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CompletedNCT07586514Updated Sep 8, 2026

A Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability and Exposure of 4ET1103 in Healthy Human Volunteers

A Phase 1 interventional study of LY4286533 and placebo in Neuropathic Pain, sponsored by 4E Therapeutics. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-08.

Sponsored by 4E Therapeutics · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Aug 2025, 1 year 1 month ago, and no results have been posted to the registry; the sponsor requested a delay in submitting them in Aug 2026.
  • Registered 1 year after the study started (first participant enrolled Apr 2025, registered Apr 2026).
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 study will dose healthy human volunteers with either active drug (4ET1103) or placebo. Each study subject will receive a single dose of either active drug or placebo, and will then be monitored for safety, tolerability and exposure of active drug.

Read the detailed description

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled SAD study conducted in approximately 40 healthy male and female volunteers. The study drug (4ET1103 or placebo) will be administered orally under fasting condition. 40 subjects (8 subjects/cohort) will participate across 5 dose cohorts (45, 135, 270, 450 and 720 mg) of 4ET1103.

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Conditions studied

  • Neuropathic Pain

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In context

Neuralgia

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This study's enrollment of 40 is below the median of 52 across 973 interventional studies indexed under Neuralgia.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with 4E Therapeutics as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy males and females (sex at birth) between 18 and 65 years of age; inclusive based on the date of Screening.
  • Body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 32 kg/m2 (inclusive) and weigh at least 50 kg at Screening and Day -1.
  • Provision of signed and dated, written informed consent prior to any study-specific procedures
  • Female subjects have a negative serum pregnancy test result at Screening and negative urine pregnancy test result at Day -1.
  • Female subjects with male partners must meet one of the following criteria:

    1. Using a medically acceptable form of birth control for at least 30 days prior to Screening (60 days on oral contraceptives) until 3 months following the last dose of study drug [e.g., hormonal contraceptives (oral, patch, injectable or vaginal ring), implantable device (implantable rod or intrauterine device), bilateral tubal ligation/tubal occlusion or a double barrier (e.g., diaphragm, cervical cap, condom in conjunction with spermicide or sponge)]. For female subjects using hormonal contraceptives, it is also required to use at least one additional form of contraception, i.e., implantable device (implantable rod or intrauterine device), or a double barrier method (e.g., diaphragm, cervical cap, or condom in conjunction with spermicide or sponge).
    2. Surgically sterile for at least 3 months prior to Screening by one of the following means:

      • Bilateral salpingectomy (with or without oophorectomy)
      • Surgical hysterectomy
      • Bilateral oophorectomy (with or without hysterectomy)
    3. Postmenopausal, defined as the following:

      • Female subjects with 12 months consecutive amenorrhea and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels greater than 40 international units per liter (IU/L) at Screening.
    4. Female subjects of reproductive potential who are abstinent of heterosexual activity (when in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject), are acceptable provided they agree to a double barrier method for at least 3 months after their last dose of the study drug should they become sexually active with a male partner.
    5. Females must agree to avoid egg donation throughout the study and for at least 3 months after last dose of study drug.
  • Male subjects with female partners have history of vasectomy or must agree to utilize a highly effective method of contraception (condom with spermicide) during heterosexual intercourse from clinic admission until at least 3 months following the last dose of the study drug and must refrain from donating sperm for this same period.
  • Considered healthy by the Investigator, based on subject's reported medical history, full physical examination, clinical laboratory tests, 12-lead ECG, and vital signs at Screening and Day -1.
  • Willing and able to adhere to study restrictions and to be confined at the clinical research center
  • Subjects willing to defer receiving any vaccines (e.g. influenza or coronavirus or pneumococcal vaccines) within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug (Day 1) and throughout the study.
  • Nicotine-free (cigarettes, pipe, cigar, chewing tobacco, nicotine patches, vapes, etc.) for at least 3 months before Screening and a negative urine cotinine test at Screening and Day -1.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. History or presence of any illness, condition, or finding that in the opinion of the Principal Investigator (PI) or designee would put the subject or study conduct at risk, or have the potential to confound the results of the study, if the subject were to participate in the study.
  2. History or presence of significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, hematological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic, neurological, bleeding disorder or psychiatric disease or drug hypersensitivity as determined by the Investigator
  3. Any surgical or medical condition that could interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of the drug. Cholecystectomies will be exclusionary and uncomplicated appendectomies will not be exclusionary
  4. In opinion of the Investigator, the subject has history of any true drug allergy; excluding histories limited to mild to moderate gastrointestinal distress (nausea, anorexia, diarrhea, infrequent vomiting).
  5. History of alcohol abuse (drinking 14 units of alcohol per week: 1 unit = 360 mL of beer, or 37 mL of spirits, or 120 mL of wine) within 3 months prior to Screening, or positive urine alcohol test at Screening or Day -1. Subjects must agree to abstain from alcohol intake from 72 hours before study drug administration through discharge from the CRU.
  6. History of prescription drug abuse, or marijuana or cannabis product use or illicit drug use within 6 months prior to Screening, or positive findings on the urine drug screen at Screening or Day -1.
  7. History of organ transplant, including history of bone marrow transplant.
  8. Use of any prescription (excluding contraceptives) medication, over the counter (OTC) medication or herbal supplements within 7 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer prior to Day 1.
  9. Evidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection or oral temperature >38°C at Day -1. During the study, if subjects have infections, the subjects may continue the study at the discretion of the Investigator. In the case of COVID-19 infection, subject will be withdrawn.
  10. Subjects who have received any vaccines within 30 days prior to Day 1
  11. Donated or lost blood >500 ml within 60 days prior to Screening
  12. Acute illness within 14 days of study Day 1; acute illness occurring before this must show complete recovery at least 14 days prior to Day 1.
  13. Regular consumption of > 3caffeine - or xanthine-containing products in 2 weeks before Screening and unwilling to consume \<3 caffeine - or xanthine-containing products while confined at the CRU.
  14. Positive serologic findings for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody (Ab), and/or Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Ab at Screening.
  15. Positive Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) at Screening
  16. Surgery within the past 90 days prior to Day 1 as determined by the Investigator to be clinically relevant.
  17. Seated systolic blood pressure (SBP) not within the range of 90 mmHg to 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) not within the range of 50 mmHg to 90 mmHg at Screening or Day 1.

