An Open-Label, Crossover, Relative Bioavailability Study Comparing Tablet and Capsule Formulations of SKY-0515 in Healthy Volunteers
Skyhawk Therapeutics, Inc.
16 participants
Mar 7, 2025
Interventional
Conditions
Summary
Study Hypothesis This study aims to compare how the body absorbs two different forms of the drug SKY-0515 tablet and capsule in healthy volunteers. Based on preclinical data, we expect the exposures of these two formulations in healthy volunteers to be similar. Skyhawk will eventually use the tablet formulation to treat Huntington's patient. Who is it for? You may be eligible for this study if you are a healthy male or female volunteer aged 18 to 70 years of age who has met all inclusion criteria and do not meet any exclusion criteria will be eligible to be enrolled. Study details The study is designed to compare the relative bioavailability of single dose oral administration of 2 formulations of SKY-0515, tablet solid dosage form to capsule formulation, in healthy volunteers. All healthy volunteer participants who choose to enroll in this study will receive 8 mg of SKY-0515 which will be administered orally as either a capsule (Treatment A) or a tablet (Treatment B). On Day 1 (Period 1), participants in treatment sequence AB will receive SKY-0515 as a capsule formulation while participants in treatment sequence BA will receive SKY-0515 as a tablet formulation. On Day 9 (Period 2), participants in treatment sequence AB will receive SKY-0515 as a tablet formulation while participants in treatment sequence BA will receive SKY-0515 as a capsule dose. Dose administration between periods will be separated by washout period of 8 days. All participants will have their vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and respiratory rate) and ECGs checked, and will provide blood and urine samples for testing to ensure SKY-0515 is safe and well tolerated.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria24
- Must have given written informed consent before any study-related activities are performed and must be able to understand the full nature and purpose of the study, including possible risks and adverse effects.
- Adult males and females, 18 to 70 years of age (inclusive) at screening.
- Body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 18.0 and less than or equal to 35.0 kg/m2, with a body weight greater than or equal to 50.0 kg and less than 130.0 kg at screening.
- Medically healthy (in the opinion of the PI or delegate), as determined by pre-study medical history, and without CS abnormalities including the following:
- a. Physical examination without any clinically relevant findings;
- b. Systolic blood pressure in the range of 90 to 160 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure in the range of 50 to 95 mmHg after resting for 5 minutes in a supine or semi-supine position.
- c. Pulse rate in the range of 45 to 100 bpm after 5 minutes resting in a supine or semi-supine position.
- d. Body temperature (tympanic), between 35.5°C and 37.7°C (inclusive).
- e. ECG without CS abnormalities including QT interval corrected using the Fredericia forrmula (QTcF) less than 450 msec for male participants and less than 470 msec for female participants.
- f. No CS findings in chemistry, hematology, coagulation, and urinalysis tests (in the opinion of the PI or delegate).
- g. Neutrophil count greater than or equal to 2x10^9/L, platelets count greater than or equal to 150x10^9/L and reticulocyte count greater than or equal to 0.2% of total red blood cells count.
- Participant is willing to refrain from consuming food or beverages containing caffeine and/or xanthene products, from at least 24 hours prior to dosing on Day 1 and Day 9, and until 24 hours after each dose.
- Female volunteers:
- a. Must be of non-child-bearing potential i.e., surgically sterilised (hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, bilateral oophorectomy) at least 6 weeks before the screening visit or postmenopausal (where postmenopausal is defined as no menses for 12 months without an alternative medical cause and a follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) level consistent with postmenopausal status, per local laboratory guidelines), or
- b. If of child-bearing potential, must:
- i. Have a negative pregnancy test at the screening visit and on admission to the study site on Day-1.
- ii. Agree not to attempt to become pregnant or donate ova from signing the consent form until at least 37 days after the last dose of study drug.
- iii. If not exclusively in a same-sex relationship or abstinent as a committed lifestyle or if abstinent from 30 days prior to screening and unwilling to remain abstinent until at least 37 days after the last dose of study drug, must agree to use adequate contraception (defined as use of a condom by the male partner combined with use of a highly effective method of contraception from one month prior to screening until at least 37 days after the last dose of study drug.
- Male volunteers:
- a. Must agree not to donate sperm between signing the consent form and at least 180 days after the last dose of study drug .
- b. If engaging in sexual intercourse with a female partner who could become pregnant, must agree to use adequate contraception (defined as use of a condom combined with use of a highly effective method of contraception between signing the consent and at least 180 days after the last dose of study drug.
- c. If engaging in sexual intercourse with a female partner who is not of childbearing potential or a same-sex partner, must agree to use a condom between signing the consent form and at least 180 days after the last dose of study drug .
- Have suitable venous access for blood sampling.
- Willing and able to comply with all study assessments and adhere to the protocol schedule and restrictions.
Exclusion Criteria34
- Volunteers will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following criteria:
- Any active infection that requires systemically absorbed antibiotic, antifungal, antiparasitic or antiviral medications.
- Suffers from frequent or recurrent infections (defined as greater than or equal to 3 recurrent or separate occurrences in the 12 months preceding first study drug administration or 2 recurrent or separate occurrences in the 6 months preceding first study drug administration).
- Active malignancy and/or any history of malignant disease in the last 5 years (excludes surgically resected skin squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma or low grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia).
- Evidence of clinically relevant immunosuppression, including (but not limited to), immunodeficiency conditions such as common variable hypogammaglobulinemia.
