Cefiderocol

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Cefiderocol
Clinical data
Trade namesFetroja, Fetcroja
Other namesRSC-649266
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa620008
License data
Intravenous infusion
Drug classSiderophore cephalosporins
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding56–58%[4]
Elimination half-life2.8 hours
Excretionmainly kidney (60–70% unchanged)
Identifiers
  • (6R,7R)-7-[[(2Z)-2-(2-Amino-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)-2-(2-carboxypropan-2-yloxyimino)acetyl]amino]-3-[[1-[2-[(2-chloro-3,4-dihydroxybenzoyl)amino]ethyl]pyrrolidin-1-ium-1-yl]methyl]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylate
JSmol)
  • CC(C)(C(=O)O)ON=C(C1=CSC(=N1)N)C(=O)NC2C3N(C2=O)C(=C(CS3)C[N+]4(CCCC4)CCNC(=O)C5=C(C(=C(C=C5)O)O)Cl)C(=O)[O-]
  • InChI=1S/C30H34ClN7O10S2/c1-30(2,28(46)47)48-36-19(16-13-50-29(32)34-16)24(42)35-20-25(43)37-21(27(44)45)14(12-49-26(20)37)11-38(8-3-4-9-38)10-7-33-23(41)15-5-6-17(39)22(40)18(15)31/h5-6,13,20,26H,3-4,7-12H2,1-2H3,(H7-,32,33,34,35,36,39,40,41,42,44,45,46,47)/t20-,26-/m1/s1
  • Key:DBPPRLRVDVJOCL-FQRUVTKNSA-N

Cefiderocol, sold under the brand name Fetroja among others, is an

injection into a vein.[1]

Common side effects include diarrhea, infusion site reactions, constipation and rash.[9]

Cefiderocol is in the cephalosporin family of medications.[5][10] It was approved for medical use in the United States in November 2019, and in the European Union in April 2020.[5][11][2] In September 2020, cefiderocol (Fetroja) received FDA approval[12] as supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for treatment of hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (HABP) and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP) when caused by Gram-negative bacteria resistant to other antibiotics. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[13]

Medical uses

Cefiderocol is used to treat adults with complicated urinary tract infections, including kidney infections caused by susceptible Gram-negative microorganisms, who have limited or no alternative treatment options.[5][10]

In the United States, cefiderocol is indicated in adults 18 years of age or older who have limited or no alternative treatment options for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs), including pyelonephritis caused by the following susceptible Gram-negative microorganisms: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter cloacae complex.[1]

For the treatment of severe pneumonia (HABP and VABP), it is indicated in patients 18 years of age and older whose pneumonia is not responding to other, more commonly used antibiotics and is confirmed to be caused by one of the following Gram-negative organisms:

This indication is supported by a study in which cefiderocol was not inferior to

mortality due to any cause at day 14, where both antibiotics were shown to be equally effective.[14]

As of 2020, cefiderocol is indicated in the European Union for the treatment of infections due to aerobic Gram-negative bacteria in adults with limited treatment options.[2]

Adverse effects

Cefiderocol may cause serious and life-threatening allergic reactions, severe diarrhea caused by C. difficile and seizures.[9]

An increased rate of mortality was observed in people treated with cefiderocol as compared to other antibiotics in a separate clinical trial in critically ill people with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections.[5][9] The higher rate was observed in people treated for hospital-acquired/ventilator-associated pneumonia (i.e., nosocomial pneumonia), bloodstream infections, or sepsis. The cause of death has not been established, but some of the deaths were a result of worsening or complications of infection, or underlying co-morbidities.[5] The safety and efficacy of cefiderocol has not been established for the treatment of these types of infections.[5] Hence, cefiderocol label includes a warning regarding the higher all-cause mortality rate.[5]

