Study to Compare Delafloxacin to Moxifloxacin for the Treatment of Adults With Community-acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (DEFINE-CABP)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02679573 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 10, 2016
Results First Posted : February 27, 2020
Last Update Posted : February 27, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Community Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia | Drug: Delafloxacin Drug: Moxifloxacin Drug: Linezolid | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 860 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Comparator-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous to Oral Delafloxacin in Adult Subjects With Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 14, 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 31, 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 7, 2018 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Delafloxacin
IV delafloxacin with potential to switch to oral delafloxacin
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Drug: Delafloxacin
Antibacterial agent, 300 mg IV, Q12H for at least 6 doses with potential to switch to 450 mg oral tablet, Q12H for up to 20 doses total
Other Name: RX-3341 |
Active Comparator: Moxifloxacin/Linezolid
IV moxifloxacin with potential to switch to oral moxifloxacin, and potential to switch moxifloxacin to IV linezolid for confirmed MRSA
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Drug: Moxifloxacin
Antibacterial Agent, 400 mg IV, Q24H for at least 3 doses with potential to switch to 400 mg oral over-encapsulated tablet, Q24H for up to 10 doses total
Other Name: Avelox Drug: Linezolid Antibacterial Agent, at local investigator discretion, subjects in the moxifloxacin arm with confirmed MRSA can switch to linezolid 600 mg IV Q12H for all remaining doses
Other Name: Zyvox |
- Early Clinical Response [ Time Frame: 96 (+/- 24) hours after the first dose of study drug ]Early clinical response defined as improvement in at least 2 of the following symptoms (as assessed by the investigator): chest pain, frequency or severity of cough, amount and quality of productive sputum, and difficulty breathing, and no worsening of the other symptoms in the ITT population. Symptom severity evaluated by the investigator on a 4-point scale: Absent (0), Mild (1), Moderate (2), Severe (3). Improvement defined as at least a 1-point decrease from baseline.
- Early Clinical Response Plus Improvement in Vital Signs and no Worsening of the 4 Symptoms [ Time Frame: 96 (+/- 24) hours after the first dose of study drug ]Early clinical response with the addition of improvement in vital signs and no worsening of the following 4 symptoms: chest pain, cough, productive sputum, and difficulty breathing in the ITT population. Symptom severity evaluated by the investigator on a 4-point scale: Absent (0), Mild (1), Moderate (2), Severe (3). Improvement defined as at least a 1-point decrease from baseline. Improvement in vital signs defined as a return to normal of any abnormal vital signs at baseline, and no worsening (ie, be abnormal) of any vital sign that was normal at baseline.
- Clinical Outcome at Test of Cure [ Time Frame: 5 to 10 days after the last dose of study drug ]Clinical outcome (Success, Failure, or Indeterminate/missing) based on the investigator's assessment of the patient's signs and symptoms of infection in the ITT population.
- Clinical Outcome at End of Treatment [ Time Frame: Up to 24 (+4) hours after the last dose of study drug ]Clinical outcome (Success, Failure, or Indeterminate/missing) based on the investigator's assessment of the patient's signs and symptoms of infection in the ITT population.
- Microbiologic Response [ Time Frame: 5 to 10 days after the last dose of study drug ]Microbiological response for subjects in the MITT set will be based on results of the baseline and follow-up cultures and susceptibility testing or serology.
- All-cause Mortality [ Time Frame: Day 28 (+/- 2 days) ]Time to all-cause Mortality was assessed on Day 28.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female 18 years of age or older
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Evidence of acute onset of CABP with 2 or more of the following symptoms (new or worsening)
- Cough
- Production of purulent sputum consistent with bacterial infection
- Difficulty breathing
- Chest pain due to pneumonia
AND have at least 2 of the following findings:
- Fever (oral temperature >38.0°C)
- Hypothermia (oral temperature <35.0°C)
- Tachycardia (heart rate >100 beats/min)
- Tachypnea (respiratory rate >18 breaths/min)
AND have at least 1 of the following findings:
- Hypoxemia (oxygen saturation <90% or PaO2 < 60 mmHg) on room air or with subject's baseline (pre-CABP under study) supplemental oxygen
- Clinical evidence of pulmonary consolidation and/or presence of pulmonary rales
- An elevated white blood cell count (WBC) >10,000/mm3 or 15% immature neutrophils (bands), regardless of total peripheral WBC count or leukopenia with WBC <4500/mm^3
- Presence of lobar, multilobar, or patchy parenchymal infiltrate(s) consistent with acute bacterial pneumonia on a pulmonary imaging study within 48 hours before the first dose of study drug
- PORT risk class of II to V (PSI score >50)
- Must be a suitable candidate for possible IV to oral switch antibiotic therapy and must also be able to swallow large tablets/capsules intact without crushing
Exclusion Criteria:
- A medical history of significant hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to antibiotics of the quinolone or oxazolidinone class or study drug excipients according to the investigator
- Any infection expected to require other systemic antibiotics in addition to study drug
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Receipt of systemic antibiotic therapy in the 7 days before enrollment unless 1 of the following is documented:
- Received at least 48 hours of antibiotic therapy for CABP and clinic notes document treatment failure (i.e., not by patient history or pulmonary imaging alone) with new or worsening symptoms while on pre-study therapy
- Received 1 dose of a single, potentially effective, short-acting antibacterial drug or drug regimen for CABP within 24 hours before enrollment (limited to 25% of enrolled patients)
- Respiratory infection confirmed or suspected to be secondary to hospital-acquired or ventilator-associated pneumonia OR requires treatment in an intensive care setting, OR requires mechanical ventilation
- Current or suspected diagnosis of viral, fungal, or aspiration pneumonia, noninfectious causes of pulmonary infiltrates, lung cancer, cystic fibrosis, tuberculosis, empyema (not including sterile parapneumonic effusions)
- Known anatomical or pathological bronchial obstruction OR history of bronchiectasis OR GOLD Stage 4 COPD OR history of post obstructive pneumonia
- Severely compromised immune system
- Known history of Child-Pugh Class B or C liver disease
- History of post-antibiotic colitis within last 3 months
- Other exclusions include those described in the safety label for drugs in the quinolone and/or oxazolidinone classes such as QT prolongation, proarrhythmic conditions, concomitant use of drugs known to cause QT prolongation, peripheral neuropathy, tendon disorders, history of myasthenia gravis, liver disease, severe renal disease, seizures and concomitant use of MAO A or B inhibitor agents and adrenergic serotonergic agents

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02679573

Study Director: | Sue Cammarata, MD | Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. |
Documents provided by Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.:
Responsible Party: | Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02679573 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ML-3341-306 2015-003026-14 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | February 10, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | February 27, 2020 |
Last Update Posted: | February 27, 2020 |
Last Verified: | February 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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