Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Two Vaginal Film Formulations Containing the Integrase Inhibitor MK-2048 (FAME103)

March 1, 2023 updated by: Katherine Bunge, Hillier, Sharon, PhD

A Randomized, Double Blinded Study of the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Two Vaginal Film Formulations Containing the Integrase Inhibitor MK-2048

This is a proof of concept study to determine whether an extended release vaginal film can deliver drug for seven days. Two film formulations containing MK-2048 which differ by dissolution and spreadability attributes will be compared for safety and pharmacokinetic outcomes.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is a phase I randomized trial assessing the safety, acceptability, and pharmacokinetics of two formulations of MK-2048 vaginal film. While the primary objective is to evaluate the safety of the product, the overarching objective of this study is to provide proof of concept that an antiretroviral drug can be delivered in an extended release film formulation to provide drug delivery for 7 days or more after a single application. Forty eight women will be randomized with equal frequency to receive a single dose of a vaginal film containing MK-2048 (either the high Eudragit® or low Eudragit® formulation). The film will be inserted by a clinician on the day of enrollment. Vaginal swabs and plasma will be collected at days 0, 3, 5, 7, 10, 14 and 28 for all participants. On the day of enrollment, some participants may elect to participate in immediate post insertion sample collection (vaginal swab and plasma) at one or two time points within 6 hours of insertion. Genital biopsy samples and a rectal swab will be obtained on day 7, and cervicovaginal lavage will be collected at screening and days 14 and 28. The primary endpoint is the frequency of Grade 2 or higher adverse events. The secondary endpoints are: MK-2048 concentrations in plasma, cervical tissue homogenate, cervicovaginal lavage fluid, rectal and vaginal swab eluents; self-reported assessment of qualities of the experience with the films drawn from existing survey on microbicidal films, and general acceptability ratings drawn from market research methodology.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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37

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
        • Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Able and willing to provide written informed consent.
  • Willing to use an effective method of birth control throughout the duration of the study. Examples of effective methods include: hormonal methods (other than NuvaRing®), intrauterine device, bilateral tubal ligation, same sex partner, partner with a vasectomy, abstinence (defined as no vaginal sex for one month prior to screening).
  • Able and willing to provide adequate locator information
  • HIV-uninfected based on testing performed by study staff at screening
  • In general good health as determined by the site clinician
  • Agree to be sexually abstinent, including use of sex toys, from visit 2 (Enrollment) until visit 7 (7 days after the biopsy visit) and 48 hours prior to all study visits.
  • Agree to refrain from use of vaginal device or products (for example, lubricants, creams, suppositories) throughout participation in the study. Tampons may be used except between visit 5 (biopsy visit) and visit 7 (day 14).
  • Willingness to undergo all study-related assessments and follow all study-related procedures
  • At screening and enrollment, agrees not to participate in other research studies involving drugs, medical devices, or vaginal products while enrolled in this trial
  • Participants over the age of 21 (inclusive) must have documentation of a satisfactory Pap within three years prior to Enrollment consistent with Grade 0 according to the Female Genital Grading Table for Use in Microbicide Studies Addendum 1 (Dated November 2007) to the Division of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Table for Grading Adult and Pediatric Adverse Events, Corrected Version 2.1, July 2017, or satisfactory evaluation with no treatment required of grade 1 or higher Pap results. If no documentation of a Pap smear can be provided, a Pap smear will be collected at the screening visit.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Menopause (as defined as amenorrhea for one year or more without an alternative etiology)
  • Hysterectomy

  • Participant report of any of the following:

