Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Single Rising Doses of BIIB 722 CL and HPβCD in Young Healthy Male Volunteers

Safety, Tolerability and Preliminary Pharmacokinetics of Single Rising Doses of 1 mg, 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg, 25 mg, 37.5 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg, 100 mg, 125 mg and 150 mg BIIB 722 CL (Calculated as 'Free Base') and HPβCD Given as Intravenous Infusion Over 30 Minutes to Young Healthy Male Subjects. A Single-centre, Single-blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomised Study.

Study to assess safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK) of single intravenous (i.v.) doses of BIIB 722 CL

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy males
• 21 to 50 years of age
• Broca index >= -20% and <= +20%
• Written informed consent according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and local legislation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any finding of the medical examination (including blood pressure, pulse rate and Electrocardiogram (ECG)) deviating from normal and of clinical relevance
• History or current gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunologic or hormonal disorders
• Diseases of the central nervous system or psychiatric disorders or neurological disorders
• History of orthostatic hypotension, fainting spells or blackouts
• Chronic or relevant acute infections
• History of allergy/hypersensitivity (including drug allergy) which is deemed relevant to the trial as judged by the investigator
• Intake of drugs with a long half-life (> 24 hours) within at least one month or less than ten half-lives of the respective drug before enrolment in the study
• Use of any drugs, which might influence the results of the trial within two weeks prior to administration or during the trial
• Participation in another trial with an investigational drug (<= two months prior to administration or during trial)
• Smoker (> 10 cigarettes or > 3 cigars or > 3 pipes/day)
• Inability to refrain from smoking on study days
• Alcohol abuse (> 60 g/day)
• Drug abuse
• Blood donation (>= 100 mL within four weeks prior to administration or during the trial)
• Excessive physical activities (within the last week before the study)
• Any laboratory value outside the reference range of clinical relevance