    Note: If a subject fails to meet SBP and/or DBP criteria, optional repeat visits/measurements can, at the discretion of the Investigator, to be completed. For those subjects who have a repeat blood pressure measurement, the repeat value will be used to determine eligibility.

  18. Heart rate \<40 bpm or >99 bpm at Screening or Day -1. Note: If a subject fails to meet heart rate criteria, optional repeat visits/measurements can, at the discretion of the Investigator, to be completed. For those subjects who have a repeat blood pressure measurement, the repeat value will be used to determine eligibility.
  19. Any clinically significant ECG abnormality at Screening (as deemed by the Investigator).

    NOTE: The following (a-d) are considered not clinically significant without consulting Sponsor's Medical Monitor:

    1. Mild first-degree A-V block (P-R interval \<0.23 sec)
    2. Right or left axis deviation
    3. Incomplete right bundle branch block
    4. Isolated left anterior fascicular block (left anterior hemiblock)
  20. QTcF interval >450 msec for male and >470 msec for female (the average value for the triplicate ECG at Screening and Day -1), or history of prolonged QT syndrome.
  21. Subject with abnormal liver function test (LFT) at Screening or Day -1.
  22. Subjects with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< or = 75 mL/min/1.73m2 using Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation 2021 at Screening or Day -1.
  23. Receipt of an investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to dosing on Day 1.
  24. Subjects who have taken a special diet (including dragon fruit, mango, grapefruit or grapefruit juice and other known inhibitors of CYP) or strenuous exercise, or other factors affecting drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion within 5 days before Day 1.
  25. Subjects with hypersensitivity to any excipients present in study drug (excipients listed in Investigator's Brochure).
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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
    Cohort 1 active

    45 mg active

    Drug: LY4286533

  • Placebo comparator
    Cohort 1 placebo

    Placebo for 45 mg

    Drug: placebo

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2 active

    135 mg active

    Drug: LY4286533

  • Placebo comparator
    Cohort 2 placebo

    placebo for 135 mg

    Drug: placebo

  • Experimental
    Cohort 3 active

    270 mg active

    Drug: LY4286533

  • Placebo comparator
    Cohort 3 placebo

    placebo for 270 mg

    Drug: placebo

  • Experimental
    Cohort 4 active

    450 mg active

    Drug: LY4286533

  • Placebo comparator
    Cohort 4 placebo

    placebo for 450 mg

    Drug: placebo

  • Experimental
    Cohort 5 active

    720 mg active

    Drug: LY4286533

  • Placebo comparator
    cohort 5 placebo

    placebo for 720 mg

    Drug: placebo

Interventions

  • DrugLY4286533

    MNK inhibitor for treatment of neuropathic pain

    Also known as: 4ET1103

  • Drugplacebo

    Placebo for MNK inhibitor

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in hematology parameters

    Hematology laboratory parameters (for example, complete blood count including erythrocytes, leukocytes with differential, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and platelets) will be summarized as observed values and changes from baseline at each postdose time point, and the number of subjects with clinically significant abnormalities will be reported.

