Single-Dose Study of MK-4250 Monotherapy in Anti-Retroviral Therapy-Naive, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-1 Infected Participants (MK-4250-002)

A Single-Dose Clinical Trial to Study the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Anti-Retroviral Activity of MK-4250 Monotherapy in Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART)-Naive, HIV-1 Infected Subjects

The study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and anti-retroviral activity of MK-4250 monotherapy in anti-retroviral therapy (ART)-naïve, HIV-1 infected participants. The primary hypothesis of the study is that at a dose that is sufficiently safe and generally well tolerated, MK-4250 has superior antiretroviral activity compared to a historical placebo, as measured by change from baseline in plasma HIV-1 ribonucleic acid (RNA) (log10 copies/mL) at 168 hours postdose.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: HIV-1 Infection
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: MK-4250

Detailed Description

The study consists of 5 panels; Panel C (MK-4250 ≤600 mg) was removed from the study with Protocol Amendment 1.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 24
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Germany
  • Berlin, Germany, 10117
    • Charite Research Organisation GmbH ( Site 0001)

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 60 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or non-pregnant and non-breast feeding female
• If female with reproductive potential: must demonstrate a serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β -hCG) level consistent with the nongravid state and agree to use a highly effective method of birth control until 30 days after the dose of trial drug
• If postmenopausal female: without menses for at least 1 year and has a documented follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level in the postmenopausal range at pretrial (screening), AND/OR status post hysterectomy or oophorectomy
• Documented HIV-1 positive as determined by a positive Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) or Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (QT-PCR) with confirmation (e.g., Western Blot).
• No evidence at screening for mutations (e.g., E92Q, N55H, Q148K, Q148R and Y143R) affecting susceptibility to Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors (InSTIs)
• Diagnosed with HIV-1 infection ≥ 3 months prior to screening or confirmed chronic HIV infection
• Screening plasma Cluster of Differentiation (CD) 4+ T cell count of >200/mm^3
• Screening plasma HIV-1 RNA ≥5,000 copies/mL within 30 days prior to the treatment phase of this study
• Anti-retroviral therapy (ART)-naïve, which is defined as having never received any antiretroviral agent OR ≤30 consecutive days of an investigational antiretroviral agent which is not an InSTI and no exposure to such an investigational antiretroviral agent within 60 days prior to screening OR ≤60 consecutive days of combination ART which does not include an InSTI and no exposure to such ART within 60 days prior to screening
• Never received any InSTI
• Willing to receive no other ART for the duration of the treatment phase of this study
• Body Mass Index (BMI) ≤35 kg/m^2
• Other than HIV infection, have baseline health judged to be stable

Exclusion Criteria:

• Mentally or legally institutionalized / incapacitated, or significant emotional problems at the time of pretrial (screening) visit or expected during the conduct of the trial or has a history of clinically significant psychiatric disorder within the last 5 years
• History of clinically significant endocrine, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hematological, hepatic, immunological (outside of HIV-1 infection), renal, respiratory, genitourinary or major neurological abnormalities or diseases
• History of cancer (malignancy). Exceptions: (1) adequately treated non-melanomatous skin carcinoma or carcinoma in situ of the cervix; (2) other malignancies which have been successfully treated ≥10 years prior to the pretrial (screening) visit with no evidence of recurrence; or, (3) deemed highly unlikely to sustain a recurrence for the duration of the trial
• History of significant multiple and/or severe allergies (e.g., food, drug, latex allergy); anaphylactic reaction or significant intolerability (i.e., systemic allergic reaction) to prescription or non-prescription drugs or food; or hereditary galactose intolerance, lactose deficiency, or glucose-galactose malabsorption.
• Positive for hepatitis B surface antigen
• History of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection. Participants with a documented cure and/or a positive serologic test for HCV with a negative HCV viral load may be included
• Major surgery or donated or lost 1 unit of blood (approximately 500 mL) within 4 weeks prior to the pretrial (screening) visit
• Participated in another investigational trial within 4 weeks prior to the Day 1 dosing visit. The 4 week window will be derived from the date of the last trial medication and / or blood collection in a previous trial and/or an adverse event related to trial drug to the Day 1 dosing visit of the current trial
• Unable to refrain from or anticipates the use of any medication, including prescription and non-prescription drugs or herbal remedies beginning approximately 2 weeks prior to administration of the initial dose of trial drug, throughout the trial, until the post-trial visit
• Consumes greater than 3 glasses of alcoholic beverages (1 glass is approximately equivalent to: beer [354 mL/12 ounces], wine [118 mL/4 ounces], or distilled spirits [29.5 mL/1 ounce]) per day. Participants who consume 4 glasses of alcoholic beverages per day may be enrolled
• Consumes excessive amounts, defined as greater than 6 servings (1 serving is approximately equivalent to 120 mg of caffeine) of coffee, tea, cola, energy-drinks, or other caffeinated beverages per day
• Excessive smoker (i.e., more than 10 cigarettes/day) and is unwilling to restrict smoking to ≤10 cigarettes per day
• Cardiac QTc interval ≥470 msec (for males) or ≥480 msec (for females)
• Positive urine drug screen (except for cannabis) at screening and/or predose; rechecks are allowed
• Is or has an immediate family member (e.g., spouse, parent/legal guardian, sibling or child) who is investigational site or Sponsor staff directly involved with this trial.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

