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A Bioequivalence (BE) Study of TAK-438 Orally Disintegrating (OD) Tablet

A Randomized, Open-Label, Single-Dose, 2×2 Crossover Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Bioequivalence of TAK-438 OD (Orally Disintegrating) 20 mg Tablet When Administered Without Water (Study 1) or With Water (Study 2) and TAK-438 20 mg Tablet When Administered With Water in Japanese Healthy Volunteer Male Subjects

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03808493
Enrollment
48
Registered
2019-01-17
Start date
2019-01-30
Completion date
2019-03-12
Last updated
2020-04-07

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Conditions

Japanese Healthy Adult Male

Keywords

Drug Therapy

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the BE of single oral dose of TAK-438 OD 20 milligram (mg) tablet without water and TAK-438 20 mg tablet with water (Study 1), and TAK-438 OD 20 mg tablet with water and TAK-438 20 mg tablet with water (Study 2) in Japanese healthy adult male participants.

Detailed description

The drug being tested in this study is called TAK-438 OD tablet. TAK-438 OD tablet is being tested in Japanese healthy adult men. This study will evaluate bioequivalence of single oral dose of TAK-438 OD 20 mg tablet without water and TAK-438 20 mg tablet with water (Study 1), and TAK-438 OD 20 mg tablet with water and TAK-438 20 mg tablet with water (Study 2). The study will enroll up to 144 participants in total (Study 1 + 2). In Study 1 and 2, participants will be randomly assigned (by chance, like flipping a coin) to one of the two treatment groups; Study 1: * TAK-438 OD 20 mg tablet without water (Period 1) + TAK-438 20 mg tablet with water (Period 2) * TAK-438 20 mg tablet with water (Period 1) + TAK-438 OD 20 mg tablet without water (Period 2) Study 2: * TAK-438 OD 20 mg tablet with water (Period 1) + TAK-438 20 mg tablet with water (Period 2) * TAK-438 20 mg tablet with water (Period 1) + TAK-438 OD 20 mg tablet with water (Period 2) This single-center trial will be conducted in Japan. The overall time to participate in this study is approximately 11 days. Participants will make two visits to the clinic and be hospitalized for four days each in Periods 1 and 2.

Interventions

DRUGTAK-438 OD

TAK-438 OD tablet

DRUGTAK-438

TAK-438 tablet

Sponsors

Takeda
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. In the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator, the participant is capable of understanding and complying with protocol requirements. 2. The participant signs and dates a written, informed consent form prior to the initiation of any study procedures. 3. The participant is a healthy Japanese adult male, aged 20 to 60 years, inclusive, at the time of informed consent. 4. The participant weighs at least 50 kilogram (kg) and has a body mass index (BMI) from 18.5 to 25.0 kilogram per square meter (kg/m\^2), inclusive at Screening. 5. The participant must be a current nonsmoker who has not used tobacco- or nicotine-containing products (example, nicotine patch) for at least 6 months prior to the start of study drug administration in Period 1. 6. The participant must be judged to be in good health by the investigator, based on clinical evaluations including laboratory safety tests, medical history, physical examination, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), and vital sign measurements performed at the Screening Visit and prior to the start of study drug administration in Period 1.

