PK, Safety and Tolerability Study of AVT02 (Adalimumab) Pre-filled Syringe (PFS) vs, AVT02 Autoinjector (AI)

Multi-center, Randomized, Open-Label, 2-Arm Parallel Study to Compare the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Tolerability of AVT02 Administered Subcutaneously Via Prefilled Syringe or Autoinjector in Healthy Adult Volunteers (ALVOPAD PEN)

This study has been designed as a multicentre, randomised, open label study of AVT02 in healthy adult subjects. The study will assess the PK, safety and tolerability of AVT02 in Pre-Filled Syringe compared to AVT02 in Autoinjector Pen. Both arms will use single dose of 40mg of AVT02 (Adalimumab)

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Phase 1
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Adalimumab

Detailed Description

This study is designed as a multi-center, randomized, open-label, 2-arm parallel study of AVT02 administered via a PFS either manually via an autoinjector, in healthy adult subjects.

A total of 204 subjects will be recruited into this study and will be randomly assigned with a ratio of 1:1 to receive either AVT02 manually or via autoinjector. As the study is open-label, both the site staff and the subjects themselves will know which treatments are being administered.

The study consists of a screening period, admission and treatment period, assessment period and end of study (EOS) visit. Subjects will undertake a screening visit between Day -28 and Day -1 to determine eligibility in the study. Those subjects that meet the eligibility criteria will be admitted to the study site on the evening prior to dosing (Day -1) when continued eligibility will be assessed.

On Day 1 prior to dosing, baseline assessments will be performed. Subjects will then be dosed according to the randomization schedule. Following dosing, PK, safety, tolerability and immunogenicity assessments will be performed according to the study schedule (Table 6). Subjects will remain confined to the study site from Day -1 to Day 3 (48 hours post-dose). Subjects will return to the study site on Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Day 12, Day 15, Day 22, Day 29, Day 36, Day 43, Day 50 and Day 57.

An EOS visit will occur at study Day 64 for final study assessments. The EOS visit will also be the early termination visit if required (to be completed within 7 days of early termination wherever possible).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 207
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• New Zealand
  • Auckland, New Zealand
    • Auckland Clinical Studies
  • Chistchurch
    • Christchurch, Chistchurch, New Zealand, 8011
      • Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust Limited

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 55 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:To be eligible for study entry, subjects must satisfy all of the following criteria:

• Male or female healthy adult subjects willing to sign a patient information and consent form (PICF) and able to undergo protocol related procedures;
• Age: 18 to 55 years, inclusive;
• Body Mass Index: 18.5 to 32.0 kg/m2;
• No history or evidence of a clinically significant disorder, condition, or disease that, in the opinion of the investigator would pose a risk to subject safety;
• Resting supine systolic blood pressure (BP) of ≤150 mmHg and diastolic BP of ≤90 mmHg. Other vital signs showing no clinically relevant deviations according to the investigator's judgment;
• 12-lead ECG recording without signs of clinically relevant pathology or showing no clinically relevant deviations as judged by the investigator;
• Negative urine drug screen and negative alcohol breath test at screening and admission;
• Subjects smokes <10 cigarettes per day within 3 months of screening and is able to abide by the smoking policy of the site;
• Ability and willingness to abstain from alcohol from 48 hours prior to IP administration, during confinement in the study site until discharge from the confinement period and 24 hours prior to ambulatory visits;
• Females must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and on admission to the study site, must not be lactating and must agree to sexual abstinence or the use effective contraception, starting at screening and continue throughout the study period up to the end of study (EOS) visit;
• Male subjects and their female spouse/partners who are of childbearing potential must agree to using 2 forms of birth control (1 of which is a highly effective method and 1 must be a barrier method), or agree to sexual abstinence, starting at screening and continue throughout the study period up to the EOS visit;
• Male subject must not donate sperm starting at screening and throughout the study period up to the EOS visit;

Exclusion Criteria:To be eligible for study entry, subjects must satisfy all of the following criteria:

