Yimin Cui, MD, PhD1, Junyu Xu, MS1, Xia Zhao, MS1, Yongjia Ji, MD, PhD2, Chenxi Qian, MS2, Xin Zhang, PhD3, Kris Todd, MS3, Feng Wang, MD, PhD2 1Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Shanghai, Shanghai, China; 3Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
Introduction: Mirikizumab (Miri) is being developed for the treatment of immune-mediated diseases involving the IL-23 pathway, such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. The analyses aim to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of Miri after a single dose in Chinese healthy adults.
Methods: This study (NCT04137380) is a randomized, subject and investigator blinded, placebo-controlled, phase 1 single-dose study. The study consisted of 5 planned dose cohorts: 3 intravenous (IV) dose cohorts (300, 600, and 1200 mg) and 2 subcutaneous (SC) dose cohorts (200 and 400 mg). Subjects were randomized within each cohort to receive Miri (10 subjects) or placebo (2 subjects). The primary objective is to assess the safety and tolerability of single Miri doses in Chinese healthy subjects. Frequencies of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were summarized by treatment and visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores were summarized and plotted by time point. The secondary objective is to evaluate the PK of single Miri doses in Chinese healthy subjects. The PK parameters were calculated by standard noncompartmental methods of analysis and summarized by treatment.
Results: Sixty subjects were enrolled in the study and 59 completed the study. One subject was discontinued due to physician decision as she was pregnant. Overall, 28 (56.0%) subjects who received Miri reported 49 TEAEs and 8 (80.0%) subjects who received placebo reported 18 TEAEs during the study. The majority of TEAEs were mild in severity. No death or serious adverse events occurred during the study. No injection site reaction TEAEs were reported in SC treatment groups. The distribution of VAS pain scores was similar across the SC treatment including placebo. Following IV doses of 300 to 1200 mg Miri, the geometric mean of both AUC(0-∞) and Cmax increased by approximately 3.5-fold, suggesting linear PK over IV dose range, and the geometric mean t1/2 ranged from 9.53 to 11.9 days. Following SC doses of 200 and 400 mg Miri, the median tmax was 2.98 days and the geometric mean t1/2 was 10.6 and 10.4 days, respectively. The geometric mean of both AUC(0-∞) and Cmax increased by approximately 1.6-fold, suggesting linear PK over SC dose range. Absolute bioavailability based on pooled IV and SC data was 38.2%.
Discussion: Intravenous doses of Miri up to 1200 mg and SC doses up to 400 mg were well tolerated by Chinese healthy subjects, and the PK profile in Chinese subjects was comparable with that observed in the Caucasian population.
Disclosures:
Yimin Cui indicated no relevant financial relationships.
Junyu Xu indicated no relevant financial relationships.
Xia Zhao indicated no relevant financial relationships.
Yongjia Ji: Eli Lilly and Company – Employee, Stock Options.
Chenxi Qian: Eli Lilly and Company – Employee, Stock Options.
Xin Zhang: Eli Lilly and Company – Employee, Stock Options.
Kris Todd: Eli Lilly and Company – Employee.
Feng Wang: Eli Lilly and Company – Employee.
Yimin Cui, MD, PhD1, Junyu Xu, MS1, Xia Zhao, MS1, Yongjia Ji, MD, PhD2, Chenxi Qian, MS2, Xin Zhang, PhD3, Kris Todd, MS3, Feng Wang, MD, PhD2. P3546 - Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Mirikizumab in Chinese Healthy Subjects: Results from a Phase 1 Study, ACG 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts. Vancouver, BC, Canada: American College of Gastroenterology.