No cytokine/chemokine or C3 effects; minimal transient complement Bb increase at 30 mg/kg/week; ADAs 12.5-62.5% in monkey without impact
“A potential test article-related minimal increase in mean complement Bb levels was observed at 4 hours post-dose on Day 1 in animals at 30 mg/kg/week.”
Highest in liver and kidney (GalNAc-targeted); liver exposure >1000-fold plasma; little in brain
“the highest concentrations of radioactivity were observed in the liver and kidney, at their tmax observed at 24- and 168-h post dose in the liver and kidney, respectively.”
Main pharmacology-related risk is increased susceptibility to infections (C5 inhibition); no complement activation by the aptamer in monkeys; panuveitis with Lucentis combination