Clinical trial • Phase II • Infectious Disease

meropenem, vaborbactam for Complicated urinary tract infection | Acute pyelonephritis

Phase II trial of meropenem, vaborbactam for Complicated urinary tract infection | Acute pyelonephritis. open-label. 23 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Infectious Disease
Trial Disease
Complicated urinary tract infection | Acute pyelonephritis
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule
Paediatric Trial
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
15-11-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
18-03-2025

Trial design

open-label Phase II trial across 24 sites in Spain, Belgium, Bulgaria and others.

Open Label
Yes
Target Sample Size
23
Trial Duration For Participant
14

Eligibility

Recruits 23 paediatric patients.

Pregnancy Exclusion
8. Pregnant or breastfeeding female adolescent subjects with a positive serum or high-sensitivity urine β human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) pregnancy test at Screening; If pregnancy test results are not yet available prior to the first dose of study treatment, a highsensitivity urine test may be performed; subjects with a positive hCG result must be withdrawn from the study;
Vulnerable Population
The study population is paediatric (children ≥3 months to <12 years). Informed consent must be provided in writing by parent(s) or a legally acceptable representative(s); informed assent must be obtained from the subject if age-appropriate according to local regulations. Age-specific assent and parent/LAR information/ICF documents are provided (multiple assent booklets and parent ICFs referenced in the trial documents).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1.Male or female, aged ≥ 3 months to < 12 years of age. •\tSubjects aged ≥ 3 months to < 1 year must not have been born at gestational age < 28 weeks (i.e., preterm infants are considered eligible except for extreme preterm born < 28 weeks gestational age);\n- 2. Written informed consent from parent(s) or legally acceptable representative(s), and informed assent from subject (if age appropriate according to the local regulations) before initiation of any study-related procedures;\n- 3. Have a clinically suspected and/or bacteriologically documented cUTI or AP judged by the Investigator that requires subject to be hospitalized for treatment with at least 3 days of IV antibiotics;\n- 4. Evidence of pyuria, confirmed by either of the following: a. A urine specimen that is positive for leukocyte esterase via urine dipstick or urinalysis, or b. A urine specimen with either > 10 WBCs per microliter from an unspun urine or > 5 WBCs per high power field from a centrifuged specimen;\n- 5. Symptomatic or asymptomatic cUTI or AP as designated by the following clinical signs and symptoms. Symptomatic cUTI If 2 years of age or older, the subject must have at least TWO of the following signs and symptoms: • Fever (oral temp. > 38.0° C, tympanic temp. > 38.3° C, or rectal or core temperature > 38.8° C) • Dysuria • Increased urinary frequency • Urgency • Suprapubic, flank, or abdominal pain • Secondary urinary incontinence • Nausea or vomiting If less than 2 years of age, the subject must have at least TWO of the following: • Fever (oral temp. > 38.0° C, tympanic temp. > 38.3° C, or rectal or core temp. > 38.8° C) • Failure to thrive • Recent weight loss • Irritability • Jaundice • Abdominal tenderness • Vomiting • Poor feeding • Lethargy AND • Have at least ONE complicating factor as listed below (Complicating Factors); Asymptomatic cUTI • Must be unable to perceive symptoms of UTI due to congenital and acquired spinal cord injury or abnormality AND • Have at least ONE complicating factor as listed below (Complicating Factors); Complicating Factors • Indwelling urinary catheter or other indwelling urinary tract instrumentation that is anticipated to be removed during the course of IV study therapy; • Use of intermittent urinary catheterization; • Urogenital surgery within the 7 days before administration of the first dose of IV study drug; • Known functional or anatomic abnormality of the urogenital tract; • Obstructive uropathy where the obstruction is likely to resolve or be relieved during IV study drug therapy administration; • Previously documented vesicoureteral reflux; • Neurogenic disturbance of micturition with significant impact on bladder emptying, with bladder residual volume ≥ 50 mL for children weighing < 40 kg and ≥ 100 mL for children weighing ≥ 40 kg, as previously determined by voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG), ultrasound, or urinary catheterization immediately post void; • Recurrent UTI (defined as 2 or more previous UTIs within a 12-month period)); • Evidence that the current UTI may be caused by a resistant organism, including a suspected breakthrough infection in a child receiving chronic antimicrobial prophylaxis for the prevention of UTI; • Prior documentation of congenital