- History of hypersensitivity reaction, anaphylaxis or other CS reactions or known allergy to the study drug or its ingredients.
- Presence or history of cardiovascular disease (including unstable angina, myocardial infarction, chronic heart failure).
- History of any CS disorder, including haematologic, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, GI, connective tissue disease, uncontrolled endocrine/metabolic, neurologic (including seizures, strokes, brain tumours), and psychiatric diseases, or any disorder that may prevent the successful completion of the study or influence the absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, or action of the study drug.
- Prescence or having sequelae of GI, liver, kidney, or other conditions known to interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of drugs (prior gall bladder and/or appendix removal is not exclusionary if the procedure was undertaken greater than or equal to 3 months prior to study drug administration; if less than 3 months, history of such procedures may still be considered not exclusionary if it is deemed appropriate by the PI or delegate).
- History of surgery or hospitalisation within 12 weeks prior to screening, or surgery planned during the study.
- Lack of suitable veins for multiple venipunctures/cannulations as assessed by the PI or delegate at screening or Day -1.
- Volunteer has significant (greater than 10%) weight gain or loss between screening and Day -1.
- Volunteer has donated blood/blood products or experienced significant blood loss within 3 months prior to the first dose administration.
- Laboratory results at screening that indicate inadequate renal function (estimated creatinine clearance of less than 60 mL/min calculated by the Cockcroft and Gault formula).
- Liver function test results elevated more than 1.5-fold above the Upper limit of normal (ULN) for gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT), ALP, AST or ALT. Volunteers with ALP and/or ALT/AST above the limits specified may be included, at the discretion of the PI, if the levels are unaccompanied by clinical signs and are determined to be normal variants.
- Liver function tests outside the normal range for bilirubin (more than 1.5-fold above the ULN for total bilirubin).
- Any clinically relevant laboratory finding or medical condition that could place the participant at risk for participation in the study, in the opinion of the PI.
- Use of any vaccinations within 14 days (within 4 weeks for live virus vaccines) prior to the first study drug administration.
- Use of any prescription medication or over-the-counter medication/supplements/herbal medications within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Exceptions include:
- a. Contraception,
- b. Antihistamines,
- c. Occasional use of paracetamol (doses of 500 mg up to every 6 hours or 2 g per day maximum for no more than 3 consecutive days) or ibuprofen (doses of 400 mg up to every 6 hours or 1.2 g per day maximum for no more than 3 consecutive days),
- d. Low doses of multivitamins,
- Use of St. John’s Wort (hypericin) within 30 days prior to first dose of study drug.
- Concurrent enrolment in another clinical study, or participation in another clinical study within 30 days or 5 half-lives of the IP (whichever is longer) prior to screening.
- Regular consumption of greater than 10 standard alcoholic drinks/week where 1 standard drink is 10 g of pure alcohol and is equivalent to 285 mL beer [4.9% Alc/Vol], 100 mL wine [12% Alc/Vol], 30 mL spirit [40% Alc/Vol]), and/or volunteer is unwilling to abstain from alcohol while confined to the study site.
- Positive alcohol breath test at screening or upon admission to the study site on Day -1.
- Positive urine drugs of abuse test at screening or upon admission to the study site on Day -1.
- Volunteer has a positive cotinine test upon admission to the study site on Day -1.
- Volunteer smokes 10 or more cigarettes or equivalent (see note below) per week, and/or volunteer is unwilling to abstain from smoking for at least 48 hours prior to check-in (Day -1) and while confined to the study site.
- Volunteer is breastfeeding/lactating or pregnant, or planning to breastfeed or become pregnant during the study.
- Known substance abuse or medical, psychological, or social conditions that, in the opinion of the PI (or delegate), may interfere with the volunteers inclusion in the clinical study or evaluation of the clinical study results.
- Positive Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), Hepatitis C (HepC) virus antibody, or human immunodeficiency (HIV) antibody tests.
- Any other condition or prior therapy that in the opinion of the PI (or delegate) would make the volunteer unsuitable for this study, including inability to cooperate fully with the requirements of the study protocol or likelihood of noncompliance with any study requirements.
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Interventions
This is a Phase 1, open-label, single-centre, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic (PK) study evaluating two oral formulations of SKY-0515 in healthy volunteers. The study is a randomized, two-period, two-sequence, complete crossover design comparing capsule formulation to tablet formulation. Healthy adult participants will be enrolled and randomized to one of two treatment sequences, SKY-0515 as a capsule formulation (Treatment A) or tablet formulation (Treatment B). A total of 16 participants will be enrolled across 2 treatment sequences (AB/BA). Each treatment sequence will enrol 8 participants.. Participants will receive single doses of 8 mg SKY-0515 as a capsule formulation (Treatment A) or tablet formulation (Treatment B) on Day 1 and Day 9, depending on their treatment sequence assignment. On Day 1 (Period 1), participants in treatment sequence AB will receive SKY-0515 as a capsule formulation while participants in treatment sequence BA will receive SKY-0515 as a tablet formulation. On Day 9 (Period 2), participants in treatment sequence AB will receive SKY-0515 as a tablet formulation while participants in treatment sequence BA will receive SKY-0515 as a capsule formulation. Dose administration between periods will be separated by washout period of 8 days. Participants will be discharged from site after the last PK sample has been collected on Day 16, except in the case of adverse event (AE) required to be followed to resolution at the Principal Investigator (PI) discretion. Adherence to the intervention will be done via supervised drug administration.
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