PK and PD Parallel Study After Multiple Dose, Intravenous Administration of Two Epoetin Alfa, Eritromax and Eprex, in Healthy Subjects.

Phase 1 Assessment of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Two Epoetin Alfa, Eritromax (Blau Farmacêutica) and Eprex (Janssen-Cilag), After Multiple Dose, Intravenous Administration in Healthy Subjects: a Randomized Parallel Study.

The hypothesis of this trial is that the test drug (Eritromax ®) pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics parameters are similar to the comparator drug (Eprex ®) in healthy subjects following administration of multiple intravenous dose. The objective of this randomized, parallel, clinical trial is to evaluate the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profile of the test drug Eritromax® marketed by Blau Farmacêutica, compared to the comparator drug Eprex®, produced by Janssen-Cilag, by assessing plasma concentration of the drug and the reticulocyte count following a multiple intravenous administration during 4 weeks of 100 IU/kg in healthy subjects.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Healthy
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Epoetin Alfa

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 80
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Alexandre Frederico; Phone Number: +55 19 38716399; Email: alexandre@lalclinica.com.br

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • Sao Paulo
    • Valinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 13276-245
      • LAL Clínica

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 55 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Agree to all the purposes of the study by signing and dating the Informed Consent;
• Male, aged between 20 and 55 years, clinically healthy;
• BMI between 18.5 and 30;
• Hemoglobin between 13.8 and 15.4 g / dL and hematocrit between 41% and 49%;
• VCM between 82 and 98, HBMC between 26 and 34, platelets between 150,000 and 400,000 units per mL. and WBC between 3,500 to 10,500 units per ml and no atypical cells.
• Human serum ferritin between 36-262 mcg / L;
• Counting of reticulocytes in peripheral blood ≤ 3%;
• Serum erythropoietin < 30 mIU / mL.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participation in clinical trials in the 12 months preceding the survey;
• Body weight > 100 kg;
• Presence of iron deficiency anemia;
• Presence of pulmonary, cardiovascular, neurological, endocrine, gastrointestinal, genitourinary or other systems diseases;
• Acute disease in the period of 07 days before the beginning of the practical phase (administration of the drug) of the study;
• Chronic administration of medications for hypertension, diabetes or any other disease that requires continuous use of any drug;
• Hormone therapy in the period of 02 months preceding the beginning of the practical phase (administration of the drug) of the study;
• Administration of any drug in the 02 weeks prior to the start of the practical period of the study;
• Clinical history of autoimmune or hereditary anemia;
• Clinical history of chronic bleeding;
• Clinical history of acute bleeding in the 30 days preceding the beginning of practical phase of the study (administration of the drug);
• Clinical history of allergy of biological products derived from mammalian albumin or any component of the formulation;
• Current or previous history (less than 12 months) of illicit drug abuse and / or tobacco and / or alcohol or having consumed alcohol within 48 hours prior to the practical study periods (administration of the drug);
• Prior therapies with erythropoietin;
• Albumin below 3.5 g/dL or higher than 4.8 g/dL;
• Signs or clinical history of bone marrow aplasia;
• History and clinical or laboratory liver disease;
• History and clinical or laboratory nephropathy;
• Principal Investigator of the study criteria.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Eritromax; Eritromax (Epoetin alfa) intravenous administration, dose: 100 IU/kg	Drug: Epoetin Alfa; Intravenous administration of the drug, test or comparator, for 4 weeks, 3 times a week (monday, wednesday and friday).; Other Names: Eprex; Eritromax
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Eprex; Eprex (Epoetin alfa) intravenous administration: 100 IU/kg	Drug: Epoetin Alfa; Intravenous administration of the drug, test or comparator, for 4 weeks, 3 times a week (monday, wednesday and friday).; Other Names: Eprex; Eritromax

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
rHuEPO serum concentration	Time frame on days 1, 8, 19 and 22: -10min, 0h, 5min, 15min, 30min, 45min, 1,5h, 2h, 3h, 4h, 5h, 6h, 8h, 10h and 12h after administration Time frame on day 26: -10min, 0h, 5min, 15min, 30min, 45min, 1,5h, 2h, 3h, 4h, 5h, 6h, 8h, 10h, 12h, 24h and 36h after administration	1, 8, 15, 19, 22 and 26 days after first administration
plasma reticulocyte count.	Time frame on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24 and 26: 10 minutes before drug administration. Time frame on day 29: 72 hours +/- 2 hours after last drug administration.	1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26 and 29 days after first administration of the drug.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Azidus Brasil

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: February 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED): October 1, 2013
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): October 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 25, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 10, 2012
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): August 14, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): August 14, 2012
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 10, 2012
• Last Verified: August 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: subject
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Hematinics; Epoetin Alfa
• Other Study ID Numbers: EPOBLA0412IV-I; Version 1 09/04/2012 (OTHER: LAL Clinica)