Fidaxomicin, sold under the brand name Dificid among others, is the first member of a class of narrow spectrum macrocyclic antibiotic drugs called tiacumicins.[2] It is a fermentation product obtained from the actinomycete Dactylosporangium aurantiacum subspecies hamdenesis.[3][4]
Fidaxomicin is minimally absorbed into the bloodstream when taken orally, is bactericidal, and selectively eradicates pathogenic Clostridium difficile with relatively little disruption to the multiple species of bacteria that make up the normal, healthy intestinal flora. The maintenance of normal physiological conditions in the colon may reduce the probability of recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection.[5][6]
It is marketed by Merck, which acquired Cubist Pharmaceuticals in 2015, and had in turn bought the originating company, Optimer Pharmaceuticals. It is used for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection, which is also known as Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea, and can develop into Clostridium difficile colitis and pseudomembranous colitis.
Fidaxomicin is available in a 200 mg tablet that is administered every 12 hours for a recommended duration of 10 days. Total duration of therapy should be determined by the patient's clinical status. It is currently one of the most expensive antibiotics approved for use. A standard course costs upwards of £1350.[7]
Contents
1Mechanism
2Clinical trials
3Approvals and indications
4References
5External links
Mechanism
Fidaxomicin binds to and prevents movement of the "switch regions" of bacterial RNA polymerase. Switch motion occurs during the opening and closing of the DNA:RNA clamp, a process that occurs throughout RNA transcription but is especially important in the opening of double-stranded DNA during the initiation of transcription.[8] It has minimal systemic absorption and a narrow spectrum of activity; it is active against Gram positive bacteria, especially clostridia. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) range for C. difficile (ATCC 700057) is 0.03–0.25 μg/mL.[3]
Clinical trials
Good results were reported by the company in 2009 from a North American phase III trial comparing it with oral vancomycin for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection.[9][10] The study met its primary endpoint of clinical cure, showing that fidaxomicin was non-inferior to oral vancomycin (92.1% vs. 89.8%). In addition, the study met its secondary endpoint of recurrence: 13.3% of the subjects had a recurrence with fidaxomicin vs. 24.0% with oral vancomycin. The study also met its exploratory endpoint of global cure (77.7% for fidaxomicin vs. 67.1% for vancomycin).[11]Clinical cure was defined as patients requiring no further therapy for the treatment of 'Clostridium difficile infection two days after completion of study medication. Global cure was defined as patients who were cured at the end of therapy and did not have a recurrence in the next four weeks.[12]
Fidaxomicin was shown to be as good as the standard-of-care, vancomycin, for treating Clostridium difficile infection in a phase III trial published in February 2011.[13] The authors also reported significantly fewer recurrences of infection, a frequent problem with C. difficile, and similar drug side effects.
Based on a multicenter clinical trial studi, fidaxomicin was reported well tolerated in children with Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea and has a pharmacokinetic profile in children similar to that in adults.[14]
Regarding the high budget to spend for fidaxomicin, a systematic literature review published in 2017, showed that fidaxomicin was demonstrated to be cost-effective versus metronidazole and vancomycin in patients with Clostridium difficile infection.[15]
Approvals and indications
On April 5, 2011, the drug won an FDA advisory panel's unanimous approval for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection,[16] and gained full FDA approval on May 27, 2011.[17] As of January 2020, fidaxomicin is FDA-approved for use in children aged 6 months and older for C. difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD).[citation needed]
References
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^ ab"Dificid- fidaxomicin tablet, film coated Dificid- fidaxomicin granule, for suspension". DailyMed. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^Louie, T. J.; Emery, J.; Krulicki, W.; Byrne, B.; Mah, M. (2008). "OPT-80 Eliminates Clostridium difficile and is Sparing of Bacteroides Species during Treatment of C. Difficile Infection". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 53 (1): 261–3. doi:10.1128/AAC.01443-07. PMC 2612159. PMID 18955523.
^Johnson, Stuart (2009). "Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection: A review of risk factors, treatments, and outcomes". Journal of Infection. 58 (6): 403–10. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2009.03.010. PMID 19394704.
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^Srivastava, Aashish; Talaue, Meliza; Liu, Shuang; Degen, David; Ebright, Richard Y; Sineva, Elena; Chakraborty, Anirban; Druzhinin, Sergey Y; Chatterjee, Sujoy; Mukhopadhyay, Jayanta; Ebright, Yon W; Zozula, Alex; Shen, Juan; Sengupta, Sonali; Niedfeldt, Rui Rong; Xin, Cai; Kaneko, Takushi; Irschik, Herbert; Jansen, Rolf; Donadio, Stefano; Connell, Nancy; Ebright, Richard H (2011). "New target for inhibition of bacterial RNA polymerase: 'switch region'". Current Opinion in Microbiology. 14 (5): 532–43. doi:10.1016/j.mib.2011.07.030. PMC 3196380. PMID 21862392.
