Pharmacokinetic Evaluation and Local Tolerability of Dry Powder Amikacin Via the Cyclops™

Pharmacokinetic Evaluation and Local Tolerability of Dry Powder Amikacin Via the Cyclops™ in Patients With Drug Susceptible Tuberculosis

Rationale: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is defined as tuberculosis resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin. The incidence of MDR-TB worldwide is 3.9% for new cases and 21% for previously treated cases. However, the incidence of previously treated cases can rise to above 50% in eastern European countries. With increasing frequency of MDR-TB (and even extensively drug-resistant types), morbidity and mortality due to TB fail to decline worldwide. Amikacin, one of the drugs against MDR-TB, has the most potent effect when reaching a high peak serum concentration and this means that high doses have to be administered. Treatment with amikacin by inhalation would be a tremendous advantage due to the high local dose in the lungs, obtaining high local levels without the possible toxicity due to high serum levels. With the currently available inhalation techniques these local levels cannot be reached easily.

In this protocol, the investigators will perform a pharmacokinetic and local tolerability study of dry powder amikacin using the Cyclops™ in patients with drug susceptible tuberculosis.

Objective:

• primary objective is to investigate the pharmacokinetic properties of dry powder amikacin at different dosages and compare the peak serum values to a single i.v. dose.
• secondary objective is to assess the local tolerability of dry powder amikacin via the Cyclops™ at different dosages.

Study design: single center, active control, ascending dose response study Study population: 8 patients with DSTB. Main study parameters/endpoints: the following pharmacokinetic parameters: actual dose (dose minus remainder in inhaler after inhalation), AUC0-24 (area under the curve from 0-24 h), Cmax (maximum serum concentration), Tmax (time to maximum serum concentration).

For the local tolerability the following procedures will be done, drop of FEV1 of >15 % (lung function measurement) and any other reported adverse event are all considered critical to decide on proceeding into a phase 2B (and/or a phase 3) trial.

Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: All participants included in this study are patients with DSTB, who are admitted at the Tuberculosis Center Beatrixoord. They will receive 3 different doses of amikacin using the DPI with (at least) one week in between doses, they will also receive one dose of intravenous amikacin. Before using the dry powder inhaler (DPI) they will receive instructions and their inspiratory flow will be tested. Before each test dose an indwelling cannula will be inserted and before and after each test dose in total 9 blood samples will be collected. To investigate local tolerability, lung function tests will be performed and the occurrence of adverse events will be scored.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Tuberculosis
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Amikacin Inhalation Dry Powder; Drug: Amikacin Injectable Product

Detailed Description

Rationale: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is defined as tuberculosis resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin. The incidence of MDR-TB worldwide is 3.9% for new cases and 21% for previously treated cases. However, the incidence of previously treated cases can rise to above 50% in eastern European countries. With increasing frequency of MDR-TB (and even extensively drug-resistant types), morbidity and mortality due to TB fail to decline worldwide. Cornerstones of MDR-TB treatment are aminoglycosides, like amikacin, and fluoroquinolones. Amikacin is given intravenously for 6-8 months in the usual MDR-TB treatment. Since 2016 it can also be given for 4-6 months in the short-course treatment for MDR-TB. In many countries, this implicates long hospital admissions for the patients, as well as problems in venous access, often necessitating surgical insertion of venous access ports. Amikacin has the most potent effect when reaching a high peak serum concentration and this means that high doses have to be administered. Treatment with amikacin by inhalation would be a tremendous advantage due to the high local dose in the lungs, obtaining high local levels without the possible toxicity due to high serum levels. With the currently available inhalation techniques these local levels cannot be reached easily.

In this protocol, the investigators will perform a pharmacokinetic and local tolerability study of dry powder amikacin using the Cyclops™ in patients with drug susceptible tuberculosis (DSTB, as opposed to MDRTB).

Objective:

• primary objective is to investigate the pharmacokinetic properties of dry powder amikacin at different dosages and compare the peak serum values to a single i.v. dose.
• secondary objective is to assess the local tolerability of dry powder amikacin via the Cyclops™ at different dosages.

