Single and Multiple Ascending Dose Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of NM-101

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2024-06-14
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This is a Phase I, double-blind, randomised, two-part, single-ascending dose (Part 1) and multiple-ascending dose (Part 2) study of NM-101 in healthy males and healthy females of non-childbearing potential

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Neuramedy Co. Ltd.
• Collaborator: Quotient Sciences

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Informed Consent and Compliance

1. Must provide written informed consent

2. Must be willing and able to communicate and participate in the whole study

Demographics and Contraception

3. Aged 18 to 65 years inclusive at the time of signing informed consent

4. Must agree to adhere to the contraception requirements

Baseline Characteristics

5. Healthy males or WONCBP

6. Body mass index (BMI) of 18.0 to 32.0 kg/m2 as measured at screening

Other

7. Must have received at least 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine

Exclusion Criteria:

Medical/Surgical History and Mental Health

1. Serious adverse reaction or serious hypersensitivity to any drug or formulation excipients

2. History of allergic or anaphylactic reactions to humanised or other therapeutic monoclonal antibodies or to any of the excipients of NM-101

3. Presence or history of clinically significant allergy requiring treatment, as judged by the investigator. Hay fever is allowed unless it is active

4. History of clinically significant cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, dermatological, chronic respiratory or gastrointestinal disease, neurological or psychiatric disorder, as judged by the investigator

5. Undergone a lumbar puncture within 6 weeks before Day 1 (Part 2 only)

6. Medical history or evidence of mass occupying lesion in brain or spinal cord or history of spinal cord injury, which could preclude the procedure of lumbar puncture and CSF collection (Part 2 only)

7. Evidence or history of clinically significant back pain, back pathology and/or back injury (e.g. degenerative disease, spinal deformity or spinal surgery) that may predispose to complications or technical difficulties in the conduct of a lumbar puncture (Part 2 only)

Physical Examination

8. Subjects who do not have suitable veins for multiple venepunctures/cannulation as assessed by the investigator or delegate at screening

Diagnostic Assessments

9. Evidence of current SARS-CoV-2 infection

10. History of an infection requiring treatment within 14 days of first dose of the IMP

11. A history of any ongoing, chronic or recurrent infectious disease, herpes, or evidence of tuberculosis infection as defined by a positive QuantiFERON® TB Gold test at screening

12. Clinically significant abnormal clinical chemistry, haematology or urinalysis as judged by the investigator

13. Positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus antibody (HCV Ab) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1 and 2 antibody results

14. Females of childbearing potential including those who are pregnant or lactating (all female subjects must have a negative highly sensitive serum pregnancy test)

Prior Study Participation

15. Subjects who have received any IMP in a clinical research study within the 90 days prior to Day 1, or less than 5 elimination half-lives prior to Day 1, whichever is longer

16. Subjects who have previously been administered IMP in this study. Subjects who have taken part in Part 1 are not permitted to take part in Part 2 and vice versa

17. Subjects who report to have previously received NM-101 (formerly known as OPN-305)

18. Donation of blood or plasma within the previous 3 months or loss of greater than 400 mL of blood

Prior and Concomitant Medication

19. Subjects who are taking, or have taken, any prescribed or over-the-counter drug or herbal remedies (other than up to 4 g of paracetamol per day or HRT) in the 14 days before first IMP administration. Exceptions may apply, as determined by the investigator

20. Subjects who have had a vaccine (including COVID-19 vaccine) within 28 days before first dose

21. Have taken non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or other drugs that affect coagulation or platelet function within 14 days prior to scheduled lumbar puncture (Part 2 only)

Lifestyle Characteristics

22. History of any drug or alcohol abuse in the past 2 years

23. Regular alcohol consumption in males >21 units per week and in females >14 units per week

24. A confirmed positive alcohol breath test at screening or admission

25. Current smokers and those who have smoked within the last 12 months

26. A confirmed breath carbon monoxide reading of greater than 10 ppm at screening or admission

27. Current users of e-cigarettes and nicotine replacement products and those who have used these products within the last 12 months

28. Confirmed positive drugs of abuse test result

Other

29. Male subjects with pregnant or lactating partners

30. Travelled to an area where there is risk of malaria within the past year unless adequate precautions were taken

31. Subjects who are, or are immediate family members of, a study site or sponsor employee

32. Failure to satisfy the investigator of fitness to participate for any other reason