Exclusion criteria

1. The participant has received any investigational compound within 16 weeks (112 days) prior to the start of study drug administration in Period 1. 2. The participant has received TAK-438 in a previous clinical study or as a therapeutic agent. 3. The participant is an immediate family member of or a study site employee, or is in a dependent relationship with a study site employee who is involved in the conduct of this study (example, spouse, parent, child, sibling) or may consent under duress. 4. The participant has uncontrolled, clinically significant neurologic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, metabolic, gastrointestinal, urologic, or endocrine disease or other abnormality (other than the disease being studied), which may impact the ability of the participant to participate in the study or potentially confound its results. 5. The participant has hypersensitivity to any component of TAK-438 OD tablet or TAK-438 tablet. 6. The participant has a positive urine drug result for drugs of abuse at Screening. 7. The participant has a history of drug or alcohol abuse within 2 years prior to the Screening visit or is unwilling to agree to abstain from alcohol and drugs throughout the study. 8. The participant has taken any excluded medication, supplements, or food products during the specified time periods. 9. The participant has current or recent (within 6 months) gastrointestinal disease that would be expected to influence the absorption of drugs (ie, a history of malabsorption, esophageal reflux, peptic ulcer disease, erosive esophagitis), frequent (more than once per week) occurrence of heartburn, or any surgical intervention. 10. The participant has a history of cancer, except basal cell carcinoma which has been in remission for at least 5 years prior to Day 1. 11. The participant has a positive test result for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody/antigen, or serological reactions for syphilis at Screening. 12. The participant has poor peripheral venous access. 13. The participant has undergone whole blood collection of at least 200 milliliter (mL) within 4 weeks (28 days) or at least 400 mL within 12 weeks (84 days) prior to the start of study drug administration in Period 1. 14. The participant has undergone whole blood collection of at least 800 mL in total within 52 weeks (364 days) prior to the start of study drug administration in Period 1. 15. The participant has undergone blood component collection within 2 weeks (14 days) prior to the start of study drug administration in Period 1. 16. The participant has a Screening or Check-in (Day -1) ECG that was abnormal (clinically significant). 17. The participant has abnormal Screening laboratory values that suggest a clinically significant underlying disease or participant with the following laboratory abnormalities: alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) above the upper limits of normal (ULN). 18. The participant who, in the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator, is unlikely to comply with the protocol or is unsuitable for any other reason.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
AUClast: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Plasma Concentration for TAK-438 Free Base (TAK-438F)Day 1 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours; 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours) post-dose
Cmax: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration for TAK-438FDay 1 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours; 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours) post-dose

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
AUC∞: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Infinity for TAK-438FDay 1 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours; 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours) post-dose
Tmax: Time of First Occurrence of Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for TAK-438FDay 1 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours; 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours) post-dose
MRT∞,ev: Mean Residence Time After Extravascular Administration From Time 0 to Infinity for TAK-438FDay 1 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours; 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours) post-dose
λz: Terminal Disposition Phase Rate Constant for TAK-438FDay 1 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours; 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours) post-dose

Countries

Japan

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Participants took part in the study at 1 investigative site in Japan from 30 January 2019 to 12 March 2019.

Pre-assignment details

Healthy Japanese male participants were enrolled in 1 of the 2 treatment sequences to receive TAK-438 OD 20 milligram (mg) or TAK-438 20 mg with or without water in Study 1, and TAK-438 OD 20 mg or TAK-438 20 mg with water in Study 2. Study was completed with Pilot study since results from interim analysis satisfied the criteria of bioequivalence.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Pilot BE Study 1, Sequence A: TAK-438 OD 20 mg + TAK-438 20 mg
TAK-438 OD 20 mg, tablet, orally without water under fasted condition, once on Day 1 of Period 1, followed by a washout period of at least 7 days, further followed by TAK-438 20 mg, tablet, orally with water under fasted condition, once on Day 1 of Period 2.
12
Pilot BE Study 1, Sequence B: TAK-438 20 mg + TAK-438 OD 20 mg
TAK-438 20 mg, tablet, orally with water under fasted condition, once on Day 1 of Period 1 followed by a washout period of at least 7 days, further followed TAK-438 OD 20 mg, tablet, orally without water under fasted condition, once on Day 1 of Period 2.
12
Pilot BE Study 2, Sequence C: TAK-438 OD 20 mg + TAK-438 20 mg
TAK-438 OD 20 mg, tablet, orally with water under fasted condition, once on Day 1 of Period 1, followed by a washout period of at least 7 days, further followed by TAK-438 20 mg tablet, orally with water under fasted condition, once on Day 1 of Period 2.
12
Pilot BE Study 2, Sequence D: TAK-438 20 mg + TAK-438 OD 20 mg
TAK-438 20 mg, tablet, orally with water under fasted condition, once on Day 1 of Period 1, followed by a washout period of at least 7 days, further followed by TAK-438 OD 20 mg tablet, orally with water under fasted condition, once on Day 1 of Period 2.
12
Total48

