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Ertugliflozin single dose

Phase 2

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 | Small molecule | Metabolic |Merck & Company, Inc.|Last Updated: Nov 21, 2019

Success Probability
Approval Probability 71%
TA Base Rate26%
Adjusted LOA41%
ML RiskLOW_RISK
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Market & Valuation
rNPV $3.2B
Market Size $9.4B
Revenue Basis $1.6B
Competitors 6
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Trial Design
RandomizedDouble-BlindCONTROLLEDBiomarker
Total Trials4
Total Enrollment645
FDA Designations
No designations recorded
Clinical Trials (4)
NCT IDTitlePhaseStatusEnrollmentVelocityDesignStartCompletionLast UpdatedSitesCountries
NCT01096667Study of Safety and Efficacy Of Ertugliflozin (PF-04971729, MK-8835) In Participants With Type 2 Diabetes And Hypertension (MK-8835-042)PHASE2 COMPLETED 194May 17, 2010Feb 25, 2011Sep 13, 2018 -
NCT01059825Study Of Safety And Efficacy Of Ertugliflozin (PF-04971729, MK-8835) In Participants With Type 2 Diabetes (MK-8835-016)PHASE2 COMPLETED 375Feb 24, 2010Jan 20, 2011Sep 13, 2018 -
NCT01223339Evaluation of Pharmacokinetics, Safety, And Tolerability Of Ertugliflozin (PF-04971729, MK-8835) In Japanese And Western Healthy Participants (MK-8835-041)PHASE1 COMPLETED 24Oct 1, 2010Feb 1, 2011May 20, 2016 -
NCT01054300Effects of Once and Twice Daily Dosing Regimen of Ertugliflozin (PF-04971729, MK-8835) In Participants With Type 2 Diabetes (MK-8835-040)PHASE1 COMPLETED 52Feb 17, 2010Apr 7, 2010Nov 21, 2019 -
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Study Endpoints
Primary Endpoints
Baseline 24-hour Average Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)
24 hours

Baseline 24-hour average SBP was assessed using 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM).

Change From Baseline on 24-hour Average SBP at Week 4
Baseline and Week 4

Change from baseline on 24-hour average SBP at Week 4 assessed using 24-hour ABPM. In the case of missing data, last observation carried forward (LOCF).

Baseline Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)
Baseline

HbA1c is measured as percent.

Change From Baseline in HbA1c at Week 12
Baseline and Week 12

HbA1c is measured as percent. The change from baseline is the Week 12 HbA1c percent minus the Week 0 HbA1c percent (last observation carried forward \[LOCF\]).

Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of ertugliflozin for the Single Dose Cohort
Up to Day 4 of each treatment period
Time taken to reach the maximum observed plasma concentration (Tmax) of ertugliflozin for the Single Dose Cohort
Up to Day 4 of each treatment period
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) from time 0 to time of the last quantifiable concentration (AUClast) for ertugliflozin for the Single Dose Cohort
Up to Day 4 of each treatment period
AUC from Hour 0 to infinity (AUCinf) for ertugliflozin for the Single Dose Cohort
Up to Day 4 of each treatment period
Ertugliflozin half life (t1/2) for the Single Dose Cohort
Up to Day 4 of each treatment period
Apparent clearance (CL/F) of ertugliflozin for the Single Dose Cohort
Up to Day 4 of each treatment period
Apparent volume of distribution (Vz/F) for the Single Dose Cohort
Up to Day 4 of each treatment period
Accumulation Ratio of Area Under the Curve for the dosing interval of ertugliflozin (Rac) for the Single Dose Cohort
Up to Day 4 of each treatment period
Number of participants who experienced an adverse event (AE) for the Single Dose Cohort
Up to 10 days after the final dose of study drug (Up to Day 11)
Number of participants who discontinued study drug due to an AE for the Single Dose Cohort
Up to Day 1 of each treatment period
Urinary Glucose Excretion over 24 hours for the Single Dose Cohort
Up to 24 hours postdose (Up to Day 2)
Cmax of ertugliflozin for the Multiple Dose Cohort
Up to Day 10
Tmax of ertugliflozin for the Multiple Dose Cohort
Up to Day 10
AUClast for ertugliflozin for the Multiple Dose Cohort
Up to Day 10
AUCinf for ertugliflozin for the Multiple Dose Cohort
Up to Day 10
t1/2 for the Multiple Dose Cohort
Up to Day 10
CL/F of ertugliflozin for the Multiple Dose Cohort
Up to Day 10
Vz/F for the Multiple Dose Cohort
Up to Day 10
Rac for the Single Dose Cohort
Up to Day 10
Number of participants who experienced an AE for the Multiple Dose Cohort
Up to 10 days after the final dose of study drug (Up to Day 17)
Number of participants who discontinued study drug due to an AE for the Multiple Dose Cohort
Up to Day 7
Urinary Glucose Excretion over 24 hours for the Multiple Dose Cohort
Up to 24 hours postdose (Up to Day 8)
Cumulative Urinary Glucose Excretion Over 0 to 24 Hours
0 to 24 hours after the morning dose

Urine for analysis of glucose was collected at prespecified intervals. Each participant emptied his/her bladder just before dosing, and the collection started after the morning dose (collection times: 0-4 hours, 4-8 hours, 8-12 hours, and 12-24 hours after the morning dose). The average amount of urinary glucose excreted from 0 to 24 hours after the morning dose is presented in the table below.

