A Study to Learn More About the Safety of BIIB145 and How it is Processed in the Body of Healthy Adult Participants

February 5, 2026 updated by: Biogen

A Phase 1, Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Single- and Multiple-Ascending-Dose Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of BIIB145 in Healthy Adult Participants

In this study, researchers will learn for the first time about the safety of a study drug called BIIB145 and how the body responds to it. This is a "Phase 1" study. This kind of study is an early step in clinical research where the goal is to focus on the safety of the study drug. Another goal may be to learn how the study drug is processed by the body. BIIB145 was designed to help people with multiple sclerosis (MS). But, before it can be tested in people with MS, it must first be tested in healthy volunteers to learn about its safety and other effects.

The main goal of this study is to learn about the safety of BIIB145 and how it is processed by the body, with or without food.

The main questions researchers want to answer are:

  • How many participants have adverse events and serious adverse events during the study? An adverse event is a health problem that may or may not be caused by the study drug.
  • How does BIIB145 affect the participants' overall health?

Researchers will also learn more about:

  • How BIIB145 is processed by the body, with or without food.

This study will be done as follows:

  • Participants will be screened to check if they can join the study. The screening period will be up to 28 days, after which participants will check into the study research center.
  • There will be 3 parts to this study.
  • Part 1: Participants will take a single dose of BIIB145 or a placebo after not eating overnight. A placebo is something that looks like the study drug but does not contain any medicine. A placebo is also given in the same way as the study drug. Participants in Part 1 will be in the study for up to 42 days.
  • Part 2: This part of the study will have a "crossover" design. This means that all participants in Part 2 will all take BIIB145 twice, once with food and once without food. When taken with food, they will finish a meal about 30 minutes before their dose. Without food, they will not eat overnight before taking their dose. But, the order in which they take BIIB145 with or without food depends on the group to which they are randomly assigned. Participants in Part 2 will be in the study for up to 56 days.
  • Part 3: Participants will take a dose of BIIB145 or the placebo once a day for 14 days. For each dose, participants will not eat overnight before taking it. Participants in Part 3 will be in the study for up to 56 days.
  • For Part 1, participants will stay at the study research center for 4 days after screening. There will be 2 other visits to the center to check on participants' health on Day 7 and Day 14.
  • For Part 2, at 2 different times, participants will stay at the center for a period of 4 days at a time, after screening. There will be a break of about 7 days between stays. There will be 3 other visits to the center to check on their health on Day 7 (of each period) and on Day 14.
  • For Part 3, participants will stay at the center for 17 days after screening. There will be 2 other visits to the center to check on their health on Day 21 and Day 28.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of single and multiple ascending doses of BIIB145 in healthy adult participants.

The secondary objectives of the study are to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) profile of single and multiple ascending doses of BIIB145 and its enantiomers in healthy adult participants; and the effect of food on the PK profile of BIIB145.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

104

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

    • Texas
      • Austin, Texas, United States, 78744
        • Recruiting
        • PPD Austin Clinic
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Jia Chang
        • Contact:
          • Phone Number: 512-747-1870

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have a body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 32 kilograms per square metre (kg/m^2), inclusive, and a total body weight > 50 kilograms (kg) at Screening and Check-In.
  • Must be in good health as determined by the Investigator, based on medical history and Screening evaluations. Good health is defined as no clinically relevant abnormalities identified by a detailed medical history, full physical examination, including blood pressure and pulse rate measurement, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), and clinical laboratory tests.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of any clinically significant blood disorders or cardiac, endocrine, gastrointestinal, hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, metabolic, urologic, pulmonary, neurologic, dermatologic, psychiatric, or renal disease, or other major disease, as determined by the Investigator.
  • History of, or ongoing, malignant disease, including solid tumours and hematologic malignancies (except for basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas that have been completely excised and considered cured at least 1 year prior to Check-In).
  • History of uncontrolled bleeding, or any risk of bleeding that, in the opinion of the Investigator, is clinically significant.
  • History of torsades de pointes or additional risk factors for torsades de pointes (e.g., heart failure, hypokalemia, or family history of long QT syndrome), in the opinion of the Investigator.
  • Any values of coagulation parameters including international normalized ratio, prothrombin time, and activated partial thromboplastin time above upper limit of normal at Screening or Check-In.
  • Systolic blood pressure > 150 millimetres of mercury (mmHg) or < 90 mmHg after resting for 5 minutes in the supine position at Screening and prior to dosing. If out of range, testing may be repeated once at Screening and once prior to dosing.
  • Any live or attenuated immunization or vaccination given within 30 days prior to Check-In or planned to be given during the study period.
  • Prior exposure to BIIB145 or any lymphocyte-depleting therapy or exposure to any lymphocyte-targeting therapy within 3 months prior to Check-In, or at least 5 half-lives or for the anticipated duration of the product's pharmacodynamics (PD) effects, whichever is longer.
  • Known lumbar spine deformity, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, history of lumbar spinal surgery, spinal infection, spinal mass or trauma, and/or known evidence on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contraindicating lumbar puncture (LP).

