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NCT Number: NCT05802264

Study to Assess Amphotericin B Cystetic for Inhalation (ABCI) Doses in Healthy Volunteers & People with Cystic Fibrosis

This is a 3-part, single-ascending dose Phase 1a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in healthy volunteers (Part A) and multiple-ascending dose Phase 1a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in healthy volunteers (Part B), and a Phase 1b open-label study in subjects with CF (Part C) to assess the safety, tolerability, PK, and preliminary efficacy of ABCI. Subjects will be evaluated for eligibility during Screening within 30 days prior to Day 1 (Randomization; Visit 3). In Parts A and B, eligible healthy volunteers may be enrolled in the study and randomly allocated to treatment with ABCI or placebo as described below. In Part C, eligible subjects with CF may be enrolled in the study and receive treatment with ABCI as described below. Approximately 72 healthy subjects total will be randomized to 9 cohorts (48 subjects in 6 cohorts in Part A, 24 subjects in 3 cohorts in Part B) and approximately 36 subjects with CF will receive the low dose, medium dose (2 sentinel subjects), or high dose of ABCI in Part C.

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Key information

Age range

16 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Part A and Part B: Each subject must meet the following criteria to be enrolled in Part A and Part B of this study.

  • Subject has signed, dated, and received a copy of the IRB/IEC-approved written ICF.
  • Subject is male or female aged ≥18 to ≤55 years.
  • Subject has a BMI between 18 and 32 kg/m2
  • Subject has an FEV1 of >90% of predicted normal value
  • Subject has normal or clinically acceptable physical examination, vital signs, clinical laboratory values, and ECG at Screening.
  • Female subjects must be of non-childbearing potential or male/female subjects of childbearing potential agree to use highly effective contraception/preventive exposure measures

Part C: Each subject must meet the following criteria to be enrolled in Part C of this study.

  • Subject has signed, dated, and received a copy of the IRB/IEC-approved written ICF.
  • Age 16 years or older
  • Confirmed diagnosis of CF, including sweat chloride >60 mM.
  • Subject is either: Being treated with an approved CFTR modulator for at least 28 days prior to Screening, or Not being treated with a CFTR modulator
  • FEV1:
  • For subjects on CFTR modulators: FEV1 ≥40% and ≤90%
  • For subjects not on CFTR modulators: FEV1 ≥40% and ≤100%
  • Stable CF disease and treatment regiment
  • Female subjects must be of non-childbearing potential or male/female subjects of childbearing potential agree to use highly effective contraception/preventive exposure measures

Exclusion criteria

Part A and Part B: Any subject who meets any of these criteria must be excluded from Part A and Part B of this study:

  • Subject has history or evidence of any clinically significant pulmonary condition
  • Subject has history or evidence of any clinically significant diseases or conditions
  • Subject has history of malignancy of any type
  • Subject has an active COVID-19 infection within 4 weeks
  • Subject is positive for human immunodeficiency virus antibodies, hepatitis B surface antigen, or hepatitis C antibodies, or has a positive QuantiFERON®-tuberculosis Gold (QFT-G) test for tuberculosis at Screening
  • Subject has a self-reported lower respiratory tract infection within 6 weeks
  • Subject has evidence of any active or suspected bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic infections within the past 4 weeks
  • A subject who is an active smoker or a former smoker
  • Subject has history of alcohol or drug abuse in the past year
  • Subject has tested positive for drugs (including cannabis), nicotine/cotinine, and/or alcohol use at Screening, subject has consumed alcohol within 24 hours prior to Visit 3
  • Subject has participated in any clinical study or had been treated with any investigational drugs within 28 days or 5 half-lives
  • Female subject who is pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • Subject has any episode of paradoxical bronchospasm in the past 12 months.
  • Subject has pacemaker; is not in sinus rhythm; has a corrected QT interval (QTc; using Fridericia's [QTcF] formula) of >450 ms (for males) and >470 ms (for females); or has a left bundle branch block or bifascicular block.
  • Subject has a pulse <40 or >100 bpm; systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg at Screening
  • Subject has Type I or II diabetes requiring medication.
  • Subject has received any vaccine within 30 days prior to Day 1.
  • Subject has received any of the following immunosuppressant therapies within 6 months prior to Screening: imatinib, ambrisentan, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine A, bosentan, or methotrexate.
  • Subject has received any antibody or therapeutic biologic product during the 6 months prior to Screening.
  • Subject has received any oral, intravenous, or intramuscular steroid within 4 weeks prior to Screening. Intrathecal or intraarticular steroids are permitted.
  • A subject who is not vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine with appropriate window from last dose of vaccine to Screening per local guidelines, policies, and availability within 30 days prior to Day 1.

