Bioavailability of three novel oral, sustained-release pellets, relative to an immediate-release tablet containing 500 mg flucytosine : A randomized, open-label, crossover study in healthy volunteers

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The opportunistic fungal infection cryptococcal meningoencephalitis is a major cause of death among people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. We report pharmacokinetic (PK) and safety data from a randomized, four-period crossover phase I trial of three sustained-release (SR) oral pellet formulations of 5-flucytosine conducted in South Africa. These formulations were developed to require less frequent administration, to provide a convenient alternative to the current immediate release (IR) formulation, A. Formulations B, C, and D were designed to release 5-flucytosine as a percentage of the nominal dose in vitro. We assessed their safety and PK profiles in a single dose (1 × 3000 mg at 0 h), relative to commercial IR tablets (Ancotil 500 mg tablets; 3 × 500 mg at 0 h and 3 × 500 mg at 6 h) in healthy, fasted participants. Forty-two healthy participants were included. All treatments were well-tolerated. The primary PK parameters, maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax ) and area under the concentration-time profiles, were significantly lower for the SR formulations than for the IR tablets, and the geometric mean ratios fell outside the conventional bioequivalence limits. The median maximum time to Cmax was delayed for the SR pellets. Physiologically-based PK modeling indicated a twice-daily 6400 mg dose of SR formulation D in fasted condition would be optimal for further clinical development. This regimen is predicted to result in a rapid steady-state plasma exposure with effective and safe trough plasma concentration and Cmax values, within the therapeutic boundaries relative to plasma exposure after four times per day administration of IR tablets (PACTR202201760181404).

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

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Clinical and translational science - 17(2024), 3 vom: 16. März, Seite e13756

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Goyal, Vishal [VerfasserIn]
Krantz, Edrich [VerfasserIn]
Simon, Francois [VerfasserIn]
Neven, Anouk [VerfasserIn]
Eriksson, Johanna [VerfasserIn]
Saayman, Amaria [VerfasserIn]
Ibnou Zekri Lassout, Nabila [VerfasserIn]
Louis, Mathieu [VerfasserIn]
Robinson, Stephen [VerfasserIn]
Deshmukh, Abhijit [VerfasserIn]
Antarkar, Amit [VerfasserIn]
Ruffell, Carol [VerfasserIn]
Victor, Sarika [VerfasserIn]
Chenel, Marylore [VerfasserIn]
Celebic, Aljosa [VerfasserIn]
Caplain, Henri [VerfasserIn]
Gillon, Jean-Yves [VerfasserIn]
Ribeiro, Isabela [VerfasserIn]

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Clinical Trial, Phase I
D83282DT06
Delayed-Action Preparations
Drug Implants
Flucytosine
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tablets

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Date Completed 18.03.2024

Date Revised 17.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/cts.13756

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369781066