Hepatic Impairment, Cholestatic Liver Disease, & NASH With Advanced Fibrosis & Normal Hepatic Function

Phase 1

Recruiting

• Conditions: Hepatic Impairment
• Interventions: Drug: Saroglitazar Magnesium 4 mg; Drug: Saroglitazar Magnesium 2 mg

• Registration Number: NCT04469920
• Lead Sponsor: Zydus Therapeutics Inc.

Brief Summary

This will be a Phase 1, Open-label Study of Participants with Hepatic Impairment, Cholestatic Liver Disease, and NASH with Advanced Fibrosis and Normal Hepatic Function

Detailed Description

Male and female participants 18-80 years of age (inclusive) with normal hepatic function or hepatic impairment/disease who meet all of the inclusion and none of the exclusion criteria. Subjects with hepatic impairment will be enrolled based upon the Child-Pugh-Turcotte (CPT) classification system for mild hepatic impairment (Group 1 CPT Class A without PHT; Group 2 CPT Class A with PHT), moderate hepatic impairment (Group 3 Decompensated CPT Class B), or severe hepatic impairment (Group 4 Decompensated CPT Class C). Group 5 will include subjects with cholestatic liver disease and Group 6 will include subjects with non-cirrhotic advanced fibrosis secondary to NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis). The control group (Group 7) will consist of demographic matched subjects with normal hepatic function.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-07-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-07-09
• Study First Posted: 2020-07-14
• Study Start: 2020-07-16
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-06
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-10
• Primary Completion: 2024-03
• Study Completion: 2024-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1. Ability to comprehend and willingness to sign a written informed consent for the study.

2. Male or female aged 18 to 80 years (inclusive) at the time of signing the ICF.

3. Body mass index within the range 18.0 to 48.0 kg/m2 (inclusive) at screening.

4. Females must be non-pregnant, non-lactating and of non-childbearing potential or using highly efficient contraception for the full duration of the study.

5. Females of child-bearing potential and Males must agree to use contraception for the full duration of the study.

6. Ability to swallow and retain oral medication.

7. Groups 1 through 6 subjects may have medical findings consistent with their degree of hepatic dysfunction, as determined by medical history, physical examination, vital signs, ECGs, and clinical laboratory examinations at screening and check-in. Participants with abnormal findings considered not clinically significant by the Investigator are eligible.

8. Participants with hepatic impairment in Groups 1-4 will be classified at screening based on CPT score. If the hepatic impairment classification for the subject is not the same at screening and day -1, enrolment of the subject into a hepatic category group will be at the discretion of the hepatology Investigator.

9. Laboratory test values for Groups 1-4 hepatic impairment subjects must be clinically acceptable to the Investigator and meet all of the following parameters at Screening:

   1. ALT/AST value ≤ 10 × upper limit of normal (ULN)
   2. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 750/mm3
   3. Platelets ≥ 25,000/mm3
   4. Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL
   5. α-fetoprotein < 50 ng/mL or 50-80 ng/mL with concurrent negative imaging study (US, CT, MRI)

10. Group 2 must have evidence of PHT as manifested by one of the following:

    1. presence of hepatic encephalopathy or ascites (on exam or imaging or medication to control these symptoms),
    2. historical or current presence of varices by imaging or endoscopy,
    3. historical or current presence of splenomegaly by imaging or physical exam,
    4. previous Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient Measurement (HVPG) >10 mmHg,
    5. platelet count <150,000/mm3 (or /uL), or
    6. Fibroscan® at screening >20 kPa.

