About this trial
The present study in healthy participants will assess the safety, tolerability, immunogenicity, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of single ascending doses (SAD) of subcutaneously administered M5542.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Participants are overtly healthy, as determined by medical evaluation, by physical examination or laboratory evaluation and no active clinically significant disorder, condition, infection, or disease that would pose a risk to participant safety or interfere with the study evaluation, procedures, or completion at Screening and Day -1
Participants have a body weight within the range 50 to 100 kilograms (kg) (inclusive) and body mass index (BMI) within the range 18 to 30.0 kilograms per square meter kg/m² (inclusive) at Screening
Other protocol defined inclusion criteria could apply
Disqualifiers
History or presence of clinically relevant respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, hematological, lymphatic, neurological, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, genitourinary, immunological, dermatological, connective tissue, psychiatric and other diseases or disorders, and epilepsy, as determined by medical evaluation at Screening and Day -1
Any condition, including findings in the laboratory tests or other screening assessments, that in the opinion of the Investigator constitutes an inappropriate risk or a contraindication for participation in the study or that could interfere with the study's objectives, conduct, or evaluation at Screening and on Day -1
History of any malignancy
History of chronic or recurrent acute infection or any bacterial, viral, parasitic, or fungal infections within 30 days prior to Screening and at any time between Screening and admission, or hospitalization due to infection within 6 months prior to Screening
Trial design
Sequential
Treatments tested in this trial
M5542
Biological/VaccineParticipants will receive a single ascending dose of M5542 subcutaneously on Day 1.
Placebo
Biological/VaccineParticipants will receive a single dose of placebo matched to M5542 subcutaneously on Day 1.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Number of Participants with Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)
Number of Participants with Abnormal Laboratory Assessments, 12-Lead Electrocardiogram (ECG), and Vital Signs
Secondary outcomes
Pharmacokinetic (PK) Serum Concentrations of M5542
Number of Participants with Anti-Drug Antibodies (ADA) Against M5542
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