Drugs / Daptomycin
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Daptomycin

Other / unclassified

Developed for
staphylococcus aureus infection · bacterial infectious disease · gram-positive bacterial infections · bacterial endocarditis · staphylococcal infection · bacterial pneumonia · cellulitis · end stage renal failure
+25 more · infectious disease · infectious disease with sepsis · kidney failure · meningitis · methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infectious disease · neutropenia · osteomyelitis · skin disease caused by bacterial infection · skin infection · bacterial infectious disease with sepsis · endocarditis · Enterococcus infectious disease · fournier gangrene · infectious peritonitis · infective endocarditis · methicillin-susceptible staphylococcus aureus infectious disease · necrotizing fasciitis · necrotizing soft tissue infection · nosocomial infection · periprosthetic joint infection · pneumococcal meningitis · skin disorder · abscess · bacterial arthritis · infectious disorder of the nervous system
Investigated by
Merck & Co., Inc. · University of Zurich · AstraZeneca · Duke University · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
+64 more · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · Novartis · Novartis Pharmaceuticals · The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity · University Hospital, Caen · University of Melbourne · West Virginia University · Andalusian Public Foundation for Health Research in Seville · Andrej Trampuz · Aotearoa Clinical Trials · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Berry Consultants · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon · Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra · East Tennessee State University · German Research Foundation · Hartford Hospital · Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf · Henry Ford Health System · Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge · Hospital Universitario Evangelico de Curitiba · Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern · Intermountain Health Care, Inc. · Kantonsspital Liestal · King's College London · Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center · Menzies School of Health Research · Miquel Pujol · Mountain Home Research & Education Corporation · National Cancer Institute (NCI) · OHSU Knight Cancer Institute · Poitiers University Hospital · Queensland University of Technology · Radboud University Medical Center · Rambam Health Care Campus · Ruhr University of Bochum · Schulthess Klinik · Sharp HealthCare · Singapore Clinical Research Institute · Singapore General Hospital · Spanish Clinical Research Network - SCReN · Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases · St. John Health System, Michigan · Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · Tan Tock Seng Hospital · Telethon Kids Institute · The Methodist Hospital Research Institute · The University of Queensland · Todd C. Lee MD MPH FIDSA · UMC Utrecht · University College, London · University of Lausanne Hospitals · University of Maryland, Baltimore · University of Michigan · University of Navarrra Hospital (Clinica Universitaria) · University of Oklahoma · University of Padova · University of Pittsburgh · University of Utah · Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Western University of Health Sciences · Zhongda Hospital

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 8 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Label expansion US (FDA) DAPTOMYCIN IN 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE — 2023-02-27 fda.gov ↗
Label expansion US (FDA) DAPTOMYCIN — 2021-05-05 fda.gov ↗
Label expansions (4) US (FDA) CUBICIN — 2006-05-25 – 2017-09-01 fda.gov ↗
Approved EU (EMA) Cubicin — 2006-01-19 europa.eu ↗
Approved US (FDA) CUBICIN — 2003-09-12 fda.gov ↗

