ContraFect Announces FDA Clearance of CF-370 IND Application to Proceed With Phase 1 Clinical Study

YONKERS, N.Y., Oct. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ContraFect Corporation (Nasdaq: CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents (DLAs), including lysins and amurin peptides, today announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified the company that it has completed the safety review of its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for CF-370 for the treatment of hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (HABP) and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP), and concluded that the company may proceed with its Phase 1 clinical study.

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