PMID- 37150935 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240119 LR - 20240119 IS - 1532-6535 (Electronic) IS - 0009-9236 (Linking) VI - 114 IP - 2 DP - 2023 Aug TI - Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Properties of Rozibafusp Alfa, a Bispecific Inhibitor of BAFF and ICOSL: Analyses of Phase I Clinical Trials. PG - 371-380 LID - 10.1002/cpt.2929 [doi] AB - Rozibafusp alfa (AMG 570) is a first-in-class bispecific IgG2-peptide fusion designed to inhibit inducible T-cell costimulator ligand (ICOSL) and B-cell activating factor (BAFF). The pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of rozibafusp alfa were investigated in two randomized, placebo-controlled clinical studies: a phase Ia single ascending-dose study (7-700 mg subcutaneously (s.c.)) in healthy subjects and a phase Ib multiple ascending-dose study (70-420 mg s.c. every 2 weeks (q2w)) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Rozibafusp alfa exhibited nonlinear PK and dose-related and reversible dual-target engagement. Maximal reduction of naive B cells from baseline (> 40%), reflective of BAFF inhibition, was achieved with rozibafusp alfa exposure (area under the concentration-time curve from time 0 to time infinity (AUC(inf) ) and AUC within a dosing interval from day 0 to day 14 (AUC(tau) )) above 51 and 57 days*mug/mL for the single-dose (>/= 70 mg) and multiple-dose studies (>/= 70 mg q2w), respectively. ICOSL receptor occupancy on circulating B cells, a surrogate PD end point for ICOSL inhibition, was directly related to drug concentration. PK/PD analysis showed > 90% RO at rozibafusp alfa >/= 22.2 mug/mL (>/= 420-mg single dose or >/= 210 mg q2w multiple dose), with saturation occurring at higher drug concentrations. These results informed the design and dose selection of a phase IIb study assessing the safety and efficacy of rozibafusp alfa in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus. CI - (c) 2023 The Authors. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. FAU - Abuqayyas, Lubna AU - Abuqayyas L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5188-1010 AD - Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling, and Simulation, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA. FAU - Chen, Po-Wei AU - Chen PW AD - Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling, and Simulation, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA. FAU - Dos Santos, Marcia Teixeira AU - Dos Santos MT AD - Clinical Biomarkers, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA. FAU - Parnes, Jane R AU - Parnes JR AD - Early Development, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA. FAU - Doshi, Sameer AU - Doshi S AD - Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling, and Simulation, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA. FAU - Dutta, Sandeep AU - Dutta S AD - Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling, and Simulation, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA. FAU - Houk, Brett E AU - Houk BE AD - Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling, and Simulation, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA. LA - eng PT - Clinical Trial, Phase I PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230524 PL - United States TA - Clin Pharmacol Ther JT - Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics JID - 0372741 RN - 0 (B-Cell Activating Factor) RN - 0 (Inducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator Ligand) RN - 0 (rozibafusp alfa) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Area Under Curve MH - *Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy MH - B-Cell Activating Factor/antagonists & inhibitors MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Inducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator Ligand/antagonists & inhibitors MH - *Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/drug therapy EDAT- 2023/05/08 06:41 MHDA- 2023/07/24 06:43 CRDT- 2023/05/08 00:53 PHST- 2022/09/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/04/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/07/24 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/05/08 06:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/05/08 00:53 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/cpt.2929 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2023 Aug;114(2):371-380. doi: 10.1002/cpt.2929. Epub 2023 May 24.