structural or functional urologic abnormality, including but not limited to findings from prenatal or postnatal ultrasound or postnatal VCUG; Nephrolithiasis; Acute Pyelonephritis Subjects enrolled with a diagnosis of AP must have both: • Evidence of systemic inflammatory response as demonstrated by at least ONE of the following: • Fever (oral temp. > 38.0° C, tympanic temp. >38.3° C, or rectal or core temp. >38.8° C) or hypothermia (rectal or core temp. <35.0° C) • Leukocytosis, defined as WBC > 15,000 cells/μL OR > 15% immature neutrophils, regardless of the total peripheral WBC count • C-reactive protein ≥ 20 mg/L AND • At least ONE of the following signs or symptoms: • Nausea • Vomiting • Chills • Dysuria • Increased urinary frequency • Urgency • Lower back or flank pain or costovertebral angle tenderness;\n- 6. Have a pretreatment “baseline” urine specimen obtained for culture by an acceptable method, including suprapubic aspiration (SPA), clean urethral catheterization, indwelling urethral catheter, or mid-stream clean catch (urine specimens obtained from externally placed urine bags will not be allowed) within 48 hours before the start of the administration of the first dose of IV study drug therapy. Note: subjects who are not able to perceive symptoms of UTI due to congenital or acquired spinal cord injury or abnormality and are enrolled with the diagnosis of ”asymptomatic cUTI” are required to provide 2 baseline urine cultures from urine specimens obtained at least 1 hour apart. If enrolled as asymptomatic cUTI, both baseline urine cultures must return positive results of an appropriate gram-negative organism;\n- 7. Must, based on the judgment of the Investigator, require hospitalization initially and 7 to 14 days of antibacterial therapy for the treatment of the presumed cUTI. Note: the subject must be anticipated to require at least 3 days of IV antibiotic therapy initially;\n- 8. Females of childbearing potential must agree to sexual abstinence from the time of screening until 7 days after the end of study treatment;\n- 9. Males must be willing to practice abstinence from the time of screening until 7 days after the end of study treatment."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. History of hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to beta-lactam antibiotics (e.g., cephalosporins, penicillins, carbapenems, monobactams);\n- 17. Presence of thrombocytopenia (< 60,000 platelets/mm3);\n- 18. Presence of any of the following conditions: • Perinephric abscess, • Kidney replacement therapy (i.e., dialysis, peritoneal dialysis, hemofiltration) • Renal corticomedullary abscess, • Uncomplicated cystitis, • Polycystic kidney disease, • Previous or planned renal transplantation, • Subjects receiving hemodialysis, • Previous or planned cystectomy or ileal loop surgery or pelvic trauma with urinary tract damage, or • Known candiduria at the time of the cUTI/AP diagnosis;\n- 2. Known Vabomere-resistant gram-negative organism from studyqualifying urine or blood culture, confirmed cUTI or AP only due to gram-positive organism from study-qualifying urine or blood culture, or known or suspected infection with organisms that are not adequately covered by Vabomere (e.g., viral, mycobacterial, fungal) Note: if determined after enrollment, the subject may remain on study drug at the Investigator’s discretion;\n- 19. Gross hematuria requiring intervention other than administration of study drug;\n- 20. Known non-renal source of infection such as endocarditis, osteomyelitis, abscess, meningitis, C. difficile infection, or pneumonia diagnosed within 7 days prior to enrollment\n- 3. Unable or unwilling, in the judgment of the Investigator, to comply with the protocol or complete the clinical study (e.g., unlikely to survive 28 days from initiation of Study Drug);\n- 4. An employee of the Investigator or study center with direct involvement in the proposed study or other studies under the direction of that Investigator or study center, or a family member of the employee or the Investigator;\n- 5. Receipt of a potentially effective antibacterial drug therapy for cUTI for a continuous duration of more than 24 hours during the previous 72 hours prior to enrollment. Exceptions: subjects with unequivocal clinical evidence of treatment failure (i.e., worsening signs and symptoms), urine culture confirms resistance to the initial antibiotic, or the subject developed signs and symptoms of cUTI or AP while on antibiotics for another indication;\n- 6. Any surgical or medical condition which, in the opinion of the Investigator, would put the subject at increased risk or is likely to interfere with study procedures or PK of the study drug;\n- 7. Known or suspected nervous system disorder that suggests a predisposition to seizures, including febrile seizures in the previous 12 months;\n- 9. Subjects undergoing dialysis or with estimated glomerular filtration rate eGFR < 30 ml/min/1.73m˄2, as calculated