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ABSTRACT: Background
SAGE-217, a novel ?-aminobutyric acid A (GABAA) receptor positive allosteric modulator, was evaluated in phase I, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single ascending dose (SAD) and multiple ascending dose (MAD) studies to assess the safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) of SAGE-217 following administration as an oral solution.Methods
In the SAD study, subjects were randomized 6:2 to a single dose of SAGE-217 or placebo. Doses ranged from 0.25 to 66 mg across nine cohorts. In the MAD study, subjects were randomized 9:3 and received SAGE-217 (15, 30, or 35 mg) or placebo once daily for 7 days. In both studies, PK, maximum tolerated dose (MTD; against predetermined criteria), safety, and tolerability were assessed.Results
A total of 108 healthy volunteers enrolled in the studies-72 subjects in the SAD study and 36 subjects in the MAD study. SAGE-217 was orally bioavailable, with a terminal-phase half-life of 16-23 h and a tmax of approximately 1 h. The MTDs for the oral solution of SAGE-217 in the SAD and MAD studies were determined to be 55 and 30 mg daily, respectively. In both studies, SAGE-217 was generally well tolerated, and no serious adverse events (SAEs) were reported. Most AEs were mild, dose-dependent, transient, occurred around the tmax, and related to drug pharmacology.Conclusions
SAGE-217 was generally well tolerated, and its PK profile was well characterized. Based on this profile, SAGE-217 has been advanced into multiple phase II clinical programs and pivotal studies of major depressive disorder and postpartum depression.
SUBMITTER: Hoffmann E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6994455 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hoffmann Ethan E Nomikos George G GG Kaul Inder I Raines Shane S Wald Jeff J Bullock Amy A Sankoh Abdul J AJ Doherty James J Kanes Stephen J SJ Colquhoun Helen H
Clinical pharmacokinetics 20200101 1
<h4>Background</h4>SAGE-217, a novel γ-aminobutyric acid A (GABA<sub>A</sub>) receptor positive allosteric modulator, was evaluated in phase I, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single ascending dose (SAD) and multiple ascending dose (MAD) studies to assess the safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) of SAGE-217 following administration as an oral solution.<h4>Methods</h4>In the SAD study, subjects were randomized 6:2 to a single dose of SAGE-217 or placebo. Doses ranged from 0.25 to 66 mg across nine ...[more]