Urinary Glucose Excretion by Time Period
At 0-4 hrs, 4-8 hrs, 8-12 hrs, and 12-24 hrs after the AM dose (up to 24 hours)

Urine for analysis of glucose was collected at prespecified intervals. Each participant emptied his/her bladder just before dosing, and the collection started after the morning dose (collection times: 0-4 hours, 4-8 hours, 8-12 hours, and 12-24 hours after the morning dose). The average amount of urinary glucose excreted during the pre-specified time frame is presented in the table below.

24-hour Weighted Mean Plasma Glucose
Up to 24 hours

Blood was collected during each treatment period at pre-dose (fasted) on Day 1 (Hour 0) and post-dose (fed) on Day 1 at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 12.5, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, and 24 hours.

Weighted Mean Postprandial Plasma Glucose
At 0-5 hours, 5-12 hrs, and 12-18 hrs after the morning dose (up to 18 hours)

The weighted mean postprandial glucose over the specified intervals were analyzed by cohort.

Fasting Plasma Glucose
Up to 24 hours

Blood samples were to be collected following a fast from all food and drink (except water) for at least 8 hours. Fasting Plasma Glucose was collected as part of the assessment of weighted mean 24-hour plasma glucose. As such, it was not specified as an endpoint in the Statistical Analysis Plan and was not analyzed or summarized separately.

Fasting C-peptide
Up to 24 hours (0 and 24 hours)

The fasting c-peptide was analyzed by cohort using a mixed-effects model with sequence, period, and treatment as fixed effects and participant within sequence as a random effect.

Number of Participants Experiencing an Adverse Event
Up to 16 days

An adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participant administered a product or medical device. The table below includes all data collected since the first dose of study drug.

Number of Participants Discontinuing Study Drug Due to an Adverse Event
Up to 8 days (Day 1 in each dosing period)

An adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participant administered a product or medical device. The table below includes all data collected since the first dose of study drug. Data include participants discontinued due to adverse events, participants with dose reduced or temporary discontinuation due to adverse events.

Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve (AUC) From Time 0 to Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) for Ertugliflozin
0 predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 18, 24 hours postdose

Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameter of AUClast for study drug. Actual sample collection times (relative to the AM dose) were used for the pharmacokinetic analysis.

Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Ertugliflozin
0 predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 18, 24 hours postdose

PK parameter of Cmax for study drug. Actual sample collection times (relative to the AM dose) were used for the pharmacokinetic analysis.

Time Taken to Reach the Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Ertugliflozin
0 predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 18, 24 hours postdose

PK parameter of Tmax for study drug. Actual sample collection times (relative to the AM dose) were used for the pharmacokinetic analysis.

