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Trial reportDrugs in R&D2016

Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of FAAH Inhibitor V158866: A Double-Blind, Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Phase I Study in Healthy Volunteers.

Stephen Pawsey, Mike Wood, Helen Browne, Kirsteen Donaldson, Mark Christie, Steven Warrington

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase IRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Drugs in R&D, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Endocannabinoid Metabolism and Transport as Drug Targets.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2023
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  8. Molecular Basis for Non-Covalent, Non-Competitive FAAH Inhibition.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  14. ArylACS omega · 2021
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  16. Druggable Targets in Endocannabinoid Signaling.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Stephen PawseyVernalis (R&D) Ltd., 100 Berkshire Place, Wharfedale Road, Winnersh, Berkshire, RG41 5RD, UK.
Mike WoodVernalis (R&D) Ltd., 100 Berkshire Place, Wharfedale Road, Winnersh, Berkshire, RG41 5RD, UK. m.wood@vernalis.com.
Helen BrowneVernalis (R&D) Ltd., 100 Berkshire Place, Wharfedale Road, Winnersh, Berkshire, RG41 5RD, UK.
Kirsteen DonaldsonJade Consultants (Cambridge) Ltd., Cambridge, UK.
Mark ChristieAkranim Ltd., Maidstone, UK.
Steven WarringtonHammersmith Medicines Research, London, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveThe inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase 1 (FAAH) has been proposed as a novel mechanism for treating pain syndromes by increasing the levels of endogenous cannabinoids (ECs). This study describes the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of V158866, a reversible FAAH inhibitor, after first administration to man.

methods51 healthy male subjects were recruited into this double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, adaptive dose, phase I single (Part A) and repeated ascending dose (Part B) study. The primary outcome was the safety and tolerability of V158866. Secondary outcomes were (1) pharmacokinetics of V158866 and (2) pharmacodynamics of V158866, as assessed by changes in plasma EC concentrations.

resultsSingle oral doses of 5-300 mg and repeated oral doses of 50-500 mg were evaluated. V158866 was well tolerated, with no apparent treatment-related effects on laboratory variables. V158866 was rapidly absorbed with a mean terminal elimination half-life of 9.6-18.3 h (Day 7; Part B). V158866 reached steady state within 2-3 days of administration, with an accumulation ratio, based on AUC0-24h, of approximately 2 on Day 7. V158866 showed a linear relationship between dose and AUC across the entire dose range. V158866 caused reversible, dose-related increases in plasma ECs. At hemi-equilibrium, there was a sigmoidal maximum effect relationship between plasma V158866 concentrations and changes in plasma ECs.

conclusionsV158866 is well tolerated, with linear pharmacokinetics suitable for once-daily administration, and reversible effects on plasma ECs. Maximum increases in plasma ECs occur with V158866 doses of 300-500 mg/day.

Indexed as

Treatment OutcomeAdministration, OralAdolescentAdultAmidohydrolasesArea Under CurveChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleEnzyme InhibitorsFatty Acid Amide HydrolasesHalf-LifeHealthy VolunteersHumansMaleAmidohydrolasesEnzyme InhibitorsFatty Acid Amide Hydrolases

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PMID26987975
PMCPMC4875922

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