using the updated bedside Schwartz formula: eGFR = k × (height in cm) ÷ serum creatinine, where k = 0.45 in term infants to 1 year of age, k = 0.55 in children > 1 year of age;\n- 8. Pregnant or breastfeeding female adolescent subjects with a positive serum or high-sensitivity urine β human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) pregnancy test at Screening; If pregnancy test results are not yet available prior to the first dose of study treatment, a highsensitivity urine test may be performed; subjects with a positive hCG result must be withdrawn from the study;\n- 10. Treatment within 30 days prior to enrollment with valproic acid or probenecid;\n- 11. Evidence of significant hepatic disease or dysfunction, including known acute viral or inactive chronic hepatitis or hepatic encephalopathy, or aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase > 3 × upper limit normal (ULN), or total bilirubin > 1.5 × ULN;\n- 12. Immunodeficiency or an immunocompromised condition, including hematologic malignancy, bone marrow transplant, or receiving immunosuppressive therapy such as cancer chemotherapy, medication for the rejection of transplantation, and long-term use of systemic corticosteroids (equivalent to ≥ 20 mg a day of prednisone or systemic equivalent for ≥ 2 weeks);\n- 13. Receipt of any investigational medication or investigational device during the last 30 days or during 5 half-lives of an investigational medication, whichever is longer, prior to enrollment;\n- 14. Requirement at time of enrollment for any reason for additional systemic antibiotic therapy (other than study drug) or systemic antifungal therapy;\n- 15. Known history of human immunodeficiency virus infection, with a (helper T cell) CD4 count < 200/mm˄3;\n- 16. Presence of neutropenia (< 500 polymorphonuclear leukocytes [PMNs]/mm3)."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety and tolerability based on adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), adverse events of special interest (AESIs), clinical laboratory (hematology, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis) changes from baseline, and vital sign changes from baseline","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety and tolerability assessed by recording AEs, SAEs, AESIs, clinical laboratory changes from baseline (hematology, clinical chemistry, urinalysis) and vital sign changes from baseline."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 1. PK: - Plasma from each blood draw will be used to estimate population PK parameters, including Cmax, Cmin, Tmax, t1/2, AUC0-8, AUC0-inf, Vss, Vz, and CL for meropenem and vaborbactam","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Plasma concentrations from scheduled blood draws will be used to estimate population pharmacokinetic parameters (Cmax, Cmin, Tmax, t1/2, AUC0-8, AUC0-inf, Vss, Vz, CL) for both meropenem and vaborbactam."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 2. Efficacy: o Overall response (combined per-subject clinical cure and favorable microbiological response, as defined below) o Clinical cure: complete resolution or significant improvement of signs and symptoms of cUTI or AP present at baseline, no new symptoms, and subject is alive","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall response defined as combined per-subject clinical cure and favorable microbiological response. Clinical cure defined as complete resolution or significant improvement of baseline signs/symptoms, no new symptoms, and subject alive."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 3. Efficacy: o Favorable microbiological response (microbiological eradication): reduction of baseline pathogen(s) (< 10˄3 CFU/mL and at least 1-log reduction from baseline) or negative urine culture, negative repeated blood culture if blood culture was positive for pathogen(s) growth at baseline, and subject is alive.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Favorable microbiological response defined as reduction of baseline pathogen(s) to <10^3 CFU/mL and at least 1-log reduction from baseline or negative urine culture; if baseline blood culture positive, repeat blood culture must be negative; subject must be alive."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
23
Recruitment Window Months
29
Consent Approach
Written informed consent is required from parent(s) or legally acceptable representative(s) prior to any study procedures; informed assent from the child is required when age-appropriate per local regulations. Age-specific assent and parent/LAR information/ICF documents are available (multiple assent booklets and parent ICFs are provided in country-specific languages). Multiple language versions of ICF/assent materials are present in the trial documents (e.g., EN, FR, NL, BG, PL, GR, ES and others) and there are specific assent booklets for different age bands.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
24
Total Number Of Participants
51

