Study of the Product QGC001 as a Single Dose and Multiple Doses Administered Orally to Healthy Adult Subjects

Part 1: Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Ascending Single Dose and Food Influence Study of QGC001 Administered Orally To Healthy Adult Subjects, Part 2: Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Ascending Multiple Dose Study of QGC001 Administered Orally To Healthy Adult Subjects.

1QG2 is a Phase 1 study aiming to assess the safety and tolerability of ascending single/multiple oral doses (SAD & MAD) in healthy young subjects, the preliminary food interaction and the effect of QGC001 on blood pressure and heart rate, but also to determine pharmacokinetic preliminary profiles of QGC001 and its metabolite EC33 and pharmacodynamic preliminary profiles of QGC001 and its metabolite EC33 especially effects on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone and copeptin systems.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Caucasian, male healthy subjects of 18 to 45 years of age (inclusive).
• Body weight ≥50 kg, with a body mass index calculated as weight in kg/(height in m2) from 18 to 27 kg/m2 at screening.
• Subjects will sign and date an informed consent form before any study-specific screening procedure is performed.
• Healthy, as determined by the investigator on the basis of medical history, physical examination findings, clinical laboratory test results, vital sign measurements, and digital 12 lead ECG readings.
• Non-smoker or smoker of fewer than 5 cigarettes per day as determined by history. Must be able to abstain from smoking during the inpatient stay.
• Have a high probability for compliance with and completion of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any significant cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, dermatological, haematological, neurologic, psychiatric disease or history of any clinically important drug allergy.
• Acute disease state within 7 days before study day 1.
• History of drug abuse within 1 year before study day 1.
• History of alcoholism within 1 year before day 1. Consumption of more than 50 g of ethanol per day.
• Positive serologic findings for human immunodeficiency virus antibodies, hepatitis B surface antigen, and/or hepatitis C virus antibodies.
• Positive findings of urine drug screen (e.g., amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine, methadone, opiates, MDMA)
• History of any clinically important drug allergy.
• Prohibited Treatments: use of any investigational drug within 90 days or prescription drug within 30 days before investigational medical product administration.
• Consumption of any caffeine-containing products in excess of 6 cups per day (or equivalent), of grapefruit, grapefruit-containing products, or alcoholic beverages within 24 hours before study day 1.
• Use of any over-the-counter drugs including herbal supplements (except for the occasional use of acetaminophen [paracetamol], aspirin and vitamins ≤100% recommended daily allowance) within 7 days before investigational medicinal product administration.
• Donation of blood (i.e. 450 ml) within 90 days before study day 1.