QIDP Drugs – 4th Edition

>>> For the latest QIDP list, please click HERE  <<< Since our last QIDP blog from April 8, 2015, several new drugs have made the list which now includes 41 compounds. Below a table which includes compound, sponsor and development stage (Phase). It also indicates whether a drug has been the topic of a Continue reading QIDP Drugs – 4th Edition

The Demise of KB001 (Part 1): An Anti-Pseudomonas Antibody Hits the Dust (Instead of Paydirt)

In January this year, Kalobios informed investors that KB001-A had failed to meet efficacy criteria in a Phase 2 trial of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients.  In this well-controlled well-executed placebo-controlled trial of182 patients, the primary endpoint and just about every other efficacy endpoint of interest was missed.  Neither did KB001 Continue reading The Demise of KB001 (Part 1): An Anti-Pseudomonas Antibody Hits the Dust (Instead of Paydirt)

Brilacidin – QIDP Drug At a Critical Juncture

At around this time (July 2015), Cellceutix is expected to hammer out a Phase 3 program for brilacidin, its defensin-mimetic and host-defense protein (HDP) mimic structurally similar to magainin, with FDA. Brilacidin is certainly an interesting novel compound, coming from a new class, with a unique mode of action.  It has Continue reading Brilacidin – QIDP Drug At a Critical Juncture