Roche moves antibiotic for superbug to Phase 3 of testing
FRANKFURT — Swiss drugmaker Roche (ROG.S), said on Monday it would advance testing of an antibiotic against a common drug-resistant bacteria that causes serious hospital infections into the third and last phase of testing on humans.
Drugmaker Roche is advancing testing of an antibiotic against a common drug-resistant bacteria into the third and last phase of testing on humans.
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The experimental antibiotic zosurabalpin was jointly developed with Harvard University.
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Roche said in a statement that the experimental antibiotic zosurabalpin, jointly developed with Harvard University, would be tested against acinetobacter baumannii, relying on a new mode of action that bacteria have not developed resistance against.
Drug-resistant acinetobacter are present across the world and disproportionately impact patients who are in hospital, causing serious infections like pneumonia and sepsis, the company added.
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