AZD2423 Single Ascending Dose Study in Healthy Japanese Subjects

A Phase I, Single Centre, Double-blind, Randomised, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Oral AZD2423 After Single Ascending Doses in Healthy Japanese Male and Non-Fertile Female Volunteers

This is a Phase I, single centre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of AZD2423 following single ascending dose administration to healthy Japanese subjects.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy Japanese male and non-fertile female subjects aged ≥20 to ≤55 years with suitable veins for cannulation or repeated venepuncture.
• Body weight 45-90 kg and Body mass index (BMI) ≥18.0 and ≤27.0 kg/m2
• Clinically normal physical findings including supine blood pressure, pulse rate, orthostatic blood pressure, ECG, and laboratory assessments in relation to age, as judged by the Investigator.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of any clinically significant disease or disorder which, in the opinion of the Investigator, may either put the subject at risk because of participation in the study, or influence the results or the subject's ability to participate in the study.
• Any clinically significant illness/infection or medical/surgical procedure or trauma, as judged by the Principal Investigator, within 3 months of the first administration of investigational product.
• Frequent use of tobacco or other nicotine containing products. Frequent use is defined as smoking or consumption/intake of nicotine products more than two days per week during the last 12 weeks.