Elexacaftor 26-week rat NOAEL 15 mg/kg/day: 4x (males) to 12x (females) human AUC
“There was no adverse changes identified at 15 mg/kg/day; this dose level was considered as the NOAEL corresponding to AUC values 4 (males) or 12 (females) times the recommended human dose.”
✓ VerifiedFDA multi-discipline review, p. 44Source ↗
NOAEL / key findings
Deaths with gastric glandular mucosal erosion at high doses; NOAEL 15 mg/kg/day (4-12x human AUC)
“Multiple deaths/euthanasia were noted in those animals with the findings of decreased food intake leading to lower body weight and declining clinical condition with erosion of the glandular mucosa of the stomach. There was no adverse changes identified at 15 mg/kg/day; this dose level was considered as the NOAEL corresponding to AUC values 4 (males) or 12 (females) times the recommended human dose.”
✓ VerifiedFDA multi-discipline review, p. 44Source ↗