New drug ATX101 takes first step: safety check in healthy people

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Free written informed consent prior to any procedure required by the study. 2. Male or female participant ≥18 and ≤50 years-old, at the time of signing the informed consent. 3. Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 29.9 kg/m2 and a minimum weight of 48 kg for women and 50 kg for men and maximum weight of 100 kg (inclusive). 4. No clinically relevant diseases captured in medical history. 5. No clinically relevant abnormalities at screening and admission. 6. Negative test results for anti-Human Immunodeficiency virus 1 and 2 antibodies (anti-HIV-1Ab and anti-HIV-2Ab), Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and anti-Hepatitis C virus antibodies (anti-HCVAb). 7. A female participant is either be of non-childbearing potential; or using an accepted contraceptive method. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous exposure to ATX101 or to ATX101 drug substance. 2. Known hypersensitivity/allergic reaction to the study drug substance or any of the excipients. 3. Known severe hypersensitivity reaction to any other drug. 4. If woman, she is breast-feeding. 5. Rest systolic blood pressure (SBP) \<90 mmHg or \>140 mmHg. 6. Rest diastolic blood pressure (DBP) \<50 mmHg/or \>95 mmHg. 7. Resting heart rate outside the range of 50 to 90 bpm, in the ECG. 8. Hematological and biochemistry parameters outside the normal range. 9. Renal function outside normal range. 10. Positive result in drugs-of-abuse or ethanol tests. 11. If woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP), positive pregnancy test. 12. Use of a depot injection or an implant of any drug within the previous 6 months. 13. Average weekly alcohol consumption of \>14 units for males and \>7 units for females, within the previous 6 months. 14. Average daily consumption of methylxanthines-containing beverages or food (e.g., coffee, tea, cola, sodas, chocolate) equivalent to \>500 mg of methylxanthines, within the previous 6 months. 15. Participation in any interventional clinical trial within the previous 2 months. 16. Participation in more than 2 clinical trials within the previous 12 months. 17. Blood donation or significant blood loss (≥450 mL) due to any reason or had plasmapheresis within the previous 2 months. 18. Any other condition that the Investigator considers to render the participant unsuitable for the study. 19. Any recent disease or condition or treatment that, according to the Investigator, would put the participant at undue risk due to study participation or occurred at a timeframe in which may interfere with the pharmacokinetics of study drug. 20. Fever (≥38 ºC) in the previous week. 21. Use of prescription or nonprescription medicinal products, vitamins, food supplements or herbal supplements (including St John's Wort) within 2 weeks prior to admission to the study, unless in the Investigator's opinion the medication does not interfere with the pharmacokinetics of study drug or compromise participant safety.