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. 2021 Jun 21;14(4):1590–1599. doi: 10.1111/cts.13037

TABLE 2.

Summary of PK and PD parameters for CG beta and CG alfa after single administration to men in part 3 of the trial

PK parameters:

Single dose of CG beta and CG alfa administration to men

CG beta, 125 µg

N = 33

CG alfa, 125 µg

N = 33

Ratio CG beta / CG alfa
Estimate 90% CI p value
AUCinf (h*ng/ml)a 249 (35) 166 (45) 1.50 1.36; 1.65 <0.00001
AUCt (h*ng/ml)a 235 (32) 156 (46) 1.51 1.36; 1.67 <0.00001
Cmax (ng/ml) a 2.59 (40) 2.59 (73) 1.00 0.87; 1.14 0.9961
Tmax (h) b 24 [12; 48] 24 [8; 48]
t1/2 (h) a 47.1 (36) 32.3 (44) 1.46 1.41; 1.51 <0.00001
CL/F (L/h) a 0.503 (31) 0.754 (42) 0.67 0.61; 0.73 <0.00001
Vz/F (L) a 34.1 (37) 35.2 (46) 0.97 0.87; 1.08 0.6501

PD parameters:

Single dose of CG beta and CG alfa administration to men

CG beta, 125 µg

N = 33

CG alfa, 125 µg

N = 33

Testosterone baseline corrected Testosterone baseline corrected
AUCinf (h*ng/ml)a 1219 (40) 766 (35) 1.59 1.50;1.68 <0.00001
Cmax (ng/ml) a 7.09 (30) 6.74 (32) 1.05 0.99; 1.11 0.1401
Tmax (h) b 95.9 [48; 168] 72 [48; 120]

Abbreviations: AUCinf, area under the concentration‐time curve from time zero to infinity; AUCt, area under the concentration‐time curve from time zero to time of last measurable concentration (above the lower limit of quantification); CG, chorionic gonadotropin; CI, confidence interval; CL/F, apparent clearance; Cmax, peak plasma concentration; PD, pharmacodynamic; PK, pharmacokinetic; t1/2, terminal half‐life; Tmax, time to peak plasma concentration; Vz/F, apparent distribution volume.

a

Geometric mean (coefficient of variation%),

b

Median [range], N = number of subjects.