Synonyms: MMV688756 | PF-02341272 | PNU-100480 | U-100480
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Originally developed by Upjohn (later incorporated into Pfizer), sutezolid is an oxazolidinone class antibacterial with potent antimycobacterial activity [1]. It is being clinically evaluated as a treatment for tuberculosis (TB).
Sutezolid is included in the Medicines for Malaria (MMV) and Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) Pandemic Response Box. |
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Summary of Clinical Use |
Sutezolid has completed Phase 2 trials in patients with drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) as a monotherapy (NCT01225640)[4] and in combination with bedaquiline, moxifloxacin, and delamanid (NCT03959566). It will also be evaluated as a TB treatment, in combination with bedaquiline and pretomanid, in a Phase 2/3 trial (NCT05686356) that started recruitment in 2023. |
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects |
The antibacterial MMOA of oxazolidinones is inhibition of protein synthesis by blocking function of the bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit [3]. |
Clinical Trials | |||||
Clinical Trial ID | Title | Type | Source | Comment | References |
NCT05686356 | A Pan-TB Regimen Targeting Host and Microbe | Phase 2/Phase 3 Interventional | The Aurum Institute NPC | ||
NCT03959566 | PanACEA Sutezolid Dose-finding and Combination Evaluation | Phase 2 Interventional | Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich | ||
NCT01225640 | PNU-100480 In Newly Diagnosed, Drug Sensitive Patients With Pulmonary TB; Early Bactericidal Activity; Whole Blood Assay | Phase 2 Interventional | Sequella, Inc. | This first trial of sutezolid in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis found the drug to be generally safe, well tolerated, and with detectable bactericidal activity in sputum and blood. | 4 |