MS drug interaction study: will common meds change tolebrutinib levels?
NCT ID NCT06064539
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed Phase 1 study tested how two common drugs—gemfibrozil (for cholesterol) and rifampicin (an antibiotic)—affect the levels of tolebrutinib, an experimental oral drug for multiple sclerosis. Thirty healthy men aged 18 to 45 took tolebrutinib alone and then with each other drug. The goal was to see if these interactions require dose adjustments, not to test tolebrutinib's effectiveness or safety in MS patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tolebrutinib (SAR442168)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors understand how to adjust tolebrutinib dosing when taken with other common drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study in healthy volunteers, not people with MS. It only looks at drug levels, not whether the drug works or is safe long-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2020
- Finished
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Jul 2020
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male participant, between 18 and 45 years of age, inclusive. * Body weight between 50.0 and 100.0 kg, inclusive, body mass index (BMI) between 18.0 and 30.0 kg/m2, inclusive. * Having given written informed consent prior to undertaking any study-related procedure. Exclusion Criteria: * Any history or presence of clinically relevant cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, metabolic, hematological, neurological, osteomuscular, articular, psychiatric, systemic, ocular, or infectious disease, or signs of acute illness. * Presence or history of drug hypersensitivity, or allergic disease diagnosed and treated by a physician. Participants with known hypersensitivity to any component of the IMP formulation or allergic disease diagnosed and treated by a physician. * Any medication (including St John's Wort and ginseng) within 14 days before inclusion or within 5 times the elimination half-life or pharmacodynamic half-life of the medication, any vaccination within the last 28 days and any biologics (antibody or its derivatives) given within 4 months before inclusion. * Any contraindications to gemfibrozil or rifampicin, according to the applicable labelling. * Any subject who, in the judgment of the Investigator, is likely to be noncompliant during the study, or unable to cooperate because of a language problem or poor mental development. The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Prism Research-Site Number:8400001
Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55144, United States
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