How does the antibiotic cefadroxil work in treating serious Staph infections? A first look

2025-522547-17-00 Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) Authorised, recruiting

Start 4 Jan 2026 · Status Authorised, recruiting · 1 EU/EEA countries · 1 sites

Overview

Sponsor-declared trial summary

Phase Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II)
Status Authorised, recruiting
Participants planned 25
Countries 1
Sites 1

staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

To understand how the body processes and responds to the antibiotic cefadroxil by patients with a bloodstream infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus

Key facts

Sponsor
UZ Brussel
Participant type
Patients
Age range
18-64 years, 65+ years
Gender
Male and Female
Therapeutic area
Diseases [C] - Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Trial duration
4 Jan 2026 → ongoing
Decision date (initial)
2025-09-24
Transition trial
No
Low-intervention
No
Rare-disease indication
No
Vulnerable population
No

Trial design

CTIS Part I — objectives, methods, condition coding

Main objective

Scope: Safety, Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacodynamic

To understand how the body processes and responds to the antibiotic cefadroxil by patients with a bloodstream infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus

Conditions and MedDRA coding

staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

Eligibility criteria

Principal inclusion / exclusion criteria as submitted by sponsor

Inclusion criteria 7

  1. Adults aged 18 years and older
  2. Ability to provide informed consent
  3. Diagnose of SAB based on clinical (sign of any infections) and microbiological (blood cultures posi-tive for Staphylococcus aureus) criteria.
  4. Clinical Improvement on initial intravenous antibiotic
  5. At least one set of negative blood cultures - No signs of persistent bacteremia
  6. Oral Tolerance - Ability to swallow and absorb oral medication - No suspicion of malabsorption
  7. Timing - ≤ 7 days of first negative blood culture

Exclusion criteria 13

  1. Persistent bacteremia at inclusion time-point
  2. Patients should be randomized within 7 days from first negative blood culture
  3. Polymicrobial infection
  4. Staphylococcus aureus infection by an isolate which is not susceptible to cefadroxil
  5. Hemodynamically instability at inclusion time point (systolic blood pressure < 100/mmHg, serum lactate> 2mmol/L; patient under noradrenaline drip)
  6. Source control: In case of deep routed infection/prothesis infection and surgery indication, no performance of surgical source control due to patient’ health status or preferences. In case of catheter or intravascular device infections this should be removed before inclusion.
  7. BMI > 40kg/m2
  8. eGFR > 130ml/min or eGFR <25ml/min
  9. Severe immunocompromised state (neutropenia (<500 neutrophils/μl); immunosuppressive combina-tion therapy with two or more drugs with different mode of action or biological therapy; solid organ transplantation; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation)
  10. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  11. Inability to receive oral medication or suspicion of malabsorption (gastrectomy or similar GI resec-tion / operation)
  12. Allergy to beta-lactams or cephalosporin
  13. In case of endocarditis, severe drug-drug interactions with Rifampin.

Endpoints

Primary and secondary outcome measures (English text)

Primary endpoints 1

  1. PK Assessment: Establishment of correct cefadroxil doses through Monte Carlo simulations (serum concentrations > MIC for at least 50% of the day). PD Assessment: Therapeutic failure will be assessed as a composite endpoint of relapsing SAB, deep-seated infection with the same bacteria, switch to another antimicrobial regimen due to ad-verse events or failure to improve, attributable rehospitalization, or attributable mortality within 90 days of inclusion. Adverse Events (AE): Monitoring and re

Investigational products

Investigational medicinal products (IMPs), comparators, placebo, auxiliary

Test 1

Cefadroxil Sandoz 500 mg harde capsules

PRD753883 · Product

Active substance
Cefadroxil
Pharmaceutical form
CAPSULE, HARD
Route of administration
ORAL
Max daily dose
4 g gram(s)
Max total dose
2 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Week(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
J01DB05 — -
Marketing authorisation
BE240527
MA holder
SANDOZ N.V.
MA country
Belgium
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Sponsors and contacts

Sponsor organisations, regulatory contacts, third parties

UZ Brussel

Sponsor organisation
UZ Brussel
Address
Laarbeeklaan 101
City
Jette
Postcode
1090
Country
Belgium

Scientific contact point

Organisation
UZ Brussel
Contact name
Marco Moretti

Public contact point

Organisation
UZ Brussel
Contact name
Alex De Waele

Locations

1 EU/EEA country · 1 investigational sites

By country

CountryMS statusPlanned subjectsSites
Belgium Authorised, recruiting 25 1
Rest of world 0

Investigational sites

Belgium

1 site · Authorised, recruiting
UZ Brussel
infectious diseases, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Jette

Country notifications

Trial-start, recruitment-start, end and early-termination notifications submitted per Member State

Country Trial startTrial end Recruitment startRecruitment end Early termination
Belgium 2026-01-04

Results and documents

Annex IV summary of results, Annex V layperson summary, and all documents registered in CTIS for this trial

Documents 10 files

Public protocol annexes, IB summaries, regulatory submissions and post-authorisation documents registered in CTIS.

TypeTitleVersion
Protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol 2025-522547-17-00 3
Recruitment arrangements (for publication) K1_Recruitement arrangements 1
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1 SIS and ICF NL 1
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF ENG 1
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF FR 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) E2_SmPC Cefadroxil NL 1
Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol Synopsis ENG 2025-522547-17-00 2
Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol Synopsis FR 2025-522547-17-00 2
Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol Synopsis GER 2025-522547-17-00 2
Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol Synopsis NL 2025-522547-17-00 2

Application history

2 submissions — initial application plus substantial / non-substantial modifications

#TypeCodeSubmittedReference MSConclusionDecision date
1 INITIAL IN 2025-07-07 Belgium Acceptable
2025-09-24
2025-09-24
2 NON SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION NSM-1 2026-05-06 Belgium Acceptable
2025-09-24
2026-05-06