Secondary Endpoints
Baseline Average Daytime and Nighttime SBP
Daytime: 16 hours; Nighttime: 8 hours
Change From Baseline on Daytime Average SBP at Week 4
Baseline and Week 4
Change From Baseline on Nighttime Average SBP at Week 4
Baseline and Week 4
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Study Design & Arms
AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingDOUBLE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT
Treatment Arms
ArmTypeDescription
PlaceboPLACEBO_COMPARATORPlacebo to ertugliflozin (resembling either 1 mg or 5 mg), placebo to ertugliflozin (resembling 25 mg), and placebo to HCTZ once daily for 28 days.
Ertugliflozin 1 mgEXPERIMENTALErtugliflozin 1 mg, placebo to ertugliflozin (resembling 25 mg), and placebo to HCTZ once daily for 28 days
Ertugliflozin 5 mgEXPERIMENTALErtugliflozin 5 mg, placebo to ertugliflozin (resembling 25 mg), and placebo to HCTZ once daily for 28 days
Ertugliflozin 25 mgEXPERIMENTALErtugliflozin 25 mg, placebo to ertugliflozin (resembling either 1 mg or 5 mg), and placebo to HCTZ once daily for 28 days
HCTZ 12.5mgACTIVE_COMPARATORHCTZ 12.5 mg, placebo to ertugliflozin (resembling either 1 mg or 5 mg), and placebo to ertugliflozin (resembling 25 mg) once daily for 28 days
Ertugliflozin 10 mgEXPERIMENTALErtugliflozin 10 mg, placebo for ertugliflozin (25 mg), and placebo to sitagliptin, oral, once daily for 84 days
Sitagliptin 100 mgACTIVE_COMPARATORSitagliptin 100 mg, placebo for ertugliflozin (1 mg or 5 mg and 25 mg), oral, once daily for 84 days
Single Dose Japanese CohortEXPERIMENTALThis will be a single dose Cohort in which Japanese healthy participants will receive 3 ascending single doses (1 mg, 5 mg, and 25 mg) of ertugliflozin or placebo through 3 dosing periods. A minimum wash out period of 7-days will be set between each dose administration.
Single dose Western cohortEXPERIMENTALThis will be a single dose Cohort in which Western healthy participants will receive 3 ascending single doses (1 mg, 5 mg, and 25 mg) of ertugliflozin through 3 dosing periods. A minimum wash out period of 7-days will be set between each dose administration.
Multiple Dose Japanese CohortEXPERIMENTALThis will be a multiple dose Cohort in which Japanese healthy participants will receive once-daily 25 mg ertugliflozin or placebo for 7 days.
Cohort 1: Ertu 2 mg/Placebo (Pbo)→Ertu 1 mg/Ertu 1 mgEXPERIMENTALPeriod 1: Ertu 2 mg in the AM and Pbo in the PM for 1 day. Period 2: Ertu 1 mg in the AM and Ertu 1 mg in the PM for 1 day. There was a \>= 7 day washout period between Period 1 and Period 2.
Cohort 1: Ertu 1 mg/Ertu 1 mg→Ertu 2 mg/PboEXPERIMENTALPeriod 1: Ertu 1 mg in the AM and Ertu 1 mg in the PM for 1 day. Period 2: Ertu 2 mg in the AM and Pbo in the PM for 1 day. There was a \>= 7 day washout period between Period 1 and Period 2.
Cohort 2: Ertu 4 mg/Pbo→Ertu 2 mg/Ertu 2 mgEXPERIMENTALPeriod 1: Ertu 4 mg in the AM and Pbo in the PM for 1 day. Period 2: Ertu 2 mg in the AM and Ertu 2 mg in the PM for 1 day. There was a \>= 7 day washout period between Period 1 and Period 2.
Cohort 2: Ertu 2 mg/Ertu 2 mg→Ertu 4 mg/PboEXPERIMENTALPeriod 1: Ertu 2 mg in the AM and Ertu 2 mg in the PM for 1 day. Period 2: Ertu 4 mg in the AM and Pbo in the PM for 1 day. There was a \>= 7 day washout period between Period 1 and Period 2.
Interventions
NameTypeDescription
Placebo to Ertuglilflozin 1 or 5 mgDRUGPlacebo to ertuglilflozin tablet 1 or 5 mg once daily for 28 days
Ertugliflozin 1 mgDRUGErtugliflozin tablet 1 mg once daily for 28 days
Ertugliflozin 5 mgDRUGErtugliflozin tablet 5 mg once daily for 28 days
Ertugliflozin 25 mgDRUGErtugliflozin tablet 25 mg once daily for 28 days
HCTZ 12.5mgDRUGHydrocholorthiazide (HCTZ) 12.5 mg capsule once daily for 28 days
Placebo to HCTZDRUGPlacebo to HCTZ 12.5 mg capsule once daily for 28 days
Placebo to ertuglilflozin 25 mgDRUGPlacebo to ertuglilflozin tablet 25 mg once daily for 28 days
Placebo to ErtugliflozinDRUGTablet(s), 1 or 2, matching placebo to 1-mg, 5-mg and/or 25-mg tablets, once daily for 84 days
Sitagliptin 100 mgDRUGTablet, 100 mg, once daily for 84 days
Placebo to SitagliptinDRUGTablet, matching placebo to 100 mg, once daily for 84 days
MetforminDRUGParticipants continued pre-study stable doses of metformin during the run-in and treatment periods of the study (maximum dose up to 2500 mg/day or 3000 mg/day where the maximum metformin dose per the local country product labels was 3000 mg/day).
ErtugliflozinDRUGDose escalation of 1, 5, and 25 mg Ertugliflozin administered in the fasted state
PlaceboDRUGPlacebo tablets to Ertugliflozin administered in the fasted state
Ertugliflozin 2 mg single doseDRUGErtugliflozin 2 mg dose (two 1 mg strength tablets), administered as a single dose
Ertugliflozin 2 mg split into twice dailyDRUGErtugliflozin 1 mg dose (1 mg strength tablet) administered twice daily x 1 day
Ertugliflozin 4 mg single doseDRUGErtugliflozin 4 mg dose (four 1 mg strength tablets), administered as a single dose
Ertugliflozin 4 mg split into twice dailyDRUGErtugliflozin 2 mg dose (two 1 mg strength tablets) administered twice daily x 1 day
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Eligibility Criteria
Age Range18 Years — 65 Years
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo

Inclusion Criteria: * Participants with type 2 diabetes and hypertension * Medically stable * On at least 1 (and up to 2) oral diabetes drugs * And up to 2 medicines for blood pressure control Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with type 1 diabetes * Heart attack * Stroke * Uncontrolled blood pre...

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