This Study Tests BI 1467335 in Healthy Japanese and Caucasian Men. The Study Tests How Different Doses of BI 1467335 Are Taken up in the Body and How Well They Are Tolerated

Boehringer Ingelheim

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 1

Conditions

Healthy

Treatments

Drug: Placebo

Drug: BI 1467335

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT03159455

1386-0007

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary objective of the current study is to investigate the safety and tolerability of BI 1467335 in healthy Japanese male subjects following oral administration of multiple rising doses The Caucasian group will receive higher dose only.

A secondary objective is the exploration of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of BI 1467335 in healthy Japanese and Caucasian male subjects.

Enrollment

48 patients

Sex

Male

Ages

20 to 45 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

Healthy male subjects according to the investigator's assessment, based on a complete medical history including a physical examination, vital signs (Blood Pressure (BP),Pulse Rate (PR)), 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG), and clinical laboratory tests
Japanese ethnicity or Caucasian, according to the following criteria:
- Japanese; born in Japan, have lived outside of Japan <10 years, and have parents and grandparents who were all born in Japan
- Caucasian
Age of 20 to 45 years (incl.)
Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18.5 to 25 kg/m2 (incl.) for Japanese and 18.5 to 29.9 kg/m2 (incl.) for Caucasian
Signed and dated written informed consent by date of Visit 1 in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and local legislation.
Male subjects who agree to minimize the risk of female partners becoming pregnant by fulfilling any of the following criteria starting from at least 30 days before the first administration of trial medication and until 30 days after trial completion:
- Use of adequate contraception, e.g. any of the following methods plus condom: combined oral contraceptives, intrauterine device
- Vasectomised (vasectomy at least 1 year prior to enrolment)
- Surgically sterilised (including hysterectomy) female partner

Exclusion criteria

Any finding in the medical examination (including Blood Pressure (BP), Pulse Rate (PR) or Electrocardiogram (ECG)) is deviating from normal and judged as clinically relevant by the investigator
Any laboratory value outside the reference range that the investigator considers to be of clinical relevance
Any evidence of a concomitant disease judged as clinically relevant by the investigator
Gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunological or hormonal disorders
Surgery of the gastrointestinal tract that could interfere with kinetics of the trial medication (except appendectomy and simple hernia repair)
Diseases of the central nervous system (including but not limited to any kind of seizures or stroke), and other relevant neurological or psychiatric disorders
History of relevant orthostatic hypotension, fainting spells, or blackouts
Chronic or relevant acute infections including HIV, viral hepatitis and (or) tuberculosis or evidence of tuberculosis infection as defined by a positive QuantiFERON TB-Gold (or TSPOT) test. Subjects with a positive QuantiFERON TB-Gold (or T-SPOT) test will not participate in the study.
History of relevant allergy or hypersensitivity (including allergy to the trial medication or its excipients)
Intake of biologic agents other than current study medication or drugs considered likely to interfere with the safe conduct of the study
Intake of drugs with a long half-life (more than 24 h) within 30 days or less than 10 half-lives of the respective drug prior to administration of trial medication
Within 10 days prior to administration of trial medication, use of drugs that might reasonably influence the results of the trial or that might prolong the QT/QTc interval
Participation in another trial (including bioequivalence trial) with an investigational drug within 90 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is greater) prior to planned administration of trial medication
Smoker (more than 10 cigarettes or 3 cigars or 3 pipes per day)
Inability to refrain from smoking on specified trial days
Alcohol abuse (consumption of more than 30 g per day)
Drug abuse or positive drug screening
Blood donation of more than 200 mL within 30 days prior to administration of trial medication or intended donation during the trial
Intention to perform excessive physical activities within one week prior to administration of trial medication or during the trial
Inability to comply with dietary regimen of trial site
A marked baseline prolongation of QT/QTc interval (such as QTc intervals that are repeatedly greater than 450 ms) or any other relevant ECG finding at screening
A history of additional risk factors for Torsades de Pointes (such as heart failure, hypokalemia, or family history of Long QT Syndrome)
Have received any live bacterial or live viral vaccination in the 12 weeks prior to the date of screening. Subjects must agree not to receive a live bacterial or live viral vaccination during the study and up to 12 months after the last administration of study drug
Have received Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination in the 12 months prior to the date of screening. Subjects must agree not to receive BCG vaccination during the study and up to 12 months after the last administration of study drug
Subject is assessed as unsuitable for inclusion by the investigator, for instance, because considered not able to understand and comply with study requirements, or has a condition that would not allow safe participation in the study
Signs of cataract at screening by slit lamp test