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
20-02-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
18-03-2025
Processing Time Days
26
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
4

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz
Department Name
Pediatrics department
Contact Person Name
Ana Jimenez Jimenez
Contact Person Email
abjimenez@fjd.es
Site Name
Hospital Infantil Universitario Nino Jesus
Department Name
Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica
Contact Person Name
Jose Alonso Calderon
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Hm Monteprincipe
Department Name
Pediatrics, intensive care
Contact Person Name
Gerardo Romera Modamio
Contact Person Email
gromera@hmhospitales.com

Belgium

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
21-02-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
23-07-2025
Processing Time Days
152
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
4

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional De La Citadelle
Department Name
Department of Pediatric Nephrology
Contact Person Name
Julie Frere
Contact Person Email
julie.frere@chrcitadelle.be
Site Name
UZ Leuven
Department Name
Pediatric Clinical Research Unit
Contact Person Name
Detlef Bockenhauer
Contact Person Email
detlef.bockenhauer@uzleuven.be

Bulgaria

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
19-02-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-03-2026
Processing Time Days
387
Number Of Sites
9
Number Of Participants
27

Sites

Site Name
University Multiprofile Hospital For Active Treatment Saint Georgi EAD
Department Name
Pediatric Clinic
Contact Person Name
Petya Markova
Contact Person Email
dr.petya.markova1@gmail.com
Site Name
University Multiprofile Hospital For Active Treatment And Emergency Medicine N I Pirogov
Department Name
Department of Pediatric Urology at Urology Clinic
Contact Person Name
Gabriela Minova-Slavkova
Contact Person Email
gminova@gmail.com
Site Name
Multiprofile Hospital For Active Treatment Pazardzik AD
Department Name
Second Department of Pediatric Diseases
Contact Person Name
Zlatomira Manolova
Contact Person Email
dr_zmanolova@abv.bg
Site Name
University Multiprofessional Hospital For Active Treatment Kanev AD
Department Name
Department of Pediatric Diseases
Contact Person Name
Eva Tsonkova
Contact Person Email
eva_tsonkova@mail.bg
Site Name
Multiprofile Hospital For Active Treatment Dr. Tota Venkova AD
Department Name
Department of Pediatric Diseases
Contact Person Name
Svetla Pashova-Mihova
Contact Person Email
dr.svetla.pashova@gmail.com
Site Name
Multiprofile Hospital For Active Treatment Sveti Ivan Rilski 2003 OOD
Department Name
Department of Pediatric Diseases
Contact Person Name
Emiliya Bacheva
Contact Person Email
dr_pomakova@abv.bg
Site Name
MBAL Dr. Ivan Seliminski - Sliven AD
Department Name
Department of Pediatric Diseases
Contact Person Name
Lyuba Bachvarova
Contact Person Email
bachvarova.dr@gmail.com
Site Name
Multiprofile Hospital For Active Treatment Vita Ltd.
Department Name
Department of Urology
Contact Person Name
Vanushka Markova
Contact Person Email
markovavg@abv.bg
Site Name
Other listed Bulgarian site

Croatia

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
21-02-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
11-03-2026
Processing Time Days
383
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
2

Sites

Site Name
Klinika Za Infektivne Bolesti Dr. Fran Mihaljevic
Department Name
Department for young children with lntensive Care Unit
Contact Person Name
Srdjan Roglic
Contact Person Email
sroglic@bfm.hr

Greece

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-12-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
10-03-2026
Processing Time Days
460
Number Of Sites
6
Number Of Participants
11

Sites

Site Name
University General Hospital Of Alexandroupoli
Department Name
University Department of Pediatrics
Contact Person Name
Elpidoforos Mantadakis
Contact Person Email
emantada@med.duth.gr
Site Name
Nosokomeio Paidon I Agia Sofia
Department Name
1st Pediatric Clinic of University of Athens -Infectious Diseases Clinic
Contact Person Name
Vasiliki Spoulou
Contact Person Email
vspoulou@med.uoa.gr
Site Name
General University Hospital Of Larissa
Department Name
Pediatric Clinic
Contact Person Name
Ioanna Grivea
Contact Person Email
ioanna.grivea@gmail.com
Site Name
General Hospital Of Thessaloniki Papageorgiou
Department Name
4th Department of Pediatrics
Contact Person Name
Despoina Tramma
Contact Person Email
dtramma@auth.gr
Site Name
Ippokratio General Hospital Of Thessaloniki
Department Name
3rd University Pediatric Department
Contact Person Name
Elias Iosifidis
Contact Person Email
iosifidish@gmail.com
Site Name
University General Hospital Attikon General Hospital Of West Attica H Agia Varvara
Department Name
3rd Department of Pediatrics
Contact Person Name
Vassiliki Papaevangelou
Contact Person Email
vpapaev@med.uoa.gr

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
20-02-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
10-03-2026
Processing Time Days
383
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
3

Sites

Site Name
Szpital Im. Sw. Jadwigi Slaskiej W Trzebnicy Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej
Department Name
Oddział Pediatryczny z Pododdziałem Niemowlęcym
Contact Person Name
Henryk Szymański
Contact Person Email
henryktomasz@poczta.onet.pl
Site Name
Samodzielny Zespol Publicznych Zakladow Opieki Zdrowotnej Im. Dzieci Warszawy W Dziekanowie Lesnym
Department Name
Kliniczny Oddział Pediatrii
Contact Person Name
Piotr Hartmann
Site Name
Kliniczny Szpital Wojewodzki Nr 2 Im. Sw. Jadwigi Krolowej W Rzeszowie
Department Name
I Klinika Pediatrii i Gastroenterologii Dziecięcej z Pododdziałem Kardiologii Dziecięcej
Contact Person Name
Bartosz Korczowski
Contact Person Email
korczowski@op.pl

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Rempex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United States

Contract research organisations

Name
Psi Cro AG
Responsibilities
Feasibility, Medical Monitoring, Translations, Trial Supply Management, Vendor Management (sponsorDuties codes: 1,12,15 with value)
Name
Psi CRO Greece
Responsibilities
Feasibility, Medical Monitoring, Translations, Trial Supply Management, Vendor Management (sponsorDuties codes: 1,12,2,5,6)
Name
Icon Clinical Research Limited
Responsibilities
Sample management; Sample shipment to third party labs; Kits supply to the sites (sponsorDuties codes: 15, 4)
Name
Icon Laboratory Services Inc.
Responsibilities
Sample management; Sample shipment to third party labs; Kits supply to the sites (sponsorDuties codes: 15, 4)
Name
4G Clinical B.V.
Responsibilities
Operational support (sponsorDuties code: 3)

Third parties

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  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Advarra Inc.","duties_or_roles":"DSMB coordination (sponsorDuties code 15)","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [\"6\"]","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Primevigilance Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [\"8\"]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Switzerland","full_name":"Psi Cro AG","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes and values include: [\"1\",\"12\",\"15\" (value: \"Feasibility, Medical Monitoring, Translations, Trial Supply Management, Vendor Management\"),\"2\",\"5\",\"6\"]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Jones Microbiology Institute Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [\"4\"]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Greece","full_name":"Psi CRO Greece","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [\"1\",\"12\",\"2\",\"5\",\"6\"]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Gem Programming Solutions Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [\"10\"]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"4G Clinical B.V.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [\"3\"]","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Icon Laboratory Services Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Sample management; Sample shipment to third party labs; Kits supply to the sites (sponsorDuties codes: [\"15\" value: \"Sample management. Sample shipment to third party labs. Kits supply to the sites.\"], [\"4\"])","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"Sample management; Sample shipment to third party labs; Kits supply to the sites (sponsorDuties codes: [\"15\" value: \"Sample management. Sample shipment to third party labs. Kits supply to the sites.\"], [\"4\"])","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Danestat Consulting Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [\"10\"]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Meropenem-Vaborbactam
Active Substance
meropenem, vaborbactam
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous infusion
Route
Intravenous infusion
Authorisation Status
Authorised (MIA DE_BW_01_MIA_2023_0054)
Maximum Dose
12 g per day
Combination Treatment
Yes

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