This study has been designed as a multicentre, randomised, double-blind study of AVT02 in healthy adult subjects. The study will assess the PK, safety and tolerability of AVT02 compared to EU-Humira and US licenced Humira (US-Humira), when administered as a single 40 mg SC dose.
AVT02 is being developed as a biosimilar to Humira. EU-Humira and US-Humira have therefore been selected as the active control groups in this study. This study is designed as a multi-center, randomised, double-blind, 3-arm parallel study of AVT02 compared to EU-Humira and US-Humira in healthy adult subjects. The study is designed to evaluate the PK, safety and tolerability of AVT02 compared to EU-Humira and US-Humira when administered as a single dose (40 mg) SC injection. Subjects will be randomly assigned with a ratio of 1:1:1 to receive either AVT02 or EU-Humira or US-Humira on a single occasion on study Day 1. Both the site staff assessing the subjects and the subjects themselves will be blinded to the treatments being administered. The study consists of a screening period, admission and treatment period, assessment period and end of study visit. Subjects will undertake a screening visit between Day -28 and Day -1 to determine eligibility in the study. Those subjects that meet the eligibility criteria will be admitted to the study site on the evening prior to dosing (Day -1) when continued eligibility will be assessed. On Day 1 prior to dosing, baseline assessments will be performed. Subjects will then be dosed according to the randomization schedule. Following dosing, PK, safety and tolerability assessments will be performed according to the study schedule (Table 6Table 6). Subjects will remain confined to the study site from Day -1 to Day 3 (48 hours post-dose). Subjects will return to the study site on Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Day 12, Day 15, Day 22, Day 29, Day 36, Day 43, Day 50 and Day 57. An end of study visit will occur at study Day 64 for final study assessments
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
390
AVT02, a proposed similar biological product (biosimilar) of Humira which contains adalimumab . Adalimumab is a recombinant, fully human monoclonal immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) antibody that binds specifically and with high affinity to the soluble and transmembrane forms of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α thereby inhibiting the binding of TNF-α with its receptor, and inhibiting TNF -α's biological function. Tumor necrosis factor-α is a naturally occurring cytokine that is key to normal inflammatory and immune responses. Elevated levels of TNF-α are found in the synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis patients and psoriasis plaques and play an important role in both the pathologic inflammation and joint destruction that are hallmarks of these inflammatory diseases
Scientia Clinical Research
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust Limited
Christchurch, Chistchurch, New Zealand
Auckland Clinical Studies
Auckland, New Zealand
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve AUC0-t
Venous blood samples will be collected for measurement of Area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC 0-t) of AVT02, US-Humira EU Humira
Time frame: From baseline to day 64
Maximum serum concentration
Venous blood samples will be collected for measurement of serum concentration of AVT02, EU Humira, US-Humira
Time frame: From baseline to day 64
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve AUC0-inf
Venous blood samples will be collected for measurement of Area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC 0-inf) of AVT02, US-Humira EU Humira
Time frame: From baseline to day 64
Pain, Tenderness, Erythema and Swelling
The injection sites will be monitored for pain, tenderness, erythema and swelling. Each injection site reaction will be categorised using the Injection Site Intensity Grading Scheme. All four outcome measures mentioned in the title will be measured from this one scheme.
Time frame: From baseline to over a 64 day period
Anti Drug Antibodies (ADRs)
Formation of Anti Drug Antibody will be measured through a validated assay.
Time frame: Baseline to over a 64 day period
Adverse Events
Adverse events will be coded using MedDRA and grouped by system organ class and preferred term and summarised, by treatment group at the time of onset of the AE. The summary tables will present the number and percentage of total subjects and number of events, by system organ class and by preferred term. Injection related reactions will be listed and summarised by reaction using frequency counts and percentage, by treatment group.
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Time frame: From screening to day 64.
Neutralizing Antibodies (NAbs)
Formation of neutralizing antibodies measured through a validated system
Time frame: From screening to day 64.