SAN DIEGO, Dec. 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trius Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative antibiotics for life-threatening infections, announced today that it has reached its enrollment objective of 658 patients in the last of its two Phase 3 clinical trials of tedizolid phosphate (TR-701) for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI).
The pivotal Phase 3 trial, designated ESTABLISH 2, examines the efficacy and safety of a six-day course of tedizolid administered once a day versus a 10-day course of linezolid (Zyvox®) administered twice a day in patients recruited across sites in North and South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. For both tedizolid phosphate and linezolid, drug was initially administered as an intravenous (IV) infusion with the option to switch to oral therapy after the initial day of therapy.
"As with our ESTABLISH 1 study, ESTABLISH 2 was designed to prepare tedizolid for registration globally by capturing both the new and former FDA endpoints as well as the European endpoints for ABSSSI," said Jeffrey Stein, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer at Trius. "We remain on schedule to report top-line results from this study in early 2013. The tedizolid clinical program reflects our commitment to bring safe, well-tolerated and convenient therapies to people with life-threatening infections."
Last year, Trius completed its ESTABLISH 1 study, testing the oral dosing of tedizolid under the same trial design and endpoints as in ESTABLISH 2. The trial achieved all primary and secondary efficacy outcomes and showed significant safety and tolerability improvements versus linezolid.
About Trius Therapeutics
Trius Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative antibiotics for life-threatening infections. The Company's lead investigational drug, tedizolid phosphate, is a once daily, IV and orally administered second generation oxazolidinone in Phase 3 clinical development for the treatment of serious gram-positive infections, including those caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Trius has partnered with Bayer HealthCare for the development and commercialization of tedizolid phosphate outside of the U.S., Canada and the European Union. In addition to the Company's tedizolid phosphate clinical program, Trius has initiated IND-enabling studies for its Gyrase-B development candidate with potent activity against Gram-negative bacterial pathogens including multi-drug resistant strains of E. coli, Klebsiella, Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas. The Gyrase-B program is one of the two preclinical programs supported by federal contracts. For more information, visit www.triusrx.com.
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