Armata Pharmaceuticals Announces Key Opinion Leader Webinar on S. aureus Bacteremia and AP-SA02 Hosted by Jones Research on November 25th at 10:00am EST
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Armata Pharmaceuticals (NYSE American: ARMP) will host a KOL webinar on November 25, 2025 at 10:00am EST featuring Dr. Vance G. Fowler Jr. on complicated S. aureus bacteremia and Armata's phage therapy AP-SA02.
The company highlighted positive Phase 1b/2a diSArm results presented at IDWeek 2025 showing AP-SA02 plus best available antibiotic therapy produced a higher, earlier cure rate at Test of Cure and a 100% response without relapse at TOC and 28 days later (EOS) versus ~25% lack of response/relapse for placebo plus BAT. AP-SA02 was reported well-tolerated with efficacy against MRSA and MSSA.
Positive
- Higher and earlier cure rate at Test of Cure
- 100% response without relapse at TOC and 28-day EOS
- Well-tolerated safety profile reported
- Efficacy observed against both MRSA and MSSA
- Trends to faster blood culture clearance and reduced ICU/hospital use
Negative
- Results from a Phase 1b/2a study (early-stage evidence)
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The webinar, which is hosted by Jones Research and Senior Research Analyst, Debanjana Chatterjee, PhD, will feature prominent infectious disease specialist Dr. Vance G. Fowler, Jr., MD, from Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Fowler will discuss the complicated Staphylococcus aureus ("S. aureus") bacteremia ("SAB") landscape and the potential of Armata's phage therapy, AP‑SA02.
Armata highlighted positive results from its diSArm study of AP-SA02 as a potential treatment for SAB in a late-breaking oral presentation at IDWeek 2025™ in October:
- The diSArm study was a Phase 1b/2a, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple ascending dose escalation study of the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of intravenous AP-SA02 in addition to best available antibiotic therapy ("BAT") compared to BAT alone (placebo) for the treatment of adults with complicated SAB.
- The primary clinical efficacy endpoint for the Phase 2a portion of the diSArm study was clinical outcome (responder rate) in subjects with complicated bacteremia, measured at (i) Test of Cure ("TOC") for AP-SA02, defined as one week following the end of IV treatment with AP-SA02 (day 12), (ii) TOC for BAT, defined as one week following the end of IV BAT, and (iii) end of study ("EOS"), defined as four weeks following the end of IV BAT.
- AP-SA02 combined with BAT had a higher and earlier cure rate compared to placebo (BAT alone) in patients with complicated SAB at TOC as assessed by both blinded site investigators and independent adjudicators. Additionally, patients who received AP-SA02 demonstrated a
100% response rate without relapse at TOC for BAT and 28 days later at EOS when compared to the placebo (BAT alone) group which showed an approximate25% lack of response or relapse rate at both timepoints. - AP-SA02 was well-tolerated with clinical efficacy against both methicillin-resistant S. aureus ("MRSA") and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus ("MSSA"), and patients treated with AP-SA02 showed trends toward rapid normalization of key predictors of mortality and complications in SAB including C-reactive protein and interleukin-10, shorter time to negative blood culture, quicker time to resolution of signs and symptoms at the infection site, and shorter intensive care unit and hospital utilization.
Dr. Vance G. Fowler, Jr., MD
Dr. Fowler is the Florence McAlister Distinguished Prof. of Medicine and Prof. of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at Duke University. He is the Contact PI of the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG). He created the S. aureus Bacteremia (SAB) Group, one of the world's largest prospective biorepositories of SAB. He is co-founder of the International Collaboration on Endocarditis (ICE), and published the critical observation that S. aureus is now the leading cause of endocarditis in the industrialized world. He was lead author on the Phase 3 trial that led to the FDA indication of daptomycin for SAB (Fowler, NEJM 2006), on the multinational trial of Merck V710 vaccine for S. aureus (Fowler, JAMA 2013), and on the Phase 2 trial (Fowler, J Clin Invest 2020) and Phase 3 trial (DISRUPT; Fowler, CID 2024) of bacteriophage-derived lysin (Exebacase) for S. aureus bacteremia. He was senior author on the recently completed Phase 3 of ceftobiprole for SAB (
About Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Armata is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of high-purity pathogen-specific bacteriophage therapeutics for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant and difficult-to-treat bacterial infections using its proprietary bacteriophage-based technology. Armata is developing and advancing a broad pipeline of natural and synthetic phage candidates, including clinical candidates for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and other important pathogens. Armata is committed to advancing phage therapy with drug development expertise that spans bench to clinic including in-house phage-specific current Good Manufacturing Practices ("cGMP") manufacturing to support full commercialization.
Forward Looking Statements
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