Journal for Clinical Studies Reports Helperby’s Phase 1 Results in Brand New Antibiotic

The combination is azidothymidine (AZT), which is a new class antibacterial, and low dose colistin.

  • The combination is active against all three WHO Critical Priority Pathogens. 
  • In addition, AZT and colistin act synergistically against carbapenem and colistin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections.

Helperby Therapeutics Ltd (Helperby) has presented data at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) announcing Phase I results on the tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and efficacy of AZT and colistin both alone and as a combined therapy, against multi-drug resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), one of the most serious drug resistant pathogens.

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