Negative in Ames, mouse lymphoma and in vivo rat bone marrow micronucleus assays
“Avacopan was negative in all assays including the in vitro bacterial mutagenicity study (Ames test), in vitro mouse lymphoma forward-mutation assay, and in vivo rat bone marrow micronucleus study.”
✓ VerifiedFDA multi-discipline review, p. 383Source ↗
Carcinogenicity
2-year rat and hamster: no tumorigenic potential up to 100 mg/kg/day (~3x and ~6x MRHD AUC)
“Two-year carcinogenicity studies in Sprague-Dawley rats and Syrian hamsters were conducted to assess the carcinogenic potential of avacopan. Avacopan demonstrated no tumorigenic potential in a study with rats that received oral doses up to 100 mg/kg/day (approximately 3 times the MRHD in adults on an AUC basis) and a study in hamsters that received oral doses up to 100 mg/kg/day (approximately 6 times the MRHD in adults on an AUC basis).”
Not reported in the public reviews. Reviewers summarise selectively, so this usually means it wasn't discussed publicly, not that it wasn't studied.
Instead of genotoxicity
Not stated in public reviews
Not reported in the public reviews. Reviewers summarise selectively, so this usually means it wasn't discussed publicly, not that it wasn't studied.
DRG histopathology
Not stated in public reviews
Not reported in the public reviews. Reviewers summarise selectively, so this usually means it wasn't discussed publicly, not that it wasn't studied.
Reproductive & developmental
Hamster and rabbit EFD: no fetal harm or malformations up to 1000 and 200 mg/kg/day
“In embryofetal development studies with hamsters and rabbits, no fetal harm or malformations were observed with oral doses of CCX168 up 1000 and 200 mg/kg/day.”
✓ VerifiedFDA multi-discipline review, p. 384Source ↗
Safety pharmacology
Monkey telemetry: no blood pressure or ECG (incl. QTc) effects up to 50 mg/kg
“In the telemetry study in conscious monkeys, there were no effects on cardiovascular (blood pressure) and electrocardiographic parameters (P, PR, QRS, QT and QTc intervals, and R amplitude) following single oral doses up to 50 mg/kg, the highest dose tested.”
“Avacopan was not mutagenic or clastogenic in the following assays: in vitro bacterial reverse mutation (Ames) test, in vitro mouse lymphoma assay, and in vivo rat micronucleus test.”
“Avacopan was not mutagenic or clastogenic in the following assays: in vitro bacterial reverse mutation (Ames) test, in vitro mouse lymphoma assay, and in vivo rat micronucleus test.”
“Avacopan was not mutagenic or clastogenic in the following assays: in vitro bacterial reverse mutation (Ames) test, in vitro mouse lymphoma assay, and in vivo rat micronucleus test.”
2-year rat and hamster studies completed and reviewed under the NDA
“The 2-year carcinogenicity studies in rat and hamster were reviewed under NDA 214487”
✓ VerifiedFDA multi-discipline review, p. 70Source ↗
hERG / QT
No hERG inhibition up to 6.9 µM; metabolite CCX168-M1 inhibited 38% at 3 µM
“In vitro, CCX168 did not inhibit hERG channel current in HEK293 cells, stably expressing hERG, at concentrations up to 6.9 µM. CCX168-M1 inhibited hERG channel currents by 38% at 3 μM.”
✓ VerifiedFDA multi-discipline review, p. 64Source ↗
Not genotoxic overall: Ames negative; in vitro chromosome aberration positive without (not with) metabolic activation; rat micronucleus and comet negative