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We conducted both preclinical and clinical studies to assess the potential role of delpazolid in combination with vancomycin. Synergistic effects of delpazolid with vancomycin or daptomycin were evaluated\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      using checkerboard and time-kill assays, and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      using a\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Galleria mellonella<\/jats:italic>\n                      model. A multicenter, double-blind, randomized, Phase IIa trial was conducted at six Korean hospitals between 26 April 2022 and 18 March 2024. Patients with MRSA bacteremia were randomized 1:1 to receive vancomycin monotherapy or vancomycin plus delpazolid for 14 to 42 days. The primary outcome was overall cure at day 14 (microbiological clearance and symptom resolution). Secondary endpoints included safety, adverse events, and delpazolid pharmacokinetics.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">In vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      checkerboard assays showed no interaction between delpazolid and vancomycin or daptomycin, while time-kill assays revealed antagonism only when delpazolid was combined with vancomycin. In the\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Galleria mellonella<\/jats:italic>\n                      model, combination therapy improved survival over monotherapy. In the clinical study, 40 patients were enrolled, 38 received \u22651 dose (safety set), and 34 (monotherapy: 19; combination: 15) were included in the full analysis set. On day 14, overall cure was 52.6% in the monotherapy and 60.0% in the combination group (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.6675). Adverse event rates were similar across groups, with no significant safety concerns. In pharmacokinetic analyses, delpazolid showed favorable plasma levels when co-administered. These preliminary findings warrant further investigation in adequately powered trials to define the role of delpazolid plus vancomycin in the treatment of MRSA bacteremia.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:sec>\n                      <jats:title>CLINICAL TRIALS<\/jats:title>\n                      <jats:p>\n                        The study is registered with ClinicalTrial.gov as\n                        <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/study\/NCT05225558\" xlink:type=\"simple\">NCT05225558<\/jats:ext-link>\n                        .\n                      <\/jats:p>\n                    <\/jats:sec>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Methicillin-resistant\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      (MRSA) bacteremia presents a serious clinical challenge due to limited treatments and high mortality. This study evaluated the potential role of delpazolid, an oral oxazolidinone, in combination with vancomycin for MRSA bacteremia. Preclinical studies demonstrated delpazolid\u2019s antimicrobial activity comparable to vancomycin and daptomycin, and in the\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Galleria mellonella<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection model, combination therapy significantly improved survival rates over monotherapy. The early-terminated Phase IIa clinical study showed that the combination regimen had an acceptable safety profile, with no apparent increase in adverse events compared to vancomycin monotherapy. While overall cure rates and bacteremia clearance were numerically higher in the combination group, these differences were not statistically significant. 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