Next up for Achaogen Inc. is a new drug application (NDA) filing with the FDA, expected in the second half of 2017, after the phase III EPIC (Evaluating plazomicin in cUTI) registration trial of lead candidate, plazomicin, met the agency's objective of non-inferiority compared to meropenem in patients with complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI) and acute pyelonephritis (AP).