Prevalence of comorbid factors in patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection in ECOSPOR III, a randomized trial of an oral microbiota-based therapeutic.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-4-2023
Publication Title
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although comorbidities are risk factors for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI), many clinical trials exclude patients with medical conditions such as malignancy or immunosuppression. In a Phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial (ECOSPOR III), fecal microbiota spores, live (VOWSTTM; VOS, formerly SER-109), an oral microbiota therapeutic, significantly reduced the risk of rCDI at week 8. We evaluated the efficacy of VOS compared with placebo in patients with comorbidities and other risk factors for rCDI.
METHODS: Adults with rCDI were randomized to receive VOS or placebo (4 capsules daily for 3 days) following standard-of-care antibiotics. In this post-hoc analysis, the rate of rCDI through week 8 was assessed in VOS-treated subjects compared with placebo for subgroups including: a) Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) score category (0, 1-2, 3-4, ≥5); b) baseline creatinine clearance (/min, ≥30 to ≤50 ml/min, >50 ml/min to ≤80 ml/min, >80 ml/min); c) number of CDI episodes, inclusive of the qualifying episode (3 and ≥4); d) exposure to non-CDI targeted antibiotics after dosing and e) acid-suppressing medication use at baseline.
RESULTS: Of 281 subjects screened, 182 were randomized (59.9% female; mean age 65.5 years). Comorbidities were common with a mean overall baseline age-adjusted CCI score of 4.1 (4.1 in the SER-109 arm and 4.2 in the placebo arm). Across all subgroups analyzed, VOS-treated subjects had a lower relative risk of recurrence compared with placebo.
CONCLUSIONS: In this post-hoc analysis, VOS reduced the risk of rCDI compared with placebo, regardless of baseline characteristics, concomitant medications or comorbidities.
First Page
ciad448
Recommended Citation
Berenson CS, Lashner B, Korman L, Hohmann E, Deshpande A, Louie TJ, er al [Sims ] Prevalence of comorbid factors in patients with recurrent clostridioides difficile infection in ECOSPOR III, a randomized trial of an oral microbiota-based therapeutic. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Aug 4:ciad448. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad448. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37539715.
DOI
10.1093/cid/ciad448
ISSN
1537-6591
PubMed ID
37539715