A Clinical Study to Investigate if SAR425899 Binds to the Liver and Pancreas in Overweight to Obese Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03350191 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 22, 2017
Last Update Posted : April 25, 2022
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Primary Objectives:
To assess in overweight to obese T2DM patients:
- The glucagon receptor occupancy of SAR425899 at two dose levels in the human liver with positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging using [68Ga]Ga-DO3A-VS-Cys40-Tuna-2 as a tracer compound.
- The GLP-1 receptor occupancy of SAR425899 at two dose levels in the human pancreas with PET imaging using [68Ga]Ga-DO3A-VS-Cys40-Exendin-4 as a tracer compound.
- Pharmacodynamic effects on fasting plasma glucose and biomarkers of lipid metabolism.
- Pharmacokinetic parameters for SAR425899 after repeated subcutaneous (SC) doses in plasma.
- Safety and tolerability of SAR425899.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | Drug: SAR425899 Drug: [68Ga] Ga-DO3A-VS-Cys40-Tuna-2 (glucagon receptor tracer) Drug: [68Ga] Ga-DO3A-VS-Cys40-Exendin-4 (GLP-1 receptor tracer) | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 13 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Basic Science |
Official Title: | A PET/CT Study to Assess the Receptor Occupancy by SAR425899 After Repeat Dosing Using Radiolabelled Tracers for the Glucagon and GLP-1 Receptor in Overweight to Obese T2DM Patients |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 20, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 7, 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 7, 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: SAR425899 high dose
Repeated once daily subcutaneous (SC) doses of SAR425899 administered over 20 days
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Drug: SAR425899
Pharmaceutical form: Solution for injection Route of administration: Subcutaneous Drug: [68Ga] Ga-DO3A-VS-Cys40-Tuna-2 (glucagon receptor tracer) Pharmaceutical form: Solution for injection Route of administration: Subcutaneous Drug: [68Ga] Ga-DO3A-VS-Cys40-Exendin-4 (GLP-1 receptor tracer) Pharmaceutical form: Solution for injection Route of administration: Subcutaneous |
Experimental: SAR425899 low dose
Repeated once daily SC doses of SAR425899 administered over 20 days
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Drug: SAR425899
Pharmaceutical form: Solution for injection Route of administration: Subcutaneous Drug: [68Ga] Ga-DO3A-VS-Cys40-Tuna-2 (glucagon receptor tracer) Pharmaceutical form: Solution for injection Route of administration: Subcutaneous Drug: [68Ga] Ga-DO3A-VS-Cys40-Exendin-4 (GLP-1 receptor tracer) Pharmaceutical form: Solution for injection Route of administration: Subcutaneous |
- Glucagon receptor occupancy [ Time Frame: Day 1 and Day 20 ]Change of glucagon receptor tracer binding in the liver with SAR425899 between Day 1 and Day 20
- GLP-1 receptor occupancy [ Time Frame: Day 1 and Day 17 ]Change of GLP-1 receptor tracer binding in the pancreas with SAR425899 between Day 1 and Day 17
- Adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to 27 days ]Number of adverse events in patients under treatment with SAR425899
- Pharmacokinetics [ Time Frame: Day 20 ]Assessment of SAR425899 maximum plasma concentration (Cmax)
- Change in fasting plasma glucose (FPG) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 20 ]Absolute change in FPG from baseline to Day 20
- Change in ketone bodies [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 20 ]Absolute change in ketone bodies from baseline to Day 20
- Change lipid biomarkers [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 20 ]Absolute change cholesterol from baseline to Day 20
- Change in volume of distribution (Vt) in the liver [ Time Frame: Day 1 and Day 20 ]Change of glucagon receptor tracer Vt in the liver with SAR425899 between Day 1 and Day 20
- Change in Vt in the pancreas [ Time Frame: Day 1 and Day 17 ]Change of GLP-1 receptor tracer Vt in the pancreas with SAR425899 between Day 1 and Day 17
- Average standard uptake values (SUVs) of PET tracers in the liver and pancreas [ Time Frame: Day 1, Day 17 and Day 20 ]Average SUVs for glucagon and GLP-1 tracer in liver and pancreas
- Pharmacokinetics [ Time Frame: Day 20 ]Assessment of SAR425899 time to reach Cmax ( tmax)
- Pharmacokinetics [ Time Frame: Day 20 ]Assessment of SAR425899 area under the concentration versus time curve (AUC)
- Pharmacokinetics [ Time Frame: Day 20 ]Assessment of SAR425899 terminal elimination half-life ( t1/2)
- Pharmacokinetics [ Time Frame: Day 20 ]Assessment of SAR425899 total body clearance from the plasma (CL)
- Change lipid biomarkers [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 20 ]Absolute change in free fatty acids from baseline to Day 20
- Change lipid biomarkers [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 20 ]Absolute change in triglycerides from baseline to Day 20

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion criteria :
- Male and female patients, between 18 and 75 years of age, inclusive.
