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Trial reportScientific reports2026

Randomized study of the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of SPR720 for the treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease.

Xilla T Ussery, Nivedita Bhatt, Ian A Critchley, Shekman L Wong, John C Pottage, David Melnick, Kamal A Hamed

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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05496374 (A Randomized, Investigator-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Phase 2, Dose-Ranging Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of SPR720 as Compared With Placebo for the Treatment of Patients With Mycobacterium Avium Complex), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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A Randomized, Investigator-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Phase 2, Dose-Ranging Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of SPR720 as Compared With Placebo for the Treatment of Patients With Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Pulmonary Disease

TypeinterventionalSponsorSpero TherapeuticsRan2022 to 2024Enrolled25ConditionsNontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease (NTM-PD)ArmsPlacebo, SPR720 500 mg, SPR720 1000 mg
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Xilla T UsserySpero Therapeutics, Inc., 675 Massachusetts Avenue, 14th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Nivedita BhattSpero Therapeutics, Inc., 675 Massachusetts Avenue, 14th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Ian A CritchleySpero Therapeutics, Inc., 675 Massachusetts Avenue, 14th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Shekman L WongSpero Therapeutics, Inc., 675 Massachusetts Avenue, 14th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
John C PottageSpero Therapeutics, Inc., 675 Massachusetts Avenue, 14th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
David MelnickSpero Therapeutics, Inc., 675 Massachusetts Avenue, 14th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Kamal A HamedSpero Therapeutics, Inc., 675 Massachusetts Avenue, 14th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. kamalhamed13@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-9736

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SPR720 is an aminobenzimidazole that is converted rapidly in vivo to the active moiety SPR719, which inhibits in mycobacteria the ATPase activity of DNA gyrase B. The efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of orally administered SPR720 were evaluated in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD). Twenty-two patients meeting criteria for nodular-bronchiectatic NTM-PD were randomly assigned in a 1:1:1 ratio to placebo, SPR720 500 mg once daily (QD), or SPR720 1000 mg QD for 56 days, and three patients received open-label treatment with SPR720 1000 mg QD or SPR720 500 mg twice daily. For the primary efficacy endpoints, observed weekly sputum log10 CFU/mL and time to positivity, no difference was observed among treatment groups with no dose response between SPR720 500 mg QD and 1000 mg QD. Mycobacterial suppression was maintained through Day 56. Treatment-emergent adverse events were reported in six (75%), seven (100%), and nine (90%) patients with placebo, SPR720 500 mg QD, and SPR720 1000 mg, respectively. Dose-dependent, reversible hepatic enzyme elevations occurred in 11 (65%) patients treated with SPR720, including three (18%) who experienced grade 3 toxicity. Orally administered SPR720 had limited bacteriostatic activity against Mycobacterium avium complex and caused reversible hepatic enzyme elevations in the majority of patients.This study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05496374, 09/08/2022.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBenzimidazolesLung DiseasesMycobacterium avium ComplexMycobacterium avium-intracellulare InfectionAdministration, OralAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSputumTreatment OutcomeAnti-Bacterial AgentsBenzimidazolesMycobacterium avium complexNontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary diseasePharmacokineticsSafetySPR720

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PMID41720869
PMCPMC13022070

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