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Study to Evaluate Pharmacokinetic (PK), Safety and Tolerability of Cabotegravir (CAB) 400 Milligrams Per Milliliter (mg/mL) Formulation in Healthy Adult Participants

A Phase 1, Two-part, Double-blind, Active-control, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Tolerability of Repeat-Dose Cabotegravir (CAB 400 mg/mL Formulation) Long-Acting Injection Following Subcutaneous or Intramuscular Administration in Healthy Adult Participants

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04484337
Enrollment
138
Registered
2020-07-23
Start date
2020-07-31
Completion date
2023-05-05
Last updated
2023-12-04

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Conditions

HIV Infections

Keywords

Cabotegravir, Long-Acting Injection, Pharmacokinetics, Safety, Tolerability

Brief summary

This is an active control, randomized study to investigate the safety, tolerability and PK of repeat dose administration of long-acting CAB 400 mg/mL formulation intramuscular (IM) (gluteus medius and vastus lateralis) and subcutaneous (SC) (abdominal) injections in healthy adult participants.

Interventions

DRUGCabotegravir sodium (Oral Lead In)

CAB will be available as 30 mg tablets for oral administration.

DRUGCabotegravir 400 mg/mL

CAB 400 mg/mL will be available for administration by IM injection or SC Injection.

CAB 200 mg/mL will be available for administration by IM injection or SC Injection.

DRUGTopical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug will be available for topical application

Steroid will be available for topical application

DRUGPlacebo creams/gels

Placebo creams/gels will be available for topical application

rHuPH20 will be available for administration by SC Injection

Sponsors

ViiV Healthcare
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Masking description

This will be a double-blind (sponsor-unblind) study.

Intervention model description

Participants will receive repeat doses of long-acting CAB 400 mg/mL or CAB 200 mg/mL at four-weekly (Q4W) interval in Part 1 and at 12-weekly (Q12W) interval in Part 2.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Participant must be 18 to 50 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent. * Participants who are overtly healthy as determined by medical evaluation. * A participant with a clinical abnormality or laboratory parameters which is/are not specifically listed in the inclusion or

