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ReviewThe Journal of antibiotics2020

Antibiotics in the clinical pipeline in October 2019.

Mark S Butler, David L Paterson

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In one paragraph

Review in The Journal of antibiotics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 131 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
131citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
14.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

131 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 261 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. VariableAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  19. Strategic re-engineering of antibiotics.Nature reviews bioengineering · 2025
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71 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mark S ButlerCentre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Complex, Herston, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia. mark@msbchem.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6689-4236
David L PatersonCentre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Complex, Herston, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2079-4437
The University of Queensland · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of new and effective antibacterial drugs to treat multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria, especially Gram-negative (G-ve) pathogens, is acknowledged as one of the world's most pressing health issues; however, the discovery and development of new, nontoxic antibacterials is not a straightforward scientific task, which is compounded by a challenging economic model. This review lists the antibacterials, β-lactamase/β-lactam inhibitor (BLI) combinations, and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) first launched around the world since 2009 and details the seven new antibiotics and two new β-lactam/BLI combinations launched since 2016. The development status, mode of action, spectra of activity, lead source, and administration route for the 44 small molecule antibacterials, eight β-lactamase/BLI combinations, and one antibody drug conjugate (ADC) being evaluated in worldwide clinical trials at the end of October 2019 are described. Compounds discontinued from clinical development since 2016 and new antibacterial pharmacophores are also reviewed. There has been an increase in the number of early stage clinical candidates, which has been fueled by antibiotic-focused funding agencies; however, there is still a significant gap in the pipeline for the development of new antibacterials with activity against β-metallolactamases, orally administered with broad spectrum G-ve activity, and new treatments for MDR Acinetobacter and gonorrhea.

Indexed as

Drug DevelopmentAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug DiscoveryDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialGram-Negative BacteriaGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsHumansAnti-Bacterial Agents

Identifiers

PMID32152527
PMCPMC7223789
OpenAlexW3009907822

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.