    1. Known adverse reaction to any of the study products (ever)
    2. Non- therapeutic injection drug use in the 12 months prior to Screening
    3. Surgical procedure involving the pelvis in the 60 days prior to enrollment (includes dilation and curettage or evacuation, and cryosurgery; does not include cervical biopsy for evaluation of an abnormal pap smear)
    4. Participation in a drug, spermicide and/or microbicide study in the 30 days prior to enrollment
    5. Currently pregnant or pregnancy within 42 days prior to enrollment
    6. Currently lactating
    7. Use of a diaphragm, NuvaRing®, or spermicide for contraception
  • Urogenital infection or suspected infection within 7 days of enrollment including: symptomatic candidiasis, trichomonas vaginalis, and symptomatic bacterial vaginosis; or cervical infection, including N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis, or mucopurulent cervicitis; syphilis; herpes simplex virus lesions, or other sores (Note: seropositive herpes simplex virus without active lesions will not be excluded); acute pelvic inflammatory disease; urinary tract infection; recent exposure to a partner with N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis, Trichomonas, syphilis, or non-gonorrheal urethritis
  • Antibiotic or antifungal therapy (vaginal or systemic) within 7 days of enrollment
  • As determined by the primary investigator, has any significant uncontrolled active or chronic cardiovascular, renal, liver, hematologic, neurologic, gastrointestinal, psychiatric, endocrine *including poorly controlled diabetes), respiratory, immunologic disorder or infectious disease
  • Menses-like bleeding at the time of the Enrollment visit* or expected menses-like bleeding within 14 days of the Enrollment visit (*Women who have vaginal bleeding at the scheduled Enrollment visit may return at a different date to be re-examined and possibly enrolled provided they are still within the screening window and meet all criteria.)
  • Any condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would preclude provision of consent, make participation in the study unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: High Eudragit MK-2048 vaginal film
Single use of 2" x 2" vaginal film containing 30 mg of MK-2048 and 68.1 mg of ammonio methacrylate copolymer type B (Eudragit®).
Combination product: MK-2048 High Eudragit Vaginal Film
2" x 2" vaginal film containing 30 mg of MK-2048 and either 68.1 mg of ammonio methacrylate copolymer type B (Eudragit®)
Active Comparator: Low Eudragit MK-2048 vaginal film
Single use of 2" x 2" vaginal film containing 30 mg of MK-2048 and 41.5 mg of ammonio methacrylate copolymer type B (Eudragit®).
Combination product: MK-2048 Low Eudragit Vaginal Film
2" x 2" vaginal film containing 30 mg of MK-2048 and 41.5 mg of ammonio methacrylate copolymer type B (Eudragit®)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Higher Adverse Events
Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 28 days
Number of participants who experience Grade 2 or higher adverse events
Through study completion, approximately 28 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve of MK-2048
Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 28 days
Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve of MK-2048 reported as pg x day/mL. MK-2048 plasma concentration was measured at 0, 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, and 28 days after film insertion.
Through study completion, approximately 28 days
Area Under the Cervical Tissue Homogenate Concentration Versus Time Curve of MK-2048
Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 28 days
Area under the cervical tissue homogenate concentration versus time curve of MK-2048 reported as pg x day/mL. MK-2048 concentration was measured at 0, 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, and 28 days after film insertion.
Through study completion, approximately 28 days
Area Under the Cervicovaginal Lavage Fluid Concentration Versus Time Curve of MK-2048
Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 28 days
Area under the cervicovaginal lavage fluid concentration versus time curve of MK-2048 reported as pg x day/mL
Through study completion, approximately 28 days
Area Under the Rectal Swab Eluent Concentration Versus Time Curve of MK-2048
Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 28 days
Area under the rectal swab eluent concentration versus time curve of MK-2048 reported as pg x day/mL
Through study completion, approximately 28 days
Area Under the Vaginal Swab Eluent Concentration Versus Time Curve of MK-2048
Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 28 days
Area under the vaginal swab eluent concentration versus time curve of MK-2048 reported as ng x day/mL. MK-2048 concentration was measured at 0, 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, and 28 days after film insertion.
Through study completion, approximately 28 days

Other Outcome Measures

Other Outcome Measures

For clinical trials, a planned measurement described in the protocol that is used to determine the effect of an intervention/treatment on participants. For observational studies, a measurement or observation that is used to describe patterns of diseases or traits, or associations with exposures, risk factors, or treatment. Types of outcome measures include primary outcome measure and secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Median Fold Change in Percent Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Replication in Cervicovaginal Lavage Fluid
Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 28 days
Median fold change in in-vitro anti-human immunodeficiency virus-1 activity in cervicovaginal lavage fluid determined by the TZM-bl assay and defined as percent inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection by luciferase for a single round of replication measured at day 28 divided by percent inhibition measured at baseline.
Through study completion, approximately 28 days
Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 p24 Core Protein Titer in Cervical Biopsies
Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 28 days
Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 infection of cervical biopsies as defined as titer of the HIV-1 p24 core protein measured by ELISA and expressed as log10 pg/mL per mg of tissue
Through study completion, approximately 28 days
Mean Change in Nugent Score
Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 28 days
Mean change in the Nugent score as determined from vaginal smears. Nugent scores range from 0 to 10; 0 indicates a Lactobacillus-dominant microbiome while a score of 10 indicates a microbiome dominated by bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria. Nugent scores were assessed at 0, 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, and 28 days after film insertion. The mean change was estimated from a mixed effects linear regression model and is defined as the average change between each post-insertion time point and the pre-insertion time point.
Through study completion, approximately 28 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Hillier, Sharon, PhD

Collaborators

Collaborators

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Chair: Sharon L Hillier, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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August 19, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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February 25, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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October 10, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 17, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 20, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 24, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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March 3, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 1, 2023

Last Verified

Last Verified

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March 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • STUDY19100120
  • 1U19AI120249 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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