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Pharmacokinetics and Preliminary Bioequivalence of Triferic (Ferric Pyrophosphate Citrate) Administered Via Hemodialysate and Intravenously to Adult CKD-5HD Patients

Pharmacokinetics and Preliminary Bioequivalence of Triferic (Ferric Pyrophosphate Citrate) Administered Via Hemodialysate and Intravenously to Adult CKD-5HD Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02739100
Enrollment
13
Registered
2016-04-14
Start date
2016-04-30
Completion date
2016-07-31
Last updated
2019-02-01

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Conditions

End Stage Renal Disease

Keywords

pharmacokinetics, bioequivalence

Brief summary

The main purpose is to determine the pharmacokinetics (PK) of Triferic iron administered via hemodialysate and via two different intravenous routes in adult patients with chronic kidney disease on chronic hemodialysis (CKD-5HD). It is an open-label, randomized single dose study.

Interventions

Sponsors

Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. The patient must be able to provide informed consent and have personally signed and dated the written informed consent document before completing any study-related procedures. 2. The patient must have been undergoing chronic hemodialysis for chronic kidney disease for at least 3 months, and is expected to remain on hemodialysis and be able to complete the study. 3. The patient must have a Screening ferritin level of ≥100μg/L. 4. The patient must have a Screening transferrin saturation (TSAT) of 15-45%, inclusive. 5. The patient must have a Screening total iron binding capacity (TIBC) ≥175 μg/dL. 6. The patient must have a Screening hemoglobin (Hgb) concentration ≥9.5 g/dL. 7. The patient must be undergoing hemodialysis at least 3x/week. 8. The patient must have at least a minimally adequate measured dialysis dose defined as single-pool Kt/V (dialyzer clearance of urea multiplied by dialysis time, divided by patient's total body water) ≥1.2, or KIDt/V (online dialyzer clearance measured using ionic dialysance multiplied by dialysis time, divided by patient's total body water) ≥1.2 measured within the 28 days prior to Baseline. 9. Patient is receiving, or can receive anticoagulation for dialysis by a single dose of unfractionated heparin or low molecular weight heparin pre-dialysis; or by intermittent IV heparin bolus. 10. The patient's vascular access for dialysis that will be used during the study must have stable function in the judgment of the Investigator. 11. The patient must agree to discontinue all iron preparations (oral and IV) for 14 days prior to Baseline. 12. Female patients must not be pregnant or breastfeeding. They must have been amenorrheic for the past year or be surgically sterile or agree to not become pregnant by continuous use of an effective birth control method acceptable to the Investigator for the duration of their participation in the study.

Exclusion criteria

1. The patient has had an RBC or whole blood transfusion within 4 weeks prior to Screening. 2. The patient requires a continuous infusion of heparin during standard hemodialysis. 3. The patient has had administration of IV or oral iron supplements (including multivitamins with iron) within 14 days prior to Baseline. 4. The patient has known active bleeding from any site other than AV fistula or graft (e.g., gastrointestinal, hemorrhoidal, nasal, pulmonary, etc.). 5. The patient has a living kidney donor identified or living-donor kidney transplant scheduled to occur during study participation. (Note: Patients awaiting deceased-donor transplant need not be excluded.) 6. The patient's vascular access for hemodialysis is a femoral catheter. 7. The patient is scheduled to have a surgical procedure during the study. 8. The patient has had a hospitalization within the 4 weeks prior to Screening (except for vascular access surgery) that, in the opinion of the Investigator, confers a significant risk of hospitalization during the course of the study. 9. The patient has a history of noncompliance with the dialysis regimen in the opinion of the Investigator 10. The patient has a known ongoing inflammatory disorder (other than CKD), such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, or other collagen-vascular disease, that currently requires systemic anti-inflammatory or immunomodulatory therapy. 11. The patient has any current febrile illness (e.g., oral temperature ≥100.4°F, 38.0°C). (The patient may subsequently become eligible at least 1 week after resolution of the illness.) 12. The patient has known bacterial, tuberculosis, fungal, viral, or parasitic infection requiring anti-microbial therapy or anticipated to require anti-microbial therapy during the patient's participation in this study. 13. The patient is known to be positive for HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C (viral testing is not required as part of this protocol). 14. The patient has cirrhosis of the liver based on histological criteria or clinical criteria (e.g., presence of ascites, esophageal varices, multiple spider nevi, or history of hepatic encephalopathy). 15. The patient has ALT and/or AST levels consistently greater than twice the upper limit of normal at any time during the two months prior to Baseline. 16. The patient currently has any malignancy other than basal or squamous cell skin cancer. 17. The patient has a history of drug or alcohol abuse within the 6 months prior to Screening. 18. The patient participated in an investigational drug study within 30 days prior to Baseline. 19. The patient has any condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make it unlikely for the patient to complete the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Triferic Iron Administered Via Hemodialysate in Adult CKD-5HD Patients: Cmax.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12 hoursThe PK will be done by assessing the mean Cmax of total serum iron from Triferic administered via hemodialysate, compared to Triferic administered at a fixed IV dose of 6.6 mg iron/kg during a single dialysis session.
Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Triferic Iron Administered IV in Adult CKD-5HD Patients: Area Under the Serum Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantified Concentration (AUC(Last)).1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12 hoursThe PK will be done by assessing the mean area under the serum concentration-time curve from time zero to the time of the last quantified concentration (AUC(last)) and comparing between Triferic administered via hemodialysate and Triferic administered at a fixed IV dose of 6.6 mg iron/kg (pre-dialyzer and post-dialyzer) during a single dialysis session.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)13 daysSafety will be documented by recording the incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs)
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events (TEAEs)13 daysSafety will be documented by recording the incidence of treatment-emergent serious adverse events (TESAEs)

