Phase 1
N=40
Drug-Drug Interaction Study of Evobrutinib and Transporter Substrates
Healthy
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05064488 ↗Enrolled (actual)
40
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Dec 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Part 1: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinity (AUC0-inf) of Digoxin — 15.8; 18.7 Hour*nanogram per milliliter (h*ng/mL)
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Interventions
- Evobrutinib (45mg) (Drug); Digoxin (0.25mg) (Drug); Metformin (10mg) (Drug); Rosuvastatin (10mg) (Drug); Sumatriptan (25mg) (Drug)
- Age
- Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
- Primary completion
- Dec 2021
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Part 1: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinity (AUC0-inf) of Digoxin |
15.8; 18.7 | — |
| PRIMARY Part 1: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinity (AUC0-inf) of Metformin |
20.2; 42.2 | — |
| PRIMARY Part 1: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinity (AUC0-inf) of Rosuvastatin |
34.6; 34.3 | — |
| PRIMARY Part 2: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinity (AUC0-inf) of Sumatriptan |
52.5; 46.9 | — |
| PRIMARY Part 1: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Digoxin |
1.15; 1.15 | — |
| PRIMARY Part 1: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Metformin |
3.24; 6.58 | — |
| PRIMARY Part 1: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Rosuvastatin |
2.35; 2.16 | — |
| PRIMARY Part 2: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Sumatriptan |
13.4; 10.9 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 and Part 2: Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious TEAEs |
7; 9; 6; 6; 10; 8 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 and Part 2: Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) by Severity |
5; 9; 6; 4; 10; 7 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 and Part 2: Number of Participants With Clinically Relevant Changes From Baseline in Laboratory Parameters |
0; 0; 0; 0; 0; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 and Part 2: Number of Participants With Clinically Relevant Changes From Baseline in Vital Signs |
0; 0; 0; 0; 0; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1 and Part 2: Number of Participants With Clinically Relevant Changes From Baseline in 12-Lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) Findings |
0; 0; 0; 0; 0; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Time to Reach Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Digoxin |
1.50; 2.00 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Time to Reach Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Metformin |
3.00; 4.00 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Time to Reach Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Rosuvastatin |
4.00; 4.00 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2: Time to Reach Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Sumatriptan |
2.00; 2.00 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Apparent Terminal Half-Life (t1/2) of Digoxin |
31.0; 46.9 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Apparent Terminal Half-Life (t1/2) of Metformin |
3.02; 3.50 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Apparent Terminal Half-Life (t1/2) of Rosuvastatin |
15.5; 15.5 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2: Apparent Terminal Half-Life (t1/2) of Sumatriptan |
3.16; 3.56 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Last Sampling Time (AUC0-tlast) of Digoxin |
12.1; 12.9 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Last Sampling Time (AUC0-tlast) of Metformin |
19.5; 41.3 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Last Sampling Time (AUC0-tlast) of Rosuvastatin |
31.0; 30.9 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Last Sampling Time (AUC0-tlast) of Sumatriptan |
51.2; 45.5 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Apparent Total Body Clearance From Plasma (CL/F) of Digoxin |
15.9; 13.4 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Apparent Total Body Clearance From Plasma (CL/F) of Metformin |
495; 237 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Apparent Total Body Clearance From Plasma (CL/F) of Rosuvastatin |
289; 292 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2: Apparent Total Body Clearance From Plasma (CL/F) of Sumatriptan |
476; 533 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Apparent Volume of Distribution During the Terminal Phase (Vz/F) of Digoxin |
787; 861 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Apparent Volume of Distribution During the Terminal Phase (Vz/F) of Metformin |
2206; 1389 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Apparent Volume of Distribution During the Terminal Phase (Vz/F) of Rosuvastatin |
6712; 5789 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 2: Apparent Volume of Distribution During the Terminal Phase (Vz/F) of Sumatriptan |
2193; 3007 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Cumulative Amount Excreted (CAE) From Time Zero to the End of the Collection Interval After Dosing Dosing (Ae0-36) of Metformin |
0.574; 1.24 | — |
| SECONDARY Part 1: Renal Clearance (CLr) of Metformin |
28.5; 29.7 | — |
Summary
This study consisted of 2 parts: Part 1 and 2. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetic, safety and tolerability of multiple doses of evobrutinib on single doses of digoxin, metformin and rosuvastatin in Part-1 and sumatriptan in Part-2 of the study.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Participants were overtly healthy as determined by medical evaluation, including no clinically significant abnormality identified on physical examination or laboratory evaluation and no active clinically significant disorder, condition, infection or disease that would pose a risk to participant safety or interfere with the study evaluation, procedures, or completion
- Participants had a body weight within 50.0 and 100.0 kilograms [kg] (inclusive) and body mass index within the range of 19.0 and 30.0 kilograms per square meter [kg/m^2] (inclusive)
- Other protocol defined inclusion criteria could apply
Exclusion Criteria
- History or presence of clinically relevant respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, hematological, lymphatic, neurological, cardiovascular, psychiatric, musculoskeletal, genitourinary, immunological, dermatological, connective tissue diseases or disorders, as determined by medical evaluation
- Individuals with diagnosis of hemochromatosis, Wilson´s disease, alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency, or any other chronic liver disease including Gilbert's disease were excluded from the study
- Prior history of cholecystectomy or splenectomy, and any clinically relevant surgery within 6 months prior to Screening
- History of any malignancy
- History of chronic or recurrent acute infection or any bacterial, viral, parasitic or fungal infections within 30 days prior to Screening and at any time between Screening and admission, or hospitalization due to infection within 6 months prior to Screening
- History of shingles within 12 months prior to Screening
- History of drug hypersensitivity, ascertained or presumptive allergy/hypersensitivity to the active drug substance and/or formulation ingredients; history of serious allergic reactions leading to hospitalization or any other hypersensitivity reaction in general, which may affect the safety of the participant and/or outcome of the study per the Investigator's discretion
- History of alcoholism or drug abuse within 2 years prior to Screening, or positive for drugs of abuse, nicotine/cotinine or alcohol by the laboratory assays conducted during Screening and Day -1
- History of residential exposure to tuberculosis, or a positive QuantiFERON® test within 4 weeks prior to or at the time of Screening
- Administration of live vaccines or live-attenuated virus vaccines within 3 months prior to Screening
- Moderate or strong inhibitors or inducers of Cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A (CYP3A4/5) within 4 weeks prior to the first administration of study intervention
- Other protocol defined exclusion criteria could apply
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05064488). 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.