Midazolam microdosing applied in early clinical development for drug-drug interaction assessment / Sabrina T. Wiebe, Andreas Huennemeyer, Werner Kadus, Markus Goettel, Alen Jambrecina, Armin Schultz, Richard Vinisko, Laura Schlieker, Lena Herich, Gerd Mikus

Aims We aimed to incorporate a pharmacologically inactive midazolam microdose into early clinical studies for the assessment of CYP3A drug-drug interaction liability. Methods Three early clinical studies were conducted with substances (Compounds A, B and C) which gave positive CYP3A perpetrator signals in vitro. A 75 μg dose of midazolam was administered alone (baseline CYP3A activity) followed by administration with the highest dose groups tested for each compound on Day 1/3 and Day 14 or Day 17. Midazolam exposure (AUC0-∞, Cmax) during administration with the test substances was compared to baseline data via an analysis of variance on log-transformed data. Partial AUC2-4 ratios were also compared to AUC0-∞ ratios using linear regression on log-transformed data. Results Test compound Cmax values exceeded relevant thresholds for drug-drug interaction liability. Midazolam concentrations were quantifiable over the full profiles for all subjects in all studies. Point estimates of the midazolam AUC0-∞ gMean ratios ranged from 108.3 to 127.1% for Compound A, from 93.3 to 114.5% for Compound B, and from 92.0 to 96.7% for the two highest dose groups of Compound C. Cmax gMean ratios were in the same range. Thus, no relevant drug-drug interactions were evident, based on the results of midazolam microdosing. AUC2-4 ratios from these studies were comparable to the AUC0-∞ ratios. Conclusion Midazolam microdosing incorporated into early clinical studies is a feasible tool for reducing dedicated drug-drug interaction studies, meaning reduced subject burden. Limited sampling could further reduce subject burden, costs and needed resources..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:87

Enthalten in:

British journal of clinical pharmacology - 87(2021), 1, Seite 178-188

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wiebe, Sabrina [VerfasserIn]
Huennemeyer, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Kadus, Werner Uli, 1959- [VerfasserIn]
Goettel, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Jambrecina, Alen, 1971- [VerfasserIn]
Schultz, Armin, 1956- [VerfasserIn]
Vinisko, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Schlieker, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Herich, Lena [VerfasserIn]
Mikus, Gerd [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CYP3A
Drug-drug interactions
Early clinical development
Microdosing
Midazolam

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First published: 20 May 2020

Gesehen am 19.04.2021

Umfang:

11

doi:

10.1111/bcp.14389

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1755326122