- Body weight between 60.0 and 120.0 kg, inclusive, body mass index between 28.0 and 38.0 kg/m2, inclusive.
- Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus for at least 1 year at the time of inclusion with stable metformin treatment prior to inclusion, with or without comorbidities related to type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Fasting plasma glucose ≥ 90 mg/dL at screening.
- Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥6.5% and ≤9 % at screening.
Exclusion criteria:
- Any history or presence of clinically relevant cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, metabolic, hematological, neurological, osteomuscular, articular, psychiatric, systemic, ocular, gynecologic (if female), urologic or infectious disease, hormonal active tumors (e.g. pheochromocytoma or insulinoma), or signs of acute illness that is not related to the metabolic status of the patient.
- Presence or history of drug hypersensitivity (including known allergic reactions associated with glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist treatment [exenatide, liraglutide, lixisenatide]), or allergic disease diagnosed and treated by a physician.
- Any intake of menopausal hormone replacement therapy, systemic corticosteroids, growth hormones, weight-loss drugs, antihyperlipidemic treatment, antihyperglycemic treatment [e.g., GLP-1 agonists, insulin, thiazolidinediones, dipeptidylpeptidase (DPP-IV) inhibitors, sodium/glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors etc.]) during the treatment period and within 21 days before first dosing or within 5 times the elimination half-life or pharmacodynamic half-life of the medication (if known), with the exception of metformin, sulphonylureas (SU), standard antihypertensive treatment, statins and acetyl salicylic acid.
- Any condition possibly affecting gastric emptying or absorption from gastro-intestinal tract (e.g., gastric surgery, gastrectomy, bariatric surgery, malabsorption syndromes, gastroparesis, abdominal surgery other than appendectomy, hysterectomy, cholecystectomy and herniaplasty).
- Surgically treated obesity, bariatric surgery.
- Severe dyslipidemia with fasting triglycerides >450 mg/dL at screening.
- Severe hypoglycemia resulting in seizure/unconsciousness/coma or hospitalization for diabetic ketoacidosis in the last 3 months before screening.
- Persistent hyperglycemia not adequately controlled by metformin, SUs and/or diet/exercise.
- Diagnosed diabetic neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy or renal impairment (GFR <60 mL/min; estimate after Cockcroft-Gault) at screening.
- Unstable hypo- or hyperthyroidism (as assessed by TSH) at screening.
- History of pancreatitis or pancreatectomy.
- Amylase and/or lipase > 2 upper limit of normal (ULN) at screening.
- Personal history or family history of medullary thyroid cancer or a genetic condition that predisposes to medullary thyroid cancer.
- Elevated basal calcitonin (≥20 pg/mL / 5.9 pmol/L) at screening.
- Known past or present diseases or disorders of any target organ (liver, pancreas, spleen).
- Medical positron emitting tomography (PET), single photon emission computer tomography (SPECT), abdominal or thoracic computer tomography (CT) examination during the previous 12 months' time period.
- Claustrophobia.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03350191
Sweden | |
Investigational Site Number 7520001 | |
Uppsala, Sweden, 75237 |
Study Director: | Clinical Sciences & Operations | Sanofi |
Responsible Party: | Sanofi |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03350191 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PDY15264 2017-001789-23 |
First Posted: | November 22, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 25, 2022 |
Last Verified: | April 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Qualified researchers may request access to patient level data and related study documents including the clinical study report, study protocol with any amendments, blank case report form, statistical analysis plan, and dataset specifications. Patient level data will be anonymized and study documents will be redacted to protect the privacy of trial participants. Further details on Sanofi's data sharing criteria, eligible studies, and process for requesting access can be found at: https://vivli.org |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Overweight Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Body Weight Exenatide |
Glucagon Gastrointestinal Agents Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Incretins Hypoglycemic Agents Anti-Obesity Agents |