EU Risk Management Plan (EU-RMP) — GLPI-103
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This is a mock / simulation document, made for a portfolio and for learning. The drug (GLPI-103), the sponsor, the people, and the data are all fictional. It is not a real regulatory submission and has no clinical, legal, or regulatory standing. What is real is the shape of the thing — the document structure, the standards it follows, and the analysis methods; the content inside is illustrative.
What it is. The EU Risk Management Plan — a structured description of a medicine's safety profile and how its risks will be characterized and minimized.
Why it exists. European law requires an RMP with every marketing application. It lists the important identified and potential risks, missing information, the pharmacovigilance activities to study them, and the risk-minimization measures (e.g., label warnings, educational materials).
How it is produced here. It is a pharmacovigilance ('drug safety watch') document: it gathers and interprets the simulated safety data on the fixed schedule regulators expect once a drug enters development or the market.
Format & governing standard. GVP Module V (Rev 2) · EU-RMP template · ICH E2E
EU Risk Management Plan (EU-RMP) — GLPI-103
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Document ID | RMP-EU |
| Version | 2.0 (full GVP Module V) |
| Compound | GLPI-103 (GLP-1/APJ dual agonist) |
| Region | EMA (EU) |
| Standard | GVP Module V (Rev 2) · EU-RMP template · ICH E2E |
| Confidentiality | Confidential |
Safety concerns derive from the clinical AESIs (PROT-301 §10) and observed pivotal safety (CSR-301 §12). This EU-RMP is the master safety specification; the FDA risk-management assessment (RMP-US) and the MFDS RMP (RMP-KR) reference the same safety concerns with region-specific risk minimization.
Change History
| Version | Date | Author | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2026-06-29 | Pharmacovigilance | Initial EU-RMP |
| 2.0 | 2026-06-29 | Pharmacovigilance | Full GVP Module V — elaborated safety concerns (SVII), PV plan, risk-minimization effectiveness |
Part I — Product Overview
GLPI-103 is a first-in-class GLP-1 / apelin (APJ) receptor dual agonist, supplied as an intravenous solution (once weekly) and an oral tablet (once daily), indicated for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) inadequately controlled on metformin, as add-on therapy. Pharmacotherapeutic group: drugs used in diabetes / GLP-1 analogues (with apelinergic activity). Background metformin is continued; dosing is titrated.
Part II — Safety Specification
This is a structured inventory of what is known and not known about the drug's safety: the important identified risks, the potential ones, and the gaps (for example, groups not yet studied). Everything else in the plan flows from this list.
Module SI — Epidemiology of the Indication
T2DM is a highly prevalent chronic disease; in the target Korean and broader populations, a large proportion of patients on metformin remain inadequately controlled. Important comorbidities (cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, obesity) are common and inform the populations of interest and background event rates.
Module SII — Nonclinical Part
Nonclinical findings of relevance: reversible exaggerated-pharmacology gastrointestinal effects; injection-site reactions; class-appropriate thyroid C-cell monitoring; negative genotoxicity; maternal effects in reproductive studies. No adverse target-organ toxicity at therapeutic exposures; adequate margins (M2.4; M4-2.3).
Module SIII — Clinical Trial Exposure
Across the program, exposure includes Phase 1 (N=80), Phase 2 (N=240), and the pivotal Phase 3 study (N=900; up to 52 weeks). Exposure is summarized by dose, duration, age, sex, and region (REF-002; CSR-301).
Module SIV — Populations Not Studied
Not adequately studied: pregnant/lactating women; children/adolescents; severe renal impairment (eGFR <45 excluded); severe hepatic impairment (ALT/AST >3×ULN excluded); very elderly (>75 excluded). These inform the missing information below.
Module SV — Post-Authorization Experience
None at initial authorization (new active substance).
Module SVII — Identified and Potential Risks
Each safety concern is characterized below (evidence, mechanism, frequency, risk factors, preventability, pharmacovigilance, and risk minimization).
Important identified risk — Gastrointestinal adverse events (nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea)
- Evidence/frequency: most frequent TEAEs; nausea 32.3% (IV) vs 21.4% (comparator) in Phase 3, not significantly different (CSR-301 §12).