NOTE: Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Part A [Single Ascending Dose (SAD)]: BIIB145 Cohort 1A
Participants will receive Dose A of BIIB145 or a matching placebo on Day 1 in a fasted state.
Administered orally
Administered orally
Experimental: Part A (SAD): BIIB145 Cohort 2A
Participants will receive Dose B of BIIB145 or a matching placebo on Day 1 in a fasted state.
Administered orally
Administered orally
Experimental: Part A (SAD): BIIB145 Cohort 3A
Participants will receive Dose C of BIIB145 or a matching placebo on Day 1 in a fasted state.
Administered orally
Administered orally
Experimental: Part A (SAD): BIIB145 Cohort 4A
Participants will receive Dose D of BIIB145 or a matching placebo on Day 1 in a fasted state.
Administered orally
Administered orally
Experimental: Part A (SAD): BIIB145 Cohort 5A
Participants will receive Dose E of BIIB145 or a matching placebo on Day 1 in a fasted state.
Administered orally
Administered orally
Experimental: Part A (SAD): BIIB145 Cohort 6A
Participants will receive Dose F of BIIB145 or a matching placebo on Day 1 in a fasted state.
Administered orally
Administered orally
Experimental: Part A (SAD): BIIB145 Cohort 7A
Participants will receive Dose G of BIIB145 or a matching placebo on Day 1 in a fasted state.
Administered orally
Administered orally
Experimental: Part C [Multiple Ascending Dose (MAD)]: BIIB145 Cohort 1C
Participants will receive Dose B of BIIB145 or a matching placebo administered orally once daily for 14 days in a fasted state.
Administered orally
Administered orally
Experimental: Part C [Multiple Ascending Dose (MAD)]: BIIB145 Cohort 2C
Participants will receive Dose C of BIIB145 or a matching placebo administered orally once daily for 14 days in a fasted state.
Administered orally
Administered orally
Experimental: Part C [Multiple Ascending Dose (MAD)]: BIIB145 Cohort 3C
Participants will receive Dose H of BIIB145 or a matching placebo administered orally once daily for 14 days in a fasted state.
Administered orally
Administered orally
Experimental: Part C [Multiple Ascending Dose (MAD)]: BIIB145 Cohort 4C
Participants will receive Dose F of BIIB145 or a matching placebo administered orally once daily for 14 days in a fasted state.
Administered orally
Administered orally
Experimental: Part B [Food Effect]: BIIB145 Cohort 1B
Participants will receive BIIB145 on Day 1 in the fasted state, followed by the fed state in the first sequence, and vice versa in the second sequence. A washout period of 7 days will be maintained between the two sequences. Dose will be determined based on safety and PK data of SAD Cohort 6A as well as safety, PK and pharmacodynamics (PD) data from previous cohorts.
Administered orally

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Parts A, B, and C: Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Time Frame: Parts A and Part B: Up to Day 14; Part C: Up to Day 28
Parts A and Part B: Up to Day 14; Part C: Up to Day 28
Parts A, B, and C: Number of Participants With Clinical Laboratory Abnormalities
Time Frame: Parts A and Part B: Up to Day 14; Part C: Up to Day 28
Parts A and Part B: Up to Day 14; Part C: Up to Day 28
Parts A, B, and C: Number of Participants With Clinically Relevant Abnormalities in Vital Sign Parameters
Time Frame: Parts A and Part B: Up to Day 14; Part C: Up to Day 28
Parts A and Part B: Up to Day 14; Part C: Up to Day 28
Part C: Number of Participants With Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Events
Time Frame: Part C: Up to Day 28
Part C: Up to Day 28
Parts A, B, and C: Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Relevant Abnormalities in 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) Parameters
Time Frame: Parts A and B: Up to Day 14; Part C: Up to Day 28
Parts A and B: Up to Day 14; Part C: Up to Day 28

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Parts A, B, and C: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve (AUC) of BIIB145
Time Frame: Pre-dose and at multiple timepoints post-dose (Parts A and B: Up to Day 4; Part C: Up to Day 17)
Pre-dose and at multiple timepoints post-dose (Parts A and B: Up to Day 4; Part C: Up to Day 17)
Parts A, B, and C: Maximum Observed Concentration (Cmax) of BIIB145
Time Frame: Pre-dose and at multiple timepoints post-dose (Parts A and B: Up to Day 4; Part C: Up to Day 17)
Pre-dose and at multiple timepoints post-dose (Parts A and B: Up to Day 4; Part C: Up to Day 17)
Parts A, B, and C: Time to Maximum Observed Concentration (Tmax) of BIIB145
Time Frame: Pre-dose and at multiple timepoints post-dose (Parts A and B: Up to Day 4; Part C: Up to Day 17)
Pre-dose and at multiple timepoints post-dose (Parts A and B: Up to Day 4; Part C: Up to Day 17)
Parts A, B, and C: Elimination Half-Life (t1/2) of BIIB145
Time Frame: Pre-dose and at multiple timepoints post-dose (Parts A and B: Up to Day 4; Part C: Up to Day 17)
Pre-dose and at multiple timepoints post-dose (Parts A and B: Up to Day 4; Part C: Up to Day 17)
Parts A, B, and C: Apparent Clearance (CL/F) of BIIB145
Time Frame: Pre-dose and at multiple timepoints post-dose (Parts A and B: Up to Day 4; Part C: Up to Day 17)
Pre-dose and at multiple timepoints post-dose (Parts A and B: Up to Day 4; Part C: Up to Day 17)
Parts A, B, and C: Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vz/F) of BIIB145
Time Frame: Pre-dose and at multiple timepoints post-dose (Parts A and B: Up to Day 4; Part C: Up to Day 17)
Pre-dose and at multiple timepoints post-dose (Parts A and B: Up to Day 4; Part C: Up to Day 17)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Study Director: Medical Director, Biogen

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 18, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

February 2, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

February 2, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 4, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 4, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

November 6, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 6, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 5, 2026

Last Verified

February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 302HV101

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

In accordance with Biogen's Clinical Trial Transparency and Data Sharing Policy on https://www.biogentrialtransparency.com/

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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