11. Documented history of cholestatic liver disease (i.e. primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis) OR alkaline phosphatase at screening of >1.25 x ULN with AST/ALT <1.2 x ULN OR Historical presence of AMA (anti-mitochondrial antibody) >1:40 and elevated alkaline phosphatase > ULN at screening

12. Clinical diagnosis of NASH and the following criteria:

    a. Screening Fibroscan® with liver stiffness > 8.5 kPa AND CAP >280 dB AND At least two criteria for metabolic syndrome modified from the NCEP

    ATP III Guidelines, at screening:

    i. Fasting glucose >100 mg/dL or receiving drug treatment for elevated glucose, ii. Fasting HDL cholesterol <40 mg/dL in men and <50 mg/dL in women or receiving drug treatment for low HDL cholesterol, iii. Fasting triglycerides > 150 mg/dL or receiving drug treatment for hypertriglyceridemia, iv. Waist circumference >102 cm for men or >88 cm for women or BMI >30 kg/m2, v. Systolic blood pressure >130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >85 mmHg or receiving drug treatment for hypertension

    OR:

    b. A historical liver biopsy within 6 months of screening consistent with NASH with stage 3 fibrosis and no documented weight loss >10% since date of liver biopsy

13. Subjects with normal hepatic function must match in age (± 10 years), gender, and weight (± 10 kg) with hepatic disease participants in the Groups 1-6.

14. Subjects should be in good health as determined by no clinically significant findings in the medical history, physical examination, vital signs, 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs), or laboratory examinations at Screening or Check-in.

15. Laboratory test values within normal limits or considered not clinically significant by the Investigator for subjects with normal hepatic function including ALT/AST < 1.2 × ULN at screening.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any significant, unstable medical condition or other instability that would prevent the subject from participating in the study as determined by the Investigator or designee.

2. History of malignancy of any type in the last 3 years of screening, with the exception of the following: in situ cervical or breast cancer or surgically excised non-melanoma skin cancers (i.e. basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma).

3. History of stomach or intestinal surgery or resection within the six months prior to screening that would potentially alter absorption and/or excretion of orally administered drugs (uncomplicated appendectomy, cholecystectomy, and hernia repair will be allowed).

4. History of any significant drug allergy (such as anaphylaxis) deemed clinically relevant by the Investigator.

5. Any major surgery within 3 months of screening.

6. Donation of blood or blood products within 3 months prior to screening.

7. Current active infectious disease requiring systemic antibiotic, antifungal, or antiviral treatment or symptoms of active infectious disease within the two weeks prior to screening.

8. Use or intend to use any medications/products known to alter drug absorption, metabolism, or elimination processes, including St. John's Wort, within 21 days prior to screening, unless deemed acceptable by the Investigator.

9. Receiving or has received any investigational drug within the 30 days or 5 halflives (whichever is longer), before receiving Saroglitazar Magnesium.

10. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60 mL/min/1.73m2 by modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) formula at screening.

11. Positive alcohol breath test at the time of check-in or those subjects who have current alcohol or substance abuse judged by the Investigator to potentially interfere with subject compliance or subject safety.

12. Positive test for drugs of abuse at screening or admission.

13. Any subject with poor peripheral venous access

14. Receipt of blood products within 1 month prior to check in.

15. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 antibody positive at screening for all groups.

16. Subjects who have had a change in hepatic disease status within 30 days of screening, as documented by the participant's medical history and deemed clinically significant by the Investigator.

17. Electrocardiogram QTcF > 500 msec, confirmed by repeat measurement OR presence of second- or third-degree atrioventricular (AV) block.

18. Subjects having -

    1. History of gastrointestinal bleeding within 1 month prior to screening.
    2. Current functioning organ transplant.
    3. Evidence of severe ascites requiring frequent paracentesis in the opinion of investigator.

19. Subjects having a history of any of the following: hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, history or current presence of varices by imaging or endoscopy, history or current presence of splenomegaly by imaging or physical exam, previous HVPG >10, platelet count <150,000 (or /uL) at screening, or Fibroscan® at screening >20 kPa.

20. QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's method (QTcF) > 450 msec, confirmed by repeat measurement OR presence of second- or third-degree AV block.

21. Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) positive, Hepatitis C virus antibody (HCV-Ab) positive.

22. Subjects who use or intend to use any over the counter (vitamins, minerals, and phytotherapeutic/herbal/plant-derived preparations) or prescription medications within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to enrolment, with the exception of hormone replacement therapy and therapies for hepatic disease and treatments of associated disorders that have been stable for at least 30 days prior to screening and until Day 1, unless deemed acceptable by the Investigator (or designee).

