The Antifungal Landscape – 1

Some newer azoles are still in development, but most only target candidiasis.  Many years ago we saw development of nikkomycin (Nik Z), a drug mainly for coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever).  It has no appreciable activity against candida or aspergillus.  Then there is ibrexafungerp, a promising new agent against C. albicans and Continue reading The Antifungal Landscape – 1

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

QIDP Drug Update – Part 1: An Updated Who Is Who

It is time for a new look at the field of QIDP drugs. Today we are providing an updated searchable database which now has 57 entries. (Status: 10/18/16) Despite best efforts to provide accurate information, errors may have crept in. Please let us know if you detect mistakes. We will make corrections or post Continue reading QIDP Drug Update – Part 1: An Updated Who Is Who