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DNV3837 / DNV3681
FIRST-IN-CLASS ANTIBIOTIC CANDIDATE
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DEINOVE acquired in 2018 the German biotechnology company Morphochem and its compound DNV3837 (ex. MCB3837), a prodrug of the DNV3681 molecule, a narrow-spectrum, hybrid oxazolidinone-quinolone synthetic antibiotic targeting only Gram-positive bacteria.
DNV3837: AN ANTIBIOTIC IN THE CLINICAL PHASE TO FIGHT SEVERE CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTIONS
A first-in-class antibiotic effective against Clostridioides difficile bacteria
DNV3837 – a prodrug[1] of the DNV3681 molecule (also known as MCB3681) – is developed as a highly active 1st line treatment targeting Clostridioides difficile. Already administered in humans and whose safety and pharmacokinetic parameters have already been evaluated, it has demonstrated significant efficacy and superiority to reference treatments (fidaxomicin in particular) against isolates of C. difficile, regardless of their virulence (including the hyper virulent strain NAP1) or their resistance to other antibacterial drugs.
Administered intravenously and able to cross the gastrointestinal barrier
In addition to its spectrum of activity, its interest lies mainly in the way the product is administered and distributed in the body, which makes it particularly interesting in the treatment of severe gastrointestinal infections.
DNV3837 is administered intravenously and is able to cross the gastrointestinal barrier, allowing it to precisely target the infection site. Several Phase I trials (on healthy volunteers) have shown a high concentration of the antibiotic in stools, a strong marker of its presence in the intestine. It has also demonstrated its ability to eliminate C. difficile bacteria without destroying the gut microbiota, a definite advantage for patient prognosis. It has also shown an acceptable tolerance profile.
Ready to enter Phase II
The next stage of development will be a Phase II clinical study involving a small number of patients to determine its effective dose. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has already agreed to the launch of this study. DEINOVE has chosen Medpace (NASDAQ: MEPD) to act as its CRO and to oversee the clinical trial scheduled to begin in 2019.
FDA granted the DNV3837 program the Qualified Infectious Disease Product[2] (QIDP) designation and Fast Track [3]status for accelerated product development.
Severe Clostridioides difficile infections, a major health challenge
Severe Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) are gastrointestinal infections that are generally associated with a disturbance of the gut microbiota in compromised patients.
The incidence of CDI has doubled or quadrupled over the last 20 years in Europe and North America[4]. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently identified CDIs as one of the leading causes of healthcare-associated infections before Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA[5]) infections.
In 2011, about half a million Americans were infected and more than 29 000 patients died within 30 days of diagnosis[6]. In 2021, experts predict 1.5 million cases of CDI for the United States and Europe combined.
The pathogen C. difficile has been prioritized by WHO and the CDC.
To date, no effective antibiotic treatment is available for severe gastrointestinal infections because of the very consequences of the disease: oral treatments struggle to reach the intestine because of the pathological state of the patient (gastrointestinal tract motility, intubation, intestinal perforation, etc.), while intravenous (IV) antibiotics do not penetrate the gastrointestinal barrier and do not reach the site of infection.
DNV3681 EVALUATED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AS A POTENTIAL TREATMENT AGAINST TWO PATHOGENIC AGENTS CLASSIFIED AS MOST DANGEROUS POSSIBLE BIOTERRORIST THREATS
The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)[7] published the results of the in vitro evaluation of DNV3681 against Bacillus anthracis and Francisella tularensis. They concluded that DNV3681 has "exceptional activity" against these two pathogenic agents classified as most dangerous possible bioterrorist threats. The USAMRIID team determined the efficacy of DNV3681 by measuring its MIC90, the minimum concentration necessary to inhibit the growth of 90% of a panel of test bacterial isolates. This value is 0.015 µg/ml against Bacillus anthracis, making it a more effective molecule than Ciprofloxacin.
DNV3681 also has the advantage of having a limited impact on the intestinal microbiota in healthy volunteers, thus limiting the risks of associated complications, which makes it an ideal candidate. On the basis of the results presented at ASM Microbe 2019, USAMRIID is considering an in vivo evaluation of DNV3681.
Bacillus anthracis and Francisella tularensis are classified as two of the most dangerous possible biological weapons. The standard of care against Bacillus anthracis and Francisella tularensis is currently Ciprofloxacin, a synthetic large spectrum antibiotic from the fluoroquinolones’ family. Several pathogenic bacterial species have already developed a resistance against this family of antibiotics and the long treatment needed for Post-exposure Prophylaxis of Anthrax very often triggers a major intestinal microbiota imbalance leading to likely Clostridioides difficile infections.