EU Regulator Starts its Review of Cidara Therapeutics’ Candidiasis Therapy Rezafungin
The EU regulator has begun its review of Cidara Therapeutics’ once-weekly antifungal rezafungin, with a decision expected next year as a new option for serious, invasive candida infections. The application is based on the ReSTORE trial, which demonstrated that rezafungin, an echinocandin, was as effective as daily dosing with the decades-old drug caspofungin in severe candidemia and invasive candidiasis. Rezafungin, if approved, would be the first new front-line therapy for severe candida infections in well over a decade, providing a much-needed new option for patients who do not ...