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Safety and pharmacokinetics of bapineuzumab in a single ascending‐dose study in J apanese patients with mild to moderate A lzheimer's disease
Author(s) -
Arai Heii,
Umemura Kazuo,
Ichimiya Yosuke,
Iseki Eizo,
Eto Ko,
Miyakawa Koichi,
Kirino Eiji,
Shibata Nobuto,
Baba Hajime,
Tsuchiwata Shinichi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
geriatrics and gerontology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1447-0594
pISSN - 1444-1586
DOI - 10.1111/ggi.12516
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacokinetics , adverse effect , tolerability , placebo , gastroenterology , dose , pathology , alternative medicine
Aim To evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile of bapineuzumab after a single intravenous injection in Japanese patients with mild to moderate A lzheimer's disease. Methods Participants received either a placebo ( n = 8), or bapineuzumab 0.15 ( n = 6), 0.5 ( n = 6), 1.0 ( n = 6) or 2.0 ( n = 6) mg/kg. Serum concentrations of bapineuzumab, antibapineuzumab antibody and total plasma β‐amyloid x‐40 were assayed. Results Adverse events for bapineuzumab and placebo groups were 71% and 88%, respectively. Treatment‐emergent adverse events (cataract, injection site hemorrhage, nasopharyngitis, pneumonia and muscle twitching) reported for ≥2 participants were mild or moderate in severity and unrelated to bapineuzumab dose. No deaths, serious adverse events or withdrawals were reported. Mean peak concentration for bapineuzumab increased with dose, from 3.3 ± 0.9 μg/mL with the 0.15 mg/kg dose to 61.0 ± 32.8 μg/mL with 2.0 mg/kg. Mean bapineuzumab exposure (area under the curve from time 0 to last measurable concentration; μg·h/mL) increased in a linear manner with increasing dose (mean 1260 for 0.15 mg/kg, 4264 for 0.5 mg/kg, 7818 for 1.0 mg/kg, 15 313 for 2.0 mg/kg). Mean half‐life ranged from 15 to 28 days, and clearance was similar across dose groups (range 0.12–0.17 mL/h/kg). Conclusions Plasma β‐amyloid x‐40 levels increased with increasing doses of bapineuzumab. Bapineuzumab was safe and well tolerated at all doses in J apanese patients with mild to moderate A lzheimer's disease. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2016; 16: 644–650.