Bioequivalence Study of Ferric Carboxymaltose Injection in Healthy Chinese Participants Under Fasting Conditions

NCT07606105 | Recruiting Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: 2025-BE-SJMYTT-02
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the pharmacokinetic profile of the developed drug product and reference product in healthy participants under fasting condition. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• \[Question 1\] Is there significant difference in the pharmacokinetic profile between the ferric carboxymaltose injection 750 mg iron/15 mL provided by Sichuan Huiyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and the ferric carboxymaltose injection licensed by American Regent, Inc. (trade name: Injectafer®, strength:750 mg iron/15 mL )?
• \[Question 2\] Is it safe for healthy participants to take ferric carboxymaltose injection (750 mg iron/15 mL \[calculated by iron\]) provided by Sichuan Huiyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. under fasting condition? Participants will be randomly divided into two groups by stratified blocked randomization, with equal number of healthy participants in each group, to receive test product or reference product according to the protocol below.
• Dosing on D1: Group T (Test product) Group R (Reference product)
• PK blood sample collection
• Safety evaluation

Conditions

Healthy Adult

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Pharmacokinetic parameter of total iron in serum: Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax)

  Cmax is the peak concentration of total iron in serum. It is directly obtained from observed blood drug concentration-time data.

  36 hours, 24 hours, and 12 hours before administration; 0 hours and at 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, 10 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours post-dose

• Pharmacokinetic parameter of total iron in serum: Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC）

  AUC is the area under the concentration curve from dosing to the last measurable blood drug concentration. It is calculated using the linear trapezoidal rule.

  36 hours, 24 hours, and 12 hours before administration; 0 hours and at 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, 10 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours post-dose

• Pharmacokinetic parameter of transferrin bound iron in serum: Cmax

  Cmax is the peak concentration of transferrin iron in serum. It is directly obtained from observed blood drug concentration-time data.

  36 hours, 24 hours, and 12 hours before administration; 0 hours and at 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, 10 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours post-dose

• Pharmacokinetic parameter of transferrin bound iron in serum: AUC

  AUC is the area under the concentration curve from dosing to the last measurable blood drug concentration. It is calculated using the linear trapezoidal rule.

  36 hours, 24 hours, and 12 hours before administration; 0 hours and at 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, 10 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours post-dose

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAE)

  On Day 5

Study Arms (2)

Test product-Ferric carboxymaltose Injection provided by Sichuan Huiyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

EXPERIMENTAL

Drug: Ferric Carboxymaltose Injection

Reference product- licensed by American Regent, Inc.

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Drug: Ferric Carboxymaltose Injection [Injectafer®]

Interventions

Ferric Carboxymaltose Injection DRUG

For the T group, participants will have a standardized dinner on the night before the trial, followed by a fasting period of at least 10 h before receiving the test product (T, 2 mL: 100 mg elemental iron) via intravenous injection in the single upper limb, at a continuous rate for 1 min, with a speed of 2 mL/min.

Test product-Ferric carboxymaltose Injection provided by Sichuan Huiyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Ferric Carboxymaltose Injection [Injectafer®] DRUG

For the R group, participants will have a standardized dinner on the night before the trial, followed by a fasting period of at least 10 h before receiving the reference product (trade name: Injectafer®) (R, 2 mL: 100 mg elemental iron) via intravenous injection on an empty stomach, at a continuous rate for 1 min, with a speed of 2 mL/min.

