Phase 1 Safety and Pharmacokinetics Studies of BRII-196 and BRII-198, SARS-CoV-2 Spike-Targeting Monoclonal Antibodies

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Abstract

Background

BRII-196 and BRII-198 are two anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal neutralizing antibodies with modified Fc region that extends half-life and are being developed as cocktail therapy for the treatment of COVID-19. Safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity of BRII-196 and BRII-198 were investigated in healthy adults.

Methods

Single ascending doses of BRII-196 and BRII-198 were evaluated in parallel in the first-in-human, placebo-controlled phase 1 studies. A total of 32 healthy adults were randomized and received a single intravenous infusion of 750, 1500, and 3000 mg of BRII-196 (n=12), BRII-198 (n=12), or placebo (n=8) and were followed for 180 days.

Results

All infusions were well tolerated at infusion rates between 0.5 mL/min to 4 mL/min with no dose-limiting adverse events, deaths, serious adverse events, or any systemic or local infusion reactions. Most treatment-emergent adverse events were isolated asymptomatic laboratory abnormalities of Grade 1-2 in severity. Each mAb displayed pharmacokinetics expected of Fc-engineered human IgG1 with mean terminal half-lives of approximately 46 days and 76 days, respectively, with no evidence of significant anti-drug antibody development.

Conclusions

BRII-196 and BRII-198 were well-tolerated. Clinical results support further development as therapeutic or prophylactic options for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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    Table 1: Rigor

    EthicsField Sample Permit: These studies were conducted at a single phase 1 unit in China from July 2020 to February 2021 (registered at ClinicalTrials.gov under registration number NCT04479631 and NCT04479644).
    IACUC: The study protocol, amendments, and informed-consent forms were reviewed and approved by Ethical Review Committee at the site.
    Consent: Participants provided written informed consent before any study-related procedures were performed.
    Sex as a biological variableEligible participants were healthy male or female adults aged 18 to 49 years, had a body weight ≤100 kg and a body mass index of 18-24 kg/m2, and were in good health determined by no clinically significant findings from medical history, physical examination including vital signs, electrocardiogram (ECG), and clinical laboratory assessments.
    RandomizationStudy design and participants: BRII-196-001 and BRII-198-001 are two first-in-human phase 1, randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled, single ascending dose escalation studies in which BRII-196 and BRII-198 were evaluated respectively among healthy adults.
    Blindingnot detected.
    Power Analysisnot detected.
    Cell Line AuthenticationAuthentication: BRII-196 or BRII-198 serum concentrations were measured using validated enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) with the lower limit of quantitation (LLOQ) at 150 ng/mL.

    Table 2: Resources

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    Serum samples for anti-drug antibody (ADA) assays were collected at the following time points: pre-dose on day 1 and at days 15, 31, and 181.
    anti-drug
    suggested: None
    Software and Algorithms
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    The PK parameters were estimated by non-compartmental analyses using WinNonlin module in the Phoenix Platform (version 8.3.1.5014, Certara Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540).
    Phoenix Platform
    suggested: None

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