This study is designed to compare two different weekly doses of a medicine called Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor given by injection under the skin with the standard doses of the same medicine given through a vein.
Adults with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency will take part. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the treatment groups, and both the study doctors and participants will know which treatment is being given.
The main goals of the study are to understand how the body processes the medicine (pharmacokinetics) and to assess how safe and well tolerated the different weekly doses are.
Have a diagnosis of congenital AATD with an allelic combination of ZZ, SZ, Z(null), (null)(null), S(null), or "at-risk" alleles (patients with "at-risk" alleles must be individually evaluated for eligibility by the Medical Monitor). If the genotype has yet to be documented, a blood draw for genotyping (i.e., allelic discrimination) and phenotyping will be obtained at the Screening Visit.
Participants may be naïve to alpha1-PI augmentation therapy or may be currently receiving alpha1-PI augmentation therapy or received alpha1-PI augmentation therapy in the past. If the total alpha1-PI serum (alpha-1 antitrypsin [AAT]) level has yet to be documented as in a treatment-naïve patient, a blood draw for total alpha1-PI serum level will be obtained at the Screening Visit. For participants currently receiving alpha1-PI augmentation, a pre-alpha1-PI augmentation AAT level must be documented in the participant's medical history/records.
All participants must have a documented total alpha1-PI serum level <11 μM (80mg/dL if measured by radial immunodiffusion or 50 mg/dL if measured by nephelometry) which is documented pre-alpha1-PI augmentation for participants receiving AAT augmentation.
At the Screening Visit, have post-bronchodilator Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV₁) ≥25% and <80% predicted of predicted FEV₁/Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) <70% (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease [GOLD] stage II-III, and some individuals are GOLD stage IV).
Have had a moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation during the 4 weeks before the Week 1 (Baseline) Visit.
Have history of lung or liver transplant or on transplantation waiting list.
Have any lung surgery during the past 1 year (excluding lung biopsy).
At screening, have elevated liver enzymes (aspartate aminotransferase [AST], alanine aminotransferase [ALT], and alkaline phosphatase [ALP]) ≥ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN).
Parallel
Alpha-1 15%
DrugAlpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor Subcutaneous (Human), 15%
Liquid Alpha1-PI
Other interventionLiquid Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor (Human) for Intravenous infusion
Steady-state AUC of alpha1-PI over the weekly dosing interval (from 0 to 7 days) (AUC0-7 days) in the IV Treatment Period 1 and in the SC Treatment Period 2 for both dose levels
The average value of the steady-state trough alpha1-PI measurements obtained at Weeks 6, 7, 8, and 9 (Period 1)
The average value of the steady-state trough alpha1-PI measurements obtained at Weeks 14, 15, 16, and 17 (Period 2)
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