Reference product- licensed by American Regent, Inc.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 55 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Participants must fully understand the purpose, nature, procedures, and potential adverse reactions of the study. They must voluntarily agree to participate in the trial, comply with all study requirements, and provide written informed consent before the initiation of any study procedures.
• Healthy male or female participants aged 18 to 55 years (inclusive).
• Participants must have a body weight of ≥ 50.0 kg; Body Mass Index(BMI) must range from 19.0 to 26.0 kg/m² (inclusive).
• Participants have been using effective contraception for 14 days prior to screening. Participants must agree to use highly effective contraceptive measures from screening until 3 months after the last administration. They must have no plans for pregnancy, sperm donation, or egg donation during this period.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants with allergic conditions, such as a known history of hypersensitivity to two or more medications; known allergies to iron, maltose, or its analogues/ metabolites; or a history/presence of severe asthma, eczema, or other atopic allergic disorders.
• History/presence of iron storage diseases (e.g., hemochromatosis), iron utilization disorders (e.g., iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia), hemoglobinopathies (e.g., thalassemia), hemolytic anemia, symptomatic anemia requiring red blood cell infusion, or undergoing hemodialysis.
• History of iron deficiency or anemia within 6 months prior to screening.
• History of clinically significant chronic or severe conditions affecting the respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal, hematological, lymphatic, endocrine, immune, psychiatric, or nervous systems; past or current diagnosis of porphyria cutanea tarda; or other conditions deemed by the investigator to be unsuitable for participation.
• Acute conditions (e.g., acute infection, acute gastrointestinal disorders such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or constipation, etc.) within 2 weeks prior to the first dose.
• Participants with clinically significant abnormalities in vital signs, physical examination, laboratory tests (e.g., hematology, urinalysis, blood chemistry, coagulation function tests, iron metabolism assessments), infectious disease testing, or 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG), as determined by the investigator (special requirement: calcium and phosphorus values in blood chemistry tests are in the abnormal range). Hepatic enzyme levels exceeding 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) during screening. Serious arrhythmias shown in ECG at screening, such as recurrent or symptomatic ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation accompanied by rapid ventricular response, or supraventricular tachycardia.
• History of hypersensitivity or intolerance to intravenous iron administration.
• Receiving parenteral iron treatment within 6 months prior to screening, erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) therapy and/or blood transfusion within 4 weeks prior to screening.
• Use of any medication that may affect iron absorption iron absorption within 28 days prior to dosing, such as antacids (e.g., omeprazole), tetracycline antibiotics, calcium supplements, or lipid-lowering agents (e.g., cholestyramine).
• Use of any medications (prescription, over-the-counter, herbal remedies, or dietary supplements) and healthcare products within 2 weeks prior to screening.
• History of smoking an average of more than 5 cigarettes per day within 3 months prior to screening or unwillingness to abstain from smoking from 48 hours prior to dosing until the completion of blood sampling in each treatment period.
• Participants who have undergone surgeries within 6 months prior to screening that might affect drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion, or planning to undergo surgeries during the study.
• Participants who have enrolled in other clinical trials and received investigational products or devices within 3 months prior to screening.
• Blood donation or significant blood loss due to other reasons within 3 months prior to screening (\> 400 mL, excluding menstrual blood loss in female participants), or donated platelets in an amount equal to or exceeding 2 therapeutic doses (1 therapeutic dose = 12 units of platelets) within 1 month prior to screening, or plan to donate blood during the study.
• Participants with drug abuse history (including the use of various anesthetic and psychotropic drugs for non-medical purposes) within 1 year prior to screening or have a positive drug abuse screening result.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sichuan Huiyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd: lead
• Suzhou Guochen Biotechnology Co., Ltd.: collaborator
• Guangzhou Jeeyor Medical Research Co.,Ltd.: collaborator
• Boji Medical Technology Co., Ltd.: collaborator
• Jinan Central Hospital: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Central Hospital Shandong Province

Jinan, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

ferric carboxymaltose

Central Study Contacts

Li Xiang

CONTACT

+8613699470915; li.xiang3410@huiyupharma.com

Chun Wan

CONTACT

+8618019582148; chun.wan3717@huiyupharma.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 12, 2026
• First Posted: May 26, 2026
• Study Start: May 19, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 26, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): January 26, 2027
• Last Updated: May 26, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Locations

CN (1)