A Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics Study of TransCon Treprostinil in Healthy Adult Male Volunteers

Ascendis Pharma

Status and phase

Terminated

Phase 1

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Treatments

Drug: TransCon Treprostinil

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT03803163

TCP-PH-101

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and assess safety and tolerability of escalating single doses of TransCon PEG treprostinil administered as a subcutaneous injection to healthy male volunteers.

Enrollment

20 patients

Sex

Male

Ages

18 to 50 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Subject gives voluntary written informed consent to participate in the study.
Subject is a healthy male between the ages of 18 and 50 years, inclusive, at Screening.
Subjects must weigh between 60 and 120 kg, inclusive, with a BMI between 19.0-32.0 kg/m2, inclusive at Screening.
Subject has a medical history, physical examination, vital signs, ECG and clinical laboratory results within normal limits or considered not clinically significant by the Investigator at Screening.
Subject agrees to abstain from taking any prescription medication for 14 days prior to check-in and to abstain from taking any non-prescription medications (except multivitamins) or herbal supplements for 7 3 days prior to check-in Baseline until discharge from the study (unless prescribed by the Investigator to treat an AE).
Subject agrees to abstain from consuming alcohol from three days prior to check-in and until discharge from the study.
Subject agrees to refrain from strenuous exercise from check-in and until discharge from the study.
Subject is able to communicate effectively with study personnel and be considered reliable, willing and cooperative in terms of compliance with the protocol requirements.

Exclusion criteria

Subject has any clinically relevant abnormality identified during the screening physical examination, 12-lead ECG, or laboratory examinations.
Subject has a history of anaphylaxis, a previous documented hypersensitivity reaction, or a clinically significant idiosyncratic reaction to any drug.
Subject has a clinically significant history of neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, hematological, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, pulmonary, and/or musculoskeletal disease; glaucoma; a psychiatric disorder, or any other chronic disease, whether controlled by medication or not.
Subject has a history of postural hypotension, or unexplained syncope.
Subject has a blood pressure that is less than 90 mmHg systolic or 50 mmHg diastolic at Screening or Baseline.
Subject has a pulse rate that is greater than 90 bpm after sitting at rest for at least 5 minutes at Screening or Baseline.
Subject has a history of hypertension.
Subject has a blood pressure that is greater than 150 mmHg systolic or 90 mmHg diastolic at Screening or Baseline
Subject has a predisposing condition that could interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of drugs.
Subject has tested positive at the screening visit for HIV infection, HBsAg, or the HCV antibody.
Subject currently uses tobacco or nicotine products or has a history of tobacco use within six months prior to Baseline.
Subject has a history of alcohol abuse or a history of or current impairment of organ function reasonably related to alcohol abuse.
Subject has a history of or current evidence of abuse of licit or illicit drugs, including a positive urine screen for drugs of abuse at Screening or Baseline.
Subject has a history of abnormal bleeding tendencies.
Subject has donated blood or plasma or has lost a significant volume of blood (greater than 450 mL) within four weeks prior to Baseline.
Subject has participated in any investigational drug study within 30 days prior to their initial Screening visit.