Abstract
AIMS: To demonstrate pharmacokinetic equivalence of CT‑P39 administered via auto-injector (CT‑P39 AI) and European Union-approved reference omalizumab via pre-filled syringe (EU-OMA PFS) in healthy Japanese adults. PARTICIPANTS & METHODS: This open-label, Phase 1 study randomized participants (1:1) to a single 150 mg/mL dose of CT‑P39 AI or EU-OMA PFS. The primary endpoint was pharmacokinetic equivalence per area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to infinity (AUC(0-inf)) and maximum serum concentration (C(max)). Equivalence was concluded if the 90% confidence intervals (CIs) for the ratios of geometric least-squares means (gLSMs) were contained within the predefined 80-125% equivalence margin. Secondary endpoints comprised additional pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, safety, and immunogenicity. RESULTS: Overall, 65 and 64 individuals were randomized to CT‑P39 AI and EU-OMA PFS, respectively. Pharmacokinetic equivalence between CT‑P39 AI and EU-OMA PFS was demonstrated for both AUC(0-inf) (ratio of gLSMs [90% CI] 101.66 [95.31-108.45]) and C(max) (93.91 [87.20-101.14]). Thirty-nine (60.0%; CT‑P39 AI) and 32 (50.8%; EU-OMA PFS) participants experienced treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) with no serious TEAEs. Secondary endpoints were comparable between groups. CONCLUSIONS: CT‑P39 AI was pharmacokinetically equivalent to EU-OMA PFS following a single dose in healthy Japanese individuals; pharmacodynamics, safety, and immunogenicity were comparable.