Spero Therapeutics Announces First Patient, First Visit for Phase 3 PIVOT-PO Trial Evaluating Tebipenem HBr in Complicated Urinary Tract Infections

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRO), a multi-asset clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focused on identifying, developing and commercializing treatments in high unmet need areas involving rare diseases and multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections, announced today the first patient, first visit for PIVOT-PO, a global pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of tebipenem HBr in patients with complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including acute pyelonephritis (AP). Spero is entitled to receive $95 million in development milestone payments from GSK, which is payable in four equal installments over two years.