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Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Same-Knee Intra-Articular Injection of Corticosteroid and Lorecivivint Within 7 Days: An Open-Label, Randomized, Parallel-Arm Study
Original Research
Document Type
Clinical report
Source
Rheumatology and Therapy. December 2023, Vol. 10 Issue 6, p1741, 12 p.
Subject
Comparative analysis
Osteoarthritis -- Comparative analysis
Tyrosine -- Comparative analysis
Glucocorticoids -- Comparative analysis
Pain management -- Comparative analysis
Triamcinolone -- Comparative analysis
Corticosteroids -- Comparative analysis
Pain -- Care and treatment
Language
English
Abstract
Author(s): Mark S. Fineman [sup.1], Timothy E. McAlindon [sup.2], Christian Lattermann [sup.3], Christopher J. Swearingen [sup.1], Sarah Kennedy [sup.1], Victor A. Lopez [sup.1], Ismail Simsek [sup.1], Jeyanesh R. S. Tambiah [...]
Introduction Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common painful disorder. Intra-articular (IA) corticosteroid injections are frequently prescribed to treat knee pain. Lorecivivint (LOR), a novel IA cdc2-Like Kinase (CLK)/Dual-Specificity Tyrosine Phosphorylation-Regulated Kinase (DYRK) inhibitor thought to modulate Wnt and inflammatory pathways, has appeared safe and demonstrated improved patient-reported outcomes compared with placebo. While LOR is proposed for stand-alone use, in clinical practice, providers might administer LOR in close time proximity to IA corticosteroid. This open-label, parallel-arm, healthy volunteer study assessed potential short-term safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic (PK) interactions between IA LOR and triamcinolone acetonide (TCA) administered 7 days apart. Methods Healthy volunteers were randomized to Treatment Sequence 1 (IA 40 mg TCA followed by IA 0.07 mg LOR) or Treatment Sequence 2 (IA 0.07 mg LOR followed by IA 40 mg TCA). Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were categorized by 'epoch', with epoch 1 spanning from first until second injection, and epoch 2 spanning from second injection until end of study. Plasma PK was assessed pre injection and out to 22 days after to assess PK treatment interaction. Results A total of 18 TEAEs were reported by 11 (27.5%) of 40 enrolled participants, and there were no serious adverse events. Thirteen TEAEs were reported in Treatment Sequence 1 and five in Treatment Sequence 2, similarly distributed between epochs 1 and 2. In all participants and at all time points, plasma LOR concentrations were below the limit of quantification (0.100 ng/mL). Geometric mean concentrations and PK parameters for TCA were similar between treatment sequences. Conclusion No safety signals were observed. There were no quantifiable plasma concentrations of LOR in either Treatment Sequence. The PK of TCA was unaffected by previous LOR injection. These results suggest that IA administration of LOR and TCA in close time proximity is unlikely to pose a safety concern. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT04598542.