Determination of the Optimal Single Dose Treatment for Acoziborole, a Novel Drug for the Treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis : First-in-Human Study

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Acoziborole is a novel boron-containing candidate developed as an oral drug for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Results from preclinical studies allowed progression to Phase 1 trials. We aimed to determine the best dose regimen for all stages of HAT.

METHODS: Acoziborole was assessed in 128 healthy adult males of sub-Saharan African origin living in France. The study included a single oral administration of a 20- to 1200-mg dose in a randomised double-blind study in cohorts of 8 (6 active, 2 placebo) to assess safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics. In three additional open cohorts of 6 participants, the effect of activated charcoal was evaluated, bioequivalence of capsules versus tablets was assessed, and safety in the 960-mg tablet cohorts was monitored.

RESULTS: Acoziborole was well tolerated at all doses tested; no dose-related adverse events were observed. The drug appeared rapidly in plasma (at 1 h), reached tmax between 24 and 72 h, and remained stable for up to 96 h, after which a slow decrease was quantifiable until 14 weeks after dosing. Charcoal had little impact on the enterohepatic recirculation effect, except for the 20-mg dose. Bioequivalence between capsule and tablet formulations was demonstrated. The therapeutic single dose for administration under fasted conditions was fixed to 960 mg. The maximum administered dose was 1200 mg.

CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that acoziborole could be safely assessed in patients as a potential single-dose oral cure for both stages of gambiense HAT.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: The study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01533961.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Clinical pharmacokinetics - 62(2023), 3 vom: 10. März, Seite 481-491

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tarral, Antoine [VerfasserIn]
Hovsepian, Lionel [VerfasserIn]
Duvauchelle, Thierry [VerfasserIn]
Donazzolo, Yves [VerfasserIn]
Latreille, Mathilde [VerfasserIn]
Felices, Mathieu [VerfasserIn]
Gualano, Virginie [VerfasserIn]
Delhomme, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Valverde Mordt, Olaf [VerfasserIn]
Blesson, Severine [VerfasserIn]
Voiriot, Pascal [VerfasserIn]
Strub-Wourgaft, Nathalie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiprotozoal Agents
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tablets

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Date Completed 29.03.2023

Date Revised 06.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01533961

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40262-023-01216-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352730935