In 2021, the first cases of

antibiotic resistance were reported,[15] and as of 2022 alarming proportions of up to 50% of resistance in some cohorts have been reported. In September 2022, the German RKI reported victims of the Ukraine War with cefiderocol resistant surgical infections (Klebsiella species and Acinetobacter baumannii) who had been treated in Germany.[16]

Pharmacology

Its structure is similar to

β-lactamase stability and renders it a siderophore.[17]

This means it enters into bacterial cells by binding to iron, which is actively transported into the bacterial cells.[1][18][19][20][21] It was the first siderophore antibiotic to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).[22] It bypasses the bacterial porin channels by using the bacteria's own iron-transport system for being transported in.[23] Once within the periplasmic space, cefiderocol dissociates from the iron and binds to PBPs, inhibiting peptidoglycan cell wall synthesis.[24]

Cefiderocol shows high stability against β-lactamases, with a broad spectrum of activity against all classes of

carbapenemases, including serine-carbapenemases (class A such as KPC and class D such as OXA-48) and metallo-β-lactamases (class B such as VIM, NDM, and IMP).[25]

History

Cefiderocol received a

Shionogi & Co. as an antibacterial drug for treatment of adults 18 years of age or older with complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including kidney infections caused by susceptible Gram-negative microorganisms, who have limited or no alternative treatment options.[5][11][1]

The safety and effectiveness of cefiderocol was demonstrated in a study (NCT02321800) of 448 participants with cUTIs.[5][9] Of the participants who were administered cefiderocol, 72.6% had resolution of symptoms and eradication of the bacteria approximately seven days after completing treatment, compared with 54.6% in participants who received an alternative antibiotic.[5] The clinical response rates were similar between the two treatment groups.[5] The trial included participants from Europe, United States and Mexico.[9]

In the clinical trial, participants with cUTI were chosen at random to receive cefiderocol, or another antibacterial drug called imipenem/cilastatin.[9] Both treatments were given intravenously for 7–14 days and neither the participants nor the health care professionals knew which drugs were given until after the trial was complete.[9] Participants could not be switched to an oral antibacterial drug to complete the treatment for cUTI.[9]

The benefit of cefiderocol was measured by the proportion of participants who achieved cure or improvement in their symptoms related to cUTI and a negative urine culture test in comparison to imipenem/cilastatin.[9]

In April 2020, Cefiderocol was approved for medical use in the European Union.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Fetroja- cefiderocol sulfate tosylate injection, powder, for solution". DailyMed. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Fetcroja EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). 24 February 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Fetcroja Product information". Union Register of medicinal products. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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  11. ^ a b "Drug Approval Package: Fetroja (cefiderocol)". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  12. ^ "FDA Approves Fetroja (cefiderocol) for the Treatment of Hospital-acquired Bacterial Pneumonia and Ventilator-associated Bacterial Pneumonia". Drugs.com. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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  15. ^ Choby JE, Ozturk T, Satola SW, et al. Widespread cefiderocol heteroresistance in carbapenem- resistant Gram-negative pathogens. Lancet Infect Dis 2021; 21: 597-598
  16. ^ "Infektionsmedizinische und chirurgische Herausforderungen durch Carbapenem-resistente bakterielle Erreger bei der Versorgung Kriegsverletzter aus der Ukraine" (PDF). Epidemiologisches Bulletin 36/2022. 8 September 2022.
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  19. ^ Matthews-King A (26 October 2018). "Antibiotic 'Trojan horse' could defeat superbugs causing global medical crisis, trial finds". The Independent. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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  21. ISBN 978-0-12-803887-1
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  22. PMID 29311072
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  23. PMID 27736756
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  24. PMID 35455461
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  25. S2CID 219586396
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Further reading

External links

  • "Cefiderocol". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  • "Cefiderocol sulfate tosylate". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  • Clinical trial number NCT02321800 for "A Study of Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Cefiderocol (S-649266) Versus Imipenem/Cilastatin in Complicated Urinary Tract Infections (APEKS-cUTI)" at ClinicalTrials.gov
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