Part C: Any subject who meets any of these criteria must be excluded from Part C of this study:

  • History of any illness or any clinical condition that might confound the results of the study or pose an additional risk in administering study drug(s) to the subject.
  • Any of the following abnormal laboratory tests: Hemoglobin, Total bilirubin, liver enzymes or creatine clearance
  • An acute upper or lower respiratory infection, pulmonary exacerbation, or changes in therapy for sinopulmonary disease within 28 days before the screening visit.
  • An acute illness not related to CF within 14 days before the first dose of study drug.
  • Subject has an active COVID-19 infection within 4 weeks prior to screening.
  • Ongoing or prior participation in a study of an investigational treatment within 28 days or 5 terminal half-lives (whichever is longer) before screening.
  • Female subject who is pregnant or breastfeeding.

Please refer to study protocol for the complete inclusion/exclusion criteria list.

Treatment and study plan

ABCI

Combination Product

Subjects will receive ABCI via oral inhalation

Other names: Amphotericin B Cystetic for Inhalation

Placebo

Combination Product

Subjects will receive ABCI via oral inhalation

Primary outcomes

  1. Adverse Events (AEs), and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    Time frame: up to 10 weeks

    The safety and tolerability of ABCI following oral inhalation of single and multiple ascending doses in healthy subjects (Parts A and B), and in people with Cystic Fibrosis (Part C) will be assessed

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pharmacokinetics (PK) Profile - SAD Cmax

    Time frame: 1 day

    Pharmacokinetics Characteristics in Single Ascending Dose HV Subjects: Observed maximum concentration (Cmax)

  2. Pharmacokinetics (PK) Profile - SAD Tmax

    Time frame: 1 day

    Pharmacokinetics Characteristics in Single Ascending Dose HV Subjects: time to reach maximum concentration (Tmax)

  3. Pharmacokinetics (PK) Profile - SAD AUC0-24

    Time frame: 1 day

    Pharmacokinetics Characteristics in Single Ascending Dose HV Subjects: Area under the concentration-time curve from time 0 to 24 hours post-dose (AUC0-24)

  4. Pharmacokinetics (PK) Profile - SAD AUClast

    Time frame: 1 day

    Pharmacokinetics Characteristics in Single Ascending Dose HV Subjects: Area under the concentration-time curve from the time of dosing to the last measurable concentration (AUClast)

  5. Pharmacokinetics (PK) Profile - SAD AUCinf

    Time frame: 1 day

    Pharmacokinetics Characteristics in Single Ascending Dose HV Subjects: Area under the concentration-time curve from the time of dosing extrapolated to infinity (AUCinf)

  6. Pharmacokinetics (PK) Profile - SAD AUCtau

    Time frame: Up to 28 days

    Pharmacokinetics Characteristics in Single Ascending Dose HV Subjects: Area under the concentration- concentration-time curve over the dosing interval (AUCtau)

  7. Pharmacokinetics (PK) Profile - MAD Cmax

    Time frame: Up to 28 days

    Pharmacokinetics Characteristics in Multiple Ascending Dose HV Subjects: Observed maximum concentration (Cmax)

  8. Pharmacokinetics (PK) Profile - MAD Tmax

    Time frame: Up to 28 days

    Pharmacokinetics Characteristics in Multiple Ascending Dose HV Subjects: time to reach maximum concentration (Tmax)

  9. Pharmacokinetics (PK) Profile - MAD AUC0-24

    Time frame: Up to 28 days

    Pharmacokinetics Characteristics in Multiple Ascending Dose HV Subjects: Area under the concentration-time curve from time 0 to 24 hours post-dose (AUC0-24)