Trials 70 · started per year

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EU approved 2006
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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial
Phase 0 NCT02097953 May 2014 → Jun 2015 — University of Utah Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 19 trials
Phase 1 NCT04434300 Oct 2020 → Jan 2021 — University Hospital, Caen Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01522105 Apr 2012 → Jun 2018 meningitis Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 1 NCT01019395 Jan 2010 → Mar 2012 gram-positive bacterial infections Merck & Co., Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00942149 Jan 2010 → Dec 2011 infectious disease with sepsis Duke University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00882557 Apr → Jul 2009 end stage renal failure, kidney failure Merck & Co., Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00858325 Feb → Mar 2009 — AstraZeneca Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00679835 Jun → Nov 2008 gram-positive bacterial infections Merck & Co., Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00490737 Aug 2007 → May 2008 end stage renal failure Merck & Co., Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00136292 Aug 2005 → Aug 2006 gram-positive bacterial infections Merck & Co., Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 212 trials · 1 missed
Phase 2 NCT03643952 Dec 2018 → Apr 2020 skin disease caused by bacterial infection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03480191 Jun 2018 → May 2024 pneumococcal meningitis Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01975662 Jan 2014 → Dec 2015 staphylococcus aureus infection Singapore General Hospital Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 2 NCT01144000 Jun 2012 → Jun 2014 staphylococcal infection Andrej Trampuz Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01171547 Feb 2010 bacterial infectious disease University of Zurich Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01212432 Dec 2009 → Mar 2010 gram-positive bacterial infections University of Zurich Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00695903 Sep 2008 → Aug 2010 bacterial endocarditis Merck & Co., Inc. Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 2 NCT00428844 Jun 2007 → Mar 2010 osteomyelitis Merck & Co., Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00467272 Mar 2007 → Sep 2012 bacterial infectious disease M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00426933 Jan → Sep 2007 — Merck & Co., Inc. Completed Missed primary
Phase 2/31 trial
Phase 2/3 NCT01455246 Oct 2010 → Apr 2014 cirrhosis of liver University of Padova Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 315 trials · 2 met primary · 4 missed
Phase 3 NCT02142075 Mar 2014 → Sep 2015 critical illness polyneuropathy, gram-positive bacterial infections, kidney failure Poitiers University Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01792804 Dec 2013 → Mar 2020 staphylococcus aureus infection Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT01898338 Dec 2013 → Jan 2018 methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infectious disease Miquel Pujol Completed Missed primary
Phase 3 NCT01922011 Sep 2013 → Jun 2016 osteomyelitis Merck & Co., Inc. Completed Missed primary
Phase 3 NCT01515020 May 2012 → Jun 2013 nosocomial infection Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01199783 Jul 2011 → Oct 2013 — Ruhr University of Bochum Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 3 NCT01184872 Mar 2010 → Mar 2011 skin infection Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00772447 Sep 2008 → Sep 2010 infectious disease, skin disorder AstraZeneca Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00770341 Sep 2008 → Feb 2010 staphylococcal infection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00701636 Jul 2008 → Oct 2010 staphylococcus aureus infection Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 425 trials · 1 missed
Phase 4 NCT07376889 Feb 2026 → Jan 2029 expected staphylococcus aureus infection Intermountain Health Care, Inc. Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT07148960 Sep 2025 → Jul 2027 expected staphylococcus aureus infection West Virginia University Enrolling by invitation No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06637332 Nov 2024 → Jan 2029 expected bacterial infectious disease with sepsis, infective endocarditis, staphylococcus aureus infection Todd C. Lee MD MPH FIDSA Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05394298 Jul 2022 → Jul 2024 Enterococcus infectious disease Andalusian Public Foundation for Health Research in Seville Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05156437 Mar 2022 → Oct 2024 endocarditis West Virginia University Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05137119 Feb 2022 → Dec 2028 expected staphylococcus aureus infection University of Melbourne Recruiting Mixed
Phase 4 NCT02972983 Dec 2016 → Jul 2019 methicillin-susceptible staphylococcus aureus infectious disease McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02660346 Nov 2015 → Sep 2017 bacterial infectious disease Sharp HealthCare Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02241941 Sep 2014 → Oct 2016 — University of Zurich Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01728376 Nov 2012 → Jan 2016 bacterial infectious disease Merck & Co., Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable7 trials
— NCT06189885 Aug 2024 → Jul 2026 overdue periprosthetic joint infection Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
— NCT02508350 Jan → Dec 2015 infectious disease with sepsis Zhongda Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
— NCT02000414 Sep 2013 → Dec 2017 infectious peritonitis University Hospital, Caen Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT01025271 May 2010 → May 2011 meningitis University of Pittsburgh Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
— NCT01012089 Nov 2009 → Apr 2014 bacterial infectious disease, chronic kidney disease University of Oklahoma Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT00296049 Jul 2005 → Mar 2006 bacterial infectious disease, childhood malignant neoplasm, neutropenia Wake Forest University Health Sciences Withdrawn No outcome recorded
— NCT00261807 Jun 2005 → May 2008 fournier gangrene, necrotizing fasciitis, necrotizing soft tissue infection University of Maryland, Baltimore Completed No outcome recorded
Comparator or background therapy19 trials
Phase 2 NCT04983901 Background Sep 2021 → Oct 2023 cancer, hematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasm M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04775953 Comparator Apr 2021 → Oct 2023 staphylococcal infection National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed Missed primary
Phase 2 NCT02168816 Comparator Mar 2014 → Feb 2017 osteomyelitis Loyola University Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 2 NCT02052388 Comparator Feb → Oct 2014 bacterial infectious disease, skin infection Cellceutix Corporation Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01756924 Comparator Dec 2012 → Jul 2014 periprosthetic joint infection Arrevus Inc. Terminated No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 4

