Known as the MOTIV (Moxifloxacin Treatment Intravenous) study, the head-to-head comparison of once-daily AVELOX monotherapy to a combination of high-dose levofloxacin plus high-dose ceftriaxone showed no significant difference in clinical cure rates (4-14 days after the last dose), the primary efficacy endpoint for the two per protocol treatment groups (86.9 percent vs. 89.9 percent, respectively), including CAP patients with the most severe pneumonia.
The per protocol population consisted of 569 patients. A total of 748 patients were enrolled in the study, of which 738 patients were randomized. Both treatments were well tolerated in the study, with similar adverse event profiles.
"The results of the MOTIV study are important because community-acquired pneumonia is a particular concern for people with chronic illnesses or impaired immune systems, and is a common cause of hospitalization worldwide," said Antoni Torres, M.D., professor of pulmonology at the University of Barcelona in Spain.
"CAP can critically affect older patients who may be struggling with existing conditions such as heart disease and diabetes," he added. "These results provide additional evidence that AVELOX is a safe and effective treatment for patients with CAP."
CAP affects approximately 5.6 million adults in the United States each year,
with elderly patients (age 65 and above) 60 percent more likely than the general
population to develop the inf
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