A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Multicenter, Multinational Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Orally Administered Tebipenem Pivoxil Hydrobromide (TBP-PI-HBr) Compared to Intravenously Administered Imipenem-cilastatin in Patients With Complicated Urinary Tract Infection (cUTI) or Acute Pyelonephritis (AP)
Latest Information Update: 26 Jun 2026
At a glance
- Drugs Tebipenem pivoxil (Primary) ; Cilastatin; Imipenem; Imipenem/cilastatin
- Indications Pyelonephritis; Urinary tract infections
- Focus Registrational; Therapeutic Use
- Acronyms PIVOT-PO
- Sponsors Spero Therapeutics
Most Recent Events
- 17 Jun 2026 According to a Spero Therapeutics media release, company announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Utebzi, an oral antibiotic for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections, This approval is supported by positive results from the PIVOT-PO phase III trial.
- 13 May 2026 According to a Spero Therapeutics media release, in February 2026, GSK announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA) set the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date to complete the review of the tebipenem HBr NDA as June 18, 2026. The NDA was submitted by GSK in December 2025, supported by results from the Phase 3 PIVOT-PO trial.
- 22 Dec 2025 According to a Spero Therapeutics media release, The NDA submission triggers a $25 million milestone payment to Spero, expected to be received in Q1 2026.