Dose-finding and Safety Study of SHR4640 in Subjects With Hyperuricemia

Dose-finding and Safety Study of SHR4640 in Subjects With Hyperuricemia (Asymptomatic and Gout)

The objective of the study is to assess efficacy and safety of SHR4640 in subjects with hyperuricemia.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18-70 years, male or female;
2. Subject meets one of the following conditions:

1) Subject with a history of gout has a serum uric acid ≥480μmol/l at screening; 2) Subject with a history of hyperuricemia has a serum uric acid ≥540μmol/l at screening, and requiring long-term uric acid-lowering therapy per the investigator's judgment; 3) Subject with a history of hyperuricemia has a serum uric acid≥480μmol/l at screening, on stable treatment for hypertensive, hyperlipidemia or diabetes for at least 3 month, and requiring long-term uric acid-lowering therapy per the investigator's judgment; 3. 18kg/m2≤ BMI ≤32kg/m2.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subject who is pregnant or breastfeeding;
2. Alanine aminotransferase or Aspartate aminotransferase or total bilirubin>1.5 upper normal limit;
3. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (MDRD formula) ˂60ml/min;
4. HbA1c˃8%;
5. Subject with known hypersensitivity or allergy to SHR4640 or any component of SHR4640;
6. Subject with a history of malignancy;
7. Subject with a history of urolithiasis, or positive findings on ultrasound examination at screen
8. Subject within the last 3months has: myocardial infarction, angina, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, coronary artery bypass grafting, cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, or transient ischemia attack;
9. Subject has acute gout flares within 2 weeks before randomization;
10. Subject who is taking any other urate-lowering medication (allopurinol, febuxostat, probenecid and benzbromarone) that is indicated within 2 weeks before randomization and can not stop during the study;
11. Subject who is taking more than 100mg once daily or unstable dosage aspirin within 2 weeks before randomization and can not stop during the study;
12. Subject who is taking any diuretic within 2 weeks before randomization and can not stop during the study.