Innoviva Announces FDA Advisory Committee Meeting to Review Sulbactam-Durlobactam (SUL-DUR), an Investigational Targeted Antibiotic

BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Innoviva, Inc. (Nasdaq: INVA) (“Innoviva”), a diversified holding company with a portfolio of royalties and other healthcare assets, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee will convene April 17, 2023 to review data supporting the new drug application (NDA) for sulbactam-durlobactam (SUL-DUR).

SUL-DUR is an investigational targeted antibiotic for the treatment of infections due to Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex (Acinetobacter). Infections caused by drug-resistant Acinetobacter are serious and life-threatening conditions associated with high morbidity and mortalityⁱ. Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter is considered an urgent public health threat by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)ⁱⁱ and a Priority 1 pathogen by the World Health Organization (WHO)ⁱⁱⁱ.

The Committee will review data from studies involving SUL-DUR, including data from the landmark Phase 3 trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of SUL-DUR versus colistin in patients with infections caused by Acinetobacter. In the trial, SUL-DUR demonstrated statistical non-inferiority versus colistin for the primary end point of 28-day all-cause mortality in patients with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter infections and a significant difference in clinical cure rates. SUL-DUR also exhibited a favorable safety profile with lower incidence of nephrotoxicity compared to colistin.

The SUL-DUR NDA, filed on September 29, 2022 by Entasis Therapeutics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Innoviva, is currently under Priority Review by the FDA with a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of May 29, 2023.

About Acinetobacter
Members of the Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex (Acinetobacter) are Gram-negative, opportunistic human pathogens that predominantly infect critically ill patients, often resulting in severe pneumonia and bloodstream infections. They can also infect other body sites, such as the urinary tract and the skin. Acinetobacter is considered a global threat in the healthcare setting due in part to its ability to acquire multidrug resistance. Based on current carbapenem resistance rates, we estimate there are more than 300,000 hospital-treated carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter infections each year globally for which significant morbidity and mortality exists due to limited treatment options.

About sulbactam-durlobactam (SUL-DUR)
SUL-DUR is an intravenous, or IV, investigational drug that is a combination of sulbactam, an IV β-lactam antibiotic, and durlobactam, a rationally designed broad-spectrum IV β-lactamase inhibitor, or BLI, being developed for the treatment of infections due to Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex. SUL-DUR has been designated a Qualified Infectious Disease Product by the FDA, a designation that aims to spur development of new antibiotics for difficult-to-treat infections.

About Innoviva
Innoviva is a diversified holding company with a portfolio of royalties and other healthcare assets. Innoviva’s royalty portfolio includes respiratory assets partnered with Glaxo Group Limited (“GSK”), including RELVAR^®/BREO^® ELLIPTA^® (fluticasone furoate/ vilanterol, “FF/VI”) and ANORO^® ELLIPTA^® (umeclidinium bromide/ vilanterol, “UMEC/VI”). Under the Long-Acting Beta2 Agonist (“LABA”) Collaboration Agreement, Innoviva is entitled to receive royalties from GSK on sales of RELVAR^®/BREO^® ELLIPTA^® and ANORO^® ELLIPTA^®. Innoviva’s other healthcare assets include infectious disease and hospital assets stemming from acquisitions of Entasis Therapeutics Inc., including its lead asset sulbactam-durlobactam, and La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company, including GIAPREZA^® (angiotensin II), approved to increase blood pressure in adults with septic or other distributive shock and XERAVA^® (eravacycline) for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections in adults.

ANORO^®, RELVAR^® and BREO^® are trademarks of the GSK group of companies.

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