Healthy
Conditions
Brief summary
To assess safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of BIRT 2584 XX in single rising oral doses of 5 mg to 700 mg in a polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG 400) solution in healthy subjects
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy male subjects as determined by results of screening * Signed written informed consent in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and local legislation * Age \>=18 and \<=50 years * BMI \>=18.5 and \<=29.9 kg/m2
Exclusion criteria
* Any finding of the medical examination (including blood pressure, pulse rate, and electrocardiogram) deviating from normal and of clinical relevance * Gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunologic, haematological, oncological or hormonal disorders * Surgery of gastrointestinal tract (except appendectomy) * Diseases of the central nervous system (such as epilepsy) or psychiatric disorders or neurological disorders * Relevant history of orthostatic hypotension, fainting spells or blackouts * Chronic or relevant acute infections * History of allergy/hypersensitivity (including drug allergy) which is deemed relevant to the trial as judged by the investigator * Intake of drugs with a long half-life (\> 24 hours) (\< 1 month prior to administration or during the trial) * Use of any drugs, which might influence the results of the trial, (\< 10 days prior to study drug administration or expected during the trial) * Participation in another trial with an investigational drug (\< 2 months prior to administration or expected during trial) * Smoker (\> 10 cigarettes or \>3 cigars or \>3 pipes/day) * Alcohol abuse (\> 60 g/day) * Drug abuse * Blood donation or loss \> 400 mL, \< 1 month prior to administration or expected during the trial * Clinically relevant laboratory abnormalities * Any ECG value outside of the reference range and of clinical relevance including, but not limited to QRS interval \> 110 ms or QT interval, Bazett correction (QTcB) \> 450 ms or QT interval \>500 ms * Inability to comply with dietary regimen of study centre * Inability to comply with investigator's instructions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of participants with adverse events | Up to 16 days after drug administration |
| Number of participants with clinically significant changes in vital signs | Up to 16 days after drug administration |
| Number of participants with abnormal changes in clinical laboratory parameters | Up to 16 days after drug administration |
| Number of participants with abnormal findings in 12-lead ECG (electrocardiogram) | Up to 16 days after drug administration |
| Number of participants with abnormal findings in physical examination | Screening and up to 16 days after drug administration |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| t1/2 (terminal half-life of the analyte in plasma) | Up to 360 hours after drug administration | — |
| MRT(mean residence time of the analyte in the body) | Up to 360 hours after drug administration | — |
| CL/F (apparent oral clearance in plasma after oral administration) | Up to 360 hours after drug administration | — |
| Vz/F (apparent volume of distribution during the terminal phase λz) dose) | Up to 360 hours after drug administration | — |
| Cmax (maximum concentration in plasma) | Up to 360 hours after drug administration | — |
| fe0-48 (fraction of analyte eliminated in urine from 0-48 hours) | Up to 48 hours after drug administration | — |
| CLR,0-48 (renal clearance of the analyte from 0-48 hours) | Up to 48 hours after drug administration | — |
| Receptor occupancy as determined by binding of anti-LFA-1 antibody fragment (Fab) | Up to 360 hours after drug administration | — |
| Inhibition of IL-2 production | Up to 360 hours after drug administration | in response to superantigen challenge ex vivo |
| Ae0-48 (amount of analyte that is eliminated in urine from 0-48 hours) | Up to 48 hours after drug administration | — |
| tmax (time from dosing to maximum concentration) | Up to 360 hours after drug administration | — |
| AUC0-∞ (area under the concentration-time curve of the analyte in plasma over the time) interval from 0 extrapolated to infinity) | Up to 360 hours after drug administration | — |
| AUC0-tz (area under the concentration-time curve of the analyte in plasma over the time) interval from 0 to the last quantifiable analyte plasma concentration) | Up to 360 hours after drug administration | — |
| λz (terminal rate constant in plasma) | Up to 360 hours after drug administration | — |