    Time frame: 14 days

  2. Change from baseline in serum chemistry parameters

    Serum chemistry laboratory parameters (for example, electrolytes, liver function tests, renal function tests, and lipids) will be summarized as observed values and changes from baseline at each post dose time point, and the number of subjects with clinically significant abnormalities will be reported.

    Time frame: 14 days

  3. Change from baseline in urinalysis parameters.

    Urinalysis parameters (for example, urine specific gravity, pH, protein, glucose, ketones, blood/occult blood, nitrite, leukocyte esterase, and bilirubin) will be summarized as observed values and changes from baseline at each post dose time point, and the number of subjects with clinically significant abnormalities will be reported

    Time frame: 14 days

  4. Change from baseline in coagulation parameters

    Coagulation parameters (for example, prothrombin time, international normalized ratio, and activated partial thromboplastin time) will be summarized as observed values and changes from baseline at each post dose time point, and the number of subjects with clinically significant abnormalities will be reported.

    Time frame: 14 days

  5. Change from bassline in vital signs

    Vital signs, including systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate, and body temperature, will be summarized as observed values and changes from baseline at each postdose time point, and the number of subjects with clinically significant abnormalities will be reported.

    Time frame: 14 days

  6. Change from baseline in 12-lead ECG parameters

    Twelve-lead ECG parameters (for example, heart rate, PR interval, QRS duration, QT interval, and QTc) will be summarized as observed values and changes from baseline at each post dose time point, and the number of subjects with clinically significant ECG abnormalities will be reported.

    Time frame: 14 days

  7. Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs)

    The number of subjects with treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), including serious and non-serious AEs, will be summarized by system organ class and preferred term, severity, and relationship to study drug from first dose through the end of safety follow-up

    Time frame: 72 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Drug excreted in urine (Ae) to be determined.

    The amount of drug excreted in urine will be calculated in milligrams

    Time frame: 24 hours after single dose 4ET1103

  2. Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax)

    Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax) will be measured and reported in ng/mL.

    Time frame: PK measurements will be followed for out to 7 days from single dose of 4ET1103

  3. Renal clearance (CLR) will be measured.

    Renal clearance (CLR) will be presented in liters/hour (L/h)

    Time frame: 24 hours following single dose of 4ET1103

  4. Fraction of dose excreted renally (Fe)

    The fraction of dose excreted renally will be measured following oral single ascending dose administration

    Time frame: 24 hours following single dose of 4ET1103

  5. Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC)

    Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) will be measured and reported (h x ng/mL)

    Time frame: PK measurements out to 7 days following single dose of 4ET1103

  6. Time to maximum concentration (Tmax)

    Tmax will be determined and reported in hours (h)

    Time frame: Monitoring up to 7 days following single dose of 4ET1103

  7. Half life (T1/2) will be determined

    Half life (T1/2) will be determined and reported in hours (h)

    Time frame: Monitoring for up to 7 days following single dose of 4ET1103

  8. Apparent total body clearance (CL/F)

    Apparent total body clearance (CL/F) will be determined and reported as liters/hour (L/h)

    Time frame: Up to 7 days following single dose of 4ET1103

  9. Apparent volume of distribution (Vz/F)

    Vz/F will be determined and reported in liters (L)

    Time frame: Up to 7 days following single dose of 4ET1103

Other outcomes

  1. The change from baseline in the levels of p-eIF4E will be assessed in whole blood at specified timepoints

    In whole blood samples, levels of p-eIF4E will be determined and reported as the change from baseline (prepose levels of p-eIF4E versus postdose levels of p-eIF4E)

    Time frame: Out to 7 days post dose 4ET1103

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Study locations

1 site
  • PPD
    Austin, Texas 78744, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Individual participant data will not be shared. Data contain proprietary information about an investigational new drug and cannot be disclosed prior to regulatory approval. Patient confidentiality also prohibits sharing due to detailed clinical and pharmacokinetic data from a small cohort.

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 8, 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
NCT07586514
Lead sponsor
4E Therapeutics
Collaborators
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 14, 2026
Start date
Apr 18, 2025
Primary completion
Aug 18, 2025
Completion
Aug 18, 2025
Last update
Sep 8, 2026

Study contacts

Kristie Miller, MD
principal investigator · PPD Development, LP

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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