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CompletedNCT03363841CARESUpdated Jul 3, 2024Results posted

Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Ibrexafungerp (SCY-078) in Patients With Candidiasis Caused by Candida Auris (CARES)

A Phase 3 interventional study of SCY-078 in Candidiasis, Invasive and Candidemia, sponsored by Scynexis, Inc.. Completed at 12 sites in 4 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-07-03.

Primary conditionCandidemiaRegistry: Candidiasis, InvasiveReclassifiedWhy we changed it
Registry
Candidiasis, Invasive — the first condition term the registry derived for this study.
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Candidemia
Why
  1. The study's listed conditions name Candidemia, a narrower term within Candidiasis, Invasive.
Confidence
High: the new condition is named in the study's own listed conditions. Of 351 hand-checked studies reclassified this way, 68% were exactly right and 84% in the right disease family; the registry's first term was right for 5% (measured 2026-10-21). How we classify →
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Sponsored by Scynexis, Inc. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a multicenter, open-label, non-comparator, single-arm study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability and PK (pharmacokinetics) of oral SCY-078 as an emergency use treatment for patients with a documented Candida auris infection.

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This is a multicenter, open-label, non-comparator, single-arm study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability and PK (for a subset of subjects) of oral SCY-078 in male and female subjects ≥18 years of age with a documented Candida auris infection. Patients will be treated with SCY-078 for up to 90 days.

Subjects must have a documented candidiasis, including candidemia, caused by Candida auris to be considered for enrollment. Subjects are also eligible if they are receiving intravenous (IV) antifungal therapy for their C. auris infection and, in the judgment of the investigator, continued IV antifungal therapy is not feasible or desirable due to clinical or logistical circumstances. Subjects must meet all study criteria to be eligible for inclusion. Inclusion of each subject in the study must be approved by the Sponsor prior to enrollment.

Following a screening visit , there will be up to 11 treatment visits, a follow-up visit and 2 follow-up contacts (survival visits)

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Conditions studied

  • Candidiasis, Invasive
  • Candidemia

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Keywords

  • Candida auris
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In context

Candidemia Reclassified

73 studies on the registry are indexed under Candidemia; 5 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 63 across 44 interventional studies indexed under Candidemia.

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Lead sponsor

Scynexis, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 18 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 14 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 10 (71%) have results posted.

Compared within Candidemia, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Candidiasis, Invasive. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subject must fulfill the following KEY criteria to be eligible for study admission:

    1. Subject is a male or female adult ≥ 18 years of age on the day the study form (ICF) is signed.
    2. Subject has a documented candidiasis, including candidemia, caused by Candida auris. The subject is also eligible if he/she is receiving IV antifungal therapy for their C. auris infection and, in the judgment of the investigator, long-term IV antifungal therapy is not feasible or desirable due to clinical or logistical circumstances. A documented candidiasis, including candidemia, caused by Candida auris is defined as the recovery of Candida auris by culture of a sample obtained within the last 7 days.
    3. Subject is able to tolerate medication orally or through a nasogastric (NG) tube or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • KEY exclusion criteria:

    1. Subject has a fungal disease with central nervous system involvement.
    2. Subject has a fungal disease of the bone and/or joint that is expected to require >90 days of study drug treatment.
    3. Subject has an inappropriately controlled fungal infection source (e.g., persistent catheters, devices, identified abscess) that is likely the source of the fungal infection.
    4. Subject is hemodynamically unstable and/or requiring vasopressor medication for blood pressure support.
    5. Subject has abnormal liver test parameters: or ALT >10 x , and/or total >5 x ULN. Note: Subjects with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia with diagnosis of Gilbert's disease are not excluded.
    6. Subject has an Apache score >16.
    7. Subject has serum creatinine >3 times from Baseline (Screening/Treatment Day 1) value.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(4)

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Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    SCY-078

    SCY-078

    Drug: SCY-078

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With Global Success at End of Treatment as Determined by the Data Monitoring Committee

    The percentage of participants with global success at End of Treatment (EoT) as determined by the Data Monitoring Committee. Global success is defined as complete or partial resolution of signs and symptoms associated with the fungal disease and mycological eradication.

    Time frame: At (EoT) Visit (up to 90 days after Day 1)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percent of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events

    Percent of participants with treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    Time frame: Through study completion, up to 132 days

  2. Number of Participants Discontinued Due to Adverse Events

    Number of participants with Discontinuations due to Adverse Events

    Time frame: Through study completion (up to 132 Days)

  3. Percentage of Participants With Recurrence of Baseline Fungal Infection

    The percentage of participants with a recurrence of the baseline fungal infection at the 6 week follow-up

    Time frame: 42 Days after the End of Treatment visit

  4. Percentage of Participants Surviving 42 and 84 Days

    Percentage of participants Surviving at Day 42 and Day 84 after Day 1 (first dose of study drug)

    Time frame: Day 42 and Day 84 after first dose of study drug

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Results

Posted Jul 3, 2024

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneSCY-078
Started30
Completed20
Not completed10
Withdrew: Adverse event1
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject1
Withdrew: Death7
Withdrew: Physician decision1

Outcome measures

PrimaryPercentage of Participants With Global Success at End of Treatment as Determined by the Data Monitoring Committee

The percentage of participants with global success at End of Treatment (EoT) as determined by the Data Monitoring Committee. Global success is defined as complete or partial resolution of signs and symptoms associated with the fungal disease and mycological eradication.

