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

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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
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
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
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
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 No outcome recorded
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
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 NCT01898338 Dec 2013 → Jan 2018 methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infectious disease Miquel Pujol Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01792804 Dec 2013 → Mar 2020 staphylococcus aureus infection Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01922011 Sep 2013 → Jun 2016 osteomyelitis Merck & Co., Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
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
Phase 3 NCT01184872 Mar 2010 → Mar 2011 skin infection Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00770341 Sep 2008 → Feb 2010 staphylococcal infection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00772447 Sep 2008 → Sep 2010 infectious disease, skin disorder AstraZeneca 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
Phase 4 NCT07376889 Feb 2026 → Jan 2029 expected staphylococcus aureus infection Intermountain Health Care, Inc. Not yet 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 2027 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 No outcome recorded
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
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
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 19 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 26 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 No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02168816 Comparator Mar 2014 → Feb 2017 osteomyelitis Loyola University Terminated No outcome recorded
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
Phase 33 trials
Phase 3 NCT03138733 Comparator Aug 2018 → Mar 2022 staphylococcus aureus infection Basilea Pharmaceutica Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02208063 Comparator Dec 2014 → Apr 2018 bacterial infectious disease Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01216241 Comparator Apr 2011 → Apr 2013 neutropenia University of Rochester Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 49 trials
Phase 4 NCT07072923 Comparator Sep 2025 → Jul 2027 expected osteomyelitis University of Arizona Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05977868 Comparator Aug 2023 → Feb 2025 digestive system infectious disorder West Virginia University Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04141787 Comparator Jul 2019 → Jul 2023 abscess, bacterial arthritis, infectious disorder of the nervous system, osteomyelitis +1 Vancouver Island Health Authority Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01549613 Comparator May 2012 → Jul 2013 cellulitis, skin infection University of Cincinnati Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01734694 Comparator Oct 2011 → Sep 2012 bacterial infectious disease, endocarditis, nosocomial infection, osteomyelitis Henry Ford Health System Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable1 trial
NCT00451373 Background Jul 2006 → Dec 2012 acute kidney injury, infectious disease with sepsis National Taiwan University Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded

Press releases naming this drug 2 releases

DateIssuerRelease
2016-09-15 Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. Teva Strengthens Injectables Portfolio with the Launch of an Authorized Generic of Cubicin® (Daptomycin for Injection) in the United States tevapharm.com
2001-01-07 Gilead Sciences Cubist Pharmaceuticals and Gilead Sciences Announce European Commercialization Agreement for Investigational Antibacterial Agent Cidecin™ gilead.com

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

NCT00295178

NCT01144000

NCT01019395

NCT00711802

NCT01025271

NCT00882557

NCT00695903

NCT01419184

NCT00451373

NCT01728376

NCT00507247

NCT00102947

NCT01455246

NCT00335478

NCT01975662

NCT00572260

NCT00490737

NCT02052388

NCT00093067

NCT02241941

NCT01012089

NCT03643952

NCT04983901

NCT00055198

NCT03480191

NCT00540072

NCT02208063

NCT00770341

NCT00261807

NCT00136292

NCT06189885

NCT01626560

NCT01515020

NCT02097953

NCT01080963

NCT00463801

NCT00858325

NCT01756924

NCT01212432

NCT01898338

NCT00430937

NCT04434300

NCT01592032

NCT01549613

NCT00701636

NCT00772447

NCT01199783

NCT00426933

NCT02142075

NCT02508350

NCT04775953

NCT01196169

NCT00296049

NCT01211470

NCT01522105

NCT02000414

NCT01734694

NCT01287832

NCT05977868

NCT00401960

NCT01216241

NCT05156437

NCT01175707

NCT00538694

NCT06637332

NCT00638157

NCT00942149

NCT03138733

NCT01184872

NCT01792804

NCT00651131

NCT01922011

NCT00679835

NCT01171547

NCT00467272

NCT02972983

NCT01104662

NCT02660346

NCT04141787

NCT00428844

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