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CompletedNCT06488521Updated Sep 21, 2026

A Safety and Pharmacokinetics Study of Complarate (Tocilizumab Biosimilar Solution) and Actemra® in Healthy Volunteers

A Phase 1 interventional study of Complarate and Actemra® in Healthy Volunteers, sponsored by AO GENERIUM. Completed at 3 sites in Russia. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-21.

Sponsored by AO GENERIUM · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
256
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 45 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a randomized single-blind comparative parallel group study of the safety, pharmacokinetics of the solution form of Complarate and Actemra® in healthy volunteers. Participants received a single subcutaneous dose of tocilizumab 162 mg. The follow up period was 43 days.

Read the detailed description

Complarate (tocilizumab, solution) is being developed as a biosimilar to the drug Actemra®, a solution for subcutaneous injection.

Tocilizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody to the human interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor from the immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) subclass. Tocilizumab binds to and inhibits both soluble and membrane IL-6 receptors (sIL-6R and mIL-6R).

This I phase study is aimed to compare the pharmacokinetics and safety of the drugs Complarate and Actemra® after their single subcutaneous administration to healthy volunteers at a dose of 162 mg. The study included healthy volunteers aged 18-45 years at the time of signing the informed consent form. The study included a screening period, single administration of study/comparator drug and a follow up period. Allocation of patients to treatment groups was carried out by randomization in a ratio of 1:1 to the study drug and comparator drug. 256 patients (128 to the study drug group and 128 to the comparator drug group) are being randomized.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy Volunteers

Keywords

  • tocilizumab
  • humanized monoclonal antibodies
  • safety
  • pharmacokinetics
  • equivalence
  • biosimilar
  • IL-6 receptor
  • solution
  • subcutaneous administration
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In context

Lead sponsor

AO GENERIUM is the lead sponsor of 30 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 45 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Written informed consent to participate in the study;
  • Men and women aged 18 to 45 years, inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent form;
  • Verified diagnosis "healthy" (based on a detailed medical history, in the absence of deviations from normal values during a physical examination, assessment of vital signs, as well as according to laboratory tests, electrocardiography and digital fluorography/digital pulmonary radiography);
  • Body weight from 50.0 to 90.0 kg, inclusive; body mass index from 18.5 to 29.9 kg/m2, inclusive;
  • Volunteer's agreement to adhere to adequate methods of contraception for 3 months after administration of the study or reference drug;
  • The volunteer's consent not to become a donor of blood and/or its components during the entire study and for 30 days after its completion.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Hypersensitivity to any of the components of the study or reference drug; a history of allergic reactions requiring drug treatment;
  • Any history of tocilizumab use; use of tumor necrosis factor-alfa (TNF-alpha) inhibitors less than 3 months before randomization;
  • The presence of acute and chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, nervous, immune and endocrine systems, gastrointestinal tract, liver and biliary tract, kidneys and urinary tract, blood and lymphatic system, mental illness, tuberculosis;
  • History of an autoimmune disease;
  • History of cancer;
  • Acute infectious diseases that resolved less than 28 days before randomization;
  • Use of prescription medications less than 28 days or 5 half-lives of the drug (whichever is longer) or systematic use of over-the-counter medications/dietary supplements less than 14 days before randomization;
  • Blood donation or blood loss (450 ml of blood or more) less than 3 months before randomization and/or planned blood donation in any quantity during participation in the study;
  • Participation in clinical trials of medicinal products less than 3 months or 5 half-lives of the study drug (whichever is longer) before randomization in this study;
  • Regular alcohol consumption exceeding 5 units. alcohol per week (where each unit is equal to 30 ml of ethyl alcohol) or information about a history of alcoholism, drug addiction, or drug abuse;
  • Positive test for the presence of alcohol in exhaled air;
  • Positive urine test for the content of narcotic and potent drugs;
  • Positive test for hepatitis B or C, HIV or syphilis;
  • Any surgical interventions planned during the period of participation in the study;
  • Depot injections or use of implants of any other drugs less than 3 months before randomization;
  • Immunization with any vaccine less than 3 months before randomization;
  • Special lifestyle (work at night);
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding period;
  • Unwillingness or inability to comply with the recommendations prescribed by this protocol;
  • Other reasons that, in the opinion of the investigator and/or Sponsor, prevent the volunteer from participating in the study or create an unreasonable risk.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
256 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Complarate (JSC "GENERIUM", Russia)

    tocilizumab biosimilar

    Biological: Complarate

  • Active comparator
    Actemra® (F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Switzerland)

    tocilizumab

    Biological: Actemra®

Interventions

  • BiologicalComplarate

    Complarate solution, a subcutaneous injection at a single dose of 162 mg.

    Also known as: Tocilizumab biosimilar

  • BiologicalActemra®

    Actemra® solution, subcutaneous injection at a single dose of 162 mg.

    Also known as: Tocilizumab

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pharmacokinetics: Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC)

    Analysis of equivalence of area under concentration-time curve from time 0 (predose) to the last quantifiable data point and to infinity of Complarate and Actemra®

    Time frame: Day 43

  2. Pharmacokinetics: Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax)

    Analysis of equivalence of Cmax of Complarate and Actemra®

    Time frame: Day 43

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of volunteers with adverse events (AE)

    The Investigator will carefully monitor each subject throughout the study for any adverse events (coded to preferred term and system organ class using the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities \[MedDRA\])

    Time frame: Day 43

  2. Proportion of volunteers with ADA

    Antidrug antibodies (ADA) level

    Time frame: Day 43

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Study locations

3 sites
  • State budgetary healthcare institution of the city of Moscow "City Clinic No. 2 of the Moscow Health Department"
    Moscow, Moscow 117556, Russia
  • Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov Ministry of Health of Russia
    Moscow, Moscow 119435, Russia
  • LLC "X Seven Clinical Research"
    Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg 194156, Russia
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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 Sep 21, 2026, 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
NCT06488521
Lead sponsor
AO GENERIUM
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 5, 2024
Start date
Jun 20, 2024
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2025
Completion
Jul 28, 2025
Last update
Sep 21, 2026

Study contacts

Oksana A. Markova, MD
study chair · JSC GENERIUM

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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