Study design: single center, active control, ascending dose response study Study population: 8 patients with DSTB. Main study parameters/endpoints: The following pharmacokinetic parameters will be calculated: actual dose (dose minus remainder in inhaler after inhalation), AUC0-24 (area under the curve from 0-24 h), Cmax (maximum serum concentration), Tmax (time to maximum serum concentration).

For the local tolerability of the inhalation of dry powder amikacin the following procedures will be done, drop of FEV1 of >15 % (lung function measurement) and any other reported adverse event are all considered critical to decide on proceeding into a phase 2B (and/or a phase 3) trial.

The inspiratory parameters during the inhalation maneuver are critical to explore predictors for drug exposure. The following parameters will be calculated: dPmax (maximum pressure drop), Vi (inhaled volume), Ti (total inhalation time), PIF (peak inspiratory flow rate), MIF (mean inspiratory flow rate) and the FIR (average flow increase rate between 20% and 80% of PIF) Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: All participants included in this study are patients with DSTB, who are admitted at the Tuberculosis Center Beatrixoord. They will receive 3 different doses of amikacin using the DPI with (at least) one week in between doses, they will also receive one dose of intravenous amikacin. Before using the dry powder inhaler (DPI) they will receive instructions and their inspiratory flow will be tested. Before each test dose an indwelling cannula will be inserted and before and after each test dose in total 9 blood samples will be collected. To investigate local tolerability, lung function tests will be performed and the occurrence of adverse events will be scored.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 8
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Onno Akkerman, MD, PhD; Phone Number: 0031503610857; Email: o.w.akkerman@umcg.nl

Study Locations

• Netherlands
  • Groningen, Netherlands
    • Recruiting
    • University Medical Center Groningen

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18 years and older
• Diagnosed with DSTB, either by culture or molecular testing
• Obtained written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy or breast feeding
• Subjects with known or suspected (by spontaneous reporting or by active questioning) renal, auditory, vestibular or neuromuscular dysfunction.
• History of adverse events on previous amikacin or other aminoglycoside use (by spontaneous reporting nor by active questioning)
• Concurrent use of cyclosporin, cisplatin, amfotericin B, cephalosporins, polymyxins and vancomycin.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Amikacin; Patients will receive once amikacin i.v. 7,5 mg/kg in the first week	Drug: Amikacin Inhalation Dry Powder; Patient will inhale the weeks after iv amikacin, dry powder amikacin per inhalation once 400 mg, next week once 700 mg and the last week 1000 mg; Drug: Amikacin Injectable Product; patient wil receive one dose of 400 mg amikacine intravenously in week 1

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The actual dose will be calculated	actual dose	1 day
The AUC0-24 will be calculated	AUC0-24	1 day
The Cmax will be calculated	Cmax	1 day
The Tmax will be calculated	Tmax	1 day
Local tolerability of the inhalation of dry powder amikacin will be established.	drop of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)FEV1 of >15 % (lung function measurement)	1 day
The tolerability of the inhalation of dry powder amikacin will be established	questioning and registration of adverse events.	1 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The dPmax (maximum pressure drop) will be measured	dPmax	15 - 30 minutes
The Vi (inhaled volume) will be measured	Vi (inhaled volume)	15 - 30 minutes
The Ti (total inhalation time) will be measured	Ti (total inhalation time)	15 - 30 minutes
The PIF (peak inspiratory flow rate) will be measured	PIF (peak inspiratory flow rate)	15 - 30 minutes
The MIF (mean inspiratory flow rate) will be measured	MIF (mean inspiratory flow rate)	15 - 30 minutes
The FIR (average flow increase rate between 20% and 80% of PIF) will be measured	FIR (average flow increase rate between 20% and 80% of PIF)	15 - 30 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Medical Center Groningen

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2020
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): April 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 19, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 30, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): January 31, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 3, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 30, 2021
• Last Verified: April 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Infections; Bacterial Infections; Bacterial Infections and Mycoses; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Actinomycetales Infections; Mycobacterium Infections; Tuberculosis; Anti-Infective Agents; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Amikacin
• Other Study ID Numbers: Amika-01

Drug and device information, study documents

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