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Antisense Oligonucleotide

Mild hepatic impairment patients for Liver Disease

Phase 1
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up day 1 (0 hour (pre-dose) 0.5 hour, 1 hour, 1.5 hour, 2 hour, 3 hour, 4 hour, 6 hour, 8 hour, 12 hour), day 2, day 3, day 4, day 8, day 30 and day 60
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Study Summary

This was a Phase I, open-label, single-dose, parallel-group study in participants with mild hepatic impairment (HI) and healthy matched control participants with normal hepatic function designed to evaluate the PK of pelacarsen following a single 80 mg s.c. dose. Participants were matched by gender, age (±10 years), and body weight (±15%).

Eligible Conditions
  • Liver Disease

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~day 1 (0 hour (pre-dose) 0.5 hour, 1 hour, 1.5 hour, 2 hour, 3 hour, 4 hour, 6 hour, 8 hour, 12 hour), day 2, day 3, day 4, day 8, day 30 and day 60
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and day 1 (0 hour (pre-dose) 0.5 hour, 1 hour, 1.5 hour, 2 hour, 3 hour, 4 hour, 6 hour, 8 hour, 12 hour), day 2, day 3, day 4, day 8, day 30 and day 60 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Pharmacokinetic parameters of pelacarsen: AUCinf
Pharmacokinetic parameters of pelacarsen: AUClast
Pharmacokinetic parameters of pelacarsen: Cmax

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Mild hepatic impairment patientsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants with mild hepatic impairment
Group II: Healthy participantsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Matched healthy participants with normal hepatic function
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Pelacarsen
2018
Completed Phase 1
~50

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Novartis PharmaceuticalsLead Sponsor
2,859 Previous Clinical Trials
4,198,227 Total Patients Enrolled

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~5 spots leftby Apr 2025