A First in Human Study of the Safety and Tolerability of Single and Multiple Doses of SPR206 in Healthy Volunteers

This Phase 1 First in Human study is designed to assess the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of single and multiple intravenous doses of SPR206 when administered to healthy adult volunteers. This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, ascending dose, multi-cohort trial. A total of 104 healthy volunteers will be enrolled in 13 cohorts. The study will be conducted in two phases: A single ascending dose (SAD) phase, followed by a multiple ascending dose (MAD) phase. In SAD, participants in Cohorts 1 - 8 will receive one dose of SPR206 or placebo. In MAD, participants in Cohorts 9 - 12 will receive multiple doses of SPR206 or placebo for 7 consecutive days, and a final cohort, Cohort 13, will receive multiple doses of SPR206 or placebo for 14 consecutive days at a dose deemed safe and tolerable and not to exceed the maximum dose administered to participants in Cohorts 9 - 12. In both parts sequential cohorts will be exposed to increasing doses of SPR206.

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy adult males and/or females (of non-childbearing potential), 18 to 55 years of age (inclusive) at the time of screening.
• BMI ≥ 18.5 and ≤ 29.9 (kg/m2) and weight between 55.0 and 100.0 kg (inclusive) for all cohorts;
• Medically healthy without clinically significant abnormalities at the screening visit or Day -1, including:

• Physical examination (PE) and vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, and blood pressure;
• Triplicate electrocardiograms (ECGs) taken at least 1 minute apart with QTcF interval duration less than 450 msec obtained as an average from the triplicate screening and pre-dose Day 1 ECGs after at least 5 min in a semi-supine quiet rest;
• Hemoglobin/hematocrit, white blood cell (WBC) count, and platelet count equal to or greater than the lower limit of normal range of the reference laboratory;
• Serum creatinine and bilirubin (total and conjugated) equal equal to or less than the upper limit of normal for the reference laboratory. Serum urea, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) equal to or less than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal for the reference laboratory; results of all other clinical chemistry and urine analytes without any clinically significant abnormality.

Discussion between the PI and the Medical Monitor (MM) is encouraged regarding the potential significance of any laboratory value that is outside of the normal range during the pre-dose period.

• Be non-smokers (including tobacco, e-cigarettes, nicotine patches, or marijuana) for at least 1 month prior to participation in the study;
• Willing and able to provide written informed consent;
• Be willing and able to comply with all study assessments and adhere to the protocol schedule;
• Have suitable venous access for drug administration and blood sampling;
• If female, be of non-childbearing potential (e.g. post-menopausal as demonstrated by follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) or surgical sterilization i.e., tubal ligation or hysterectomy). Provision of documentation is not required for female sterilization, verbal confirmation is adequate;
• If male, a willingness not to donate sperm and if engaging in sexual intercourse with a female partner who could become pregnant, a willingness to use a condom in addition to having the female partner use a highly effective method of birth control (such as an intrauterine device, diaphragm, oral contraceptives, injectable progesterone, subdermal implants, or a tubal ligation). This criterion applies to males (and/or female partners) who are surgically sterile and must be followed from the time of first study drug administration until 90 days after the final administration of study drug.
• Are fluent in English such that they are able to understand the informed consent form written in English and do not require use of an interpreter.

Exclusion criteria

• History or presence of significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, hematological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic or neurological disease, including any acute illness or surgery within the past three months determined by the PI to be clinically relevant;
• History of known or suspected Clostridium difficile infection;
• History of seizure disorders;
• Positive urine drug/alcohol testing at screening or check-in (Day -1);
• Positive testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis C antibodies (HCV);
• History of substance abuse or alcohol abuse (defined as greater than 2 standard drinks on average each and every day, where 1 standard drink is defined as containing 10 g of alcohol and is equivalent to 1 can or stubby of mid-strength beer, 30 ml nip spirits, or 100 ml wine) within the previous 5 years;
• Use of any prescription medication or any over-the-counter medication, herbal products, vitamins, diet aids or hormone supplements within 7 days prior to randomisation;
• Documented hypersensitivity reaction or anaphylaxis to any medication;
• Donation of blood or plasma within 30 days prior to randomisation, or loss of whole blood of more than 500 mL within 30 days prior to randomisation, or receipt of a blood transfusion within 1 year of study enrollment;
• Participation in a New Chemical Entity clinical study within the previous 3 months or a marketed drug clinical study within the 30 days before the first dose of IMP. (Washout period between studies is defined as the period of time elapsed between the last dose of the previous study and the first dose of the next study);
• Any other condition or prior therapy, which, in the opinion of the PI, would make the volunteer unsuitable for this study, including unable to cooperate fully with the requirements of the study protocol or likely to be non-compliant with any study requirements.
• Participants in Cohort 13 should not have participated in any previous cohort of this study.