Publications by authors named "Andrea F D Di Stefano"

Clascoterone is an androgen receptor inhibitor approved for the treatment of acne vulgaris in patients 12 years of age and older. Here, we report results of 5 phase 1 studies that assessed the pharmacokinetics (PK), safety, and skin irritation and sensitization potential of clascoterone cream 1% in healthy participants and patients with acne. Studies CB-03-01/02 (EudraCT: 2007-005064-28) and CB-03-01/04 (n = 24 each) assessed PK in healthy participants.

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The present Phase I study investigated, for the first time, fosfomycin pharmacokinetics in humans after two 3 g doses of fosfomycin trometamol administered 27 h apart, according to the dose regimen recommended for the prophylactic indication for transrectal prostate biopsy in adult men. Plasma, urine and seminal plasma concentrations were measured after one and two consecutive doses in 24 healthy men, representative of the target population of the prophylactic indication. Prostate and seminal vesicle concentrations were estimated based on seminal plasma concentrations using a one-step regression method.

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The primary objective of this single- and multiple-dose pharmacokinetic study was the investigation of rifamycin SV's pharmacokinetic profile in plasma and urine. All the 18 enrolled healthy men and post-menopausal women received modified release tablets containing 600 mg of the oral non-absorbable antibiotic, rifamycin SV, according to a multiple dose regimen: one tablet three times a day (daily intake: 1800 mg) for 14 consecutive days. Blood sampling and urine collection were performed up to 24 h post-dose after the first dose on Days 1 and 7.

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Introduction: Few studies have evaluated whether the pharmacokinetics of N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) are different in Chinese and Caucasian individuals.

Methods: This single- and multiple-dose, single-centre, open-label, phase I clinical study was conducted in healthy adult volunteers. All participants received oral NAC 600-mg uncoated tablets, which were administered first as a single dose and, following a 48-h wash-out period, twice daily for 3 days.

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Background And Objective: Highly purified human menotrophin and urofollitrophin preparations obtained from human urine via a novel patented purification method have been tested over a timeframe of 14 years in the studies presented in this article. The objective of the studies was to investigate the pharmacokinetics and the pharmacodynamics of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) after single subcutaneous and intramuscular doses and multiple subcutaneous doses of the tested preparations in healthy fertile pituitary-suppressed women.

Designs: We performed five open, randomised, crossover, single-dose bioequivalence and/or bioavailability studies and one open, multiple-dose, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics study.

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Background And Objectives: The new filgrastim formulation, BK0023, whose synthesis method is patented, was tested in a phase I clinical study that was aimed at investigating the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic equivalence and the safety of BK0023 in healthy male subjects.

Methods: Single and multiple escalating doses were administered to healthy male volunteers according to a double-blind, randomised, two-way crossover design. Thirty-two subjects received subcutaneous filgrastim 2.

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Ralfinamide, an original Na(+) channel blocker developed for the treatment of chronic pain, inhibits monoamineoxidase-B with no apparent effect on monoamineoxidase-A. To evaluate the pressor response to oral tyramine under fasting conditions during treatment with ralfinamide in healthy normotensive subjects. Ten women and 10 men aged 52.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the pressor response to oral tyramine during repeated administration of oral safinamide in healthy volunteers. Twelve females and eight males aged 52.7 ± 4.

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Objectives: To assess the comparative pharmacokinetic profile and bioavailability of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)/eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) after multiple-dose administration of a new oral formulation (test formulation) and a commercially available reference formulation in healthy subjects.

Methods: Forty-eight healthy subjects received a 28-day oral treatment with DHA/EPA in the form of either the test or the reference product according to an open-label, randomized, parallel-group design. Both formulations were given t.

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