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Trial reportPsychopharmacology2026

Ascending single-dose study of the safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of CSTI-500, a novel monoamine triple reuptake inhibitor, first-in-human.

Lieuwe Appel, Robert Risinger, Anders Wall, Harald Murck, Shuang Liu, Gunnar Antoni, Roger Lane

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Lieuwe AppelMolecular Imaging and Medical Physics, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. lieuwe.appel@akademiska.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-9933-4137
Robert RisingerBioXcel Therapeutics Inc., 555 Long Wharf Drive, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA.
Anders WallMolecular Imaging and Medical Physics, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Harald MurckPhilipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Shuang LiuConSynance Therapeutics, Inc., 11 University Place, Rensselaer, NY, 12144, USA.
Gunnar AntoniPET Centre, Department of Medical Imaging, Uppsala University Hospital, 75185, Uppsala, Sweden.
Roger LaneIonis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, CA, 92010, USA.

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Abstract

rationaleMonoamine triple reuptake inhibitors (TRIs) inhibit central dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin transporters, restoring functional monoamine neurotransmission.

objectivesThis clinical trial evaluated the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics in healthy volunteers after single-ascending-doses (SAD) of the novel monoamine TRI CSTI-500. In addition, we estimated the peak and duration of striatal serotonin transporter (SERT) and dopamine transporter (DAT) occupancies, by using positron emission tomography (PET).

methodsPart A was a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled, sequential SAD study with seven sequential dose panels (0.5-150 mg) where subjects in each panel received either a single oral dose of CSTI-500 (n=6) or placebo (n=2). Part B was an open-label, single-dose PET study to assess the peak and duration of SERT (n=4) and DAT (n=5) striatal occupancies, using the radioligands [

resultsThe maximum tolerable acute single-dose of CSTI-500 was determined as 100 mg. No serious adverse events occurred. The median maximum CSTI-500 concentrations were attained at 1-2 hours post-dose (h pd); the estimated plasma elimination half-life was 44-50 h pd. Subsequent to a single-dose of 100 mg CSTI-500, mean striatal SERT occupancy was 72% and 62% at 4-6 and 24 h pd, respectively. Mean striatal DAT occupancy was 36% and 31% at 4-9 and 24 h pd, respectively.

conclusionsCSTI-500 is a potent monoamine TRI with substantial striatal SERT and moderate DAT occupancies in healthy subjects. Together with promising safety-tolerability and pharmacokinetics profiles, the continued clinical development of CSTI-500 is strongly supported.

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Neurotransmitter Uptake InhibitorsAdultCorpus StriatumDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPositron-Emission TomographySerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsYoung AdultDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsNeurotransmitter Uptake InhibitorsSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsBrain PETDATMonoamine transporter occupancyMonoamine triple reuptake inhibitorNETPharmacokineticsSADSafetySERTTolerability

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PMID40784919
PMCPMC12979414

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