A Study to Assess Single and Multiple Doses of IkT-148009 in Healthy Elderly Participants and Parkinson's Patients

This is an interventional basic science trial for Healthy Elderly Read More

Inclusion Criteria Parts A, B:

• 1. Subject must have all questions about the study answered and must have signed the informed consent document before any study-specific procedures are performed.

  2. Men or women aged 55 to 70 years (both inclusive) of any race. 3. Subjects must be otherwise healthy and ambulatory, with no history or evidence of clinically relevant medical disorders as determined by the Investigator in consultation with the Sponsor.

  4. Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) ≥ 28 at Screening (V1) and Baseline (V2).

  5. Physical examination, clinical laboratory values, vital signs (as defined in the CRU standard operating procedure [SOP]), and the electrocardiogram (ECGs) are clinically acceptable to the Investigator. Body weight ≥ 45 kg at screening and baseline visits. Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 18 and ≤30 kg/m2 at screening.

  6. Female subjects must be postmenopausal (12 months without menses and confirmed by follicle stimulating hormone [FSH] > 40 mIU/mL) or surgically sterile (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) or sterile for other medical reason (i.e., able to document premature low ovarian reserve, birth defect, other). Women who are several years postmenopausal may be considered for enrollment even with [FSH] below this threshold.

  7. Male subjects must agree to practice an acceptable method of highly effective birth control from the Screening visit, while on study and for 7 days after receiving the last dose of study drug. Highly effective methods of birth control include sexual abstinence; vasectomy; or a condom with spermicide (men) in combination with their partner's highly effective method.

  8. Males must be willing to abstain from sperm donation from the screening visit, while on study and through 30 days after receiving the last dose of study drug.

Part C:

Participants must be eligible as in Part A and B, with the following differences/additions:

9. MMSE ≥ 26 at screening (V1) and Baseline (V2) 10. Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease (consistent with the UK PD Society Brain Bank Criteria for the Diagnosis of PD), with bradykinesia and a clear motor response to levodopa.

11. Hoehn & Yahr staging of 3 or less in the ON state. 12. Good clinical response to levodopa as judged by participant and investigator.

13. Stable doses of all PD medications for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening. 14. Approved by an Enrollment Authorization Committee (EAC).

Exclusion Criteria Parts A and B:

• 1. Clinically significant abnormal values for hematology, clinical chemistry or urinalysis at the screening and admission visits. Abnormalities considered to be non-clinically significant by the Investigator are acceptable.

  2. Clinically significant abnormal findings on physical examination or 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) at the screening or admission visits. NOTE: QTcF interval of > 450 msec in males or > 470 msec in females will be the basis for exclusion from the study. Safety ECG may be repeated for confirmatory purposes if initial values obtained exceed the limits specified.

  3. Significant history (within six months prior to receiving the study drug) and/or presence of clinically significant medical, surgical or psychiatric disorder. Subjects with co-morbid conditions that are stable and controlled may remain eligible (stable defined as no change in the dose or frequency of medications over the prior three months).

  4. For optional lumbar puncture: participants with bleeding disorders, relevant lab abnormalities (Screening INR greater than 1.4, platelets less than 50), relevant blood dyscrasias, prior intolerance of LP, anatomical reasons preventing safe or successful collection of fluid (skin infection at site of puncture, relevant spine surgery, spinal deformity, etc), known intracranial space-occupying lesions with mass effect, posterior fossa masses, or relevant brain malformations (Arnold-Chiari malformation, etc), exam findings suggestive of increased intracranial pressure, or known allergy/sensitivity to lidocaine or its derivatives will not be eligible.

  5. eGFR < 60 mL/min 6. Creatinine, Amylase and/or Lipase > ULN 7. Any malignancy in the 5 years prior to screening excluding basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or cervical carcinoma in situ that have been successfully treated.

  8. Any subject with a history, presence and/or current evidence of serologic positive result for hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C antibodies, or HIV antibodies 1 or 2. Subjects considered to be cured for hepatitis C will be eligible. 9. Recent history (within previous six months prior to screening) of alcohol or drug abuse (as judged by the investigator) or has consumed > 2 alcohol drinks/day during the last three months prior to screening (one glass is approximately equivalent to: beer [284 mL], wine [125 mL/4 ounces], or distilled spirits [25 mL/1 ounce]). Subjects that consume three glasses of alcoholic beverages per day but less than 14 glasses per week may be enrolled at the discretion of the Investigator. Positive screens for alcohol or controlled substances at the screening or admission visits will disqualify a subject from study participation.

  10. Any subject with known hypersensitivity to IkT-148009.

  11. Donation of blood or acute loss of blood within 60 days prior to screening visit.

  12. Any subject who has received treatment with an investigational drug during the 30 days prior to screening.

  13. Investigative site personnel or their immediate families (spouse, parent, child or sibling whether biological or legally adopted).

  14. Any subject unwilling or unable to comply with study procedures.

and in addition for Part C:

15. For optional lumbar puncture: participants with bleeding disorders, relevant lab abnormalities (Screening INR greater than 1.4, platelets less than 50), prior intolerance of LP, anatomical reasons preventing safe or successful collection of fluid (skin infection at site of puncture, relevant spine surgery, spinal deformity, etc), known intracranial space-occupying lesions with mass effect, posterior fossa masses, or relevant brain malformations (Arnold-Chiari malformation, etc), exam findings suggestive of increased intracranial pressure, or known allergy/sensitivity to lidocaine or its derivatives will not be eligible.

16. Diagnosis of secondary or atypical parkinsonism 17. Prior neurosurgery for PD or treatment with DUODOPA or infused apomorphine 18. Concurrent use of neuroleptic medications or other dopamine antagonists. 19. Severe or disabling fluctuations or dyskinesias that would, in the opinion of the investigator, interfere with completion of the study 20. Clinically significant hallucinations or delusions that, in the opinion of the investigator or EAC, may preclude completion of the study 21. Clinically significant orthostatic hypotension that, in the opinion of the investigator, may preclude completion of the study 22. Currently active major depression as determined by BDI-II score of >19 23. Previous surgical procedure for PD.