DateIssuerRelease
2024-05-03 Basilea Pharmaceutica Results Basilea reports presentation of new data for ceftobiprole (Zevtera®) at ESCMID Global 2024 basilea.com ↗
In the group treated with ceftobiprole, fewer patients had Staphylococcus aureus-positive blood cultures after ten days compared to the comparator treatment group.
2023-09-28 Basilea Pharmaceutica Results Basilea announces New England Journal of Medicine publication of phase 3 data on ceftobiprole for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia basilea.com ↗
Using a pre-defined non-inferiority margin of 15%, treatment with ceftobiprole was non-inferior to daptomycin with overall treatment success achieved in 69.8% of patients in the ceftobiprole group compared to 68.7% in the daptomycin group.
2022-10-24 Basilea Pharmaceutica Results ERADICATE phase 3 study results highlight the potential role of ceftobiprole in the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) basilea.com ↗
As presented at IDWeek, ceftobiprole met the primary endpoint by demonstrating non-inferiority versus daptomycin, with or without aztreonam.
2022-06-28 Basilea Pharmaceutica Results Basilea announces positive results of phase 3 ERADICATE study with ceftobiprole in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) basilea.com ↗
The overall success rate was 69.8% with ceftobiprole compared to 68.7% with daptomycin, with or without aztreonam.

All press releases naming this drug 10 releases

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Evidence & citations 18 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 91 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Daptomycin “The investigators want to compare whether Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureaus (MRSA) antibiotic prophylaxis with Cefazolin plus Daptomycin is superior to Cefazolin...” NCT01612052 ↗
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“The purpose of the study is to evaluate the overall burden to the participant (economic, quality of life, patients satisfaction and freedom from side effects) when treating...” NCT01133600 ↗

“Calcium sulfate beads will be loaded with best available antibiotics based on surgeon/infectious disease specialist determination from the following options (vancomycin,...” NCT07072923 ↗

“This therapy is usually one of the following intravenous medications: (i) piperacillin/tazobactam (Zosyn), (ii) cefepime, (iii) metronidazole, (iv) aztreonam, (v) vancomycin,...” NCT02168816 ↗

“Participant given IV daptomycin plus ceftaroline dosing per standard of care.” NCT07148960 ↗

“Vancomycin or daptomycin, per discretion of the treating physician” NCT07376889 ↗

“INTERVENTIONS: Daptomycin at 8 mg/kg intravenously over 30 mins.” PMID 20890189 ↗ Jan 2011

“Daptomycin 8-10mg/kg per day intravenously.” NCT05137119 ↗

“Daptomycin: 8-10 mg/kg/day (i.v).” NCT05394298 ↗

NCT01080963 ↗

NCT02097953 ↗

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Known as Cidecin “Study of Cidecin™ (Daptomycin) to Rocephin® (Ceftriaxone) in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Community-Acquired Acute Bacterial Pneumonia Due to S. Pneumoniae” NCT00540072 ↗
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“Comparative Study of Cidecin™ (Daptomycin) to Rocephin® (Ceftriaxone) in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Community-Acquired Acute Bacterial Pneumonia” NCT00538694 ↗

Known as Cubicin “Daptomycin (Cubicin¨, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel Switzerland) is a cyclic lipopeptide antimicrobial agent active against most Gram-positive bacteria including strains that are...” NCT01522105 ↗
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“Daptomycin (USA) or Cubicin (Spain) is a cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic that inhibits gram-positive bacteria.” NCT04775953 ↗

“Study Comparing CUBICIN® (Daptomycin for Injection) With Vancomycin in Cellulitis or Erysipelas” NCT00295178 ↗

“10 mg/kg of daptomycin (Cubicin®)” NCT02142075 ↗

Known as Cubicin (daptomycin for injection) “Cubicin (daptomycin for injection)” NCT00651131 ↗
Known as Cubicin rf ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL387675 ↗
Known as Dapcin ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL387675 ↗
Known as Daptomicina ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL387675 ↗
Known as Daptomycin hospira ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL387675 ↗
Known as daptomycin: cubicin 350 mg vial. “daptomycin: cubicin 350 mg vial.” NCT01592032 ↗
Known as Daptomycine ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL387675 ↗
Known as Dapzura rt ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL387675 ↗
Known as DPT “To evaluate the efficacy of Daptomycin (DPT) lock therapy in the treatment of Grampositive long-term catheter-related bloodstream infections (LT-CRBI).” PMID 22340450 ↗ Mar 2012
Known as LY 146032 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL387675 ↗
Known as LY-164032 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL387675 ↗
Known as MK-3009 “A Phase III Randomized, Open-labeled Clinical Trial of MK-3009 (Daptomycin) in Patients With Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Septicemia and Right-sided Infective Endocarditis...” NCT00770341 ↗
Action Inhibit “inhibits gram-positive bacteria” NCT04775953 ↗
Modality Other / unclassified “cyclic lipopeptide antimicrobial agent” NCT01522105 ↗
Route Intravenous “daptomycin appears to be well tolerated and can be administered once every 24 hours by i.v. infusion” NCT00093067 ↗