Phase I Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics of NTB003 in Healthy Participants

Overview

This study is a randomized, double-blind, dose-escalation Phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic characteristics of NTB003 injection in healthy volunteers.

Detailed description

This study is a randomized, double-blind, dose-escalation Phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic characteristics of NTB003 injection in healthy volunteers.

Interventions

• Drug NTB003
  NTB003 dose 1, dose 2, dose 3, dose 4
• Drug Placebo
  Placebo dose 1, dose 2, dose 3, dose 4

Primary outcome measures

• Safety and tolerability, including the incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), treatment-related TEAEs (TRAEs), and serious adverse events (SAEs) [Time frame: Day 0 up to 154 days for healthy participants]

Secondary outcome measures (6)

• Pharmacokinetic parameter Cmax [Time frame: Day 0 up to 154 days]
• Pharmacokinetic parameter Tmax [Time frame: Day 0 up to 154 days]
• Pharmacokinetic parameter AUC [Time frame: Day 0 up to 154 days]
• Pharmacokinetic parameter T1/2 [Time frame: Day 0 up to 154 days]
• Incidence of anti-drug antibody (ADA) development in NTB003 treated participants over time [Time frame: Day 0 up to 154 days]
• PD indicator IGF-1 concentration and changes relative to baseline [Time frame: Day 0 up to 154 days]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

• 1\. Ensure good communication with the Investigator, understand and comply with all requirements of the study, voluntarily participate in the trial, and sign the informed consent form.

2\. participants aged between 25 and 45 inclusive at the time of signing the informed consent form.

3\. Body mass index (BMI) is 19.0 kg/m2≤BMI≤26.0 kg/m2, and men must weigh ≥50 kg and women must weigh≥45 kg.

4\. Physical health and do not have any clinical diseases (including respiratory system, circulatory system, digestive system, nervous system, blood system, genitourinary system, endocrine system diseases) or mental illness (including depression, schizophrenia, etc.) during the screening interview.

5\. Physical examination, electrocardiogram, vital signs, laboratory and other related examinations are normal or abnormalities are of no clinical significance at screening.

6\. Agree to use reliable contraceptive methods with their partners during the trial; female volunteers of childbearing age must have a negative pregnancy test before the first use of the study drug.

Exclusion criteria

• Known or suspected allergy to the investigational drug or any of its components, or predisposition to allergy.
• Previous treatment with any anti-insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) monoclonal antibody.
• Presence of scars, tattoos, moles, tenderness, bruising, erythema, induration, or damage at the intended injection site.
• Difficulty with blood collection, inability to tolerate venous indwelling catheterization, or a history of syncope due to venipuncture.
• Abnormal or did not have results for hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C virus antibody, combined human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antigen/antibody test, or Treponema pallidum antibody (TP-Ab).
• History or suspected history of diabetes mellitus, or fasting blood glucose or glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) above the upper limit of normal during screening.
• History of ear diseases, ear surgery, hearing impairment, or a family history of hearing disorders.
• History of thymic diseases such as thymoma or myasthenia gravis, or autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, or inflammatory bowel disease.
• Use of any medications within 2 weeks prior to screening, including prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, herbal medicines, traditional Chinese medicines, and dietary supplements.
• Any active or suspected bacterial, viral, or fungal infection within 4 weeks prior to screening, such as common cold, viral syndrome, influenza-like symptoms.
• Receipt of live attenuated or inactivated vaccines within 4 weeks prior to screening, or planned vaccination with such vaccines during the study period.
• Underwent surgical procedures within 3 months prior to screening, or plans to undergo surgery during the study period.
• Participation in any other clinical trial and receipt of an investigational drug within 3 months prior to screening.
• Blood donation or significant blood loss (>400 mL), receipt of blood transfusion or blood products within 3 months prior to screening, or plans to donate blood or blood components during the study or within 3 months after completion.
• Current smoker or history of smoking more than 5 cigarettes per day within 3 months prior to screening, or inability to abstain from tobacco products during the study.
• History of alcohol abuse or regular alcohol consumption within 6 months prior to screening, defined as more than 14 units of alcohol per week (1 unit = 360 mL beer, 45 mL spirits with 40% alcohol, or 150 mL wine); unwillingness to abstain from alcohol or alcohol-containing products during the study; or abnormal/unperformed breath alcohol test results.
• History of drug abuse or use of soft drugs (e.g., cannabis) or hard drugs (e.g., cocaine, phencyclidine) within 1 year prior to screening; or positive/unperformed urine drug screening results.
• Special dietary requirements incompatible with a standardized diet.
• Occurrence of acute illness during the screening phase or prior to study drug administration.
• Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the study or make the subject unsuitable for participation.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation

Randomized

Model

Parallel assignment

Masking

Double blind

Primary purpose

Treatment

Study locations

China · 1 center

• Aerospace Center Hospital — Beijing

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07182552 · NTB003-101

Primary sources (government registries)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (US NIH)

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