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CompletedNCT02281370Updated Nov 13, 2017

Drug-drug Interaction Study of Eltrombopag and Cyclosporine in Healthy Subjects

A Phase 1 interventional study of Eltrombopag and Cyclosporine in Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 64 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-11-13.

Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
39
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 64 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

A drug-drug interaction study between eltrombopag and cyclosporine is being conducted to support the use of these drugs together in subjects, such as those with severe aplastic anemia or immune thrombocytopenia purpura. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of cyclosporine on the pharmacokinetics of eltrombopag. This is a Phase I, open-label, randomized, three-period cross-over study in healthy adult subjects. The study consists of a screening visit and three treatment periods. All subjects will be randomized to receive one of the three treatments in each treatment period separated by washout periods of 3-10 days. The total duration of a subject's participation in the study from screening to final discharge is up to approximately 6 weeks (assuming 3 day washouts between treatment periods). Approximately 39 healthy subjects will be enrolled with the goal of completing at least 10 subjects per sequence (total 30).

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Conditions studied

  • Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic

Keywords

  • cyclosporine
  • drug-drug interaction
  • pharmacokinetics
  • eltrombopag
  • SB-497115
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In context

Purpura

263 studies on the registry are indexed under Purpura; 27 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 39 is below the median of 50 across 171 interventional studies indexed under Purpura.

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Lead sponsor

GlaxoSmithKline is the lead sponsor of 3,562 studies on the registry; 117 are open to participants now.

Of its 258 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 232 (90%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 64 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Between 18 and 64 years of age inclusive.
  • Healthy subjects.
  • Body weight >=60 kilograms (kg) for men and women and body mass index (BMI) within the range 24.7-32.0 kg/meter squared (m\^2) inclusive.
  • Male: Men with a female partner of childbearing potential must have either had a prior vasectomy or agree to use effective contraception during the study.
  • Female of non-child bearing potential.
  • Female of child-bearing potential who has a negative serum or urine pregnancy test and is willing to practice acceptable methods of birth control during the study.
  • Capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the consent form and in this protocol.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and bilirubin >1.5x upper limit of normal (ULN) (isolated bilirubin >1.5xULN is acceptable if bilirubin is fractionated and direct bilirubin \<35%).
  • Current or chronic history of liver disease, or known hepatic or biliary abnormalities (with the exception of Gilbert's syndrome or asymptomatic gallstones).
  • QT interval corrected (QTc) > 450 millisecond (msec): The QTc is the QT interval corrected for heart rate according to Bazett's formula (QTcB), Fridericia's formula (QTcF), and/or another method, machine-read or manually over-read.

For purposes of data analysis, QTcB, QTcF, another QT correction formula, or a composite of available values of QTc will be used.

  • Unable to refrain from the use of prescription or non-prescription drugs, including vitamins, herbal and dietary supplements (including St. John's Wort) within 7 days.
  • Requiring the use of oral or injectable strong Cytochrome P3A4 (CYP3A4) and Breast cancer resistance protein (BRCP) inhibitors or use of other CYP3A4 and BCRP inhibitors/inducers within 14 days prior to dosing.
  • History of regular alcohol consumption within 1 month of the study.
  • Urinary cotinine levels indicative of smoking or history of regular use of tobacco- or nicotine-containing products within 30 days prior to screening.
  • History of sensitivity to heparin or heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
  • History of sensitivity to any of the study medications, or components thereof or a history of drug or other allergy that, in the opinion of the investigator or Medical Monitor, contraindicates their participation.
  • Platelet counts or creatinine levels that exceed the upper limit of the normal range.
  • Presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or presence of hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb), positive hepatitis C antibody test result at screening or within 3 months prior to first dose of study treatment - A positive pre-study drug/alcohol screen.
  • A positive test for human immune virus (HIV) antibody.
  • Where participation in the study would result in donation of blood or blood products in excess of 500 mL within a 56-day period.
  • The subject has participated in a clinical trial and has received an investigational product within 30 days, 5 half-lives or twice the duration of the biological effect of the investigational product (whichever is longer).
  • Exposure to more than four new chemical entities within 12 months prior to the first dosing day.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
39 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    SEQUENCE D0, D1, D2