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTotalPilot BE Study 1, Sequence A: TAK-438 OD 20 mg + TAK-438 20 mgPilot BE Study 1, Sequence B: TAK-438 20 mg + TAK-438 OD 20 mgPilot BE Study 2, Sequence C: TAK-438 OD 20 mg + TAK-438 20 mgPilot BE Study 2, Sequence D: TAK-438 20 mg + TAK-438 OD 20 mg
Age, Continuous25.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.34
22.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.87
26.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.74
26.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.19
26.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.76
Alcohol Consumption
Drank a few times per month
14 Participants6 Participants3 Participants4 Participants1 Participants
Alcohol Consumption
Drank a few times per week
3 Participants0 Participants2 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Alcohol Consumption
Never drank
31 Participants6 Participants7 Participants8 Participants10 Participants
Body Mass Index (BMI)21.10 kilogram per square meter (kg/m^2)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.718
20.28 kilogram per square meter (kg/m^2)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.817
21.15 kilogram per square meter (kg/m^2)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.829
20.94 kilogram per square meter (kg/m^2)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.781
22.03 kilogram per square meter (kg/m^2)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.043
Caffeine Consumption
Had caffeine consumption
11 Participants2 Participants1 Participants4 Participants4 Participants
Caffeine Consumption
Had no caffeine consumption
37 Participants10 Participants11 Participants8 Participants8 Participants
Height172.0 centimeter (cm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.59
171.8 centimeter (cm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4
170.0 centimeter (cm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.52
173.9 centimeter (cm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.32
172.2 centimeter (cm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.94
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Japan
48 Participants12 Participants12 Participants12 Participants12 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
48 Participants12 Participants12 Participants12 Participants12 Participants
Smoking Classification
Former smoker
5 Participants1 Participants1 Participants2 Participants1 Participants
Smoking Classification
Never smoked
43 Participants11 Participants11 Participants10 Participants11 Participants
Weight62.38 kilogram (kg)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.586
59.83 kilogram (kg)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.672
60.95 kilogram (kg)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.72
63.29 kilogram (kg)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.86
65.44 kilogram (kg)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.716

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 240 / 240 / 240 / 24
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 240 / 240 / 240 / 24
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 240 / 240 / 240 / 24

Outcome results

Primary

AUClast: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Plasma Concentration for TAK-438 Free Base (TAK-438F)

Time frame: Day 1 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours; 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours) post-dose

Population: The pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis set was defined as all participants who received at least one dose of study drug, and whose PK data were evaluable.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Pilot BE Study 1: TAK-438 OD 20 mgAUClast: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Plasma Concentration for TAK-438 Free Base (TAK-438F)190.2 hour*nanogram per milliliter (h*ng/mL)Standard Deviation 67.984
Pilot BE Study 1: TAK-438 20 mgAUClast: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Plasma Concentration for TAK-438 Free Base (TAK-438F)194.3 hour*nanogram per milliliter (h*ng/mL)Standard Deviation 67.693
Pilot BE Study 2: TAK-438 OD 20 mgAUClast: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Plasma Concentration for TAK-438 Free Base (TAK-438F)201.6 hour*nanogram per milliliter (h*ng/mL)Standard Deviation 81.799
Pilot BE Study 2: TAK-438 20 mgAUClast: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Plasma Concentration for TAK-438 Free Base (TAK-438F)201.2 hour*nanogram per milliliter (h*ng/mL)Standard Deviation 75.813
90% CI: [-0.0752, 0.0329]
90% CI: [-0.0778, 0.0815]
Primary

Cmax: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration for TAK-438F

Time frame: Day 1 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours; 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours) post-dose

Population: The PK analysis set was defined as all participants who received at least one dose of study drug, and whose PK data were evaluable.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Pilot BE Study 1: TAK-438 OD 20 mgCmax: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration for TAK-438F22.62 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL)Standard Deviation 7.8152
Pilot BE Study 1: TAK-438 20 mgCmax: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration for TAK-438F24.26 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL)Standard Deviation 8.0676
Pilot BE Study 2: TAK-438 OD 20 mgCmax: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration for TAK-438F21.85 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL)Standard Deviation 7.7286
Pilot BE Study 2: TAK-438 20 mgCmax: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration for TAK-438F23.70 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL)Standard Deviation 8.5998
90% CI: [-0.1404, 0.0008]
90% CI: [-0.1658, 0.0036]
Secondary

