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CompletedNCT04026321Updated Jul 19, 2019

Single-dose Escalation Study of SQ-001 Infusion to Characterize the PK Profiles of Major Sentinel Compounds in Healthy Adult Volunteers in US

A Phase 1 interventional study of SQ001 125mL/day and SQ001 250mL/day in Solid Tumor Refractory to Standard Therapy, sponsored by Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc.. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-07-19.

Sponsored by Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Dec 2018, 7 years 10 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
  • Registered 9 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Oct 2018, registered Jul 2019).
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a single-center, double-blind, single-dose escalation study in healthy volunteers.

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This is a single-center, double-blind, single-dose escalation study in healthy volunteers consisting of a 14-day Screening Period, 1-day Predose period, a 2-day Dosing and Evaluation Period, and a 5-day Follow-up Period, with a single Follow-up call scheduled on Day 7 ± 1. Subjects will be confined to the study site for up to 3 days (admitted on Day -1 and discharged on Day 2 or 3, depending on cohort) and will be monitored for adverse events (AEs) and dose limiting toxicities (DLT) during the Dosing, Evaluation and Follow-up Periods. Subjects will also be monitored for concomitant medications and use of rescue medications throughout the study.

Subjects will be allocated 1:4 to receive an infusion of saline control (0.9% saline for injection) or Shenqi Fuzheng Injection(SQ-001) continuously for about 1-4 hours. SQ 001 will be administered by intravenous route at a rate of 3 mL/min to one of four final dosages: Cohort 1 (125 mL/day/person), Cohort 2 (250 mL/day/person), Cohort 3 (500 mL/day/person), and Cohort 4 (625 mL/day/person). Each cohort will be enrolled sequentially. Per cohort, three subjects will be dosed initially on Day 1 and observed for 24 hours. If there are no observed AEs that meet the criteria under Stopping Rules, the remaining 7 subjects/cohort will be dosed. Dose escalation to the next higher dose will be based on the observation of results in safety and degree of AEs from the previous cohort and discussion between the Investigator and Sponsor.

A maximum 17 PK samples will be collected over the course of the study in each cohort. The PK sampling time points will be grouped as (a) pre-infusion; (b) intra-infusion; (c) completion of infusion; and (d) post-infusion. See Table 10 for plasma PK sampling times. The last PK sample will be collected 24 hours after the end of infusion.

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Conditions studied

  • Solid Tumor Refractory to Standard Therapy
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In context

Lead sponsor

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. is the lead sponsor of 28 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  1. Subjects must be medically documented as healthy at the time of screening as determined by their medical history, physical examination, vital signs, 12-lead ECG, and clinical laboratory tests, unless the Investigator considers an abnormality to be clinically irrelevant.
  2. Subjects must be within 18 to 65 years old and not currently using tobacco products.
  3. Subjects must have a BMI within 18 to 32 kg/m2.
  4. Females

    1. Surgically sterilized (e.g., hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) for at least 6 months prior to screening or postmenopausal (postmenopausal women must have no menstrual bleeding for at least 1 year prior to screening and menopause will be confirmed by a plasma FSH level of >30 IU/L) or
    2. Women of child-bearing potential must be non-lactating and agree to use a highly effective acceptable form of birth control such as surgical sterilization (e.g., tubal ligation), or total abstinence from sexual intercourse with the opposite sex, or established hormonal birth control (e.g. oral, implant or injection) plus a barrier method, or a double barrier method (e.g. intrauterine device plus condom or spermicidal gel plus condom or diaphragm plus condom) from 14 days prior to dosing until 30 days after dosing.
    3. Women with a negative serum pregnancy test (βhCG assay) at screening and at Day -1 (urine)
    4. For non-sexually active females, abstinence may be regarded as an adequate method of birth control, but if the subject becomes sexually active during the study, she must use adequate birth control as defined above for the remainder of the study.
  5. Males Must be willing to use highly effective forms of acceptable birth control (e.g., vasectomy, total abstinence from sexual intercourse with the opposite sex, sexual intercourse with a woman who is not of childbearing potential) from Day 1 dosing to Day 90 after dose.
  6. Subjects must be able to comply with the study and follow-up procedures.
  7. Subjects must provide a signed informed consent to participate in the study.
  8. Subjects must not have participated in any clinical trial within 30 days.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any condition preventing reliable phlebotomy or infusion from the cubital fossa.
  2. Documented history of clinically significant unstable medical illness.
  3. History of clinically significant drug, food, or environmental allergy.
  4. Subjects with any uncontrolled medical condition deemed clinically significant by an Investigator.
  5. Clinically significant safety laboratory, 12-lead ECG, or vital sign abnormalities during screening or Day -1 that would place the subject at undue risk based on the Investigator's opinion, including but not limited to:

    1. History of cardiac conditions that might give a higher risk of an increase in heart rate
    2. Fridericia's corrected QT interval (QTcF) interval of >450 msec on 12-lead ECG
    3. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) >1.2 × upper limit of normal (ULN), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >1.2 × ULN
    4. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) or serum creatinine >1.2 × ULN
  6. Subjects who are positive for HIV, HBV, and/or HCV.
  7. Subjects who have used prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, or herbal remedies within 14 days before Day 1 of study medication dosing.
  8. Women who are pregnant or breast feeding.
  9. Subjects who participated in a clinical trial within 30 days prior to Day 1 study medication dosing.
  10. Subjects with any condition that, in the judgment of the Principal Investigator, would place a subject at undue risk, or potentially compromise the results or interpretation of the study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
40 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    SQ-001 125mL/day

    Drug: SQ001 125mL/day

  • Experimental
    SQ-001 250mL/day

    Drug: SQ001 250mL/day

  • Experimental
    SQ-001 500mL/day

    Drug: SQ001 500mL/day

  • Experimental
    SQ-001 625mL/day

    Drug: SQ001 625mL/day

  • Placebo comparator
    saline(0.9% NaCl injection)

    Drug: Saline 0.9%

Interventions

  • DrugSQ001 125mL/day

    SQ001 125mL/day will be administered by intravenous route at a rate of 3 mL/minute

  • DrugSQ001 250mL/day

    SQ001 250mL/day will be administered by intravenous route at a rate of 3 mL/minute

  • DrugSQ001 500mL/day

    SQ001 500mL/day will be administered by intravenous route at a rate of 3 mL/minute

  • DrugSQ001 625mL/day

    SQ001 625mL/day will be administered by intravenous route at a rate of 3 mL/minute

  • DrugSaline 0.9%

    Saline 0.9% will be administered by intravenous route at a rate of 3 mL/minute

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The maximum observed concentrations (Cmax)(ng/mL)

    To compare the Cmax of 3 major representative (sentinel) compounds astragaloside IV, calycosin 7-O-β-glucopyranoside, and lobetyolin in different experimental arms

    Time frame: On 1 and 2 days (dosing day and the following evaluation day)

  2. Time to reach Cmax (Tmax)(h)

    To compare the Tmax of 3 major representative (sentinel) compounds astragaloside IV, calycosin 7-O-β-glucopyranoside, and lobetyolin in different experimental arms

    Time frame: On 1 and 2 days (dosing day and the following evaluation day)

  3. Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC)(ng·h/mL)

    To compare the AUC of 3 major representative (sentinel) compounds astragaloside IV, calycosin 7-O-β-glucopyranoside, and lobetyolin in different experimental arms

    Time frame: On 1 and 2 days (dosing day and the following evaluation day)

  4. Elimination half-life (T1/2)(h)

    To compare the Cmax of 3 major representative (sentinel) compounds astragaloside IV, calycosin 7-O-β-glucopyranoside, and lobetyolin in different experimental arms

    Time frame: On 1 and 2 days (dosing day and the following evaluation day)

  5. Apparent clearance (CL)(mL/min/kg)

    To compare the CL of 3 major representative (sentinel) compounds astragaloside IV, calycosin 7-O-β-glucopyranoside, and lobetyolinin different experimental arms

    Time frame: On 1 and 2 days (dosing day and the following evaluation day)

  6. Volume of distribution at steady state (Vdss)(L/kg)

    To compare the Vdss of 3 major representative (sentinel) compounds astragaloside IV, calycosin 7-O-β-glucopyranoside, and lobetyolinin different experimental arms

    Time frame: On 1 and 2 days (dosing day and the following evaluation day)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of treatment-related adverse events

    Incidence of treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.03

    Time frame: From predose to up 5 days following the dosing and evaluation period

  2. Frequency of treatment-related adverse events

    Frequency of treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.03

    Time frame: From predose to up to 5 days following the dosing and evaluation period

  3. Grade of treatment-related adverse events

    Grade of treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.03

    Time frame: From predose to up to 5 days following the dosing and evaluation period

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Study locations

1 site
  • Clinical Pharmacology of Miami, Inc.
    Miami, Florida 33014-3616, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 19, 2019, 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
NCT04026321
Lead sponsor
Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc.
Collaborators
Palm Beach CRO, Keystone Bioanalytical, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 19, 2019
Start date
Oct 3, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 6, 2018
Completion
Dec 11, 2018
Last update
Jul 19, 2019

Study contacts

Maria I. Bermudez, MD.CPI
principal investigator · Clinical Pharmacology of Miami, Inc.

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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