    Participants will receive treatment D0 in treatment period 1, D1 in treatment period 2 and D2 in treatment period 3 (one treatment per period). Where D0=eltrombopag 50 milligram (mg), D1= cyclosporine 200 mg + eltrombopag 50 mg, and D2= cyclosporine 600 mg + eltrombopag 50 mg. Treatment periods will be separated by washout periods of 3-10 days

    Drug: Eltrombopag · Drug: Cyclosporine

  • Experimental
    SEQUENCE D1, D0, D2

    Participants will receive treatment D1 in treatment period 1, D0 in treatment period 2 and D2 in treatment period 3 (one treatment per period). Where D0=eltrombopag 50 mg, D1= cyclosporine 200 mg + eltrombopag 50 mg, and D2= cyclosporine 600 mg + eltrombopag 50 mg. Treatment periods will be separated by washout periods of 3-10 days

    Drug: Eltrombopag · Drug: Cyclosporine

  • Experimental
    SEQUENCE D1, D2, D0

    Participants will receive treatment D1 in treatment period 1, D2 in treatment period 2 and D0 in treatment period 3 (one treatment per period). Where D0=eltrombopag 50 mg, D1= cyclosporine 200 mg + eltrombopag 50 mg, and D2= cyclosporine 600 mg + eltrombopag 50 mg. Treatment periods will be separated by washout periods of 3-10 days

    Drug: Eltrombopag · Drug: Cyclosporine

Interventions

  • DrugEltrombopag

    White to off white bi-convex round tablets containing eltrombopag 50 mg for oral administration

  • DrugCyclosporine

    Soft gelatine capsule containing cyclosporine 100 mg for oral administration. Cyclosporine will be administered at the doses of 200 mg (2 x 100 mg capsules) or 600 mg (6 x 100 mg capsules)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Plasma eltrombopag area under time-concentration curve from time zero to infinity (AUC[0-inf])

    Time frame: Pre-dose and at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, and 72 hours post-dose in each treatment period

  2. Plasma eltrombopag maximum observed concentration (Cmax)

    Time frame: Pre-dose and at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, and 72 hours post-dose in each treatment period

Secondary outcomes

  1. Composite of plasma eltrombopag pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters

    PK parameters include: area under time-concentration curve from time zero to the time of last quantifiable concentration (AUC\[0-t\]), the percentage of AUC(0-inf) obtained by extrapolation (%AUCex), time to occurrence of Cmax (tmax), terminal phase half-life (t1/2), and apparent oral clearance (CL/F)

    Time frame: Pre-dose and at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, and 72 hours post-dose in each treatment period

  2. Vital signs assessment

    Vital signs will include temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiratory rate

    Time frame: Up to 6 weeks

  3. Composite clinical laboratory assessments including hematology, clinical chemistry and urinalysis parameters

    Time frame: Up to 6 weeks

  4. Number of participants with adverse events (AEs)

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation subject, temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product

    Time frame: From the start of study treatment until the end of treatment period 3 (assessed up to 18 days)

  5. Electrocardiogram (ECG) assessment

    Single 12-lead ECG will be obtained following eltrombopag dosing using an ECG machine that automatically calculates the heart rate and measures PR, QRS, QT, and corrected QT interval (QTc)

    Time frame: Up to 6 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Overland Park, Kansas 66211, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Aslanis V, Zhang J, Lomeli B, Grosch K, Ouatas T. Effect of cyclosporine coadministration on the pharmacokinetics of eltrombopag in healthy volunteers. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2018 Nov;82(5):847-855. doi: 10.1007/s00280-018-3677-6. Epub 2018 Aug 31. PubMed 30171280 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 13, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02281370
Lead sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 2, 2014
Start date
Nov 5, 2014
Primary completion
Dec 24, 2014
Completion
Dec 24, 2014
Last update
Nov 13, 2017

Study contacts

GSK Clinical Trials
study director · GlaxoSmithKline

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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