A Study of a Single Subcutaneous Dose of ALXN1210 in Healthy Adult Participants

A Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Immunogenicity of a Single Dose of ALXN1210 Administered Subcutaneously Compared to Intravenously in Healthy Subjects

This study evaluated the safety and tolerability of a single dose of ALXN1210 subcutaneous (SC) compared to ALXN1210 intravenous (IV) in healthy participants and to determine the absolute bioavailability of ALXN1210 SC.

The participants were randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to Cohort 1a in a blinded fashion to receive either a single dose of ALXN1210 SC 400 mg or single dose of placebo SC. The Safety Review Committee (SRC) evaluated the first 48 hours of postdose clinical safety data for participants in Cohort 1a to determine if enrollment into Cohorts 1b or 2 could begin. Following the SRC review, participants were randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to either Cohort 1b or Cohort 2. Within Cohort 1b, participants were blinded and further randomly assigned in a 5:1 ratio to receive either a single dose of ALXN1210 SC 400 mg or a single dose of placebo SC, respectively. The participants in Cohort 2 received a single dose of ALXN1210 IV 400 mg in an open-label fashion. Safety, PK, PD, and immunogenicity assessments were performed on the follow-up period after the last dose.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Body mass index from 18 through 29.9 kilogram (kg)/square meter, inclusive, and weight between 50 and 100 kg, inclusive.
• QT interval corrected using Fridericia's formula ≤ 450 milliseconds (msec) for males and ≤ 470 msec for females at Screening and prior to dosing on Day 1.
• Was willing and was able to give written informed consent and complied with the study visit schedule.
• Documented vaccination with tetravalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine at least 56 days and not more than 3 years prior to dosing. Documentation must have included a positive serum bactericidal antibody titer to confirm an immune response before study drug administration.
• Vaccination with serogroup B meningococcal vaccine at least 56 days prior to dosing on Day 1, with a booster administered at least 28 days prior to dosing on Day 1, with at least 28 days between the first and second injections.
• Female participants of childbearing potential, if heterosexually active, must use highly effective contraception.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants who were in intimate and prolonged contact with (defined as living under the same roof or providing personal care to) people younger than 2 years of age or older than 65 years of age, or who were either immunocompromised or had 1 of the following underlying medical conditions: anatomic or functional asplenia (including sickle cell disease); congenital complement, properdin, factor D, or primary antibody deficiencies; acquired complement deficiencies (for example, those receiving eculizumab); or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
• Participants who were one of the following: professionals exposed to environments of greater risk for meningococcal disease; research, industrial, and clinical laboratory personnel routinely exposed to Neisseria meningitidis; military personnel during recruit training (military personnel could have been at increased risk of meningococcal infection when accommodated in close quarters); daycare center workers; those living on a college or university campus; and those who planned to travel during the course of the study to or had travelled to endemic areas for meningococcal meningitis (for example, India, Sub-Saharan Africa, or pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia for Hajj) within the past 6 months.
• History of any Neisseria infection.
• History of unexplained, recurrent infection, or infection requiring treatment with systemic antibiotics within 90 days prior to dosing.
• Evidence of HIV infection (HIV-1 or HIV-2 antibody titer).
• Acute or chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) testing was required for all participants prior to enrollment. Participants with positive HBsAg were not enrolled. For participants with negative HBsAg, the following testing algorithm was required: If hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) was negative, the participant was eligible to enroll and If HBcAb was positive, the hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) was tested. (If both HBcAb and HBsAb were positive, the participant was eligible to enroll and If HBcAb was positive and HBsAb was negative, the participant was not enrolled.)
• Acute or chronic hepatitis C virus infection (evidenced by antibody titer).
• Active systemic viral or fungal infection within 14 days prior to dosing.
• Positive or indeterminate QuantiFERON-TB test which indicated possible tuberculosis (TB) infection.
• History of latent or active TB or exposure to endemic areas within 8 weeks prior to the Screening visit.
• Female participants who are breastfeeding or are heterosexually active and unwilling to practice contraception and are not postmenopausal.
• Positive serum pregnancy test at Screening or on Day -1.
• Serum creatinine greater than the upper limit of normal (ULN) of the reference range of the testing laboratory at Screening or on Day -1.
• Alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase > ULN of the reference range of the testing laboratory at Screening or > 1.5*ULN of the reference range of the testing laboratory on Day -1.
• Any of the following hematology results: hemoglobin < 130 grams (g)/liter for males and < 115 g/L for females, hematocrit < 0.37 L/L for males and < 0.33 L/L for females, white blood cell count < 3.0*10^3/microliter (μL), absolute neutrophil count < 2.0*10^3/μL, and platelet count < 150 or > 400*10^3/μL at Screening or on Day -1. Complete blood count clinical laboratory results that were considered clinically relevant and unacceptable by the Investigator at Day -1.
• History of complement deficiency or complement activity below the normal reference range as evaluated by complement alternative pathway enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay at Screening.
• History of malignancy with the exception of a nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix that had been treated with no evidence of recurrence.
• Participation in a clinical study within 30 days before initiation of dosing on Day 1 or use of any experimental small-molecule therapy within 30 days prior to dosing on Day 1.
• Participation in more than 1 clinical study of a monoclonal antibody (mAb), or participation in a clinical study of a mAb within the 12 months prior to screening, during which the participants was exposed to the active study drug. Participants who participated in only 1 study of a mAb could have been considered for enrollment if they completed that study more than 12 months prior to screening.
• Prior exposure to ALXN1210.
• Major surgery or hospitalization within 90 days prior to dosing.
• History of allergy to excipients of ALXN1210 (for example, polysorbate 80).
• Documented history of allergy to penicillin or cephalosporin.
• History of significant allergic reaction (for example, anaphylaxis or angioedema) to any product (food, pharmaceutical, etc).
• Smoked > 10 cigarettes daily (former smokers could have been permitted to enroll at the Investigator's discretion).
• Positive urine drug toxicology screen at Screening or on Day -1.
• Donation of plasma within 7 days prior to dosing. Donation or loss (excluding volume drawn at Screening) of more than 50 mL of blood within 30 days prior to dosing or more than 499 mL of blood within 56 days prior to dosing.
• Clinical diagnosis of any autoimmune or rheumatologic disease (for example, systemic lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis).
• Immunization with a live-attenuated vaccine 28 days prior to dosing or planned vaccination during the course of the study (except for the vaccination planned per protocol). Immunization with inactivated or recombinant influenza vaccine was permitted.
• Presence of fever (confirmed body temperature > 37.6°C) (for example, a fever associated with a symptomatic viral or bacterial infection) within 14 days prior to dosing.
• Participants with any medical history, conditions, or risks that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could have interfered with the participant's full participation in the study or compliance with the protocol, or could have posed any additional risk for the participant or confounded the assessment of the participant or the outcome of the study.