The purpose of the study is to determine the safety and tolerability of escalating doses of ARC-AAT and to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of ARC-AAT and the effect of ARC-AAT on circulating levels of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT). The study will consist of two parts, Part A (conducted in healthy volunteers) and Part B (conducted in AATD patients) at up to 9 escalating dose levels with 6 participants per dose level.
Healthy volunteers and AATD patients will be randomized to receive a single intravenous injection of either ARC-AAT or Placebo in double-blind fashion. Up to thirteen cohorts (6 participants per cohort) will be enrolled. Participants in all cohorts will be confined to the clinical facility beginning on Day -1 with discharge on Day 2. Escalation to the next dose level will proceed until a participant experiences a dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) or there is achievement of pre-determined threshold reductions in AAT levels. Dosing in participants with AATD will commence based on pre-determined threshold reductions in AAT levels for healthy volunteers. For each participant, the duration of the study clinic visits is up to 11 weeks, from Screening to the End-of-Study examination. However, including a Day 90 Follow-Up telephone call, the maximum study duration is approximately 20 weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
65
RNA interference-based, liver-targeted therapeutic
0.9 % normal saline
Diphenhydramine 50 mg p.o. was administered 2 hours (±30 minutes) pre-dose as antihistamine pre-treatment.
Research Site 1
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Research Site 2
Homburg, Germany
Research Site 3
Leiden, Netherlands
Research Site 4
Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs), Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), or Discontinuations Due to TEAEs
An adverse event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. TEAEs are defined as defined as AEs with onset after administration of the study drug, or when a preexisting medical condition increases in severity or frequency after study drug administration. SAEs are defined as is an AE that: results in death; is life-threatening; requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of an existing hospitalization; results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity; is a congenital anomaly/birth defect; is a medically important event or reaction.
Time frame: From the first dose of study treatment through Day 29 ± 1 day
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Treatment-Emergent Abnormalities in Laboratory Values
Laboratory values collected include: hematology (haemoglobin, lymphocytes, neutrophils, platelets, white cell count, monocytes); biochemistry (alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin, creatine kinase, creatinine, gamma-glutamyltransferase, fasting glucose, troponin I); coagulation parameters (fibrinogen, international normalized ratio); and C-reactive protein.
Time frame: Day 1 through Day 29 ± 1 day
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Treatment-Emergent Abnormalities in Vital Signs, Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Pulmonary Function, Physical Findings, and Other Observations
Values collected include: vital signs (clinically concerning or symptomatic treatment emergent changes in heart rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, respiratory rate, or temperature); ECGs (clinically significant changes from baseline were observed for ventricular rate, RR interval, QRS duration, QT interval or QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's formula \[QTcF\]; treatment emergent clinically significant changes in ST segments, P wave or T wave morphology; cardiac telemetry monitoring); clinically significant abnormal physical examination findings; treatment emergent sensitivity to bee venom; pulmonary function (clinically significant worsening in spirometry parameters and carbon monoxide diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide \[DLCO\]).
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Time frame: Day 1 through Day 29 ± 1 day
Pharmacokinetics of ARC-AAT: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for the Analytes AD00370 and ARC-Melittin-Like Peptide (MLP; Part A)
Time frame: Day 1, 2, and 3 at pre-dose and then at 0.08, 0.5, 1, 3, 6, 24 and 48 hours post-dose
Pharmacokinetics of ARC-AAT: Time to Maximum Observed Concentration (Tmax) for the Analytes AD00370 and ARC-MLP (Part A)
Time frame: Day 1, 2, and 3 at pre-dose and then at 0.08, 0.5, 1, 3, 6, 24 and 48 hours post-dose
Pharmacokinetics of ARC-AAT: Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time 0 to Time 24 Hours (AUC0-24) for the Analytes AD00370 and ARC-MLP (Part A)
Time frame: Day 1, 2, and 3 at pre-dose and then at 0.08, 0.5, 1, 3, 6, 24 and 48 hours post-dose
Pharmacokinetics of ARC-AAT: Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From From Zero to Infinity (AUCinf) for the Analytes AD00370 and ARC-MLP (Part A)
Time frame: Day 1, 2, and 3 at pre-dose and then at 0.08, 0.5, 1, 3, 6, 24 and 48 hours post-dose
Pharmacokinetics of ARC-AAT: Terminal Elimination Rate Constant Obtained From the Slope of the Line (Kel) for the Analytes AD00370 and ARC-MLP (Part A)
Time frame: Day 1, 2, and 3 at pre-dose and then at 0.08, 0.5, 1, 3, 6, 24 and 48 hours post-dose
Pharmacokinetics of ARC-AAT: Half-Life (t1/2) for the Analytes AD00370 and ARC-MLP (Part A)
Time frame: Day 1, 2, and 3 at pre-dose and then at 0.08, 0.5, 1, 3, 6, 24 and 48 hours post-dose
Percentage Reduction From Baseline of AAT Up to Day 29
Clinical assay for total serum AAT level was used for Part A. A quantitative measurement of AAT was used for Part B. A negative percent reduction indicates a percentage increase. Baseline AAT levels consisted of a geometric mean based on 3 assessments taken prior to study drug administration: at 2 time points during the Screening window at least 5 days apart, and on Day -1.
Time frame: Baseline, Days 3, 8, 15, 22 and 29
Number of Participants With AAT Reduction > 30% From Baseline (First Occurrence)
Data presents the study visit day upon which a participant had the first occurrence of AAT reduction of \> 30% from Baseline, and the number of participants who had a \> 30% reduction at any visit (overall). Baseline AAT levels consisted of a geometric mean based on 3 assessments taken prior to study drug administration: at 2 time points during the Screening window at least 5 days apart, and on Day -1.
Time frame: Baseline, Days 3, 8, 15, 22 and 29
Maximum Percentage Reduction in Mean AAT (Nadir of Mean AAT)
Time frame: Study Day for Nadir of Mean AAT: Day 8 (for Part B 2 mg/kg arm), Day 15 (for Part A 0.38 mg/kg, 2 mg/kg, 4 mg/ kg, Placebo arms; Part B 4 mg/kg, Placebo arms), Day 22 (Part A 3 mg/kg, 5 mg/kg, 6 mg/kg, 7 mg/kg arms), Day 29 (1 mg/kg, 8 mg/kg arms)
Number of Participants With a Return From Nadir AAT Blood Levels to Above Normal or Within 15% of Baseline in > 100 Days
Baseline AAT levels consisted of a geometric mean based on 3 assessments taken prior to study drug administration: at 2 time points during the Screening window at least 5 days apart, and on Day -1.
Time frame: Baseline, up to Day 29, and through 100 days of follow-up
Mean Percentage Change in Circulating Blood Levels of Cytokines 2 Hours Post-Dose
Time frame: Pre-dose, 2 hours post-dose
Mean Percentage Change in Circulating Blood Levels of Complement Factors 2 Hours Post-Dose
Time frame: Pre-dose, 2 hours post-dose