Study Objectives: Primary ° To evaluate the safety and tolerability of multiple vaginal doses of AZU-101 at 3 dose levels in postmenopausal women Secondary * To assess systemic pharmacokinetics (PK) of AZU-101 * To assess the efficacy of multiple vaginal doses of AZU-101 at 3 dose levels in postmenopausal women
This is an open-label Phase 1b/2a study to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), and efficacy of vaginal AZU-101 in healthy postmenopausal female subjects over a period of 28 days. AZU-101 is a vaginal formulation of lasofoxifene tartrate, a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM). A total of 35 subjects, age 45 to 65 years, will be assigned to five cohorts (Cohorts 1-5) sequentially during enrollment (n=7/cohort). A once-weekly dose of AZU-101 will be administered at a dose of 0.1 μg (Cohort 1), 0.5 μg (Cohort 2), or 1 μg (Cohort 3) for 4 doses. A twice-weekly dose of AZU-101 will be administered at a dose of 0.1 μg (Cohort 4) or 0.5 μg (Cohort 5) for 8 doses. Safety and tolerability will be measured by vital signs, electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters, and the incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and concomitant treatments. The PK profile will be assessed using peak plasma concentration (Cmax), time to peak plasma concentration (tmax), and area-under-the-concentration-time-curve from time zero to infinity (AUC0-∞). Efficacy will be evaluated using vaginal pH, the vaginal Maturation Index (percentage of vaginal parabasal cells and superficial cells), and identification of the most bothersome symptom to the subject (dyspareunia, vaginal dryness, or vaginal irritation/itching).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
35
0.1 μg vaginal dose of AZU-101 weekly for 4 doses
0.5 μg vaginal dose of AZU-101 weekly for 4 doses
1 μg vaginal dose of AZU-101 weekly for 4 doses
Number of Participants Who Had Any Serious Adverse Events or Any Treatment Emergent Adverse Events With Severity Greater Than "Moderate" as measured by CTCAE v4.0
Number of participants who had any serious adverse events or any adverse events with severity greater than "moderate," as determined by the Principal Investigator, using the composite safety assessment including clinical laboratory testing (full blood count, biochemistry, coagulation, lipid panel, thyroid hormone, urinalysis), ECG, vital signs, physical examination, transvaginal ultrasound, endometrial biopsy, and self-reporting of adverse events that are determined to be clinically significant.
Time frame: 28 days
Pharmacokinetics (Cmax)
Peak plasma concentration in pg/mL
Time frame: 24 hours after day 1
Pharmacokinetics (Tmax)
Time to peak plasma concentration in hours
Time frame: 24 hours after day 1
Pharmacokinetics (AUC0-∞)
Area under the concentration versus time curve in pg\*hr/mL
Time frame: 24 hours after day 1
Pharmacokinetics (Cmax)
Peak plasma concentration in pg/mL
Time frame: 24 hours after day 21
Pharmacokinetics (Tmax)
Time to peak plasma concentration in hours
Time frame: 24 hours after day 21
Pharmacokinetics (AUC0-∞)
Area under the concentration versus time curve in pg\*hr/mL
Time frame: 24 hours after day 21
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0.1 μg vaginal dose of AZU-101 twice-weekly for 8 doses
0.5 μg vaginal dose of AZU-101 twice-weekly for 8 doses
Efficacy (Vaginal pH)
Vaginal pH
Time frame: 28 days
Efficacy (Maturation index)
Ratio of percentage of superficial cells to percentage of basal cells
Time frame: 28 days
Efficacy (symptoms)
Change from baseline of the most bothersome symptom, as reported by the subject (pain associated with sexual activity, vaginal dryness, or vaginal irritation/itching), graded as 0=none; 1=mild; 2=moderate; 3=severe; range 0 to 3. Efficacy outcome will be proportion of subjects who improve at least one grade
Time frame: 28 days