The study aims to investigate the effect of YM150 and to compare gender and ethnic differences in healthy Caucasian and Japanese male and female subjects.

Each dose group consists of a cohort of 8 Caucasian and 8 Japanese male subjects to be randomized such that 6 subjects of each race receive active treatment and 2 subjects of each race receive matching placebo. The highest tolerated dose is repeated with a cohort of 8 Caucasian and 8 Japanese female subjects, unless emerging safety and PK information justifies higher dose levels or require additional female dose groups.

Each subject is administered a single dose YM150 or placebo on Day 1 followed by multiple doses of YM150 or placebo once daily on Days 3 to 9.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Japanese subjects had to be born in Japan, have Japanese parents, have Japanese passports, have been resident in the West for no longer than 10 years or not at all and have a Japanese lifestyle (food habit)

Caucasian subjects:

• Body weight:

  • Males: 60-100 kg
  • Females: 50-90 kg

• BMI: 18.0-27.0 kg/m2 (males and females)

Japanese subjects:

• Body weight:

  • Males: 50-80 kg
  • Females: 40-70 kg

• BMI: 18.0-27.0 kg/m2 (males and females)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Female subject of child-bearing potential, not practicing adequate methods to prevent pregnancies, like abstinence or double barrier methods (e.g. condom in combination with a spermicidal crème)
• Female subject showing a positive pregnancy test
• Lactating mother or woman with an intention of pregnancy
• Known or suspected hypersensitivity to YM150 or any of the constituents of the formulations used
• History of and/or any sign or symptom indicating current abnormal hemostasis or blood dyscrasia, including but not limited to neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, thrombocytopathy, thromboasthenia, hemophilia, Von Willebrand's disease, and vascular purpura, bleeding gums, or frequent nose bleeding
• Family history of congenital vascular malformation (e.g. Marfan's Syndrome) and/or bleeding disorder (e.g. hemophilia, Von Willebrand's disease, Christmas disease)
• History of peptic ulcer or of any other organic lesion susceptible to bleed
• PT or aPTT at the screening visit outside the normal range
• Any surgical intervention (including tooth extraction) or trauma within the last 3 months preceding the initiation of the study
• Any clinically significant history of asthma, eczema, any other clinically significant allergic condition or previous severe hypersensitivity to any other drug
• Any clinically significant upper gastro-intestinal symptoms likely to interfere with the absorption of the drug
• History or presence of any cardiovascular disease or disorder
• History of a clinically significant ECG abnormality
• Any clinically relevant history of other disease or disorder - gastrointestinal, respiratory, renal, hepatic, neurological, dermatological, psychiatric or metabolic
• Any clinically significant abnormality following the investigator's review of the pre-study physical examination, ECG, and clinical laboratory tests
• Abnormal heart rate and blood pressure measurements at the screening visit as follows: heart rate <40 or >90 bpm; mean systolic blood pressure <95 or >160 mmHg; mean diastolic blood pressure <40 or >95 mmHg (blood pressure measurements taken in triplicate after subject has been resting in supine position for 5 min)
• Regular use of any prescribed or OTC drugs in the 4 weeks prior to admission to the clinical unit OR any use of such drugs in the 2 weeks prior to admission to the clinical unit
• History of drug abuse at any time, OR any use of drugs of abuse within 3 months prior to admission to the clinical unit
• Participation in any clinical study within 3 months, or participation in more than 3 clinical studies within 12 months, prior to the expected date of enrolment into the study
• History of drinking more than 21 units of alcohol per week (1 unit = 270 ml of beer or 40 ml of spirits or 125 ml of wine) within 3 months prior to admission to the clinical unit
• History of smoking more than 10 cigarettes (or equivalent amount of tobacco) per day within 3 months prior to admission to the clinical unit
• Subject, who is anti-HAV (IgM), anti-HCV, HBsAg or HIV-1 or -2 positive
• Donation of blood (>400 ml) or blood products within 3 months prior to admission to the clinical unit or plasmapheresis within 4 weeks prior to admission to the clinical unit
• Employees of the Astellas Group or CRO involved in the study