DUBLIN, Ireland and CHICAGO, Sept. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iterum Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: ITRM), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing antibiotics against multi-drug resistant pathogens, today announced that clinical data on sulopenem, its novel oral and IV penem antibiotic, will be presented in poster sessions at IDWeek 2018, being held October 3-7 in San Francisco.
Details on the poster presentations are as follows:
Title: A Phase 1, Randomized, Open-Label, Crossover Study in Healthy Subjects under Fasting Conditions of Orally Administered Sulopenem Etzadroxil Alone or with Probenecid to Determine the Pharmacokinetics of Sulopenem
Poster Abstract Session: PK/PD Studies
Poster number: 1393
Date / Time: Friday, October 5, 2018, 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. PDT
Location: S Poster Hall
Presenter: Michael Dunne, M.D., Iterum Therapeutics
Title: Sulopenem Activity against Enterobacteriaceae Isolates from Patients with Urinary Tract Infection or Intra-Abdominal Infection
Poster Abstract Session: Novel Agents
Poster number: 1363
Date / Time: Friday, October 5, 2018, 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. PDT
Location: S Poster Hall
Presenter: Sailaja Puttagunta, M.D., Iterum Therapeutics
Title: The Prevalence of Enterobacteriaceae (ENT) Resistant to all Major Classes of Oral Antibiotics from Outpatient Urine Cultures in the United States and Effect on Clinical Outcomes
Poster Abstract Session: Urinary Tract Infection
Poster number: 1527
Date / Time: Friday, October 5, 2018, 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. PDT
Location: S Poster Hall
Presenter: Michael Dunne, M.D., Iterum Therapeutics
These posters will be available on the Iterum website following the IDWeek meeting. https://www.iterumtx.com/
About Iterum Therapeutics plc
Iterum Therapeutics plc is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing differentiated anti-infectives aimed at combatting the global crisis of multi-drug resistant pathogens to significantly improve the lives of people affected by serious and life-threatening diseases around the world. Iterum is advancing sulopenem, a novel oral and IV penem anti-infective compound, in Phase 3 clinical development in uncomplicated urinary tract infection (uUTI), complicated urinary tract infection (cUTI) and complicated intra-abdominal infection (cIAI). Sulopenem is the first oral and IV penem to demonstrate potent in vitro activity against a wide variety of gram-negative, gram-positive and anaerobic bacteria that are resistant to other antibiotics in the hospital and community setting. Iterum has received QIDP designations for oral and IV sulopenem for the treatment of uUTI, cUTI and cIAI. For more information, please visit http://www.iterumtx.com.
Forward-looking Statements
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Contact:
Contact:
Jeff Schaffnit
Chief Commercial Officer
312-778-6076
IR@iterumtx.com
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Released September 20, 2018