Vassilios Aslanis, Khalid Abd-Elaziz, Robert J Slack, Anne Brinch, Lise Gravelle, Wayne Morley, De Phung, Kimberly Herman, Ian Holyer, Karen Killerup Poulsen, Peter Dogterom, Susan Tantawi, Fredrik R Zetterberg, Brian Jacoby, Hans Schambye, Bertil Lindmark
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Abstract
Purpose: Overexpression of galectin-3, a β-galactoside-binding lectin, is associated with fibrotic diseases and cancer. Selvigaltin is an oral galectin-3 inhibitor, previously administered as a 50 mg capsule. This study aimed to evaluate the relative bioavailability and food effect of selvigaltin as a 100 mg tablet in healthy volunteers.
Methods: In this single-dose, randomized, three-period, crossover study (GALBA-1; NCT05747573), participants received selvigaltin as a 100 mg tablet (under fasted and fed conditions) or as two 50 mg capsules (under fasted conditions). Primary endpoints included plasma and urine pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters. Secondary endpoints were safety and tolerability.
Results: Of the 13 enrolled participants, 12 completed the study. Under fasted conditions, geometric mean maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax) and systemic exposure (AUC0─inf) of selvigaltin were 161.0% and 84.0% higher, respectively, after administration of a tablet vs. capsules. Under fed vs. fasted conditions, geometric mean Cmax of the selvigaltin tablet was 20.0% lower, whereas AUC0─inf was unaffected. Geometric mean percentage of total dose of selvigaltin excreted in urine over 0─96 h was 30.3% and 35.9% for the tablet under fasted and fed conditions, respectively, and 14.5% for the capsules. No treatment-emergent severe or serious adverse events or study discontinuations due to a treatment-emergent adverse event were reported.
Conclusion: The tablet formulation of selvigaltin displayed higher bioavailability vs. the capsule formulation, with minimal effect of food on PK. Selvigaltin was well-tolerated during all treatments. These findings warrant further clinical development of the tablet formulation of selvigaltin without specific food restrictions.
Clinical trial registration: NCT05747573; February 28, 2023.
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Addressing a wide range of pharmacologic and oncologic concerns on both experimental and clinical levels, Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology is an eminent journal in the field. The primary focus in this rapid publication medium is on new anticancer agents, their experimental screening, preclinical toxicology and pharmacology, single and combined drug administration modalities, and clinical phase I, II and III trials. It is essential reading for pharmacologists and oncologists giving results recorded in the following areas: clinical toxicology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug interactions, and indications for chemotherapy in cancer treatment strategy.