First-in-human study of the pharmacokinetics and antiviral activity of IDX375, a novel nonnucleoside hepatitis C virus polymerase inhibitor

J. De Bruijne, J. Van De Wetering De Rooij, A. A. Van Vliet, X. J. Zhou, M. F. Temam, J. Molles, J. Chen, K. Pietropaolo, J. Z. Sullivan-Bólyai, Mayers, H. W. Reesink*

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Abstract

IDX375 is a potent and selective palm-binding nonnucleoside inhibitor of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 polymerase. This first-in-human study evaluated the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of IDX375 in healthy volunteers, as well as its antiviral activity in HCV-infected patients. IDX375, as a choline salt, was administered for 1 day to 40 healthy male volunteers (25- to 200-mg IDX375-equivalent single ascending doses and a 200-mg twice-daily [BID] dose) and three patients chronically infected with HCV genotype 1 (200 mg BID only). IDX375 was well absorbed and well tolerated by all of the study participants. A single-day 200-mg BID dose resulted in exposure-related anti-HCV activity with maximal 0.5 to 1.1 log10 reductions in plasma HCV RNA. These observations support further clinical investigations of IDX375.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4525-4528
Number of pages4
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume56
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2012
Externally publishedYes

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