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Evaluation of the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of IM Letrozole LEBE in Healthy Post-menopausal Women

Phase 1
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT06315205
Lead Sponsor
Rovi Pharmaceuticals Laboratories
Brief Summary

This is a Phase I, open label, sequential, single ascending dose (SAD) study to evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK), safety, and tolerability of Letrozole LEBE in healthy post-menopausal women.

Detailed Description

The study consists of 1 Screening Period and 2 treatment periods. Evaluation of eligibility and allocation of subject number to the volunteers will be performed after Screening. It is planned that subjects will be enrolled in three groups of approximately 30 subjects in each group (Groups 1 to 3), in order to ensure 15 completed subjects per group in Treatment Period 1 and Treatment Period 2. In Treatment Period 1, each subject will sequentially receive 1 dose daily of oral Femara (2.5 mg) over a period of 14 days followed by a single intramuscular (IM) dose of Letrozole LEBE (after a washout period) in Treatment Period 2. Ascending doses of Letrozole LEBE will be given to Groups 1, 2 and 3. Safety and tolerability will be assessed in all groups by the incidence and severity of Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious AEs (SAEs), concomitant medication use, vital sign assessments, clinical laboratory evaluations, 12 lead ECGs, physical examination, and body weight/BMI. The end of the clinical trial will be the last visit of the last subject at Day 197 of Treatment Period 2 or any additionally required 4-weeks safety follow up visits, when plasma levels of letrozole are detectable, whichever occurs later. Those remaining subjects with detectable plasma levels of letrozole could be followed every 4 weeks.

The sample size was estimated based on a minimum number necessary to obtain a preliminary assessment regarding the drug's PK and safety profile over the planned dose range. No formal sample size calculation was made for this study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy post-menopausal women.
  • Capable of providing informed consent.
  • Weight of ≥50 kg and a BMI ≥19 and ≤39 kg/m2.
  • Subjects should be able to communicate with clinic staff.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Subjects who have a history of allergy or hypersensitivity to letrozole or any of the inactive ingredients.
  • Subjects who have a history of galactose intolerance, severe hereditary lactase deficiency glucose-galactose malabsorption.
  • Subjects who have used estrogen or progesterone hormone replacement therapy, thyroid replacement therapy, oral contraceptives, androgens, luteinizing hormone (LH) releasing hormone analogs, prolactin inhibitors, or antiandrogens within prior to Screening.
  • Subjects who have used: any medications including St. John's wort or any medications or products known to be potent or moderate inhibitors of CYP P450 3A4.
  • Subjects who have been diagnosed with osteoporosis.
  • Subjects who have an abnormality at Screening or prior to first dose that in the opinion of the investigator increases the risk of participating in the study.
  • Subjects who have any clinically significant abnormal physical examination or laboratory safety findings at screening.
  • Subjects who have relevant diseases or clinically significant abnormal relevant findings at Screening, as determined by medical history, physical examination, laboratory, ECG, DEXA, and breast and pelvic examination.
  • Subjects who have history of any significant chronic disease.
  • History of cancer within the past 5 years with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer.
  • Subjects who have a history of drug-dependence, and recent history of alcoholism or abuse of alcohol.
  • Subjects who have received a drug in research or have participated in other clinical trials within 90 days, prior to dosing.
  • Any other unspecified reason that, in the opinion of the investigator (or designee) or sponsor, makes the subject unsuitable for enrolment.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Cohort 2: Letrozol LEBE 150 mgLetrozole LEBE 150 mg-
Cohort 1: Letrozol LEBE 75 mgLetrozole LEBE 75 mg-
Cohort 3: Letrozol LEBE 225 mgLetrozole LEBE 225 mg-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
λzFollowing single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197

Terminal phase elimination rate constant

tmaxFollowing single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197

Time to maximum observed concentration

CmaxFollowing single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197

Maximum observed plasma concentration after Letrozole LEBE administration

tlagFollowing single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197

Lag time before observation of quantifiable concentrations in plasma.

ClastFollowing single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197

Last observed plasma concentration after Letrozole LEBE administration

t1/2Following single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197

Terminal elimination half life.

AUC∞Following single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197

Area under the concentration time curve from time zero extrapolated to infinity.

AUClastFollowing single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197

Area under the concentration time curve from time zero up to the last quantifiable concentration.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
SE1Following single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197

Sulfate estrone

E2Following single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197

Estradiol

E1Following single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197

Estrone

CavFollowing multiple oral administration of Femara (Treatment Period 1, Day 14)

Average plasma concentration over a dosing interval.

Cmax,ssFollowing multiple oral administration of Femara (Treatment Period 1, Day 14)

Maximum observed plasma concentration at steady-state

tmaxFollowing multiple oral administration of Femara (Treatment Period 1, Day 14)

Time to maximum observed concentration.

t1/2Following multiple oral administration of Femara (Treatment Period 1, Day 14)

Terminal elimination half-life.

AUCτFollowing multiple oral administration of Femara (Treatment Period 1, Day 14)

Area under the concentration-time curve over a dosing interval.

λzFollowing multiple oral administration of Femara (Treatment Period 1, Day 14)

Terminal phase elimination rate constant.

Cmin, ssFollowing multiple oral administration of Femara (Treatment Period 1, Day 14)

Minimum observed plasma concentration at steady-state.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Investigational Site number CZ-01

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Praha, Czechia

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