Phase 1
N=24
Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics of Lemborexant (E2006) and Its Metabolites in Subjects With Mild and Moderate Hepatic Impairment Compared to Healthy Subjects
Hepatic Impairment
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03440424 ↗Enrolled (actual)
24
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2020
Primary outcome: Primary: Cmax: Maximum Plasma Concentration of Lemborexant — 62.9; 48.7; 39.8 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL)
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Interventions
- Lemborexant (Drug)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Eisai Inc.
- Primary completion
- Apr 2018
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Cmax: Maximum Plasma Concentration of Lemborexant |
62.9; 48.7; 39.8 | — |
| PRIMARY AUC(0-8 Hours): Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to 8 Hours Postdose of Lemoborexant |
163; 138; 133 | — |
| PRIMARY AUC(0-72 Hours): Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to 72 Hours Postdose of Lemoborexant |
383; 352; 306 | — |
| PRIMARY AUC(0-t Hours): Area Under Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time Zero to Time of Last Quantifiable Concentration of Lemborexant |
574; 651; 435 | — |
| PRIMARY AUC(0-inf): Area Under Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time Zero to Infinity of Lemborexant |
567; 696; 453 | — |
| SECONDARY AUCu: AUC(0-inf) Values Adjusted by Unbound Fraction in Plasma of Lemborexant |
34.9; 45.1; 27.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Cmax: Maximum Plasma Concentration of Lemborexant's Metabolites M4, M9, and M10 |
7.73; 5.74; 7.97; 4.49; 3.50; 5.33 | — |
| SECONDARY Tmax: Time to Reach Maximum Plasma Concentration of Lemborexant and Its Metabolites M4, M9, M10 |
1.00; 1.00; 1.25; 1.75; 1.75; 2.00 | — |
| SECONDARY AUC(0-8 Hours): Area Under Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time Zero to 8 Hours Postdose of Lemborexant's Metabolites M4, M9, and M10 |
44.2; 31.0; 44.6; 17.5; 14.0; 22.2 | — |
| SECONDARY AUC(0-72 Hours): Area Under Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time Zero to 72 Hours Postdose of Lemborexant's Metabolites M4, M9, and M10 |
153; 123; 144; 52.1; 52.5; 69.1 | — |
| SECONDARY AUC(0-t Hours): Area Under Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time Zero to t Hours Postdose of Lemborexant's Metabolites M4, M9, and M10 |
208; 191; 184; 69.7; 89.6; 88.7 | — |
| SECONDARY AUC(0-inf): Area Under Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time Zero to Inf Hours Postdose of Lemborexant's Metabolites M4, M9, and M10 |
220; 223; 191; 72.6; 108; 92.5 | — |
| SECONDARY T1/2: Terminal Plasma Phase Half-life of Lemborexant and Its Metabolites M4, M9, M10 |
92.7; 115; 71.1; 69.2; 102; 68.1 | — |
| SECONDARY CL/F: Apparent Total Body Clearance of Lemborexant |
17.6; 14.4; 22.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Vz/F: Apparent Volume of Distribution of Lemborexant |
1880; 2170; 2130 | — |
| SECONDARY MPR: Metabolite-to-Parent Ratios of AUC(0-inf) for Lemborexant's Metabolites M4, M9, and M10 |
0.343; 0.289; 0.405; 0.123; 0.144; 0.198 | — |
| SECONDARY fu: Plasma Protein Unbound Fraction of Lemborexant and Its Metabolites M4, M9, and M10 |
0.0630; 0.0650; 0.0597; 0.247; 0.247; 0.230 | — |
| SECONDARY CLu/F: Apparent Clearance Relative to the Unbound Plasma Concentration Based on AUCu of Lemborexant |
287; 222; 370 | — |
Summary
This study will be conducted to assess the effect of mild and moderate hepatic impairment on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of lemborexant after a single-dose administration.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria for All Participants:
- Male or female participants, ages 18 to 79, inclusive, at the time of informed consent
- Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 40 kilograms per meters squared, inclusive, at Screening
- Voluntary agreement to provide written informed consent, and the willingness and ability to comply with all aspects of the protocol
- Nonsmokers or smokers who smoke 20 cigarettes or less per day
- For Cohorts A and B: stable (without any change in disease status for at least 60 days prior to study Screening) hepatic impairment conforming to Child-Pugh classification A or B, respectively, and documented by medical history and a physical examination
- For Cohort C: healthy participants matched to participants with hepatic impairment with regard to age (±10 years), sex, and BMI (±20%), and as determined by no clinically significant deviation from normal in medical history, physical examination, electrocardiogram (ECG), and clinical laboratory determinations
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria for All Participants:
- Females who are breastfeeding or pregnant at Screening or Baseline
- Females of childbearing potential who did not use a highly effective method of contraception within 28 days before study entry, or who did not agree to use an approved method of contraception from 28 days before study entry, throughout the entire study period, and for 28 days after study drug discontinuation. Approved (highly effective) methods of contraception for this study included at least one of the following: 1. Total abstinence (if it was their preferred and usual lifestyle); 2. An intrauterine device or intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS); 3. A double-barrier method of contraception such as condom plus diaphragm with spermicide; 4. A contraceptive implant; 5. An oral contraceptive (with additional barrier method). Participant must have been on a stable dose of the same oral contraceptive product for at least 28 days before dosing, throughout the study, and for 28 days after study drug discontinuation; 6. Have a vasectomized partner with confirmed azoospermia. (Note: All females will be considered to be of childbearing potential unless they are postmenopausal (amenorrheic for at least 12 consecutive months, in the appropriate age group, and without other known or suspected cause) or have been sterilized surgically (i.e., bilateral tubal ligation, total hysterectomy, or bilateral oophorectomy, all with surgery at least 1 month before dosing).
- Known to be positive for human immunodeficiency virus
- Currently enrolled in another clinical study or used any investigational drug or device within 4 weeks, or 5 times the half-life of the investigational drug (whichever is longer), preceding informed consent
- Receipt of blood products within 4 weeks, or donation of blood within 8 weeks, or donation of plasma within 1 week of dosing until study discharge
- Intake of herbal preparations containing St. John's Wort within 4 weeks prior to dosing until study discharge
- Intake of nutritional supplements (including herbal preparations), foods or beverages that may affect cytochrome P3A enzyme (e.g., alcohol, grapefruit, grapefruit juice, grapefruit-containing beverages, apple or orange juice, vegetables from the mustard green family [e.g., kale, broccoli, watercress, collard greens, kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts, mustard] and charbroiled meats) within 1 week before dosing until study discharge
- Intake of beverages, food, or other products that contain caffeine from 24 hours before until 48 hours after dosing with lemborexant
- Engagement in strenuous exercise (e.g., moving large bulky items, bodybuilding) within 2 weeks prior to check-in until study discharge
- History of clinically significant drug or food allergies, or is presently experiencing significant seasonal allergies
- A prolonged QT/corrected QT (QTc) interval (QTc >480 milliseconds) demonstrated on ECG at Screening or Baseline (Day -1)
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03440424). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.