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A Single-Dose Study of the Pharmacokinetics of Vibegron (MK-4618) in Adults With Hepatic Insufficiency (MK-4618-013)

A Two-Part, Open-Label, Single-Dose Study to Investigate the Pharmacokinetics of MK-4618 in Patients With Hepatic Insufficiency

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01737684
Enrollment
16
Registered
2012-11-29
Start date
2013-01-15
Completion date
2013-06-14
Last updated
2018-12-24

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Conditions

Overactive Bladder

Brief summary

This study will investigate the pharmacokinetics of a single oral dose of vibegron (MK-4618) administered to participants with moderate hepatic insufficiency and healthy participants matched for age, gender, and body mass index (BMI). Participants may be enrolled with mild hepatic insufficiency.

Detailed description

This study is planned to be conducted in two parts. Part 1 of the study will include participants with moderate hepatic insufficiency and healthy participants. If Part 2 is conducted, Part 2 of the study will include participants with mild hepatic insufficiency.

Interventions

50 mg tablet, oral

Sponsors

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

For both healthy participants and participants with hepatic insufficiency: * Continuous non-smokers who haven't used nicotine-containing products for at least 3 months prior to study drug administration * Body mass index (BMI) ≤39 kg/m\^2 * Good health based on medical history, physical examination, vital signs, laboratory safety tests, and electrocardiogram (ECG) * Females of childbearing potential must be sexually inactive for 14 days prior to study drug administration and throughout study or use acceptable birth control method * Females of non-childbearing potential must have undergone an acceptable sterilization procedure at least 6 months prior to Day 1 of study or be postmenopausal with amenorrhea for at least 1 year prior to Day 1 * Non-vasectomized males must agree to use a condom with spermicide or abstain from sexual intercourse during the trial and for 3 months after study drug administration For participants with hepatic insufficiency only: * Diagnosis of chronic, stable, hepatic insufficiency * For Part 1 Participants: Child-Pugh scale range from 7 to 9 * For Part 2 Participants: Child-Pugh scale range from 5 to 6

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Area Under the Concentration Time Curve From 0 to Infinity (AUC0-∞) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mgPredose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdoseBlood samples were collected for determination of vibegron levels predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Apparent Clearance (CL/F), Calculated as Dose/AUC0-∞, After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mgPredose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdoseBlood samples were collected for determination of vibegron levels predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing.
Apparent Volume of Distribution During the Terminal Phase (Vd/F) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mgPredose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdoseBlood samples were collected for determination of vibegron levels predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing.
Maximum Observed Plasma Drug Concentration (Cmax) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mgPredose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdoseBlood samples were collected for determination of vibegron levels predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing.
Time to Maximum Observed Plasma Drug Concentration (Tmax) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mgPredose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdoseBlood samples were collected for determination of vibegron levels predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing.
Apparent Terminal Half-life (t½) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mgPredose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdoseBlood samples were collected for determination of vibegron levels predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing.

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

This study was planned to be conducted in two parts. Part 1 was to include participants with moderate hepatic insufficiency and healthy participants. Part 2 was to include participants with mild hepatic insufficiency. After a review of the safety and pharmacokinetic data from Part 1, a decision was made not to conduct Part 2.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Participants With Moderate Hepatic Insufficiency
Participants received a single oral dose of vibegron 100 mg on Day 1.
8
Healthy Matched Control Participants
Participants received a single oral dose of vibegron 100 mg on Day 1.
8
Total16

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicParticipants With Moderate Hepatic InsufficiencyHealthy Matched Control ParticipantsTotal
Age, Continuous58 Years54 Years56 Years
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1 Participants1 Participants2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
7 Participants7 Participants14 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 81 / 8
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 80 / 8

Outcome results

Primary

Area Under the Concentration Time Curve From 0 to Infinity (AUC0-∞) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg

Blood samples were collected for determination of vibegron levels predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing.

Time frame: Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdose

Population: Per Protocol (PP) population, which included the subset of participants who complied with the protocol sufficiently to ensure that the data were likely to exhibit the effects of treatment, according to the underlying scientific model.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)
Participants With Moderate Hepatic InsufficiencyArea Under the Concentration Time Curve From 0 to Infinity (AUC0-∞) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg4.10 uM•hr
Healthy Matched Control ParticipantsArea Under the Concentration Time Curve From 0 to Infinity (AUC0-∞) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg3.23 uM•hr
90% CI: [0.96, 1.67]ANCOVA
Secondary

Apparent Clearance (CL/F), Calculated as Dose/AUC0-∞, After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg

Blood samples were collected for determination of vibegron levels predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing.

Time frame: Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdose

Population: Per Protocol (PP) population, which included participants who complied with the protocol sufficiently to ensure that the data were likely to exhibit the effects of treatment, according to the underlying scientific model.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Participants With Moderate Hepatic InsufficiencyApparent Clearance (CL/F), Calculated as Dose/AUC0-∞, After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg56.0 L/hrGeometric Coefficient of Variation 31.2
Healthy Matched Control ParticipantsApparent Clearance (CL/F), Calculated as Dose/AUC0-∞, After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg68.3 L/hrGeometric Coefficient of Variation 36
Secondary

Apparent Terminal Half-life (t½) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg

Blood samples were collected for determination of vibegron levels predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing.

Time frame: Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdose

Population: PP population, which included participants who complied with the protocol sufficiently to ensure that the data were likely to exhibit the effects of treatment, according to the underlying scientific model.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Participants With Moderate Hepatic InsufficiencyApparent Terminal Half-life (t½) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg94.54 hrGeometric Coefficient of Variation 8.88
Healthy Matched Control ParticipantsApparent Terminal Half-life (t½) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg92.48 hrGeometric Coefficient of Variation 9.37
Secondary

Apparent Volume of Distribution During the Terminal Phase (Vd/F) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg

Blood samples were collected for determination of vibegron levels predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing.

Time frame: Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdose

Population: PP population, which included participants who complied with the protocol sufficiently to ensure that the data were likely to exhibit the effects of treatment, according to the underlying scientific model.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Participants With Moderate Hepatic InsufficiencyApparent Volume of Distribution During the Terminal Phase (Vd/F) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg7640 LGeometric Coefficient of Variation 33.3
Healthy Matched Control ParticipantsApparent Volume of Distribution During the Terminal Phase (Vd/F) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg9120 LGeometric Coefficient of Variation 30.7
Secondary

Maximum Observed Plasma Drug Concentration (Cmax) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg

Blood samples were collected for determination of vibegron levels predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing.

Time frame: Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdose

Population: PP population, which included participants who complied with the protocol sufficiently to ensure that the data were likely to exhibit the effects of treatment, according to the underlying scientific model.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)
Participants With Moderate Hepatic InsufficiencyMaximum Observed Plasma Drug Concentration (Cmax) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg378 nM
Healthy Matched Control ParticipantsMaximum Observed Plasma Drug Concentration (Cmax) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg281 nM
90% CI: [0.88, 2.06]ANCOVA
Secondary

Time to Maximum Observed Plasma Drug Concentration (Tmax) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg

Blood samples were collected for determination of vibegron levels predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing.

Time frame: Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdose

Population: PP population, which included participants who complied with the protocol sufficiently to ensure that the data were likely to exhibit the effects of treatment, according to the underlying scientific model.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Participants With Moderate Hepatic InsufficiencyTime to Maximum Observed Plasma Drug Concentration (Tmax) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg1.00 hr
Healthy Matched Control ParticipantsTime to Maximum Observed Plasma Drug Concentration (Tmax) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg1.50 hr

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