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Evaluation of Effect of Vonoprazan on Midazolam Pharmacokinetics in Healthy Participants

An Open-Label, Fixed Sequence, Clinical Drug Interaction Study to Evaluate the Time-Dependent Inhibition Potential of Vonoprazan on a Sensitive CYP3A4 Substrate, Midazolam, in Healthy Volunteers

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04545944
Enrollment
20
Registered
2020-09-11
Start date
2020-09-15
Completion date
2020-11-25
Last updated
2023-03-17

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Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Keywords

vonoprazan, midazolam

Brief summary

To determine the time-dependent inhibition potential of repeated doses of oral vonoprazan on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of a single oral dose of midazolam, a sensitive cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) substrate, in healthy participants.

Detailed description

This clinical trial information was submitted voluntarily under the applicable law and, therefore, certain submission deadlines may not apply. (That is, clinical trial information for this applicable clinical trial was submitted under section 402(j)(4)(A) of the Public Health Service Act and 42 CFR 11.60 and is not subject to the deadlines established by sections 402(j)(2) and (3) of the Public Health Service Act or 42 CFR 11.24 and 11.44.).

Interventions

DRUGVonoprazan

20 mg tablets administered orally

DRUGMidazolam

2 mg syrup administered orally

Sponsors

Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. The participant is male or female 18 to 45 years of age, inclusive, at Screening. 2. The participant has a body mass index (BMI) 18 to 30 kg/m2, inclusive, and body weight \>50 kg at Screening. 3. The participant is considered by the investigator to be in good general health as determined by medical history, clinical laboratory test results, vital sign measurements, 12-lead ECG results, and physical examination findings at Screening. 4. Female participants of childbearing potential who may be sexually active with a non-sterilized male partner must use an acceptable method of birth control (ie, diaphragm with spermicide, intrauterine device, condom with foam or vaginal spermicide, oral contraceptives, or abstinence) from the signing of informed consent until 4 weeks after the last dose of study drug or be surgically sterile (ie, hysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, or bilateral oophorectomy) or postmenopausal (defined as amenorrhea for 12 consecutive months and documented plasma follicle-stimulating hormone \[FSH\] level \>40 IU/mL). 5. Female participants must have a negative pregnancy test at Screening and Check-in. 6. The participant agrees to comply with all protocol requirements. 7. The participant is able to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. The participant has a history of any clinically significant neurological, cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, metabolic, gastrointestinal, urological, hematological, or endocrine disease or other abnormality that may affect the ability of the subject to participate in the study. 2. The participant has a positive test result for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C virus antibody, or human immunodeficiency virus type 1 or 2 antibodies at Screening. 3. The participant has alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \>2 × the upper limit of normal (ULN) or total bilirubin \>1.5 × ULN (with the exception of Gilbert's syndrome) at Screening or Check-in. 4. The participant has serum creatinine \>1.2 mg/dL or blood urea nitrogen \>20 mg/dL at Screening or Check-in. 5. The participant has any acute laboratory abnormality at Screening that precludes participation in the study, in the opinion of the investigator. 6. The participant has a current or chronic history of liver disease or known hepatic or biliary abnormalities (with the exception of Gilbert's syndrome and asymptomatic gallstones). 7. The subject has used any prescription (excluding hormonal birth control) or over-the-counter medications (including CYP3A4 inducers) except paracetamol (up to 2 g per day), including herbal or nutritional supplements, within 14 days (or 5 half-lives) before the first dose of study drug or throughout the study. 8. The subject has consumed grapefruit or grapefruit juice, Seville orange or Seville orange-containing products (eg, marmalade), or food products that may be CYP3A4 inhibitors (eg, vegetables from the mustard green family \[kale, broccoli, watercress, collard greens, kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts, mustard\] and charbroiled meats) within 7 days (or 5 half-lives) before the first dose of study drug or throughout the study. 9. The subject has consumed caffeine or xanthine-containing products within 48 hours (or 5 half-lives) before the first dose of study drug or throughout the study. 10. The subject is a smoker or has used nicotine or nicotine-containing products (eg, snuff, nicotine patch, nicotine chewing gum, mock cigarettes, or inhalers) within 6 months before the first dose of study drug. 11. The subject has a history of alcohol abuse or drug addiction within the last year, excessive alcohol consumption (regular alcohol intake \>21 units per week for male subjects and \>14 units of alcohol per week for female subjects; 1 unit is equal to approximately 1/2 pint \[200 mL\] of beer, 1 small glass \[100 mL\] of wine, or 1 measure. 12. The subject has a positive test result for drugs of abuse, alcohol, or cotinine (indicating active current smoking) at Screening or Check-in. 13. The subject is involved in strenuous activity or contact sports within 24 hours before the first dose of study drug or throughout the study. 14. The subject has donated blood or blood products \>450 mL within 30 days before the first dose of study drug. 15. The subject has a history of relevant drug and/or food allergies (ie, allergy to midazolam, vonoprazan, or their excipients \[including cherries\] or any significant food allergy that could preclude a standard diet in the clinical unit). 16. The subject has received study drug in another investigational study within 30 days of dosing. 17. Female subject is pregnant or lactating, intends to become pregnant before, during, or within 4 weeks after participating in this study, or intends to donate ova during this time period. 18. The subject has a history of acute narrow-angle glaucoma. 19. In the opinion of the investigator, the subject is not suitable for entry into the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time 0 to the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUC0-t) of MidazolamDay 1 (midazolam alone): Pre-dose and 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, and 24 hours post-dose; Day 9 (midazolam and vonoprazan): Pre-dose and 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours post-doseAUC0-t was measured for midazolam alone on Day 1 and for midazolam administered with vonoprazan on Day 9.
Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time 0 Extrapolated to Infinity (AUC0-inf) of MidazolamDay 1 (midazolam alone): Pre-dose and 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, and 24 hours post-dose; Day 9 (midazolam and vonoprazan): Pre-dose and 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours post-doseAUC0-inf was measured for midazolam alone on Day 1 and for midazolam administered with vonoprazan on Day 9.
Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of MidazolamDay 1 (midazolam alone): Pre-dose and 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, and 24 hours post-dose; Day 9 (midazolam and vonoprazan): Pre-dose and 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours post-doseCmax was measured for midazolam alone on Day 1 and for midazolam administered with vonoprazan on Day 9.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