  10. Pharmacokinetics (PK) Profile - MAD Plasma AmB assessments

    Time frame: Up to 84 days

    Pharmacokinetics Characteristics in Multiple Ascending Dose HV Subjects: Plasma AmB assessments

  11. Pharmacokinetics (PK) Profile - MAD AmB concentrations in BAL fluid

    Time frame: Up to 29 days

    Pharmacokinetics Characteristics in Multiple Ascending Dose HV Subjects: AmB concentrations in BAL fluid after study drug administration

  12. AmB concentrations - Subjects with CF

    Time frame: Through 42 days

    Cumulative effect on pre-dose AmB concentrations through Day 29 and assessment of washout through Day 42

Other outcomes

  1. ppFEV1 - Subjects with CF

    Time frame: Up to 42 days

    Absolute change in percent-predicted morning pre-dose forced expiratory volume in 1 second (ppFEV1) from baseline to Day 29 and from Day 29 to Day 42

  2. LCI - Subjects with CF

    Time frame: Up to 42 days

    Absolute change in Lung Clearance Index (LCI) (where available)

  3. Questionnaire - Subjects with CF

    Time frame: Up to 42 days

    Absolute change in Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire Revised (CFQ-R) in Subjects with Cystic Fibrosis: Revised (CFQ-R) respiratory domain score from baseline to Day 29 and to Day 42 where scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better health.

  4. ppFVC - Subjects with CF

    Time frame: Up to 42 days

    Absolute change in percent-predicted morning pre-dose forced vital capacity (ppFVC) from baseline to Day 29 and from Day 29 to Day 42

  5. FVC - Subjects with CF

    Time frame: Up to 42 days

    Absolute change in morning pre-dose FVC from baseline to Day 29 and from Day 29 to Day 42 (mLs)

  6. FEV1 - Subjects with CF

    Time frame: Up to 42 days

    Absolute change in morning pre-dose FEV1 from baseline to Day 29 and from Day 29 to Day 42 (mLs)

  7. DLCO - Subjects with CF

    Time frame: Up to 29 days

    Absolute change in diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO [expressed as percent-predicted corrected for hemoglobin]) from baseline to Day 29

  8. Body weight - Subjects with CF

    Time frame: Up to 42 days

    Absolute change in body weight from baseline to Day 29 and from Day 29 to Day 42

  9. % solids in sputum - Subjects with CF

    Time frame: Day 29

    Absolute change in % solids in sputum from baseline (optional)

  10. FRI biomarkers - Subjects with CF

    Time frame: Up to 28 days

    Change from baseline in Functional Respiratory Imaging (FRI) biomarkers, including but not limited to airway wall volume, mucus plug volume, and blood vessel volume (where available)

  11. IVIVC - chloride secretion - Subjects with CF

    Time frame: Up to 42 days

    Change in chloride secretion in response to AmB in vitro in primary cultured nasal epithelial cells

  12. IVIVC - FEV1 - Subjects with CF

    Time frame: Up to 42 days

    Comparison of change from baseline FEV1 (ppFEV1 and absolute FEV1) (Day 29) and change in chloride secretion in response to AmB in vitro in primary cultured nasal epithelial cells

  13. IVIVC - ASL pH - Subjects with CF

    Time frame: Up to 42 days

    Change in ASL pH in response to AmB in vitro in primary cultured nasal epithelial cells

  14. IVIVC - FEV1 & ASL pH - Subjects with CF

    Time frame: Up to 29 days

    Comparison of change from baseline FEV1 (ppFEV1 and absolute FEV1) (Day 29) and ASL pH in response to AmB in vitro in primary cultured nasal epithelial cells

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Daniele Tompkins, MA

CONTACT

[email protected]

973-983-3700 ext. 205

Martin Burke, MD, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

217-244-8726

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cystetic Medicines, Inc.

Industry

Collaborators

  • DevPro Biopharma

Registry information

Official study title

A 3-part Study of ABCI: a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Single-ascending Dose Phase 1a Study in Healthy Volunteers (Part A), a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, 14- and 28-day Multiple-ascending Dose Phase 1a Study in Healthy Volunteers (Part B), and a 28-day Open-Label Phase 1b Study in Subjects with Cystic Fibrosis (Part C)

Acronym: ABCI

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Apr 6, 2023
Registry last updated
Feb 12, 2025

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