CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPRO), a multi-asset clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing novel treatments for multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections, announced today that it will make an oral presentation on SPR994 and a poster presentation on urinary tract infection epidemiology at the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) IDWeek™ 2018 taking place October 3 - 7, 2018 in San Francisco, California.
Presentation details for SPR994, Spero’s broad-spectrum oral carbapenem antibiotic product candidate that Spero expects to report final Phase 1 SAD/MAD data for within 3Q18 are as follows:
| Session: | Symposium: Exploring the Antibiotic Pipeline 2018 | |
| Title: | Tebipenem pivoxil | |
| Presenter: | David Melnick | |
| Date: | Thursday, October 4, 2018 | |
| Time: | 2:30 PM | |
| Location: | Room N Hall D | |
| Presentation number: | 841 |
Presentation details on the epidemiology of urinary tract infections are as follows:
| Title: | Patient demographics and comorbidity profiles associated with hospitalized patients admitted with resistant versus susceptible urinary tract infections (UTI): A multicenter analysis | |
| Presenter: | Jon Bruss | |
| Date: | Friday, October 5, 2018 | |
| Location: | S Poster Hall | |
| Presentation number: | 1504 |
Abstracts are accessible via the IDWeek™ website. The poster presentation may be accessed through Spero Therapeutics’ website on the “Key Publications and Presentations” page under the “Pipeline” tab following its presentation.
About Spero
Spero Therapeutics is a multi-asset, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing novel treatments for multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections.
Spero is advancing SPR994, a carbapenem-class antibiotic, which is designed to be the first broad-spectrum oral antibiotic for use in adults to treat MDR Gram-negative infections.
Spero is also advancing its Potentiator Platform, which it believes will enable the development of drugs that will expand the spectrum and potency of existing antibiotics, including formerly inactive antibiotics, against Gram-negative bacteria. The product candidates are two IV-administered agents, SPR741 and SPR206, designed to treat MDR Gram-negative infections in the hospital setting.
Spero is also advancing SPR720, its novel oral therapy product candidate designed for the treatment of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection, an orphan infectious disease indication.
For more information, visit https://sperotherapeutics.com.
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Spero Investor Contact:
Sharon Klahre
Director, Investor Relations
857-242-1547
IR@sperotherapeutics.com