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A Study of Tirzepatide in Participants With Impaired Liver Function

A Single Dose Pharmacokinetic Study of Tirzepatide in Subjects With Varying Degrees of Hepatic Impairment

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03940742
Enrollment
32
Registered
2019-05-07
Start date
2019-07-22
Completion date
2020-09-22
Last updated
2023-03-24

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Conditions

Hepatic Insufficiency

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to assess how fast tirzepatide gets into the blood stream and how long it takes the body to remove it in participants with impaired liver function compared to healthy participants. The study will last about two months and will include five visits to the study center.

Interventions

DRUGTirzepatide

Administered SC

Sponsors

Eli Lilly and Company
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

All Participants: * Women of childbearing potential are excluded from the study. * Women not of childbearing potential may participate and include those who are infertile due to surgical sterilization (hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or tubal ligation), congenital anomaly such as mullerian agenesis; or postmenopausal * Are between the body mass index (BMI) of 19.0 and 40.0 kilograms per meter squared (kg/m²), inclusive, at screening Healthy Participants: \- Healthy males or females as determined by medical history, physical examination, and other screening procedures, with normal liver function Participants with Impaired Liver Function: * Males or females with chronic mild, moderate and severe liver impairment, assessed by Child-Pugh scoring * Have type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) controlled with diet or exercise alone or on stable doses of metformin for at least 8 weeks * Have a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥6.0% and ≤11.0% at screening

Exclusion criteria

All Participants: * Have known allergies to tirzepatide or related compounds * Have a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 * Have a history or presence of pancreatitis (history of chronic pancreatitis or idiopathic acute pancreatitis), elevation in serum amylase or lipase or GI disorder (eg, relevant esophageal reflux or gall bladder disease) or any GI disease which impacts gastric emptying (eg, gastric bypass surgery, pyloric stenosis, with the exception of appendectomy) or could be aggravated by glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogs or dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitors Participants with Impaired Liver Function: * Have hemoglobin \<8.5 grams per deciliter (g/dL) * Have kidney function that is significantly impaired at screening * Have taken any glucose-lowering medications other than metformin, including insulin, in the past 3 months before screening * Have brain function impaired significantly due to liver condition

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under The Drug Concentration-Time Curve From Zero To Infinity (AUC[0-∞]) of TirzepatidePredose, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96, 168 and 336 post dosePharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under The Drug Concentration-Time Curve From Zero To Infinity (AUC\[0-∞\]) of Tirzepatide.
PK: Maximum Observed Drug Concentration (Cmax) of TirzepatidePredose, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96, 168 and 336 post dosePK: Maximum Observed Drug Concentration (Cmax) of Tirzepatide.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Control (Normal Hepatic Function)
Participants with normal hepatic function received single subcutaneous dose of 5 mg tirzepatide.
13
Mild Hepatic Impairment
Participants with mild hepatic impairment received single subcutaneous dose of 5 mg tirzepatide.
6
Moderate Hepatic Impairment
Participants with moderate hepatic impairment received single subcutaneous dose of 5 mg tirzepatide.
6
Severe Hepatic Impairment
Participants with severe hepatic impairment received single subcutaneous dose of 5 mg tirzepatide.
7
Total32

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up0001

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicControl (Normal Hepatic Function)TotalSevere Hepatic ImpairmentModerate Hepatic ImpairmentMild Hepatic Impairment
Age, Continuous55.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.3
57.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.8
60.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.6
51.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.4
63.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.5
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants4 Participants0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
11 Participants28 Participants7 Participants5 Participants5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
2 Participants3 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
11 Participants28 Participants7 Participants6 Participants4 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
13 Participants32 Participants7 Participants6 Participants6 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
3 Participants8 Participants2 Participants1 Participants2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
10 Participants24 Participants5 Participants5 Participants4 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
0 / 130 / 60 / 60 / 7
other
Total, other adverse events
4 / 132 / 62 / 62 / 7
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 130 / 60 / 61 / 7

Outcome results

Primary

Pharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under The Drug Concentration-Time Curve From Zero To Infinity (AUC[0-∞]) of Tirzepatide

Pharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under The Drug Concentration-Time Curve From Zero To Infinity (AUC\[0-∞\]) of Tirzepatide.

Time frame: Predose, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96, 168 and 336 post dose

Population: All participants who received at least one dose of study drug and had evaluable PK data.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Control (Normal Hepatic Function)Pharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under The Drug Concentration-Time Curve From Zero To Infinity (AUC[0-∞]) of Tirzepatide84300 nanogram*hour per milliliter (ng*h/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 28
Mild Hepatic ImpairmentPharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under The Drug Concentration-Time Curve From Zero To Infinity (AUC[0-∞]) of Tirzepatide102000 nanogram*hour per milliliter (ng*h/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 16
Moderate Hepatic ImpairmentPharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under The Drug Concentration-Time Curve From Zero To Infinity (AUC[0-∞]) of Tirzepatide82000 nanogram*hour per milliliter (ng*h/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 29
Severe Hepatic ImpairmentPharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under The Drug Concentration-Time Curve From Zero To Infinity (AUC[0-∞]) of Tirzepatide77000 nanogram*hour per milliliter (ng*h/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 33
90% CI: [0.879, 1.32]
90% CI: [0.79, 1.17]
90% CI: [0.699, 1.04]
Primary

PK: Maximum Observed Drug Concentration (Cmax) of Tirzepatide

PK: Maximum Observed Drug Concentration (Cmax) of Tirzepatide.

Time frame: Predose, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96, 168 and 336 post dose

Population: All participants who received at least one dose of study drug and had evaluable PK data.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Control (Normal Hepatic Function)PK: Maximum Observed Drug Concentration (Cmax) of Tirzepatide510 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 28
Mild Hepatic ImpairmentPK: Maximum Observed Drug Concentration (Cmax) of Tirzepatide509 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 18
Moderate Hepatic ImpairmentPK: Maximum Observed Drug Concentration (Cmax) of Tirzepatide516 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 44
Severe Hepatic ImpairmentPK: Maximum Observed Drug Concentration (Cmax) of Tirzepatide521 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 23
90% CI: [0.726, 1.16]
90% CI: [0.802, 1.25]
90% CI: [0.784, 1.21]

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026