• Male or female healthy adult subjects willing to sign a patient information and consent form (PICF) and able to undergo protocol related procedures;
• Age: 18 to 55 years, inclusive;
• Body Mass Index: 18.5 to 32.0 kg/m2;
• No history or evidence of a clinically significant disorder, condition, or disease that, in the opinion of the investigator would pose a risk to subject safety;
• Resting supine systolic blood pressure (BP) of ≤150 mmHg and diastolic BP of ≤90 mmHg. Other vital signs showing no clinically relevant deviations according to the investigator's judgment;
• 12-lead ECG recording without signs of clinically relevant pathology or showing no clinically relevant deviations as judged by the investigator;
• Negative urine drug screen and negative alcohol breath test at screening and admission;
• Subjects smokes <10 cigarettes per day within 3 months of screening and is able to abide by the smoking policy of the site;
• Ability and willingness to abstain from alcohol from 48 hours prior to IP administration, during confinement in the study site until discharge from the confinement period and 24 hours prior to ambulatory visits;
• Females must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and on admission to the study site, must not be lactating and must agree to sexual abstinence or the use effective contraception, starting at screening and continue throughout the study period up to the end of study (EOS) visit;
• Male subjects and their female spouse/partners who are of childbearing potential must agree to using 2 forms of birth control (1 of which is a highly effective method and 1 must be a barrier method), or agree to sexual abstinence, starting at screening and continue throughout the study period up to the EOS visit;
• Male subject must not donate sperm starting at screening and throughout the study period up to the EOS visit;

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: AVT02 100mg/mL in PFS; Prefilled Syringe Arm	Drug: Adalimumab; AVT02, a proposed similar biological product (biosimilar) of Humira which contains adalimumab . Adalimumab is a recombinant, fully human monoclonal immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) antibody that binds specifically and with high affinity to the soluble and transmembrane forms of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α thereby inhibiting the binding of TNF-α with its receptor, and inhibiting TNF -α's biological function. Tumor necrosis factor-α is a naturally occurring cytokine that is key to normal inflammatory and immune responses. Elevated levels of TNF-α are found in the synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis patients and psoriasis plaques and play an important role in both the pathologic inflammation and joint destruction that are hallmarks of these inflammatory disease; Other Names: Humira ATC code L04AB0
Experimental: AVT02 100mg/mL in Autoinjector; Autoinjector Arm	Drug: Adalimumab; AVT02, a proposed similar biological product (biosimilar) of Humira which contains adalimumab . Adalimumab is a recombinant, fully human monoclonal immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) antibody that binds specifically and with high affinity to the soluble and transmembrane forms of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α thereby inhibiting the binding of TNF-α with its receptor, and inhibiting TNF -α's biological function. Tumor necrosis factor-α is a naturally occurring cytokine that is key to normal inflammatory and immune responses. Elevated levels of TNF-α are found in the synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis patients and psoriasis plaques and play an important role in both the pathologic inflammation and joint destruction that are hallmarks of these inflammatory disease; Other Names: Humira ATC code L04AB0

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve AUC0-t	Venous blood samples will be collected for measurement of Area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC 0-t) of AVT02 given in PFS and AVT02 given in autoinjector	From baseline to day 64
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve AUC0-inf	Venous blood samples will be collected for measurement of Area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC 0-t) of AVT02 given in PFS and AVT02 given in autoinjector	From baseline to day 64
Maximum serum concentration	Venous blood samples will be collected for measurement of Area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC 0-t) of AVT02 given in PFS and AVT02 given in autoinjector	From baseline to day 64

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pain, Tenderness, Erythema and Swelling	The injection sites will be monitored for pain, tenderness, erythema and swelling. Each injection site reaction will be categorised using the Injection Site Intensity Grading Scheme. All four outcome measures mentioned in the title will be measured from this one scheme. According to the Intensity Grading Scheme, the Pain, Tenderness, Erythema and Swelling will be measured as Absent (0), Mild (1), Moderate Severe(3) and Potentially Life Threatening.	From baseline to day 64
Anti Drug Antibodies (ADRs)	Immunogenicity response will be determined from all patients treated with AVT02 from baseline to day 64 with a validated assay. Immunogenicity results (number of positive tested subjects/number of negative tested subjects; titer) will be summarized by treatment group (prefilled syringe group vs. autoinjector group). Immunogenicity assessments include antidrug antibodies (ADAs) and neutralizing antibodies (NAbs).	From baseline to day 64
Adverse Events	Adverse events will be coded using MedDRA and grouped by system organ class and preferred term and summarised, by treatment group at the time of onset of the AE. The summary tables will present the number and percentage of total subjects and number of events, by system organ class and by preferred term. Injection related reactions will be listed and summarised by reaction using frequency counts and percentage, by treatment group	Baseline to day 84

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Alvotech Swiss AG

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Wynne C, Schwabe C, Stroissnig H, Dias R, Sobierska J, Guenzi E, Otto H, Sattar A, Haliduola HN, Edwald E, Berti F. A multicenter, randomized, open-label, 2-arm parallel study to compare the pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of AVT02 administered subcutaneously via prefilled syringe or autoinjector in healthy adults. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2022 Oct 5. doi: 10.1080/14712598.2022.2131391. Online ahead of print.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 1, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 3, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): December 3, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 10, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 11, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): June 12, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 4, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 3, 2022
• Last Verified: May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Antirheumatic Agents; Adalimumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: AVT02-GL-102

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