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Study to Evaluate HZN-457 in Healthy Volunteers

A Phase 1 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Single Ascending Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of HZN-457 in Healthy Volunteers

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05565768
Enrollment
36
Registered
2022-10-04
Start date
2022-11-22
Completion date
2023-08-09
Last updated
2023-09-07

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Conditions

Healthy

Brief summary

The purpose of this first in human study is to assess safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and immunogenicity of single ascending doses of HZN-457.

Interventions

DRUGHZN-457

HZN-457 will be given in one subcutaneous administration

DRUGPlacebo

Placebo will be given in one subcutaneous administration

Sponsors

Horizon Therapeutics Ireland DAC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

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

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Screening serum uric acid (sUA) ≥ 4 mg/dL (238 µmol/L) * Screening body mass index (BMI) between 20 to 34.0 kg/m2, inclusive * Medically healthy with no clinically significant medical history, physical examination, laboratory profiles, vital signs, or ECG findings, as deemed by the Investigator. * Male participants must refrain from donating sperm and either agree to remain abstinent from heterosexual intercourse OR agree to utilize contraception * Female participants must be non-pregnant, non-lactating postmenopausal woman of non-childbearing potential (WONCBP) with a follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) level in the postmenopausal range (\> 40 IU/L)

Exclusion criteria

* History or presence of gout. * Use of any prescription medication within 14 days or 5 half-lives prior to dosing * Participation in another investigational clinical study (eg, drug, vaccine, invasive device) within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to Day 1. * Current liver disease, as determined by alanine transaminase (ALT) or aspartate transaminase (AST) levels \> upper limit of normal (ULN) at Screening or Day -1.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change from Baseline in ECG QTc values.Baseline, Day 1 Post-Dose, Day 2, Day 4
Change from Baseline in Respiratory Rate values.Baseline, Day 2, Day 4, Day 8, Day 15, Day 43, Day 85
Change from Baseline in Body Temperature values.Baseline, Day 2, Day 4, Day 8, Day 15, Day 43, Day 85
Change from Baseline in ECG Heart Rate values.Baseline, Day 1 Post-Dose, Day 2, Day 4
Change from Baseline in ECG PR values.Baseline, Day 1 Post-Dose, Day 2, Day 4
Change from Baseline in ECG QRS values.Baseline, Day 1 Post-Dose, Day 2, Day 4
Change from Baseline in ECG QT values.Baseline, Day 1 Post-Dose, Day 2, Day 4
Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) and adverse events of special interest (AESIs) (injection site reactions (ISRs).Day 1 up to Day 337
Change from Baseline in Hemoglobin value.Baseline, Day 2, Day 4, Day 8, Day 15, Day 43, Day 85
Change from Baseline in white blood cell counts.Baseline, Day 2, Day 4, Day 8, Day 15, Day 43, Day 85
Change from Baseline in platelet counts.Baseline, Day 2, Day 4, Day 8, Day 15, Day 43, Day 85
Change from Baseline in Prothrombin Time.Baseline, Day 2, Day 4, Day 8, Day 15, Day 43, Day 85
Change from Baseline in Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time.Baseline, Day 2, Day 4, Day 8, Day 15, Day 43, Day 85
Change from Baseline in Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) value.Baseline, Day 2, Day 4, Day 8, Day 15, Day 43, Day 85
Change from Baseline in Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) value.Baseline, Day 2, Day 4, Day 8, Day 15, Day 43, Day 85
Change from Baseline in Urinalysis values.Baseline, Day 2, Day 4, Day 8, Day 15, Day 43, Day 85
Change from Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure values.Baseline, Day 2, Day 4, Day 8, Day 15, Day 43, Day 85
Change from Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressure values.Baseline, Day 2, Day 4, Day 8, Day 15, Day 43, Day 85
Change from Baseline in Pulse Rate values.Baseline, Day 2, Day 4, Day 8, Day 15, Day 43, Day 85

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Area under the concentration-time curve from time 0 extrapolated to infinity (AUCinf)Day 1 to Day 8
Elimination half-life (t1/2)Day 1 to Day 8
Fraction of the administered dose excreted into the urine (Fe)Day 1 to Day 2
Change and percent change from baseline in serum uric acid (sUA) evaluated post dosingDay 1 to Day 337
Peak plasma concentration (Cmax)Day 1 to Day 8
Time to peak plasma concentration (Tmax)Day 1 to Day 8

Countries

New Zealand

Outcome results

None listed

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