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Safety Population
All 13 participants completed every arm of the study. Therefore, the baseline demographic characteristics of the Safety Population as a whole also reflect the characteristics of each arm of the study.
13
Total13

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicSafety Population
Age, Continuous49.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.84
C-reactive protein.8 milligram/deciliter
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.81
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
13 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Height174.3 centimeters
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.22
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
12 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
1 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
13 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
11 Participants
Weight98.7 kg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 19.34

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 130 / 130 / 13
other
Total, other adverse events
1 / 132 / 130 / 13
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 130 / 130 / 13

Outcome results

Primary

Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Triferic Iron Administered IV in Adult CKD-5HD Patients: Area Under the Serum Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantified Concentration (AUC(Last)).

The PK will be done by assessing the mean area under the serum concentration-time curve from time zero to the time of the last quantified concentration (AUC(last)) and comparing between Triferic administered via hemodialysate and Triferic administered at a fixed IV dose of 6.6 mg iron/kg (pre-dialyzer and post-dialyzer) during a single dialysis session.

Time frame: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12 hours

Population: While all subjects were included in PK analysis, some PK samples were below the lower limit of quantitation (BLQ) of the bioanalytical lab assay. Therefore, the number of subjects analyzed differs from the overall total number of study participants.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Triferic Via HemodialysatePharmacokinetics (PK) of Triferic Iron Administered IV in Adult CKD-5HD Patients: Area Under the Serum Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantified Concentration (AUC(Last)).621 hours*microgram/deciliterStandard Deviation 355
Triferic Via IV Infusion Pre-dialyzerPharmacokinetics (PK) of Triferic Iron Administered IV in Adult CKD-5HD Patients: Area Under the Serum Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantified Concentration (AUC(Last)).630 hours*microgram/deciliterStandard Deviation 275
Triferic IV Infusion Post-dialyzerPharmacokinetics (PK) of Triferic Iron Administered IV in Adult CKD-5HD Patients: Area Under the Serum Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantified Concentration (AUC(Last)).524 hours*microgram/deciliterStandard Deviation 272
Primary

Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Triferic Iron Administered Via Hemodialysate in Adult CKD-5HD Patients: Cmax.

The PK will be done by assessing the mean Cmax of total serum iron from Triferic administered via hemodialysate, compared to Triferic administered at a fixed IV dose of 6.6 mg iron/kg during a single dialysis session.

Time frame: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12 hours

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Triferic Via HemodialysatePharmacokinetics (PK) of Triferic Iron Administered Via Hemodialysate in Adult CKD-5HD Patients: Cmax.124 microgram per deciliterStandard Deviation 49.9
Triferic Via IV Infusion Pre-dialyzerPharmacokinetics (PK) of Triferic Iron Administered Via Hemodialysate in Adult CKD-5HD Patients: Cmax.131 microgram per deciliterStandard Deviation 30.5
Triferic IV Infusion Post-dialyzerPharmacokinetics (PK) of Triferic Iron Administered Via Hemodialysate in Adult CKD-5HD Patients: Cmax.124 microgram per deciliterStandard Deviation 42.4
Secondary

Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

Safety will be documented by recording the incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs)

Time frame: 13 days

Population: Safety Population (all enrolled subjects)

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Triferic Via HemodialysateNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)1 Participants
Triferic Via IV Infusion Pre-dialyzerNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)2 Participants
Triferic IV Infusion Post-dialyzerNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)0 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events (TEAEs)

Safety will be documented by recording the incidence of treatment-emergent serious adverse events (TESAEs)

Time frame: 13 days

Population: Safety Population (all enrolled subjects)

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Triferic Via HemodialysateNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events (TEAEs)0 Participants
Triferic Via IV Infusion Pre-dialyzerNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events (TEAEs)0 Participants
Triferic IV Infusion Post-dialyzerNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events (TEAEs)0 Participants

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