Mme Erava and The Mysterious Case of Auto-Combustion

SH: My dear Watson, did you read the news of the astonishing debacle that befell Mme Erava and made the headlines, creating anxiety of hitherto unknown proportions in Tetraland? Dr.W.: A disaster of epic proportions, for sure, and a mystery, an explanation which will require some very expert investigation. There is Continue reading Mme Erava and The Mysterious Case of Auto-Combustion

The Circuitous Route to Phase 3:  Another Chapter in the Fitful Development of PTK-0796

When antibiotics change hands, it can be a good thing.  Small companies are often desperate to attract a partner with ‘deep pockets’ to help them finance an expensive late phase development but often have to give up control once the honeymoon period is over.  Such transitions can bring delays because new Continue reading The Circuitous Route to Phase 3:  Another Chapter in the Fitful Development of PTK-0796

Some Thoughts about Eravacycline Based on the Phase 2 cIAI Study

Solomkin et al. conclude that the efficacy and safety of eravacycline compares favorably to the control drug, ertapenem.[1]  This top-level assessment is made with the usual caveats (insufficient statistical power, small sample size), but a few points deserve comment. Eravacycline is a fluorocycline; as a tetracycline derivative it follows into Continue reading Some Thoughts about Eravacycline Based on the Phase 2 cIAI Study