic candidate for a priority pathogen for which treatment options are very limited.

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