PMID- 31172446 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200102 LR - 20210825 IS - 1179-1918 (Electronic) IS - 1173-2563 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 9 DP - 2019 Sep TI - Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of GDC-0276, a Novel Na(V)1.7 Inhibitor, in a First-in-Human, Single- and Multiple-Dose Study in Healthy Volunteers. PG - 873-887 LID - 10.1007/s40261-019-00807-3 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Current pain therapies often do not provide adequate pain relief and have dose-limiting adverse effects. Genetic evidence indicates that Na(V)1.7 sodium channels are required for pain transduction and therefore represent an important therapeutic target. GDC-0276 is a novel Na(V)1.7 inhibitor developed for the treatment of pain. This first-in-human trial evaluated the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of orally administered GDC-0276 in healthy subjects. METHODS: This phase I, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study assessed GDC-0276 as powder-in-capsule (PIC) or cyclodextrin solution (CD) single doses (SDs) of 2-270 mg (seven cohorts) and 45-540 mg (five cohorts), respectively. Multiple (MD) PIC doses were administered as total daily doses of 15-540 mg divided into two or three doses/day, up to 10 or 14 days. Safety was assessed by monitoring adverse events (AEs), vital signs, physical examinations, electrocardiograms, and laboratory tests for up to 15 days after the last day of dosing. GDC-0276 plasma pharmacokinetics were also determined. RESULTS: Three stages included 183 randomized subjects. GDC-0276 plasma exposure increased with dose level for all stages. Exposure was higher in the SD-CD cohorts compared with the equivalent SD-PIC dose levels. SDs were adequately tolerated up to 270 mg (SD-PIC) and 360 mg (SD-CD). Hypotension limited tolerability in the 540-mg SD-CD cohort. Multiple PIC doses were tolerated up to 270 mg twice daily, however liver transaminase elevations were frequently observed. No deaths or serious AEs occurred. CONCLUSION: GDC-0276 exhibited a safety and pharmacokinetic profile that supports its future investigation as a potential therapeutic for pain. FAU - Rothenberg, Michael E AU - Rothenberg ME AD - Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA. rothenberg.michael@gene.com. FAU - Tagen, Michael AU - Tagen M AD - Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA. FAU - Chang, Jae H AU - Chang JH AD - Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA. FAU - Boyce-Rustay, Janel AU - Boyce-Rustay J AD - Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA. FAU - Friesenhahn, Michel AU - Friesenhahn M AD - Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA. FAU - Hackos, David H AU - Hackos DH AD - Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA. FAU - Hains, Avis AU - Hains A AD - Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA. FAU - Sutherlin, Dan AU - Sutherlin D AD - Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA. FAU - Ward, Michael AU - Ward M AD - Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA. FAU - Cho, William AU - Cho W AD - Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA. LA - eng PT - Clinical Trial, Phase I PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PL - New Zealand TA - Clin Drug Investig JT - Clinical drug investigation JID - 9504817 RN - 0 (Azetidines) RN - 0 (Benzamides) RN - 0 (GDC-0276) RN - 0 (NAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel) RN - 0 (Placebos) RN - 0 (SCN9A protein, human) RN - 0 (Sodium Channel Blockers) SB - IM EIN - Clin Drug Investig. 2019 Jul 23;:. PMID: 31338799 MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - *Azetidines/adverse effects/pharmacokinetics/pharmacology MH - *Benzamides/adverse effects/pharmacokinetics/pharmacology MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Double-Blind Method MH - Drug Administration Schedule MH - Female MH - Healthy Volunteers MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - NAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel/*drug effects MH - Pain/*drug therapy MH - Placebos MH - *Sodium Channel Blockers/administration & dosage/adverse effects/pharmacokinetics MH - Young Adult EDAT- 2019/06/07 06:00 MHDA- 2020/01/03 06:00 CRDT- 2019/06/08 06:00 PHST- 2019/06/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/01/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/06/08 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s40261-019-00807-3 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s40261-019-00807-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Drug Investig. 2019 Sep;39(9):873-887. doi: 10.1007/s40261-019-00807-3.