New hope against deadly molds? early trial cut short
NCT ID NCT04240886
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested a drug called fosmanogepix in 21 adults with invasive mold infections (like Aspergillus or rare molds) who had few other options. The trial was stopped early, so we have limited data on how well it works or its safety.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- fosmanogepix (also called APX001)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for people with hard-to-treat invasive mold infections who cannot use standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early-phase trial that was terminated, so results are limited. The drug may not prove effective or safe in larger studies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Finished
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May 2022
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Males or females, 18 years or older. * Patients with proven or probable IMI caused by Aspergillus spp. Patients who present with IMI due to other filamentous fungi (eg, Scedosporium spp., Fusarium spp., and Mucorales fungi such as Mucor spp. or Rhizopus spp.) may also be enrolled. * Have limited or no treatment options due to documented or anticipated resistance, contraindication, intolerance, or lack of clinical response to SOC antifungal therapy, as advocated by the relevant regional/country treatment guidelines. * Patients where the Investigator considers that there is a potential advantage of using APX001 over current SOC (eg, broad spectrum of activity, emergence of IMI during antifungal prophylaxis, activity against resistant mold pathogens, IV and PO formulations, favorable DDI profile, favorable hepatic and renal safety profile, wide tissue distribution including brain), and/or where the SOC antifungal therapy carries significant risk of toxicity or treatment failure (eg, DDI risk, safety/toxicity risk, site of infection not accessible by SOC). Exclusion Criteria: * Refractory hematologic malignancy. * Chronic aspergillosis, aspergilloma, or allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. * Treatment with systemic (PO, IV, or inhaled) mold active antifungal therapy for 120 hours immediately before initial dosing. Note: patients with invasive fungal infection caused by a mold with documented resistance to or lack of coverage by the prior SOC in question, may have received \>120 hours prior treatment and remain eligible for the study. * Evidence of significant hepatic dysfunction.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU UCL Namur - Mont- Godinne University Hospital - Intensive Care Unit
Yvoir, 5530, Belgium
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City of Hope (City of Hope National Medical Center, City of Hope Medical Center)
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles Hôpital Erasme - Department of Infectious Diseases
Brussels, 1070, Belgium
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Duke Department of Pharmacy/Investigational Drug Service (IDS)
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Duke Medicine Pavilion
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Duke University Medical Center (Duke South Clinic)
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Duke University Medical Center(Duke Hospital)
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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IP Address : City of Hope Investigational Drug Services (IDS)
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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Klinikum Neuperlach, Klinik fur Hamatologie und Onkologie
München, Bavaria, 81737, Germany
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Pharmacy
Haifa, 3109601, Israel
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Pharmacy
Ramat Gan, 5262160, Israel
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Rambam Medical Center
Haifa, 3109601, Israel
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Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer
Ramat Gan, 5262160, Israel
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UZ Leuven - Department of Haematology
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz III
Mainz, 55131, Germany
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