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A Study of LCZ696 in Subjects With Mild and Moderate Hepatic Impairment Compared With Normal Healthy Volunteers

A Single-dose, Open-label Parallel-group Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics of LCZ696 in Subjects With Hepatic Impairment Compared to Matched Healthy Subjects

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01621633
Enrollment
32
Registered
2012-06-18
Start date
2012-09-30
Completion date
2013-01-31
Last updated
2015-08-10

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Conditions

Hepatic Impairment

Keywords

hepatic impairment

Brief summary

This is a study to characterize the pharmacokinetics as well as safety and tolerability of a single oral dose of LCZ696 200 mg in subjects with mild and moderate hepatic impairment compared to matched healthy subjects

Interventions

DRUGLCZ696

Sponsors

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* All subjects: * Male and female subjects aged 18-75 years. * Body weight at least 55 kg with a body mass index between 18-35 kg/m2. * Hepatic impairment subjects: * Mild or moderate hepatic impairment.

Exclusion criteria

* All subjects: * Clinical manifestations of postural symptomatic hypotension at screening or baseline. * History of hypersensitivity to LCZ696 or to drugs of similar classes. * Hepatic impairment subjects: * Hepatic impairment due to non-liver disease. * Treatment with any vasodilator, autonomic alpha blocker or beta2 agonist within 2 weeks of dosing. * Encephalopathyy Stage III or IV. * Primary biliary liver cirrhosis or biliary obstruction. * History of gastro-intestinal bleeding within 3 months prior to screening. * Healthy subjects: * Any surgical or medical condition which might significantly alter the distribution, or excretion of drugs, or which may jeopardize the subject in case of participation in the study. * Use of prescription drugs, herbal supplements, and/or over-the-counter medication, dietary supplements (vitamins included) within 2 weeks prior to initial dosing. Other protocol-defined inclusion/

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)From pre-dose on Day 1 until 96h post-dose (Day 5)Blood samples were taken on Day 1 (treatment day) within 60 minutes prior to dosing, then, 0.5,1,1.5,2,3,4,6,8,12 hours after the dosing and on Days 2, 3, 4 and 5 post dosing
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinite Time [AUCinf)] of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)From pre-dose on Day 1 until 96h post-dose (Day 5)Blood samples were taken on Day 1 (treatment day) within 60 minutes prior to dosing, then, 0.5,1,1.5,2,3,4,6,8,12 hours after the dosing and on Days 2, 3, 4 and 5 post dosing
Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)From pre-dose on Day 1 until 96h post-dose (Day 5)Blood samples were taken on Day 1 (treatment day) within 60 minutes prior to dosing, then, 0.5,1,1.5,2,3,4,6,8,12 hours after the dosing and on Days 2, 3, 4 and 5 post dosing

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and DeathFrom the screening visit until Day 5Adverse events, serious adverse events and death were monitored from screening to end of study

Countries

Germany

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Participants received the study treatment according to the population subset that was defined based on the severity of hepatic impairment and healthy volunteers: Group 1, subjects with mild hepatic impairment; Group 2, subjects with moderate hepatic impairment; Groups 3 and 4, healthy volunteers matching to Groups 1 and 2, respectively.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment (HI)
LCZ696 200 mg, given as a single oral dose
8
Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment (HI)
LCZ696 200 mg, given as a single oral dose
8
Healthy Volunteers (Mild HI Matched)
LCZ696 200 mg, given as a single oral dose. Each healthy volunteer matched in race, age (±5 years), gender, weight (±15%) to an individual subject with hepatic impairment in group 1
8
Healthy Volunteers (Moderate HI Matched)
LCZ696 200 mg, given as a single oral dose. Each healthy volunteer matched in race, age (±5 years), gender, weight (±15%) to an individual subject with hepatic impairment in group 2
8
Total32

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicParticipants With Mild Hepatic Impairment (HI)Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment (HI)Healthy Volunteers (Mild HI Matched)Healthy Volunteers (Moderate HI Matched)Total
Age, Continuous59.1 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.92
57.9 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.67
58.9 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.68
60.3 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.21
59.0 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.54
Sex: Female, Male
Female
3 Participants1 Participants3 Participants1 Participants8 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
5 Participants7 Participants5 Participants7 Participants24 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
2 / 80 / 80 / 80 / 8
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 80 / 80 / 80 / 8

Outcome results

Primary

Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinite Time [AUCinf)] of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)

Blood samples were taken on Day 1 (treatment day) within 60 minutes prior to dosing, then, 0.5,1,1.5,2,3,4,6,8,12 hours after the dosing and on Days 2, 3, 4 and 5 post dosing

Time frame: From pre-dose on Day 1 until 96h post-dose (Day 5)