AUC∞: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Infinity for TAK-438F

Time frame: Day 1 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours; 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours) post-dose

Population: The PK analysis set was defined as all participants who received at least one dose of study drug, and whose PK data were evaluable.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Pilot BE Study 1: TAK-438 OD 20 mgAUC∞: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Infinity for TAK-438F192.5 h*ng/mLStandard Deviation 68.755
Pilot BE Study 1: TAK-438 20 mgAUC∞: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Infinity for TAK-438F196.4 h*ng/mLStandard Deviation 68.436
Pilot BE Study 2: TAK-438 OD 20 mgAUC∞: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Infinity for TAK-438F204.3 h*ng/mLStandard Deviation 83.014
Pilot BE Study 2: TAK-438 20 mgAUC∞: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Infinity for TAK-438F203.6 h*ng/mLStandard Deviation 77.63
90% CI: [-0.0731, 0.0333]
90% CI: [-0.076, 0.083]
Secondary

MRT∞,ev: Mean Residence Time After Extravascular Administration From Time 0 to Infinity for TAK-438F

Time frame: Day 1 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours; 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours) post-dose

Population: The PK analysis set was defined as all participants who received at least one dose of study drug, and whose PK data were evaluable.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Pilot BE Study 1: TAK-438 OD 20 mgMRT∞,ev: Mean Residence Time After Extravascular Administration From Time 0 to Infinity for TAK-438F9.576 hourStandard Deviation 1.1807
Pilot BE Study 1: TAK-438 20 mgMRT∞,ev: Mean Residence Time After Extravascular Administration From Time 0 to Infinity for TAK-438F9.258 hourStandard Deviation 0.91125
Pilot BE Study 2: TAK-438 OD 20 mgMRT∞,ev: Mean Residence Time After Extravascular Administration From Time 0 to Infinity for TAK-438F9.831 hourStandard Deviation 1.3506
Pilot BE Study 2: TAK-438 20 mgMRT∞,ev: Mean Residence Time After Extravascular Administration From Time 0 to Infinity for TAK-438F9.544 hourStandard Deviation 1.4121
90% CI: [0.0022, 0.0599]
90% CI: [-0.0003, 0.0616]
Secondary

Tmax: Time of First Occurrence of Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for TAK-438F

Time frame: Day 1 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours; 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours) post-dose

Population: The PK analysis set was defined as all participants who received at least one dose of study drug, and whose PK data were evaluable.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Pilot BE Study 1: TAK-438 OD 20 mgTmax: Time of First Occurrence of Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for TAK-438F2.000 hour
Pilot BE Study 1: TAK-438 20 mgTmax: Time of First Occurrence of Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for TAK-438F1.750 hour
Pilot BE Study 2: TAK-438 OD 20 mgTmax: Time of First Occurrence of Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for TAK-438F2.000 hour
Pilot BE Study 2: TAK-438 20 mgTmax: Time of First Occurrence of Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for TAK-438F2.000 hour
90% CI: [0.0199, 0.3605]
90% CI: [0.0558, 0.3725]
Secondary

λz: Terminal Disposition Phase Rate Constant for TAK-438F

Time frame: Day 1 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours; 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours) post-dose

Population: The PK analysis set was defined as all participants who received at least one dose of study drug, and whose PK data were evaluable.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Pilot BE Study 1: TAK-438 OD 20 mgλz: Terminal Disposition Phase Rate Constant for TAK-438F0.1014 per hour (1/hour)Standard Deviation 0.014441
Pilot BE Study 1: TAK-438 20 mgλz: Terminal Disposition Phase Rate Constant for TAK-438F0.09903 per hour (1/hour)Standard Deviation 0.011269
Pilot BE Study 2: TAK-438 OD 20 mgλz: Terminal Disposition Phase Rate Constant for TAK-438F0.09807 per hour (1/hour)Standard Deviation 0.013021
Pilot BE Study 2: TAK-438 20 mgλz: Terminal Disposition Phase Rate Constant for TAK-438F0.09989 per hour (1/hour)Standard Deviation 0.01669
90% CI: [-0.0112, 0.053]
90% CI: [-0.0508, 0.0238]

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