5

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Panel A: MK-4250 150 mg; Participants will receive MK-4250 150 mg tablet by mouth on Day 1 after an 8-hour fast.	Drug: MK-4250; MK-4250 tablets for oral administration
Experimental: Panel B: MK-4250 600 mg; Participants will receive MK-4250 600 mg tablet by mouth on Day 1 after an 8-hour fast. The decision to enroll Panel B and the dose selected (i.e., ≤600 mg) will be made based on evaluation of pharmacokinetics and 7-day safety and viral load data from Panel A.	Drug: MK-4250; MK-4250 tablets for oral administration
Experimental: Panel D: MK-4250 900 mg; Participants will receive MK-4250 900 mg tablet by mouth on Day 1 after an 8-hour fast. The decision to enroll Panel D will be made upon completion of Panels A and B and evaluation of safety and viral load data from those panels.	Drug: MK-4250; MK-4250 tablets for oral administration
Experimental: Panel E: MK-4250 ≤900 mg with a Low-fat Meal; Participants will receive MK-4250 ≤900 mg tablet by mouth on Day 1 with a low-fat meal. The decision to enroll Panel E will be made upon completion of Panel D and evaluation of safety and viral load data from that panel.	Drug: MK-4250; MK-4250 tablets for oral administration
Experimental: Panel F: MK-4250 ≤900 mg with a Moderate-fat Meal; Participants will receive MK-4250 ≤900 mg tablet by mouth on Day 1 with a moderate-fat meal. The decision to enroll Panel F will be made upon completion of Panel D and evaluation of safety and viral load data from that panel. The decision to enroll Panel F will be made based on evaluation of PK and safety data from other studies with MK-4250.	Drug: MK-4250; MK-4250 tablets for oral administration

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Plasma HIV-1 RNA Copies Per mL at 168 Hours	Plasma HIV-1 RNA was measured at Baseline and 168 hours after dosing. The log10 plasma HIV-RNA copies/mL measurements from participants in each panel were pooled and analyzed based on a longitudinal data analysis model. The change from Baseline in plasma HIV-1 RNA in participants administered MK-4250 was compared with historical placebo data.	Baseline and Day 7
Percentage of Participants Experiencing ≥1 Adverse Events (AE)	The percentage of participants experiencing ≥1 AE was calculated. An AE was defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease (new or worsening) temporally associated with the use of study therapy, regardless of whether or not a causal relationship with the study therapy could be determined.	Up to Day 14
Percentage of Participants Who Discontinued Study Due to an Adverse Event (AE)	The percentage of participants who discontinued from the study due to an adverse event was calculated. An AE was defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease (new or worsening) temporally associated with the use of study therapy, regardless of whether or not a causal relationship with the study therapy could be determined.	Up to Day 14

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From 0 to Last Measurable Concentration (AUC0-last) for MK-4250	The area under the concentration-time curve up to the last measurable concentration (AUC0-last) of MK-4250 in plasma was calculated.	Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 120, 168, 192, and 240 hours after administration of MK-4250. For Panel B only, the first three participants additionally had a 72-hour postdose time, and no 240-hour postdose time.
Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From 0 to Infinity (AUC0-inf) for MK-4250	The area under the concentration-time curve extrapolated to infinity (AUC0-inf) of MK-4250 in plasma was calculated.	Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 120, 168, 192, and 240 hours after administration of MK-4250. For Panel B only, the first three participants additionally had a 72-hour postdose time, and no 240-hour postdose time.
Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From 0 to 168 Hours (AUC0-168) for MK-4250	The area under the concentration-time curve up to 168 hours (AUC0-168) of MK-4250 in plasma was calculated.	Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 120, and 168 hours after administration of MK-4250. For Panel B only, the first three participants additionally had a 72-hour postdose time.
Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of MK-4250 Reached in Plasma	The maximum concentration (Cmax) of MK-4250 in plasma was observed.	Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 120, 168, 192, and 240 hours after administration of MK-4250. For Panel B only, the first three participants additionally had a 72-hour postdose time, and no 240-hour postdose time.
Concentration of MK-4250 at 168 Hours (C168hr)	The concentration of MK-4250 at 168 hours postdose (C168hr) was observed.	168 hours after administration of MK-4250.
Apparent Terminal Half-life (t1/2) of MK-4250	The apparent terminal half-life (t1/2) of MK-4250 in plasma was calculated.	Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 120, 168, 192, and 240 hours after administration of MK-4250. For Panel B only, the first three participants additionally had a 72-hour postdose time, and no 240-hour postdose time.
Apparent Clearance (CL/F) of MK-4250	The apparent clearance (CL/F) of MK-4250 in plasma was calculated.	Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 120, 168, 192, and 240 hours after administration of MK-4250. For Panel B only, the first three participants additionally had a 72-hour postdose time, and no 240-hour postdose time.
Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vz/F) of MK-4250	The apparent volume of distribution (Vz/F) of MK-4250 in plasma was calculated.	Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 120, 168, 192, and 240 hours after administration of MK-4250. For Panel B only, the first three participants additionally had a 72-hour postdose time, and no 240-hour postdose time.
Time to Maximum Concentration (Tmax) of MK-4250 Reached in Plasma	The time to maximum concentration (Vz/F) of MK-4250 in plasma was calculated.	Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 120, 168, 192, and 240 hours after administration of MK-4250. For Panel B only, the first three participants additionally had a 72-hour postdose time, and no 240-hour postdose time.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 18, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 2, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): November 2, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 20, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 20, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): November 24, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 30, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 7, 2019
• Last Verified: October 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 4250-002; 2017-001784-21 (EudraCT Number)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: http://engagezone.msd.com/doc/ProcedureAccessClinicalTrialData.pdf

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No