Ceftobiprole
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Trade namesZevtera
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  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)[1]
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
  • Marketed in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland
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  • (6R,7R)-7-[[(2Z)-2-(5-amino-1,2,4-thiadiazol-3-ylidene)- 2-nitroso-1-oxoethyl]amino]-8-oxo-3-[(E)-[2-oxo-1-[(3R)- 3-pyrrolidinyl]-3-pyrrolidinylidene]methyl]-5-thia-1- azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
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FormulaC20H22N8O6S2
Molar mass534.57 g·mol−1
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  • InChI=1S/C20H22N8O6S2/c21-20-24-14(26-36-20)11(25-34)15(29)23-12-17(31)28-13(19(32)33)9(7-35-18(12)28)5-8-2-4-27(16(8)30)10-1-3-22-6-10/h5,10,12,18,22,34H,1-4,6-7H2,(H,23,29)(H,32,33)(H2,21,24,26)/b8-5+,25-11-/t10-,12-,18-/m1/s1 ☒N
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Ceftobiprole (Zevtera/Mabelio) is a fifth-generation[2] cephalosporin for the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia (excluding ventilator-associated pneumonia) and community-acquired pneumonia. It is marketed by Basilea Pharmaceutica in the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland and Austria under the trade name Zevtera, in France and Italy under the trade name Mabelio.[3] Like other cephalosporins, ceftobiprole exerts its antibacterial activity by binding to important penicillin-binding proteins and inhibiting their transpeptidase activity which is essential for the synthesis of bacterial cell walls. Ceftobiprole has high affinity for penicillin-binding protein 2a of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains and retains its activity against strains that express divergent mecA gene homologues (mecC or mecALGA251). Ceftobiprole also binds to penicillin-binding protein 2b in Streptococcus pneumoniae (penicillin-intermediate), to penicillin-binding protein 2x in Streptococcus pneumoniae (penicillin-resistant), and to penicillin-binding protein 5 in Enterococcus faecalis.[4]

Microbiology

Ceftobiprole has shown in vitro antimicrobial activity against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens. Among the Gram-positive pathogens, ceftobiprole has demonstrated good in vitro activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci, as well as against strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to linezolid, daptomycin or vancomycin.[5] Ceftobiprole has also displayed potent activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae (including penicillin-sensitive, penicillin-resistant and ceftriaxone-resistant strains) and Enterococcus faecalis, but not against Enterococcus faecium. For Gram-negative pathogens, ceftobiprole has shown good in vitro activity against Haemophilus influenzae (including both ampicillin-susceptible and ampicillin-non-susceptible isolates), Pseudomonas aeruginosa and strains of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Proteus mirabilis that do not produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL). Like all other cephalosporins, ceftobiprole was inactive against strains that produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases.[6]

The efficacy of ceftobiprole has been demonstrated in two large randomized, double-blind, phase 3 clinical trials in patients with hospital-acquired and community-acquired pneumonia. Ceftobiprole was non-inferior to ceftazidime plus linezolid in the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia (excluding ventilator-acquired pneumonia) and non-inferior to ceftriaxone with or without linezolid in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia.[7][8]

Pharmacology

Ceftobiprole medocaril

Ceftobiprole is the active moiety of the prodrug ceftobiprole medocaril and is available for intravenous treatment only. The recommended dose is 500 mg as 2-hour infusion every 8 hours. It is mainly excreted renally. Dose adjustment is required for patients with moderate or severe renal impairment and for patients with end-stage renal disease, but no dose adjustment is needed by gender, ethnicity or age, in severely obese patients or in patients with hepatic impairment.[9]

Regulatory approvals

500 mg powder

Ceftobiprole has been approved for the treatment of adult patients with hospital acquired pneumonia (excluding ventilator-acquired pneumonia) and community-acquired pneumonia in 12 European countries, Canada and Switzerland.[10]

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References

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  2. ^ Scheeren TW (2015-01-01). "Ceftobiprole medocaril in the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia". Future Microbiology. 10 (12): 1913–1928. doi:10.2217/fmb.15.115. PMID 26573022.
  3. ^ "Basilea to launch Zevtera®/Mabelio® (ceftobiprole medocaril) in Europe through a commercial services provider". Basilea Pharmaceutica. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
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  5. ^ Zhanel GG, Lam A, Schweizer F, Thomson K, Walkty A, Rubinstein E, et al. (2008). "Ceftobiprole: a review of a broad-spectrum and anti-MRSA cephalosporin". American Journal of Clinical Dermatology. 9 (4): 245–254. doi:10.2165/00128071-200809040-00004. PMID 18572975. S2CID 24357533.
  6. ^ Farrell DJ, Flamm RK, Sader HS, Jones RN (July 2014). "Ceftobiprole activity against over 60,000 clinical bacterial pathogens isolated in Europe, Turkey, and Israel from 2005 to 2010". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 58 (7): 3882–3888. doi:10.1128/AAC.02465-14. PMC 4068590. PMID 24777091.
  7. ^ Farrell DJ, Flamm RK, Sader HS, Jones RN (April 2014). "Activity of ceftobiprole against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains with reduced susceptibility to daptomycin, linezolid or vancomycin, and strains with defined SCCmec types". International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 43 (4): 323–327. doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.11.005. PMID 24411474.
  8. ^ Nicholson SC, Welte T, File TM, Strauss RS, Michiels B, Kaul P, et al. (March 2012). "A randomised, double-blind trial comparing ceftobiprole medocaril with ceftriaxone with or without linezolid for the treatment of patients with community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalisation". International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 39 (3): 240–246. doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.11.005. PMID 22230331.
  9. ^ Awad SS, Rodriguez AH, Chuang YC, Marjanek Z, Pareigis AJ, Reis G, et al. (July 2014). "A phase 3 randomized double-blind comparison of ceftobiprole medocaril versus ceftazidime plus linezolid for the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 59 (1): 51–61. doi:10.1093/cid/ciu219. PMC 4305133. PMID 24723282.
  10. ^ "Zevtera 500 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion - Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC)". (emc). 5 April 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  11. ^ Hebeisen P, Heinze-Krauss I, Angehrn P, Hohl P, Page MG, Then RL (March 2001). "In vitro and in vivo properties of Ro 63-9141, a novel broad-spectrum cephalosporin with activity against methicillin-resistant staphylococci". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 45 (3): 825–836. doi:10.1128/AAC.45.3.825-836.2001. PMC 90381. PMID 11181368.
  12. ^ Jones RN, Deshpande LM, Mutnick AH, Biedenbach DJ (December 2002). "In vitro evaluation of BAL9141, a novel parenteral cephalosporin active against oxacillin-resistant staphylococci". The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 50 (6): 915–932. doi:10.1093/jac/dkf249. PMID 12461013.
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