MedPath

Acurx Pharmaceuticals

Acurx Pharmaceuticals logo
🇺🇸United States
Ownership
Public
Established
2017-01-01
Employees
4
Market Cap
-
Website
http://www.acurxpharma.com
Introduction

Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in developing new antibiotics for infections caused by bacteria listed as priority pathogens. Its approach is to develop antibiotic candidates that target the DNA polymerase IIIC enzyme. Its research and development pipeline includes early-stage antibiotic candidates that target other Gram-positive bacteria, including Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus and Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. The company was founded by David P. Luci, Robert G. Shawah and Robert J. DeLuccia in July 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Clinical Trials

1

Active:0
Completed:1

Trial Phases

1 Phases

Phase 2:1

Drug Approvals

0

Drug Approvals

No drug approvals found

This company may not have drug approvals in our database

Clinical Trials

Distribution across different clinical trial phases (1 trials with phase data)• Click on a phase to view related trials

Phase 2
1 (100.0%)

ACX-362E [Ibezapolstat] for Oral Treatment of Clostridioides Difficile Infection

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Clostridium Difficile Infection
Interventions
First Posted Date
2020-01-30
Last Posted Date
2025-01-17
Lead Sponsor
Acurx Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Target Recruit Count
53
Registration Number
NCT04247542
Locations
🇺🇸

Acurx Site #118: Dr Janet Reiser, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

🇺🇸

Acurx Site #115: Dr Neera Grover, Apple Valley, California, United States

🇺🇸

Acurx Site #125: Dr Karen Simon, Camarillo, California, United States

and more 26 locations

News

Acurx Pharma's Ibezapolstat Receives EMA Guidance for Phase 3 C. difficile Infection Program

Acurx Pharmaceuticals received positive guidance from the EMA for its ibezapolstat Phase 3 program, supporting its advancement.

Ibezapolstat Shows Promise in Phase 2 Trial for Clostridioides difficile Infection

Acurx Pharmaceuticals presented Phase 2 trial data for ibezapolstat, an investigational antibiotic, at the Peggy Lillis Foundation Inaugural CDI Scientific Symposium.

Acurx Pharmaceuticals Advances Ibezapolstat for C. difficile Infection

Acurx Pharmaceuticals presented Phase 2 clinical trial results of ibezapolstat for *C. difficile* infection (CDI) at the Anaerobe Society of the Americas, highlighting its clinical efficacy.

Acurx's Ibezapolstat Shows Promise in Phase 2 Trial for C. difficile Infection

Acurx Pharmaceuticals' ibezapolstat demonstrated comparable safety and clinical cure rates to vancomycin in a Phase 2 trial for C. difficile Infection (CDI).

Acurx Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Trial Results for Ibezapolstat

Acurx Pharmaceuticals reported promising trial results for ibezapolstat, a novel antibiotic targeting Gram-positive bacteria, including Clostridioides difficile.

Acurx Pharmaceuticals' Ibezapolstat Shows High Cure Rate in Phase 2 CDI Trial, Stock Plummets

Acurx Pharmaceuticals announced positive Phase 2 trial results for ibezapolstat in treating C. difficile Infection (CDI), demonstrating a 96% clinical cure rate across Phase 2a and 2b trials.

MedPath

Empowering clinical research with data-driven insights and AI-powered tools.

© 2025 MedPath, Inc. All rights reserved.