Exclusion criteria

, outside the reference range for the population being studied may be included if the investigator determines and documents that the finding is unlikely to introduce additional risk factors and will not interfere with the study procedures. * Participants who are negative on two consecutive tests for Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), performed at Screening and within 5 days of admission to the Phase I unit, using an approved molecular test (Polymerase chain reaction \[PCR\]). * Body weight more than or equal to (\>=)40 kilogram (kg) and body mass index (BMI) within the range 18 to 32 kilogram per square meter (kg/m\^2). * Male participants are eligible to participate if they agree to use contraceptive methods and refrain from donating sperm. * A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies: Is not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) or is a WOCBP and using a contraceptive method that is highly effective, with a failure rate of less than (\<)1 percent(%). * Capable of giving signed informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Geometric mean ratio of Plasma AUC(0-t) of cabotegravir at Week 4 (Part 1 Injection 2) for each pairwise comparison between Cohorts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 4bAt Injection 2 Week 4
Ctau for cabotegravir (Part 1 Injection 2)Injection 2 Day 1 to Injection 2 Week 4
Ctau for cabotegravir (Part 2 Injection 1)Injection 1 Day 1 to Injection 1 Week 12
Ctau for cabotegravir (Part 2 Injection 2)Injection 2 Day 1 to Injection 2 Week 12
Apparent terminal phase half-life (T1/2) for cabotegravir (Part 1 Injection 2)Injection 2 Week 4 to Week 52 follow-up
T1/2 for cabotegravir (Part 2 Injection 2)Injection 2 Week 12 to Week 52 follow-up
Geometric mean ratio of plasma Ctau of CAB for Cohorts 1,2,3,4, 4b & 4h at Week4 (Part 1 Injection 1) compared to historical data of CAB 200 mg/mL IM (gluteus medius) (Week 8 Ctau following first injection at Week 4 in ATLAS [201585]/FLAIR [201584]Study)At Injection 1 Week 4
Geometric mean ratio of plasma Ctau of CAB for Cohorts 1,2,3,4, 4b at Week 4 (Part 1 Injection 2) compared to historical data of CAB 200 mg/mL IM (gluteus medius) (Week 12 Ctau following first injection at Week 8 in ATLAS [201585]/FLAIR [201584]Study)At Injection 2 Week 4
Geometric mean ratio of plasma Ctau of CAB for Cohorts 5 and 6 at Week 12(Part 2 Injection 1) compared to historical data of CAB 200 mg/mL IM (gluteus medius) (Week 8 Ctau following first injection at Week 4 in ATLAS [201585]/FLAIR [201584]Study)At Injection 1 Week 12
Geometric mean ratio of plasma trough concentration (Ctau) of cabotegravir at Week 4 (Part 1 Injection 1) for each pairwise comparison between Cohorts 1, 2, 3, 4, 4b and 4hAt Injection 1 Week 4
Geometric mean ratio of plasma trough concentration (Ctau) of cabotegravir at Week 4 (Part 1 Injection 2) for each pairwise comparison between Cohorts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 4bAt Injection 2 Week 4
Geometric mean ratio of Plasma AUC(0-t) of cabotegravir at Week 4 (Part 1 Injection 1) for each pairwise comparison between Cohorts 1, 2, 3, 4, 4b and 4hAt Injection 1 Week 4
Geometric mean ratio of Plasma Cmax of cabotegravir at Week 4 (Part 1 Injection 2) for each pairwise comparison between Cohorts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 4bAt Injection 2 Week 4
Geometric mean ratio of Plasma Cmax of cabotegravir at Week 4 (Part 1 Injection 1) for each pairwise comparison between Cohorts 1, 2, 3, 4, 4b and 4hAt Injection 1 Week 4
Absorption rate constant (KALA) for cabotegravir (Part 1 Injection 2)Injection 2 Week 4 to Week 52 follow-up
KALA for cabotegravir (Part 2 Injection 2)Injection 2 Week 12 to Week 52 follow-up
Maximum observed Plasma concentration (Cmax) for cabotegravir (Part 1 Injection 1)Injection 1 Day 1 to Injection 1 Week 4
Cmax for cabotegravir (Part 1 Injection 2)Injection 2 Day 1 to Week 52 follow-up
Cmax for cabotegravir (Part 2 Injection 1)Injection 1 Day 1 to Injection 1 Week 12
Cmax for cabotegravir (Part 2 Injection 2)Injection 2 Day 1 to Week 52 follow-up
Time of maximum observed plasma concentration (Tmax) for cabotegravir (Part 1 Injection 1)Injection 1 Day 1 to Injection 1 Week 4
Tmax for cabotegravir (Part 1 Injection 2)Injection 2 Day 1 to Week 52 follow-up
Tmax for cabotegravir (Part 2 Injection 1)Injection 1 Day 1 to Injection 1 Week 12
Tmax for cabotegravir (Part 2 Injection 2)Injection 2 Day 1 to Week 52 follow-up
Area under the concentration - time curve from time zero to last quantifiable time point (AUC[0-t]) for cabotegravir (Part 1 Injection 1)Injection 1 Day 1 to Injection 1 Week 4
AUC(0-t) for cabotegravir (Part 1 Injection 2)Injection 2 Day 1 to Injection 2 Week 4
AUC(0-t) for cabotegravir (Part 2 Injection 1)Injection 1 Day 1 to Injection 1 Week 12
AUC(0-t) for cabotegravir (Part 2 Injection 2)Injection 2 Day 1 to Injection 2 Week 12
Trough concentrations (Ctau) for cabotegravir (Part 1 Injection 1)Injection 1 Day 1 to Injection 1 Week 4

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of participants with liver biochemistry abnormalitiesUp to 52 weeks follow-up
Cmax for cabotegravir following oral 30 mg administrationUp to Day 29
Tmax for cabotegravir following oral 30 mg administrationUp to Day 29
AUC(0-t) for cabotegravir following oral 30 mg administrationUp to Day 29
Concentration at 24 hours (C24) for cabotegravir following oral 30 mg administrationAt 24 hours
Ctau for cabotegravir at Day 29 following oral 30 mg administrationUp to Day 29
Cmax of cabotegravir for cohort 4hInjection 1 Day 1 to Week 52 follow-up
Tmax of cabotegravir for cohort 4hInjection 1 Day 1 to Week 52 follow-up
AUC(0-t) of cabotegravir for cohort 4hInjection 1 Day 1 to Week 52 follow-up
Ctau of cabotegravir for cohort 4hInjection 1 Day 1 to Week 52 follow-up
T1/2 of cabotegravir for cohort 4hInjection 1 Day 1 to Week 52 follow-up
KALA of cabotegravir for cohort 4hInjection 1 Day 1 to Week 52 follow-up
Parts 1 and 2: Number of participants with adverse events (AEs)Up to 52 weeks follow-up

Countries

New Zealand, United States

Outcome results

None listed

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