All eyes are now on Trius Therapeutics' second ongoing pivotal Phase III trial investigating its antibiotic, tedizolid phosphate, after the company reported positive, if disparate, results from a subgroup analysis of its first Phase III study (TR701-112) of the product in patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI).
The new data confirm the drug's efficacy in a subgroup of patients with cellulitis but suggest higher efficacy in European...