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CompletedNCT06490939Updated Aug 21, 2025

Clinical Trial of Efepoetin Alfa in Healthy Subjects

A Phase 1 interventional study of Efepoetin Alfa in Healthy, sponsored by Genexine, Inc.. Completed at 1 site in South Korea. Open to participants aged 19 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-08-21.

Sponsored by Genexine, Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
19 Years to 45 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

An open-label, parallel-group, single-center, Phase I study to compare the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic characteristics, safety, and tolerability of a single intravenous administration of Efepoetin Alfa in healthy subjects

Read the detailed description

This study is to objectively evaluate pharmacokinetics as well as pharmacodynamic responses after a single intravenous administration of the Efepoetin alfa, GX-E4, in healthy Caucasian and Asian volunteers.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy
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In context

Lead sponsor

Genexine, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 36 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
19 Years to 45 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Adult males and females between the ages of 19-45
  2. Asian or Caucasian
  3. Body weight >50 kg and \<90 kg, 18 \~30 (BMI(kg/m2) = Weight(kg) / {Height(m)}2)
  4. Normal range.
  5. Normal Serum ferritin and transferrin saturation range.
  6. Normal serum folate range
  7. Normal vitamin B12 range
  8. White blood cell >=3.0 X 10\^3 /mm3
  9. >= 150 X 10\^3/mm\^3 and \<450 X 10\^3/mm\^3
  10. Nonsmoker or smoker who smokes below 10 cigarettes a day.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. An allergy history, including drug allergies(example: aspirin, antibiotics, etc.) or allergy.
  2. Liver(including viral hepatitis), renal, respiratory, endocrine, neurological, immunological, blood, psychological, or circulatory system abnormalities, or a history of cancer.
  3. Subject who had received EPO, darbepoetin, other EPO supply protein, or immunoglobulin administration, or had received intravenous iron administration.
  4. to EPO and/or to the of the IMP, or known hypersensitivity to supplementary iron products.
  5. Hemoglobinopathy (homozygous sickle cell disease, all types of thalassemia)
  6. Systolic blood pressure below 90mmHg or above 140mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure below 50mmHg or above 90mmHg after taking a rest over 3 minutes; pulse rate over 100bpm
  7. C-reactive protein level >4mg/dL at 2 weeks prior to the IMP administration.
  8. A drug abuse history, or positive in a urine drug-screening test(cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates, opiates, benzodiazepine, and cannabinoids)
  9. Signs of fever, with a temperature of over 38°C, within 1 week before particiation
  10. History of epileptic seizure within 6 months before participation
  11. Positive to antibody, , and antibody test.
  12. Consumes over 21 units of alcohol per week, or a person who cannot stay sober for the duration of the entire trial period.
  13. Blood donation or a bleeding episode of more than 400mL within 8 weeks prior to study participation
  14. The maximum length of the spleen >16cm.
  15. Person thought inappropriate by the investigator in consideration of the laboratory test results.
  16. Pregnant or breast-feeding.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(9)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Excipients

The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
40 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Asian

    Single-dose

    Drug: Efepoetin Alfa

  • Experimental
    Caucasian

    Single-dose

    Drug: Efepoetin Alfa

Interventions

  • Single-intravenous administration

    Also known as: GX-E4

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. PharmacoKinetic parameters (Cmax)

    To measure the concentration of Efepoetin alfa in serum for 336 hours after administration of the investigational product for the pharmacokinetic parameters peak blood concentration

    Time frame: up to 4 weeks

  2. PharmacoKinetic parameters (AUClast)

    To measure the concentration of Efepoetin alfa in serum for 336 hours after administration of the investigational product for the pharmacokinetic parameters area under the blood concentration-time curve

    Time frame: up to 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. PharmacoKinetic parameters (AUC0-t, AUCinf, AUC%Extrap, CL, tmax, Vd, t1/2)

    Pharmacokinetic parameters of Efepoetin alfa blood concentration after a single intravenous administration of the investigational product

    Time frame: up to 4 weeks

  2. Pharmacodynamic parameters (Emax, ΔEmax, AUEC, ΔAUEC)

    Pharmacodynamic parameters of hemoglobin, reticulocyte and reticulocyte hemoglobin content after administration of the investigational product

    Time frame: up to 4 weeks

Other outcomes

  1. Exploratory

    Assessment or iron storage function

    Time frame: up to 4 weeks

  2. Incidence, nature and severity of adverse events

    Graded according to NCI CTCAE v5.0

    Time frame: up to 4 weeks

  3. Immunogenicity

    Incidence of anti-drug antibodies (ADAs) relative to baseline

    Time frame: up to 4 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Hanyang University Medical Center
    Seoul, 04763, South Korea
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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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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Oct 2024 to primary completion in Mar 2025, 4 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jul 1, 2024
First posted
Jul 8, 2024
StartActual
Oct 29, 2024
Primary completionActual
Mar 25, 2025
CompletionActual
Mar 25, 2025
Last update
Aug 21, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 21, 2025, 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
NCT06490939
Lead sponsor
Genexine, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 8, 2024
Start date
Oct 29, 2024
Primary completion
Mar 25, 2025
Completion
Mar 25, 2025
Last update
Aug 21, 2025

Oversight

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