Time frame:
At (EoT) Visit (up to 90 days after Day 1)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Percentage of Participants With Global Success at End of Treatment as Determined by the Data Monitoring Committee
ParticipantsIbrexafungerp 750mg
Percentage of Participants With Global Success at End of Treatment as Determined by the Data Monitoring Committee21
SecondaryPercent of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events

Percent of participants with treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

Time frame:
Through study completion, up to 132 days
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Percent of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events
ParticipantsIbrexafungerp 750 mg
Percent of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events25
SecondaryNumber of Participants Discontinued Due to Adverse Events

Number of participants with Discontinuations due to Adverse Events

Time frame:
Through study completion (up to 132 Days)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants Discontinued Due to Adverse Events
ParticipantsIbrexafungerp 750 mg
Number of Participants Discontinued Due to Adverse Events1
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With Recurrence of Baseline Fungal Infection

The percentage of participants with a recurrence of the baseline fungal infection at the 6 week follow-up

Time frame:
42 Days after the End of Treatment visit
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Percentage of Participants With Recurrence of Baseline Fungal Infection
ParticipantsIbrexafungerp 750 mg
Percentage of Participants With Recurrence of Baseline Fungal Infection1
SecondaryPercentage of Participants Surviving 42 and 84 Days

Percentage of participants Surviving at Day 42 and Day 84 after Day 1 (first dose of study drug)

Time frame:
Day 42 and Day 84 after first dose of study drug
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Percentage of Participants Surviving 42 and 84 Days
ParticipantsIbrexafungerp 750 mg
Day 42 — Survived24
Day 42 — Died4
Day 42 — Unknown survival status2
Day 84 — Survived19
Day 84 — Died8
Day 84 — Unknown survival status3

Adverse events

Collected over From signing of Informed Consent to Week 6 follow up (up to 132 Days). Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Ibrexafungerp 750mg8/30 (26.7%)11/30 (36.7%)25/30 (83.3%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventIbrexafungerp 750mg
Multiple organ dysfunction syndromeGeneral disorders2/30
Acute kidney injuryRenal and urinary disorders2/30
Abdominal sepsisInfections and infestations1/30
COVID-19 PneumoniaInfections and infestations1/30
Intervertebral discitisInfections and infestations1/30
PneumoniaInfections and infestations1/30
Septic shockInfections and infestations1/30
Systemic CandidaInfections and infestations1/30
Chest painGeneral disorders1/30
Oedema peripheralGeneral disorders1/30
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventIbrexafungerp 750mg
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders11/30
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders7/30
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders4/30
Candida infectionInfections and infestations4/30
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders3/30
DyspepsiaGastrointestinal disorders3/30
HypoalbuminaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders3/30
HypotensionVascular disorders3/30
Pleural effusionRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders3/30
AnaemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders3/30

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Ibrexafungerp 750 mg
Mean60.3 (23.0 to 97.0)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Ibrexafungerp 750 mg
Female21
Male9
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Ibrexafungerp 750 mg
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American2
White8
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
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Study locations

12 sites
  • Scynexis, Inc.
    Jersey City, New Jersey 07302, United States
  • St John's Medical College and Hospital
    Bangalore, Karnataka 560034, India
  • Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS)
    Kanayannur, Kochi 682041, India
  • Institute of Critical Care Medicine Max Super Specialty Hospital
    Saket, New Delhi 110017, India
  • King George Medical University
    Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226003, India
  • Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Department of Anaesthesia and special care
    Chandigarh, 160012, India
  • Aga Khan University Hospital
    Karachi, Sindh 74800, Pakistan
  • Johese Clinical Research, Unitas Hospital Centurion,, South Africa, 0157
    Centurion, Gauteng 0157, South Africa
  • Emmed Research, Jakarta Hospital
    Pretoria, Gauteng 0002, South Africa
  • Into Research, Life Groenkloof Hospital
    Pretoria, Gauteng 0181, South Africa
  • Johese Clinical Research, Midstream
    Pretoria, Gauteng 1692, South Africa
  • Zuid Afrikaans Hospital
    Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
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References and documents

Publications

  • Berkow EL, Angulo D, Lockhart SR. In Vitro Activity of a Novel Glucan Synthase Inhibitor, SCY-078, against Clinical Isolates of Candida auris. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Jun 27;61(7):e00435-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00435-17. Print 2017 Jul. No abstract available. PubMed 28483955 ↗
  • Larkin E, Hager C, Chandra J, Mukherjee PK, Retuerto M, Salem I, Long L, Isham N, Kovanda L, Borroto-Esoda K, Wring S, Angulo D, Ghannoum M. The Emerging Pathogen Candida auris: Growth Phenotype, Virulence Factors, Activity of Antifungals, and Effect of SCY-078, a Novel Glucan Synthesis Inhibitor, on Growth Morphology and Biofilm Formation. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Apr 24;61(5):e02396-16. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02396-16. Print 2017 May. PubMed 28223375 ↗

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Nov 2017 to primary completion in Apr 2023, 64 months.

Results were first posted in Jul 2024, 1 year 2 months after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Nov 14, 2017
First posted
Dec 6, 2017
StartActual
Nov 15, 2017
Primary completionActual
Apr 14, 2023
CompletionActual
May 24, 2023
Results first posted
Jul 3, 2024
Last update
Jul 3, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 3, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03363841
Lead sponsor
Scynexis, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 6, 2017
Start date
Nov 15, 2017
Primary completion
Apr 14, 2023
Completion
May 24, 2023
Results posted
Jul 3, 2024
Last update
Jul 3, 2024

Study contacts

David Angulo, MD
study director · Scynexis, Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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