Semagacestat pharmacokinetics are not significantly affected by formulation, food, or time of dosing in healthy participants

J Clin Pharmacol. 2012 Jun;52(6):904-13. doi: 10.1177/0091270011407195. Epub 2011 Jul 1.

Abstract

Semagacestat, a γ-secretase inhibitor, reduces formation of amyloid beta peptide. Two single-dose (140 mg), open-label, randomized, 3-period, crossover studies evaluated the effect of formulation, food, and time of dosing on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of semagacestat in healthy participants. The first study (n = 14) compared tablet to capsules. For all formulations, the median time to maximum plasma concentration (t(max)) was generally 1.0 hour. Plasma elimination was rapid, with a half-life of approximately 2.5 hours. Tablet form II bioavailability (F) relative to capsule was approximately 100% (F = 1.03 [90% confidence interval (CI), 0.96-1.10]). In the second study, participants (n = 27) received semagacestat either fed or fasting in the morning or fasting in the evening. No significant change in exposure (AUC(0-∞) [area under the concentration-time curve from 0 to infinity] ratio = 1.02, [90% CI, 0.990-1.05]) occurred with food, whereas maximum plasma concentration (C(max)) declined approximately 15%, and median t(max) was delayed to 1.5 hours. Time of dosing made no significant difference in AUC(0-∞), C(max), or t(max) (AUC(0-∞) ratio 1.01, [90% CI, 0.975-1.04]). No clinically significant safety concerns occurred in either study. Accordingly, semagacestat may be dosed without regard to formulation, food, or time of administration.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Alanine / administration & dosage
  • Alanine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Alanine / blood
  • Alanine / pharmacokinetics
  • Alanine / pharmacology
  • Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / blood
  • Azepines / administration & dosage*
  • Azepines / blood
  • Azepines / pharmacokinetics
  • Azepines / pharmacology
  • Biological Availability
  • Capsules
  • Chemistry, Pharmaceutical
  • Cross-Over Studies
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Food-Drug Interactions*
  • Half-Life
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Metabolic Clearance Rate
  • Middle Aged
  • Nootropic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Nootropic Agents / blood
  • Nootropic Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Nootropic Agents / pharmacology
  • Patient Dropouts
  • Peptide Fragments / blood
  • Tablets

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Azepines
  • Capsules
  • N2-((2S)-2-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethanoyl)-N1-((7S)-5-methyl-6-oxo-6,7-dihydro-5H-dibenzo(b,d)azepin-7-yl)-L-alaninamide
  • Nootropic Agents
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Tablets
  • amyloid beta-protein (1-40)
  • Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases
  • Alanine