Clinical Trial for PB-119 in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

There are two study phases according to different doses of investigational drug Phase 1：1 investigational group and 1 control group, i.e.; investigational drug PB-119 injection 25µg group and control drug exenatide group.

Phase 1： Plan to have 1 or 2 investigational group according to the study result from phase 1, i.e., investigational drug PB-119 injection 50 µg group and control drug exenatide group.

Subject Number：18 subjects will be randomized to each group, with equal number of females and males. 12 subjects will be in PB-119 group, 6 subjects will be in exenatide group.

Inclusion criteria

• Male and/or female subjects between the ages of 18~45 (inclusive) years, the ratio of females to males is approximately 1:1;
• Subject has been disguised as type 2 diabetes within 5 years of screening, and met the diagnosis criteria of type 2 diabetes in guidance from WHO and Chinese Diabetes Society (CDS);
• Subject didn't received any treatment for diabetes before screening, subject has been on diet control for more than 3 months, Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) was 7.0 ~ 13.0 mmol / L (including boundary value), and the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was 7.0% ~ 10% (Including boundary values);
• Female weight of ≥45 kg, male weight of ≥50 kg, subject body mass index (BMI) between 19~30 kg/m2 (inclusive);
• Subject can understand the procedures and methods of this clinical trial, is willing to participate and sign the written informed consent;

Exclusion criteria

• Subject was diagnosed as type 1 diabetes
• Subject has acute complications of diabetes, such as ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar coma within 6 months before screening;
• Subject who is allergic to exenatide, investigational drug or any ingredients (citric acid, mannitol, m-cresol); or have specific severe drug allergy history
• Patient has specific cardiovascular disease, such as unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, hypertension with poor control using one antihypertensive drugs (mean sitting systolic blood pressure ≥ 160mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 95mmHg), severe arrhythmia, QTc Prolonged, cardiac dysfunction and so on;
• Subject who has liver and kidney dysfunction (ALT or AST> 2 times of upper limit of normal reference range, or TBIL> 1.5 times of upper limit of normal reference range, or Cr> upper limit of normal reference range);
• Subject who's triglyceride≥5mmol/L；
• Subject who has acute or chronic hepatitis, or other liver disease
• Known medical history of acute pancreatitis or chronic pancreatitis, or pancreatic amylase> upper limit of normal reference range, or serum lipase> upper limit of normal reference range;
• Subject has disease which may impact gastric emptying, such as gastroparesis, gastric outlet obstruction, intestinal obstruction, or received gastric bypass surgery, or long-term use of drugs which may have direct impact on gastrointestinal peristalsis;
• Subject has any clinical significant major disease history or medical history of respiratory system, digestive system, nervous system, hematology system, urology system, immunology, psychiatric system and metabolic disorders etc.
• Subject has liver, kidney or gastrointestinal partial resection surgery
• Subject has drug abuse or alcoholic
• Subject who has received any Chinese and western medication treatment for diabetes;
• Subject who has taken any prescription or over-the-counter medications (such as orlistat, sibutramine, rimonabant, phenylpropanol or chlorpheniramine) that promote weight loss within 3 months before study;
• Take any medications that may affect test results, such as antibiotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antacids containing aluminum or magnesium, diuretics, anticoagulants, central nervous system inhibitors, systemic corticosteroids, medications to slow down the gastrointestinal motility, and any drug that may possibly affect the absorption of the drug within 2 weeks before screening;
• Participated any clinical trial within 3 months before trial;
• Female who is pregnant or lactating;
• Subject who is not able to use contraceptive methods that is medically recognized during study;
• Subject who cannot complete study due to other reason or determined by investigators as inappropriate to participate this study