Study of ARO-APOC3 in Healthy Volunteers, Hypertriglyceridemic Patients and Patients With Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome (FCS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03783377 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : December 21, 2018
Last Update Posted : March 3, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hypertriglyceridemia Familial Chylomicronemia | Drug: ARO-APOC3 Drug: sterile normal saline (0.9% NaCl) | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 112 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1 Single and Multiple Dose-Escalating Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamic Effects of ARO-APOC3 in Adult Healthy Volunteers as Well as in Severely Hypertriglyceridemic Patients and Patients With Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 8, 2019 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 11, 2021 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | February 11, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ARO-APOC3 |
Drug: ARO-APOC3
single or multiple doses of ARO-APOC3 by subcutaneous (sc) injections |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo |
Drug: sterile normal saline (0.9% NaCl)
calculated volume to match active treatment |
- Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs) Possibly or Probably Related to Treatment [ Time Frame: Up to Day 113 (+/- 3 days) ]
- Pharmacokinetics (PK) of ARO-APOC3 in Normal Healthy Volunteers (NHVs): Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) [ Time Frame: Single dose phase: Up to 48 hours post-dose ]
- PK of ARO-APOC3 in NHVs: Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) [ Time Frame: Single dose phase: Up to 48 hours post-dose ]
- PK of ARO-APOC3 in NHVs: Terminal Elimination Half-Life (t1/2) [ Time Frame: Single dose phase: Up to 48 hours post-dose ]
- PK of ARO-APOC3 in NHVs: Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Zero to 24 Hours (AUC0-24) [ Time Frame: Single dose phase: Up to 48 hours post-dose ]
- PK of ARO-APOC3 in NHVs: Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From Zero to Infinity (AUCinf) [ Time Frame: Single dose phase: Up to 48 hours post-dose ]
- Reduction in Fasting Serum APOC3 from Pre-Dose Baseline [ Time Frame: Up to Day 113 (+/- 3 days) ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test, cannot be breastfeeding and must be willing to use contraception
- Willing to provide written informed consent and to comply with study requirements
- Normal electrocardiogram (ECG) at screening
- Hypertriglyceridemic patients must have a history of fasting serum triglycerides of at least 300 mg/dL (3.38 mmol/L) at screening or verifiable diagnosis of FCS
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinically significant health concerns
- Regular use of alcohol within one month prior to Screening
- Use of an investigational agent or device within 30 days prior to dosing or current participation in an investigational study
- Recent use of illicit drugs
- Use of more than two tobacco/nicotine containing or cannabis products per month within 6 months prior to drug administration (applicable only to Normal Healthy Volunteers)
Note: additional inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply, per protocol

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03783377
Australia, New South Wales | |
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | |
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, 2050 | |
Australia, Queensland | |
University of the Sunshine Coast Clinical Trial Centre | |
Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia | |
Australia, South Australia | |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | |
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5000 | |
Australia, Western Australia | |
Linear Clinical Research | |
Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 6009 | |
Canada, Ontario | |
Robarts Research Institute | |
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5B7 | |
Canada, Quebec | |
Ecogene-21 | |
Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada, G7H 7K9 | |
Institute de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal | |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2W 1R7 | |
New Zealand | |
Auckland Clinical Studies Limited | |
Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand, 1010 | |
Middlemore Hospital | |
Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand, 2025 | |
Lipid & Diabetes Research Group | |
Christchurch, New Zealand, 8011 |
Responsible Party: | Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03783377 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
AROAPOC31001 |
First Posted: | December 21, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 3, 2021 |
Last Verified: | March 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | Yes |
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type I Hypertriglyceridemia Hyperlipidemias Dyslipidemias Lipid Metabolism Disorders |
Metabolic Diseases Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors Metabolism, Inborn Errors Genetic Diseases, Inborn Hyperlipoproteinemias |