Population: PK analysis set

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment (HI)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinite Time [AUCinf)] of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)AHU3772540 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 1010
Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment (HI)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinite Time [AUCinf)] of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)LBQ657121000 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 41000
Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment (HI)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinite Time [AUCinf)] of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)Valsartan28800 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 16900
Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment (HI)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinite Time [AUCinf)] of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)LBQ657187000 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 124000
Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment (HI)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinite Time [AUCinf)] of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)AHU3776200 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 2980
Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment (HI)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinite Time [AUCinf)] of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)Valsartan65600 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 50100
Healthy Volunteers (Mild HI Matched)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinite Time [AUCinf)] of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)LBQ65778500 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 14700
Healthy Volunteers (Mild HI Matched)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinite Time [AUCinf)] of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)Valsartan21900 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 5950
Healthy Volunteers (Mild HI Matched)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinite Time [AUCinf)] of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)AHU3771590 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 390
Healthy Volunteers (Moderate HI Matched)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinite Time [AUCinf)] of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)Valsartan26500 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 12400
Healthy Volunteers (Moderate HI Matched)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinite Time [AUCinf)] of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)LBQ65784100 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 14800
Healthy Volunteers (Moderate HI Matched)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinite Time [AUCinf)] of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)AHU3771740 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 519
Primary

Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)

Blood samples were taken on Day 1 (treatment day) within 60 minutes prior to dosing, then, 0.5,1,1.5,2,3,4,6,8,12 hours after the dosing and on Days 2, 3, 4 and 5 post dosing

Time frame: From pre-dose on Day 1 until 96h post-dose (Day 5)

Population: PK analysis set: The PK analysis set included all subjects with at least one available, valid (i.e. not flagged for exclusion) PK concentration measurement, who received any study drug, and experienced no protocol deviations with relevant impact on PK data.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment (HI)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)AHU3772540 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 1010
Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment (HI)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)Valsartan28500 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 16900
Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment (HI)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)LBQ657118000 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 37000
Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment (HI)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)AHU3776200 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 2970
Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment (HI)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)Valsartan63800 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 48700
Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment (HI)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)LBQ657173000 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 99900
Healthy Volunteers (Mild HI Matched)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)LBQ65777900 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 14700
Healthy Volunteers (Mild HI Matched)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)AHU3771580 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 390
Healthy Volunteers (Mild HI Matched)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)Valsartan21600 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 5980
Healthy Volunteers (Moderate HI Matched)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)AHU3771740 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 520
Healthy Volunteers (Moderate HI Matched)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)Valsartan25300 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 11800
Healthy Volunteers (Moderate HI Matched)Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Profile From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)LBQ65783100 ng*hr/mLStandard Deviation 14700
Primary

Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)

Blood samples were taken on Day 1 (treatment day) within 60 minutes prior to dosing, then, 0.5,1,1.5,2,3,4,6,8,12 hours after the dosing and on Days 2, 3, 4 and 5 post dosing

Time frame: From pre-dose on Day 1 until 96h post-dose (Day 5)

Population: PK analysis set

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment (HI)Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)AHU3772530 ng/mLStandard Deviation 1400
Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment (HI)Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)LBQ6577730 ng/mLStandard Deviation 1470
Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment (HI)Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)Valsartan4000 ng/mLStandard Deviation 2310
Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment (HI)Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)Valsartan4180 ng/mLStandard Deviation 2340
Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment (HI)Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)LBQ6576690 ng/mLStandard Deviation 917
Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment (HI)Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)AHU3774430 ng/mLStandard Deviation 1760
Healthy Volunteers (Mild HI Matched)Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)AHU3771510 ng/mLStandard Deviation 585
Healthy Volunteers (Mild HI Matched)Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)LBQ6577450 ng/mLStandard Deviation 1320
Healthy Volunteers (Mild HI Matched)Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)Valsartan3880 ng/mLStandard Deviation 1490
Healthy Volunteers (Moderate HI Matched)Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)Valsartan3730 ng/mLStandard Deviation 1540
Healthy Volunteers (Moderate HI Matched)Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)AHU3771410 ng/mLStandard Deviation 445
Healthy Volunteers (Moderate HI Matched)Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for LCZ696 Analytes (AHU377, LBQ657, and Valsartan)LBQ6576770 ng/mLStandard Deviation 1710
Secondary

Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and Death

Adverse events, serious adverse events and death were monitored from screening to end of study

Time frame: From the screening visit until Day 5

Population: Safety set: The safety set includes all participants who received study treatment.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment (HI)Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and DeathAdverse events (serious and non-serious)0 Participants
Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment (HI)Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and DeathSerious adverse events0 Participants
Participants With Mild Hepatic Impairment (HI)Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and DeathDeaths0 Participants
Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment (HI)Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and DeathAdverse events (serious and non-serious)2 Participants
Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment (HI)Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and DeathDeaths0 Participants
Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment (HI)Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and DeathSerious adverse events0 Participants
Healthy Volunteers (Mild HI Matched)Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and DeathDeaths0 Participants
Healthy Volunteers (Mild HI Matched)Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and DeathSerious adverse events0 Participants
Healthy Volunteers (Mild HI Matched)Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and DeathAdverse events (serious and non-serious)0 Participants
Healthy Volunteers (Moderate HI Matched)Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and DeathDeaths0 Participants
Healthy Volunteers (Moderate HI Matched)Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and DeathSerious adverse events0 Participants
Healthy Volunteers (Moderate HI Matched)Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and DeathAdverse events (serious and non-serious)0 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026