Thorough QT/QTc study to evaluate the effect of a single supratherapeutic dose of islatravir on QTc interval prolongation in healthy adults.

Autor:	Matthews RP; Translational Medicine, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA., Liu Y; Translational Medicine, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA., Matthews C; Translational Medicine, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA., Butterfield KL; Translational Medicine, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA., O'Reilly T; Clinical Research, Celerion, Tempe, Arizona, USA., Stoch SA; Translational Medicine, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA., Iwamoto M; Translational Medicine, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy [Antimicrob Agents Chemother] 2024 Aug 07; Vol. 68 (8), pp. e0046424. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 02.
DOI:	10.1128/aac.00464-24
Abstrakt:	Islatravir is a deoxynucleoside analog being developed for the treatment of HIV-1 infection. Clinical studies are being conducted to evaluate islatravir, administered in combination with other antiretroviral therapies, at doses of 0.25 mg once daily and 2 mg once weekly. In multiple previous clinical studies, islatravir was generally well tolerated, with no clear trend in cardiac adverse events. A trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of islatravir on cardiac repolarization. A randomized, double-blind, active- and placebo-controlled phase 1 trial was conducted, in which a single dose of islatravir 0.75 mg, islatravir 240 mg (supratherapeutic dose), moxifloxacin 400 mg (active control), or placebo was administered. Continuous 12-lead electrocardiogram monitoring was performed before dosing through 24 hours after dosing. QT interval measurements were collected, and safety and pharmacokinetics were evaluated. Sixty-three participants were enrolled, and 59 completed the study. Fridericia's QT correction for heart rate was inadequate; therefore, a population-specific correction was applied (QTcP). The placebo-corrected change from baseline in QTcP (ΔΔQTcP) interval at the observed geometric mean maximum plasma concentration associated with islatravir 0.75 mg and islatravir 240 mg was <10 ms at all time points. Assay sensitivity was confirmed because the use of moxifloxacin 400 mg led to a ΔΔQTcP >10 ms. The pharmacokinetic profile of islatravir was consistent with that of previous studies, and islatravir was generally well tolerated. Results from the current trial suggest that single doses of islatravir as high as 240 mg do not lead to QTc interval prolongation. Competing Interests: R.P.M., Y.L., C.M., K.L.B., S.A.S., and M.I. are current or former employees of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, and may own stock and/or options in Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. T.O. has no conflicts to disclose.
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