^"Optimer's North American phase 3 Fidaxomicin study results presented at the 49th ICAAC" (Press release). Optimer Pharmaceuticals. September 16, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
^"Optimer Pharmaceuticals Presents Results From Fidaxomicin Phase 3 Study for the Treatment" (Press release). Optimer Pharmaceuticals. May 17, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
^Golan Y, Mullane KM, Miller MA (September 12–15, 2009). Low recurrence rate among patients with C. difficile infection treated with fidaxomicin. 49th interscience conference on antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. San Francisco.
^Gorbach S, Weiss K, Sears P, et al. (September 12–15, 2009). Safety of fidaxomicin versus vancomycin in treatment of Clostridium difficile infection. 49th interscience conference on antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. San Francisco.
^Louie, Thomas J.; Miller, Mark A.; Mullane, Kathleen M.; Weiss, Karl; Lentnek, Arnold; Golan, Yoav; Gorbach, Sherwood; Sears, Pamela; Shue, Youe-Kong; Opt-80-003 Clinical Study, Group (2011). "Fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection". New England Journal of Medicine. 364 (5): 422–31. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa0910812. PMID 21288078.
^O'Gorman, MA; Michaels, MG; Kaplan, SL; Otley, A; Kociolek, LK; Hoffenberg, EJ; Kim, KS; Nachman, S; Pfefferkorn, MD; Sentongo, T; Sullivan, JE; Sears, P (Aug 17, 2018). "Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study of Fidaxomicin in Children With Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea: A Phase 2a Multicenter Clinical Trial". J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 7 (3): 210–218. doi:10.1093/jpids/pix037. PMID 28575523.
^Burton, HE; Mitchell, SA; Watt, M (Nov 2017). "A Systematic Literature Review of Economic Evaluations of Antibiotic Treatments for Clostridium difficile Infection". Pharmacoeconomics. 35 (11): 1123–1140. doi:10.1007/s40273-017-0540-2. PMC 5656734. PMID 28875314.
^Peterson, Molly (Apr 5, 2011). "Optimer wins FDA panel's backing for antibiotic fidaxomicin". Bloomberg.
^Nordqvist, Christian (27 May 2011). "Dificid (fidaxomicin) approved for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea". Medical News Today.
External links
"Fidaxomicin". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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…Antibiotics for treatment of nonsevere CDI include oral vancomycin or oral fidaxomicin; dosing is summarized in the table Fidaxomicin is bactericidal against C. difficile (in contrast with vancomycin and metronidazole …
…decreased risk of failure of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) . Fidaxomicin – We suggest the following doses for fidaxomicin : 6 months through 5 years – 16 mg/kg per dose orally twice daily (maximum …
…infection, clinical response at 12 days was >70 percent with either fidaxomicin or vancomycin, but more children in the fidaxomicin group achieved clinical response without recurrence at 30 days (68 versus …
…infection, clinical response at 12 days was >70 percent with either fidaxomicin or vancomycin, but more children in the fidaxomicin group achieved clinical response without recurrence at 30 days (68 versus …
…(92 percent) than among patients treated with 10 days of oral vancomycin alone (19 percent) or fidaxomicin alone (42 percent) . More than one administration of FMT may be necessary for optimal efficacy…
English Journal
Clostridioides difficile infection in a patient with immunoglobulin A vasculitis: a triggering factor or a rare complication of the disease? A case-based review.
Kounatidis D, Vadiaka M, Kouvidou C, Sampaziotis D, Skourtis A, Panagopoulos F, Konstantinou F, Vallianou NG.
IgA vasculitis, formerly known as Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP), is the most common form of systemic vasculitis in children and is characterized by inflammation of the small vessels with typical deposition of IgA immune complexes. It is a leukocytoclastic type of vasculitis and is characterized by
Auranofin, at clinically achievable dose, protects mice and prevents recurrence from Clostridioides difficile infection.
Abutaleb NS, Seleem MN.
Scientific reports. 2020 May;10(1)7701.
Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial infections and a worldwide urgent public health threat. Without doubt, there is an urgent need for new effective anticlostridial agents due to the increasing incidence and severity of C. difficile infection (CDI). The aim of the present stu
The gut microbiome diversity of Clostridioides difficile-inoculated mice treated with vancomycin and fidaxomicin.
Yamaguchi T, Konishi H, Aoki K, Ishii Y, Chono K, Tateda K.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy. 2020 May;26(5)483-491.
To investigate the effect of vancomycin and fidaxomicin on the diversity of intestinal microbiota in a mouse model of Clostridioides difficile infection. Mice were divided into 11 models (4 mice per model): 6 uninoculated models and 5 models inoculated with C. difficile BI/NAP1/027. Inoculated mode
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Treatment with fidaxomicin resulted in significantly higher rates of resolution of diarrhea without recurrence than did treatment with vancomycin: 74.6% (214 of 287 patients) versus 64.1% (198 of ...