Compare Ceftazidime-Avibactam + Metronidazole vs Meropenem for Hospitalized Adults With Complicated Intra-Abd Infections

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of Ceftazidime Avibactam plus Metronidazole compared to Meropenem for treating hospitalized patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections.

Timeline

Start

2013-01

Primary completion

2015-03

Completion

2015-03

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper non-inferiority of ceftazidime/avibactam plus metronidazole to meropenem was demonstrated PMID 28363526 ↗

Publications

• Torres A, Wible M, Tawadrous M, Irani P, Stone GG, Quintana A, Debabov D, Burroughs M, Bradford PA, Kollef M. Efficacy and safety of ceftazidime/avibactam in patients with infections caused by beta-lactamase-producing Gram-negative pathogens: a pooled analysis from the Phase 3 clinical trial programme. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2023 Nov 6;78(11):2672-2682. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkad280.
• Cheng K, Newell P, Chow JW, Broadhurst H, Wilson D, Yates K, Wardman A. Safety Profile of Ceftazidime-Avibactam: Pooled Data from the Adult Phase II and Phase III Clinical Trial Programme. Drug Saf. 2020 Aug;43(8):751-766. doi: 10.1007/s40264-020-00934-3.
• Li J, Lovern M, Green ML, Chiu J, Zhou D, Comisar C, Xiong Y, Hing J, MacPherson M, Wright JG, Riccobene T, Carrothers TJ, Das S. Ceftazidime-Avibactam Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling and Pharmacodynamic Target Attainment Across Adult Indications and Patient Subgroups. Clin Transl Sci. 2019 Mar;12(2):151-163. doi: 10.1111/cts.12585. Epub 2018 Sep 28.
• Nichols WW, Stone GG, Newell P, Broadhurst H, Wardman A, MacPherson M, Yates K, Riccobene T, Critchley IA, Das S. Ceftazidime-Avibactam Susceptibility Breakpoints against Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 Oct 24;62(11):e02590-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02590-17. Print 2018 Nov.
• Stone GG, Newell P, Gasink LB, Broadhurst H, Wardman A, Yates K, Chen Z, Song J, Chow JW. Clinical activity of ceftazidime/avibactam against MDR Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: pooled data from the ceftazidime/avibactam Phase III clinical trial programme. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2018 Sep 1;73(9):2519-2523. doi: 10.1093/jac/dky204.
• Qin X, Tran BG, Kim MJ, Wang L, Nguyen DA, Chen Q, Song J, Laud PJ, Stone GG, Chow JW. A randomised, double-blind, phase 3 study comparing the efficacy and safety of ceftazidime/avibactam plus metronidazole versus meropenem for complicated intra-abdominal infections in hospitalised adults in Asia. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2017 May;49(5):579-588. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.01.010. Epub 2017 Mar 29.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.