Treating Serious CRAB Infections

There are MDR pathogens, and there is carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii, aka CRAB. This surely must be one of the most formidable bacterial organisms. It has resistance mechanisms second to none.  When found in patients, it is very difficult to eradicate and extremely difficult to get rid off, once established in Continue reading Treating Serious CRAB Infections

The Antifungal Landscape – 2

As many in the field have said before, what we really need are antifungals with a truly novel MoA, not minor changes to well-established classes.[1]  There is a shortage of new antifungals for invasive disease. Small improvements in PK will hardly move the field forward or excite investors to engage. Our current Continue reading The Antifungal Landscape – 2

Draft FDA Guidance for COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS

David Larwood, CEO of VFS, summed it up at the Cocci FDA workshop in 2020: “When the market opportunity is limited, finding investment becomes the key issue”.  He mentioned other problems as well: “Very low patient numbers for disseminated disease, prolonged therapy, NI trial design, definition of clinical outcome”.[1] Clearly, Continue reading Draft FDA Guidance for COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS