First in man study of EP217609, a new long-acting, neutralisable parenteral antithrombotic with a dual mechanism of action
Summary EP217609 is a parenteral antithrombotic compound combining in one molecule an indirect anti-factor Xa inhibitor, a direct thrombin active site inhibitor and a biotin moiety. Aims The aim of the study is to investigate the safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of single ascending intr...
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Published in | European journal of clinical pharmacology Vol. 72; no. 9; pp. 1041 - 1050 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Berlin/Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
01.09.2016
Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | Summary
EP217609 is a parenteral antithrombotic compound combining in one molecule an indirect anti-factor Xa inhibitor, a direct thrombin active site inhibitor and a biotin moiety.
Aims
The aim of the study is to investigate the safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of single ascending intravenous doses of EP217609.
Methods
In this randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study, healthy male subjects were administered intravenously single ascending doses (1, 3 or 10 mg) of EP217609 or placebo. Each treatment group consisted of 10 subjects of whom 8 received EP217609 and 2 received placebo.
Results and conclusions
All doses of EP217609 were well tolerated. A total of five treatment-emergent adverse events were reported, all considered unrelated, but no bleedings or other significant adverse events occurred during this study. In both plasma and urine, there was a strong correlation between EP217609 concentrations as measured by anti-factor IIa and Xa specific bioassays indicating that the two pharmacological activities of EP217609 did not dissociate in vivo. EP217609 pharmacokinetics were dose proportional and characterised by a low clearance, a small volume of distribution and a terminal half-life of 20.4 h. The long half-life was reflected in long-lasting, dose-dependent effects on activated and ecarin clotting time, thrombin and prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, thrombin generation time and anti-factor Xa activity. Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling indicated that the concentration of EP217609 producing 50 % of the pharmacodynamic effect was 3400 and 2210 ng/mL for activated clotting time and anti-factor Xa activity, respectively. These results warranted further clinical development of EP217609.
What is already known about this subject:
• There is a limited number of neutralisable anticoagulants, particularly when rapid neutralisation is required.
• Synthetic anti-Xa compounds have predictable pharmacokinetic profiles. However, problems with thrombin rebound remain because of the inability to inhibit clot-bound thrombin.
What this study adds:
• This manuscript provides a comprehensive investigation of the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety of EP217609, and the results were the basis of future clinical studies in both healthy subjects and patients.
• The pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling provided information for dose selection in such future studies. |
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ISSN: | 0031-6970 1432-1041 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00228-016-2077-2 |