The purpose of this first time into human study is to investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of GSK2239633 in healthy male subjects.
GSK2239633 is a human chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) antagonist with a novel anti-inflammatory profile acting mainly on a subset of Th2 cells, with potential for the oral treatment of all severities of asthma. Inhibition of the CCR4 receptor represents a target for asthma because of the potential to inhibit Th2 cell chemotaxis and the subsequent effects of limiting Th2 cell involvement in both the acute and chronic inflammatory response. Recent data in man suggests that the CCR4 receptor ligands (thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) and macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC)) may be important in asthma and in the development of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA). This will provide a unique opportunity to differentiate GSK2239633 significantly from other oral non-steroidal asthma treatments. This study is the first administration of oral GSK2239633 in humans. Two alternating cohorts of 12 subjects will receive 3 single, ascending doses of oral GSK2239633 or placebo. In addition, one cohort will receive a single dose of GSK2239633 or placebo following the standard FDA high fat/high calorie meal. Safety will be monitored (ECGs, telemetry, vital signs, clinical laboratory assessments, adverse events), and blood samples will be taken for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analysis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
24
Drug will be orally administered at the doses and time points detailed in the 'arms' section.
Placebo will be orally administered to 4 subjects in each treatment period of each cohort.
GSK Investigational Site
Zuidlaren, Netherlands
Safety and tolerability of GSK2239633
adverse events and clinically relevant changes in safety parameters - 12-lead ECG, telemetry, vital signs (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, temperature), clinical laboratory data (haematology, clinical chemistry, urinalysis).
Time frame: 0 - 48 hours post dose
Pharmacokinetics of GSK2239633
Pharmacokinetics: area under the plasma drug concentration versus time curve (AUC(0-t), AUC(0-∞)), maximum observed plasma drug concentration (Cmax), time to maximum observed plasma drug concentration (tmax), apparent clearance (CL/F) and terminal half-life (t1/2) following single oral doses
Time frame: 0 - 48 hours post dose
The relationship between the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of GSK2239633
Pharmacodynamics: CCR4-mediated T cell actin polymerisation in whole blood
Time frame: 0 - 48 hours post dose
The effect of food on the pharmacokinetics of GSK2239633
Pharmacokinetics: AUC(0-t), Cmax
Time frame: 0 - 24 hours post dose
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