A Clinical Trial to Assess Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Fosnetupitant 235 mg and Metabolites in Healthy Volunteers
brief summary
This clinical trial will include two parts, i.e., Part A and Part B. The goal of the Part A is to define the shortest safe and tolerable duration of an intravenous injection of Fosnetupitant 235 mg solution among 4 durations tested in male and female adult healthy volunteers. In study part A, researchers will compare Fosnetupitant 235 mg solution to Akynzeo® solution. The duration determined in Part A will be investigated in study Part B. The Part B of the study was not performed.
detailed description
The registered product Akynzeo® (235 mg fosnetupitant/0.25 mg palonosetron) solution for intravenous injection, used before chemotherapy, is to be diluted up to a final volume of 50 mL and administered during 30 min infusion. With the aim to facilitate and improve the use of this kind of products, the Sponsor Helsinn focused on the development of a ready to use solution, not requiring additional dilutions, and to be administered as a bolus injection. The product developed by Helsinn is a liquid formulation for infusion, containing exclusively fosnetupitant 235 mg free base.
Aim of the present open label, single dose, two parts (part A and part B) phase I study is to evaluate the safety and the pharmacokinetic profile of this new product, i.e., Fosnetupitant 235 mg ready to use solution for intravenous injection. In addition, the pharmacokinetic profile of fosnetupitant, netupitant (fosnetupitant is rapidly converted in netupitant after intravenous administration) and netupitant metabolites (M1, M2 and M3) will be investigated after a 30-min infusion of the registered Akynzeo® liquid formulation.
Part A of the study:
In cohort 1, 10 healthy volunteers will receive a dose of Fosnetupitant 235 mg solution as a one single 30-min intravenous infusion and additional 10 subjects will receive a single intravenous dose of Akynzeo® solution as a one single 30-min intravenous infusion, according to a parallel group design.
In each of 3 consecutive cohorts (cohorts 2, 3 and 4), 10 healthy volunteers will receive a single intravenous dose of Fosnetupitant 235 mg solution at a predefined infusion duration and will be sequentially treated as 3 subgroups of 3, 3, and 4 subjects, respectively.
A staggered approach with decreasing infusion time duration will be applied, from cohort 1 to cohort 4, to the administration of Fosnetupitant free base 235 mg solution, as follows:
Cohort 1: 30 min Cohort 2: 15 min Cohort 3: 5 min Cohort 4: 2 min
At the end of cohort 1 and of each subgroup of cohorts 2, 3 and 4, safety and tolerability results will be evaluated by the Investigator and the study Sponsor Medical Expert. Predefined stopping rules will be considered for deciding about continuing with the next cohort treatment and a shorter injection duration of Fosnetupitant 235 mg solution. Specifically, after cohort 1, if the injection duration of 30 min proves to be safe and well tolerated, 15 min injection duration will be tested in cohort 2. If the injection duration of 15 min proves to be safe and well-tolerated, 5 min injection duration will be tested in cohort 3. If the injection duration of 5 min proves to be safe and well tolerated, a 2 min injection will be tested in cohort 4.
official title
A Phase I, Open Label, Single Dose, Two Parts Study in Male and Female Healthy Subjects to Assess the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Fosnetupitant 235 mg Administered as IV Bolus and of Derived Netupitant and Netupitant Metabolites