PLX3397 is a selective inhibitor of Fms and Kit activity. The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and drug-drug interaction (DDI) of orally administered PLX3397 during 2 weeks of dosing in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are on maintenance methotrexate. This study is planned to provide data to inform dose selection for a subsequent 12 week dose ranging study in RA.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Once-daily oral capsules
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
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San Francisco, California, United States
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Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States
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To assess the drug-drug interaction of PLX3397 and Methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Blood samples will be taken at multiple time points during the 2 week time frame plus a 2 week follow up time frame to study the pharmacokinetics of PLX3397 and Methotrexate in patients.
Time frame: 2 weeks + 2 weeks follow up
To assess the safety and tolerability of PLX3397 when taken once daily with concomitant methotrexate administration
Adverse events and safety lab tests (including a hematology panel, blood chemistry panel, coagulation and urinalysis) will be monitored throughout the study time frame.
Time frame: 4 weeks
To assess the pharmacokinetics of PLX3397 when taken once daily for 2 weeks at either a 25, 50, 100, 200 or 300 mg dose.
The pharmacokinetic profile of plasma PLX3397 will be analyzed by measurement of area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC0-t, AUC0-inf), peak concentration (Cmax), time to peak concentration (Tmax), half-life (t1/2), and terminal elimination rate constant (Kel).
Time frame: 2 weeks
To assess the pharmacodynamics of PLX3397 when taken once daily for 2 weeks at either a 25, 50, 100, 200 or 300 mg dose.
Measured by looking at the factors in the blood that may include, but are not limited to pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and mediators of the inflammatory process that may correlate with the activity of the disease and the response to PLX3397 in combination with methotrexate
Time frame: 4 weeks
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