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Evaluation of the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of IM Letrozole LEBE in Healthy Post-menopausal Women

A Phase I, Open Label, Dose Escalation Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of Single Intramuscular Injections of Letrozole LEBE at Different Strengths in Voluntary Healthy Post-Menopausal Women.

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06315205
Acronym
LEILA-1
Enrollment
84
Registered
2024-03-18
Start date
2023-07-26
Completion date
2026-03-11
Last updated
2026-07-24

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Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Pharmacokinetics, Safety, Letrozol LEBE, Intramuscular, Breast cancer

Brief summary

This is a Phase I, open label, sequential, single ascending dose (SAD) study to evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK), safety, and tolerability of Letrozole LEBE in healthy post-menopausal women.

Detailed description

The study consists of 1 Screening Period and 2 treatment periods. Evaluation of eligibility and allocation of subject number to the volunteers will be performed after Screening. It is planned that subjects will be enrolled in three groups of approximately 30 subjects in each group (Groups 1 to 3), in order to ensure 15 completed subjects per group in Treatment Period 1 and Treatment Period 2. In Treatment Period 1, each subject will sequentially receive 1 dose daily of oral Femara (2.5 mg) over a period of 14 days followed by a single intramuscular (IM) dose of Letrozole LEBE (after a washout period) in Treatment Period 2. Ascending doses of Letrozole LEBE will be given to Groups 1, 2 and 3. Safety and tolerability will be assessed in all groups by the incidence and severity of Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious AEs (SAEs), concomitant medication use, vital sign assessments, clinical laboratory evaluations, 12 lead ECGs, physical examination, and body weight/BMI. The end of the clinical trial will be the last visit of the last subject at Day 197 of Treatment Period 2 or any additionally required 4-weeks safety follow up visits, when plasma levels of letrozole are detectable, whichever occurs later. Those remaining subjects with detectable plasma levels of letrozole could be followed every 4 weeks. The sample size was estimated based on a minimum number necessary to obtain a preliminary assessment regarding the drug's PK and safety profile over the planned dose range. No formal sample size calculation was made for this study.

Interventions

DRUGLetrozole LEBE 75 mg

14 oral doses of Femara 2.5 mg/daily + 28-days (at least) washout period + single IM injection of Letrozole LEBE 75 mg

DRUGLetrozole LEBE 150 mg

14 oral doses of Femara 2.5 mg/daily + 28-days (at least) washout period + single IM injection of Letrozole LEBE 150 mg

DRUGLetrozole LEBE 225 mg

14 oral doses of Femara 2.5 mg/daily + 28-days (at least) washout period + single IM injection of Letrozole LEBE 225mg

Sponsors

Rovi Pharmaceuticals Laboratories
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy post-menopausal women. * Capable of providing informed consent. * Weight of ≥50 kg and a BMI ≥19 and ≤39 kg/m2. * Subjects should be able to communicate with clinic staff.

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects who have a history of allergy or hypersensitivity to letrozole or any of the inactive ingredients. * Subjects who have a history of galactose intolerance, severe hereditary lactase deficiency glucose-galactose malabsorption. * Subjects who have used estrogen or progesterone hormone replacement therapy, thyroid replacement therapy, oral contraceptives, androgens, luteinizing hormone (LH) releasing hormone analogs, prolactin inhibitors, or antiandrogens within prior to Screening. * Subjects who have used: any medications including St. John's wort or any medications or products known to be potent or moderate inhibitors of CYP P450 3A4. * Subjects who have been diagnosed with osteoporosis. * Subjects who have an abnormality at Screening or prior to first dose that in the opinion of the investigator increases the risk of participating in the study. * Subjects who have any clinically significant abnormal physical examination or laboratory safety findings at screening. * Subjects who have relevant diseases or clinically significant abnormal relevant findings at Screening, as determined by medical history, physical examination, laboratory, ECG, DEXA, and breast and pelvic examination. * Subjects who have history of any significant chronic disease. * History of cancer within the past 5 years with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer. * Subjects who have a history of drug-dependence, and recent history of alcoholism or abuse of alcohol. * Subjects who have received a drug in research or have participated in other clinical trials within 90 days, prior to dosing. * Any other unspecified reason that, in the opinion of the investigator (or designee) or sponsor, makes the subject unsuitable for enrolment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
λzFollowing single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197Terminal phase elimination rate constant
CmaxFollowing single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197Maximum observed plasma concentration after Letrozole LEBE administration
ClastFollowing single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197Last observed plasma concentration after Letrozole LEBE administration
tmaxFollowing single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197Time to maximum observed concentration
tlagFollowing single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197Lag time before observation of quantifiable concentrations in plasma.
t1/2Following single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197Terminal elimination half life.
AUC∞Following single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197Area under the concentration time curve from time zero extrapolated to infinity.
AUClastFollowing single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197Area under the concentration time curve from time zero up to the last quantifiable concentration.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
E1Following single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197Estrone
SE1Following single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197Sulfate estrone
E2Following single IM administration of Letrozole LEBE (Treatment Period 2, Day 1) until Day 197Estradiol
λzFollowing multiple oral administration of Femara (Treatment Period 1, Day 14)Terminal phase elimination rate constant.
CavFollowing multiple oral administration of Femara (Treatment Period 1, Day 14)Average plasma concentration over a dosing interval.
Cmin, ssFollowing multiple oral administration of Femara (Treatment Period 1, Day 14)Minimum observed plasma concentration at steady-state.
Cmax,ssFollowing multiple oral administration of Femara (Treatment Period 1, Day 14)Maximum observed plasma concentration at steady-state
tmaxFollowing multiple oral administration of Femara (Treatment Period 1, Day 14)Time to maximum observed concentration.
t1/2Following multiple oral administration of Femara (Treatment Period 1, Day 14)Terminal elimination half-life.
AUCτFollowing multiple oral administration of Femara (Treatment Period 1, Day 14)Area under the concentration-time curve over a dosing interval.

Countries

Czechia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 25, 2026