- Mechanism: GLP-1 receptor agonism (delayed gastric emptying, central effects).
- Risk factors: rapid dose escalation; higher exposure (IV).
- Preventability: largely preventable/manageable by titration and dose modification.
- PV/minimization: routine PV; SmPC posology/warnings; titration guidance.
Important identified risk — Hypoglycaemia (in combination with insulin secretagogues)
- Evidence: low incidence (~5–6%); not increased versus comparator (semaglutide ~5.9%).
- Risk factors: concomitant sulfonylurea/insulin.
- Minimization: SmPC advice to consider reducing the secretagogue dose; patient education.
Important potential risk — Acute pancreatitis
- Basis: GLP-1 class signal; excluded at entry; none observed.
- PV: targeted follow-up questionnaire; discontinue if suspected; SmPC warning.
Important potential risk — Thyroid C-cell tumours (MTC/MEN2)
- Basis: rodent C-cell findings for the class; human relevance uncertain.
- Minimization: contraindication in personal/family history of MTC/MEN2; SmPC warning; monitoring of relevant signals.
Important potential risk — Cardiovascular / heart-rate effects (APJ-mediated)
- Basis: mechanism (apelinergic inotropy/chronotropy); no signal in trials.
- PV: vital-sign/ECG surveillance; cardiovascular outcomes study (Part IV).
Important potential risk — Immunogenicity
- Basis: peptide; low-titre non-neutralizing ADA observed nonclinically/clinically; no PK/PD/safety impact to date.
Module SVIII — Summary of Safety Concerns
| Category | Safety concerns |
|---|---|
| Important identified risks | Gastrointestinal AEs; hypoglycaemia (with secretagogues) |
| Important potential risks | Acute pancreatitis; thyroid C-cell tumours (MTC/MEN2); cardiovascular/heart-rate effects; immunogenicity |
| Missing information | Pregnancy/lactation; paediatric use; severe renal/hepatic impairment; long-term & cardiovascular-outcomes safety |
Part III — Pharmacovigilance Plan
- Routine PV: signal detection; expedited and periodic reporting (PSUR/PBRER); targeted follow-up questionnaires for pancreatitis, MTC, serious gastrointestinal events, and severe hypoglycaemia.
- Additional PV: a post-authorization safety study (PASS) for long-term and cardiovascular safety; a pregnancy outcomes registry.
Part IV — Post-Authorization Efficacy Studies
A cardiovascular/heart-failure outcomes study is proposed to substantiate the APJ-mediated cardiometabolic positioning (lifecycle; CDP).
Part V — Risk Minimization Measures
Most risks are managed simply by the label ('routine'). A few may need 'additional' measures — educational materials, controlled access, pregnancy-prevention programs. This part states which risks need more than the label, and why.
| Safety concern | Routine (SmPC/PL) | Additional | Effectiveness indicator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastrointestinal AEs | Posology/titration; §4.2/4.8 | HCP education (if warranted) | Discontinuation/AE rates in PASS |
| Hypoglycaemia | §4.4 warning; secretagogue advice | Patient materials (if warranted) | Hypoglycaemia rates |
| Pancreatitis | §4.4 warning; discontinue if suspected | Follow-up questionnaire | Confirmed-case rate |
| Thyroid C-cell/MTC | §4.3 contraindication; §4.4 warning | — | Signal review |
| Cardiovascular/HR | §4.4 monitoring | CV outcomes study | CV event rates |
| Immunogenicity | — | ADA monitoring in studies | ADA incidence/impact |
Part VI — Summary of the RMP
Routine risk minimization (SmPC/Package Leaflet), supported by the pharmacovigilance plan and post-authorization studies, adequately characterizes and manages the identified and potential risks; missing information is addressed by the PASS and pregnancy registry. The benefit–risk remains favourable (M2.5.6).
Part VII — Annexes
AESI definitions (PROT-301 §10, Appendix B), targeted follow-up questionnaires, PASS/registry protocol synopses, and the benefit–risk conclusion (M2.5.6).
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