20 participants were enrolled at a single study center in the United States.

Pre-assignment details

32 participants were screened, 12 of which were screen failures. The remaining 20 were enrolled and received study treatment.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
All Participants
All participants were administered single oral doses of 2 mg of midazolam syrup on Day 1 and Day 9 and BID oral doses of 20 mg vonoprazan tablets on Days 2 through 10.
20
Total20

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicAll Participants
Age, Continuous32.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.17
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
8 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
12 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
10 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
8 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
12 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 200 / 200 / 20
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 204 / 202 / 20
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 200 / 200 / 20

Outcome results

Primary

Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time 0 Extrapolated to Infinity (AUC0-inf) of Midazolam

AUC0-inf was measured for midazolam alone on Day 1 and for midazolam administered with vonoprazan on Day 9.

Time frame: Day 1 (midazolam alone): Pre-dose and 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, and 24 hours post-dose; Day 9 (midazolam and vonoprazan): Pre-dose and 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours post-dose

Population: The PK population included participants who received at least one dose of study drug and had sufficient concentration data to support accurate estimation of at least one PK parameter. Participants who experienced vomiting within two times the median time to maximum observed plasma concentration (Tmax) after midazolam dosing were excluded from the PK analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Midazolam AloneArea Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time 0 Extrapolated to Infinity (AUC0-inf) of Midazolam25.5 Nanogram Hours per Milliliter (ng•h/mL)Standard Deviation 9
Midazolam With VonoprazanArea Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time 0 Extrapolated to Infinity (AUC0-inf) of Midazolam52.3 Nanogram Hours per Milliliter (ng•h/mL)Standard Deviation 39.8
Comparison: A linear mixed model with treatment as a fixed effect and participant as a random effect was performed on the natural log-transformed values to assess the effect of vonoprazan on the PK of midazolam.90% CI: [150.6, 236.9]
Primary

Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time 0 to the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUC0-t) of Midazolam

AUC0-t was measured for midazolam alone on Day 1 and for midazolam administered with vonoprazan on Day 9.

Time frame: Day 1 (midazolam alone): Pre-dose and 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, and 24 hours post-dose; Day 9 (midazolam and vonoprazan): Pre-dose and 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours post-dose

Population: The pharmacokinetics (PK) population included participants who received at least one dose of study drug and had sufficient concentration data to support accurate estimation of at least one PK parameter. Participants who experienced vomiting within two times the median time to maximum observed plasma concentration (Tmax) after midazolam dosing were excluded from the PK analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Midazolam AloneArea Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time 0 to the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUC0-t) of Midazolam24.2 Nanogram Hours per Milliliter (ng•h/mL)Standard Deviation 8.76
Midazolam With VonoprazanArea Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time 0 to the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUC0-t) of Midazolam50.7 Nanogram Hours per Milliliter (ng•h/mL)Standard Deviation 39.8
Comparison: A linear mixed model with treatment as a fixed effect and participant as a random effect was performed on the natural log-transformed values to assess the effect of vonoprazan on the PK of midazolam.90% CI: [152.8, 242.4]
Primary

Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Midazolam

Cmax was measured for midazolam alone on Day 1 and for midazolam administered with vonoprazan on Day 9.

Time frame: Day 1 (midazolam alone): Pre-dose and 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, and 24 hours post-dose; Day 9 (midazolam and vonoprazan): Pre-dose and 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours post-dose

Population: The PK population included participants who received at least one dose of study drug and had sufficient concentration data to support accurate estimation of at least one PK parameter. Participants who experienced vomiting within two times the median time to maximum observed plasma concentration (Tmax) after midazolam dosing were excluded from the PK analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Midazolam AloneMaximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Midazolam10.3 Nanograms per Milliliter (ng/mL)Standard Deviation 3.61
Midazolam With VonoprazanMaximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Midazolam20.3 Nanograms per Milliliter (ng/mL)Standard Deviation 9.55
Comparison: A linear mixed model with treatment as a fixed effect and participant as a random effect was performed on the natural log-transformed values to assess the effect of vonoprazan on the PK of midazolam.90% CI: [160.5, 233.1]

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