23. Other known cause of liver disease such as NASH, Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (ASH), autoimmune hepatitis, or acute or chronic viral hepatitis as determined by the Investigator and subject's medical records

24. Evidence of liver decompensation such as ascites, hepatic encephalopathy or prior history of variceal bleed.

25. No other known cause of liver disease such as Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC), Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (ASH), autoimmune hepatitis, or acute or chronic viral hepatitis as determined by the Investigator and subject's medical records

26. Platelet count <150,000 (or /uL)

27. Subjects who have taken any prescription medications or over-the-counter medications, including herbal products, within 14 days prior to start of study drug dosing, with the exception of vitamins, acetaminophen, hormonal contraceptive medications and/or any other over-the-counter product approved by the Investigator.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group 4- severe hepatic impairment	Saroglitazar Magnesium 4 mg	Subjects with severe hepatic impairment based on Class C CPT score 10-14 points)
Group 6-Non-cirrhotic Advanced Fibrosis secondary to NASH	Saroglitazar Magnesium 2 mg	Subjects with Non-cirrhotic Advanced Fibrosis secondary to NASH
Group 6-Non-cirrhotic Advanced Fibrosis secondary to NASH	Saroglitazar Magnesium 4 mg	Subjects with Non-cirrhotic Advanced Fibrosis secondary to NASH
Group 7- normal hepatic function	Saroglitazar Magnesium 4 mg	Subjects with normal hepatic function
Group 1- mild hepatic impairment without evidence of PHT	Saroglitazar Magnesium 4 mg	Subject with mild hepatic impairment without evidence of portal hypertension (PHT) based on Class A CPT score 5-6 points
Group 2- mild hepatic impairment with evidence of PHT	Saroglitazar Magnesium 4 mg	Subjects with mild hepatic impairment with evidence of portal hypertension based on Class A CPT score 5-6 points
Group 3-moderate hepatic impairment	Saroglitazar Magnesium 4 mg	Subjects with moderate hepatic impairment based on Class B CPT score 7-9 points
Group 5-cholestatic liver disease	Saroglitazar Magnesium 2 mg	Subjects with cholestatic liver disease
Group 5-cholestatic liver disease	Saroglitazar Magnesium 4 mg	Subjects with cholestatic liver disease
Group 7- normal hepatic function	Saroglitazar Magnesium 2 mg	Subjects with normal hepatic function

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Vz/F	Before dosing on Day 1 through Day 7	Volume of distribution
AUC from time zero to infinity (AUC0-∞)	Before dosing on Day 1 through Day 7	The area under the plasma concentration versus time curve from zero to infinity will be calculated by adding Ct/Kel to AUCt, where Ct is the last quantifiable concentration and Kel is the elimination rate constant.
AUC from time zero to the last quantifiable concentration (AUC0-t)	Before dosing on Day 1 through Day 7	The area under the plasma concentration versus time curve will be calculated using the linear trapezoidal rule from the zero time point to the last quantifiable concentration.
Cmax	Before dosing on Day 1 through Day 7	Maximum measured plasma concentration over the time span specified.
Tmax	Before dosing on Day 1 through Day 7	Time of the maximum measured plasma concentration.
t1/2	Before dosing on Day 1 through Day 7	The half-life will be calculated by the equation tHalf = 0.693/ Kel. Kel (The terminal elimination rate constant) will be obtained from the slope of the line, fitted by linear least squares regression, through the terminal points of the natural log of the concentration versus time plot for these points
CL/F	Before dosing on Day 1 through Day 7	Clearance

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Urine Pharmacokinetic: Ae	Before dosing on Day 1 through Day 5	Amount of drug excreted during each collection interval
Incidence of AEs	Before dosing on Day 1 through Day 12	Incidence and severity of AEs as a measure of safety and tolerability will be measured and reported.
Unbound Fraction	Day 1	Unbound fraction in plasma of Saroglitazar
Unbound concentration	Day 1	Unbound concentration in plasma of Saroglitazar

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Indiana University School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

American Research Corporation at Texas Liver Institute; 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas, United States