ACY-6 Oral Administration of Acyline
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
In this study, we propose oral dosing of GIPET enhanced oral acyline (MER-104) to determine if this potentially useful compound is safe and effective at suppression of gonadotropins after oral dosing in man.
Hypothesis: A single dose of Acyline will suppress gonadotropins, and testosterone, estradiol and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) for 24 hours in man, and the magnitude and duration of the suppression will increase with increasing doses of Acyline.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 1 |
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to test how the body responds to a new oral form of acyline and to also look at the safety of oral acyline.
Acyline temporarily blocks the production of the hormone testosterone in normal men. It has been given to over 100 men in an injection form. This study will be testing acyline in a pill form. This is the first time the pill form has been tested in humans.
This study may help develop an oral form of a testosterone-blocker, which may be useful in the treatment of diseases such as prostate cancer, premature puberty and possibly in a male contraceptive.
This study requires three 12-hour blood draw periods for pharmacokinetics (PK) testing. PK testing looks to see how much study drug is in the blood. This gives information about how the body handles and gets rid of the study drug.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: A Subjects will receive progressively increasing doses of 10, 20 and 40 mg of oral acyline, on 3 occasions, each separated by 1 week |
Drug: Acyline
10, 20 and 40 mg of Oral acyline, given on 3 occasions, separated by 1 week.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- To evaluate the suppressive effects of GIPET-enhanced oral Acyline on pituitary gonadotropin and testosterone secretion in normal men and to assess any potential side effects of GIPET enhanced oral Acyline [28-days]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- To define the pharmacokinetics of GIPET enhanced oral Acyline [28-days]
- Assess any potential side effects of GIPET enhanced oral Acyline [28-days]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males between 18-50 years of Age in good health
Exclusion Criteria:
- Men in poor health, significant chronic or acute medical illness, known history of alcohol, illicit drug or anabolic steroid abuse
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | University of Washington | Seattle | Washington | United States | 98195 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Washington
- Merrion Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: John K Amory, University of Washington
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
- Amory JK, Bremner WJ. Oral testosterone in oil plus dutasteride in men: a pharmacokinetic study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 May;90(5):2610-7. Epub 2005 Feb 15.
- Amory JK, Page ST, Bremner WJ. Oral testosterone in oil: pharmacokinetic effects of 5alpha reduction by finasteride or dutasteride and food intake in men. J Androl. 2006 Jan-Feb;27(1):72-8.
- Herbst KL, Anawalt BD, Amory JK, Bremner WJ. Acyline: the first study in humans of a potent, new gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2002 Jul;87(7):3215-20.
- Herbst KL, Coviello AD, Page S, Amory JK, Anawalt BD, Bremner WJ. A single dose of the potent gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist acyline suppresses gonadotropins and testosterone for 2 weeks in healthy young men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Dec;89(12):5959-65.
- Matthiesson KL, Amory JK, Berger R, Ugoni A, McLachlan RI, Bremner WJ. Novel male hormonal contraceptive combinations: the hormonal and spermatogenic effects of testosterone and levonorgestrel combined with a 5alpha-reductase inhibitor or gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Jan;90(1):91-7. Epub 2004 Oct 27.
- Page ST, Amory JK, Anawalt BD, Irwig MS, Brockenbrough AT, Matsumoto AM, Bremner WJ. Testosterone gel combined with depomedroxyprogesterone acetate is an effective male hormonal contraceptive regimen and is not enhanced by the addition of a GnRH antagonist. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Nov;91(11):4374-80. Epub 2006 Aug 29.
- Page ST, Lin DW, Mostaghel EA, Hess DL, True LD, Amory JK, Nelson PS, Matsumoto AM, Bremner WJ. Persistent intraprostatic androgen concentrations after medical castration in healthy men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Oct;91(10):3850-6. Epub 2006 Aug 1.
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