Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study of the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Ascending Doses of XC243 After Single and Multiple Oral Administration in Healthy Volunteers.

A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, Phase I clinical study of the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK) of ascending doses of XC243 after single and multiple oral administration in healthy volunteers. It's planned to include sequentially 2 cohorts of 7 volunteers who will receive a single dose of XC243 (50 mg and 100 mg) or placebo (cohort ratio 5:2), 1 cohort of 14 volunteers who will receive a single dose of XC243 200 mg or placebo first on an empty stomach, and after the washing period after eating (cohort ratio 12:2) and 1 cohort of 10 volunteers who will receive XC243 200 mg or placebo on an empty stomach during 14 days (cohort ratio 8:2).

Inclusion Criteria:The volunteer read, understood and signed the Information Leaflet and the Informed Consent Form to participate in the study;Non-smoking men (nonsmokers at least within the last year before the screening) at the ages from 18 through 45;Verified diagnosis "healthy" according to standard clinical, laboratory and instrumental methods of examination;Blood Pressure (BP): Systolic blood pressure (SBP) 100 to 130 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure (DBP) from 70 to 89 mm Hg (inclusive);Heart rate (HR) from 60 to 90 units/min (inclusive);Respiratory rate (RR) from 12 to 20 min-1 (inclusive);Body temperature from 36 to 36.9 ° C (inclusive);Body mass index from 18.5 to 30.0 kg/m2 with body weight of more than 45 kg and no more than 110 kg;Negative result of breath alcohol test, urine test for narcotic substances;Consent to use adequate contraceptive methods throughout the study, including the post-observation period (7 days in Cohorts 1-3 and 14 days in Cohort 4), as well as 90 days at its end;Agreement to observe the daily and nutritional regimen provided for by the study protocol.Exclusion Criteria:The history of chronic diseases of the cardiovascular, bronchopulmonary, nervous, endocrine, musculoskeletal system, as well as the gastrointestinal tract (GI), liver, kidneys, blood, mental illness, epilepsy or seizure;Deviations of standard laboratory and instrumental values, as well as physical examination results from normal values at screening;History of GI surgery (excluding appendectomy);Administration of drugs less than 2 weeks before screening (including preparations of plant origin, vitamins and dietary supplements), with the exception of episodic administration of paracetamol at a dose of up to 1.5 g/day;Taking drugs that affect liver function (for example, inhibitors and/or inducers of cytochrome P450) less than 30 days before screening;Presence of antibodies to HIV and hepatitis C virus at screening, presence of hepatitis B virus surface antigen, presence of antibodies to T. Pallidum *;Presence of a positive test for SARS-CoV-2 at screening;Presence of unstable sleep structure (for example, night shift work, sleep disturbances, insomnia, recent return from another time zone, etc.), extreme physical activity (for example, lifting weights);A special diet (for example, vegetarian, vegan, hypocaloric (less than 1000 kcal/day));Taking alcohol within 4 days of screening or testing positive for exhaled alcohol at screening or on Day -1;Taking narcotic drugs within 4 days before screening or a positive urine drug test at screening or on Day -1;History of alcohol and/or drug dependence or intake of more than 5 units of alcohol per week (one unit of alcohol is 40 ml of strong alcoholic beverages, 330 ml of beer or 150 ml of wine) since the beginning of the screening stage;Smoking or using nicotine-containing products at present and for 6 months prior to screening;History of allergic and/or hypersensitivity reactions to drugs;Hypersensitivity to study drug components;Blood/plasma donation (450 ml blood or plasma or more) less than 2 months prior to screening;Vaccination with live vaccines less than 90 days before screening;Participate in other clinical trials or take study medication within 3 months prior to screening. Volunteers who have not been screened in another study, as well as volunteers who have not been included in another study, can be included in this study;Acute infectious diseases less than 4 weeks prior to screening;Inability to read or write; unwillingness to understand and follow study protocol procedures; failure to perform procedures that the Investigator believes may affect the study results or safety of the volunteer and prevent the volunteer from entering the study;Any concomitant medical or serious mental conditions that render a volunteer unfit to participate in a clinical trial limit the validity of obtaining informed consent or may affect the volunteer's ability to participate in the study, in the reasonable opinion of the study physician;Site staff, regardless of participation in this clinical trial, members of their families or subjects in dependent relationships.