Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Phase 1, Randomized, Double-Blind, Ascending Multiple-Dose Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Antiviral Activity of ANA598 in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Infection
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety, tolerability, and antiviral activity of ANA598 in patients with genotype-1 chronic hepatitis C infection.


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A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male or female, ages 18 to 65 years
* Documented chronic HCV infection, genotype 1a or 1b
* Treatment-naïve
* BMI = 18 - 35 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

* Female patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding
* Previous treatment for HCV infection
* HIV or HBV positive
* Evidence of cirrhosis on previous liver biopsy or on previous imaging studies
* History of any other known cause of liver disease;
B: Key Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1
* HCV RNA viral load of ≥10\*5\* IU/mL (100,000 IU/mL) at screening
* Treatment naive

Key Exclusion Criteria:

* Women of child-bearing potential
* Cirrhosis
* Coinfection with HIV or hepatitis B virus
C: Inclusion criteria:

1. HCV genotype 1
2. HCV viral load \>100,000 IU/mL
3. histology or fibroscan to rule out cirrhosis
4. Absence of retinopathy
5. treatment naive patients and treatment experienced patients
6. Age 18 - 70 years
7. Male OR female with documented hysterectomy OR postmenopausal

Exclusion criteria:

1. Fertile males not willing to use an adequate form of contraception
2. Pretreatment with any HCV-polymerase inhibitor
3. Any concurrent disease if clinically significant based on the investigator's medical assessment
4. Current alcohol or drug abuse, or history of the same
5. Positive test for HIV or HBs
6. History of malignancy
7. Planned or concurrent usage of any other pharmacological therapy including any antiviral therapy or vaccination
8. Usage of any investigational drug within thirty (30) days prior to enrolment or 5 halflives, whichever is longer
9. Any clinically significant laboratory abnormalities based on the investigator's medical assessment at screening
10. Patients treated with any interferon (approved or investigational) or Peg-IFN and/or Ribavirin within 3 months prior to screening
11. Known hypersensitivity to drugs or excipients; Further exclusion criteria apply
D: Inclusion criteria:

1a. For treatment-naïve patients: no prior therapy with interferon, peginterferon, or ribavirin for acute or chronic hepatitis C infection

1b. For treatment-experienced patients: confirmed virological failure during or after combination treatment with an approved dose of alfa-2a or alfa-2b peginterferon combined with ribavirin; such patients must have received at least 12 weeks of therapy with a 90 day washout period prior to screening and must have documentation of medical history prior to enrolment in 1220.2 2. Age 18 years or older 3. Signed informed consent form prior to trial participation 4. Male or female with documented hysterectomy or menopausal female with last menstrual period at least 6 months prior to screening 5. Chronic hepatitis C infection of genotype 1, diagnosed by positive HCV serology test (HCV Ab positive) or detectable HCV RNA at least 6 months prior to screening 6. HCV viral load \>= 100,000 IU/mL at screening 7. TSH and T4 within normal limits or adequately controlled thyroid function 8. Histological evidence within 36 months prior to study enrolment of any degree of chronic necroinflammatory activity or the presence of fibrosis (Ishak Grade 1-4 or Metavir Grade 1-3)

Exclusion criteria:

1. Patients who have been previously treated with at least one dose of any protease inhibitor for acute or chronic hepatitis C infection
2. Evidence of liver disease due to causes other than chronic HCV infection
3. Positive ELISA for HIV-1 or HIV-2
4. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection based on presence of Hbs Ag or HBV DNA
5. Any previous liver biopsy consistent with cirrhosis
6. Decompensated liver diseases as evidenced by ascites, portal hypertension, jaundice or hepatic encephalopathy
7. Haemophilia
8. Hemoglobinopathy (e.g., thalassemia major or sickle cell anemia)
9. Severe pre-existing psychiatric disease
10. Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus
11. Ischaemic heart disease
12. Chronic obstructive airway disease
13. Autoimmune disease; including autoimmune hepatitis
14. History of alcohol abuse within the past 12 months
15. Hyperbilirubinemia (conjugated bilirubin) \>1.5x ULN
16. Alkaline phosphatase \>1.5x ULN
17. ALT and AST levels \>= 5 x ULN
18. Hemoglobin \< 12.0 g/dL for women and \< 13.0 g/dL for men
19. White blood cell count \< 2000 cells/mm3
20. Absolute Neutrophil Count \< 1500 cells/mm3
21. Platelet count \< 100,000 cells/mm3
22. Prothrombin time INR (Institutional Normalized Ratio) prolonged to \> 1.5 x ULN
23. Usage of any investigational drug within 30 days prior to enrolment; or the planned usage of an investigational drug during the course of the current study
24. Known hypersensitivity to study drugs

Answer: A