Clinical trial NCT01717326
Conditions: Hepatitis C
Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Start date: 2013-02-07; Completion date: 2015-05-06
Enrollment: 573 participants; Allocation: RANDOMIZED; Intervention model: PARALLEL

Brief summary:
This is a study of the safety and efficacy of grazoprevir (MK-5172) in combination with elbasvir (MK-8742) ± ribavirin (RBV). The primary efficacy endpoint will be Sustained Virologic Response 12 weeks after the end of all study therapy (SVR12) in each of the treatment arms.

Detailed description:
Part A is being done in treatment-naïve (TN), genotype 1 (GT1), interferon eligible, non-cirrhotic (N-C) participants with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Participants will be assigned randomly to 1 of 2 treatment arms in which they will receive grazoprevir 100 mg once daily (QD) + elbasvir 20 mg or 50 mg QD and twice daily (BID) RBV, or to a treatment arm in which they will receive grazoprevir 100 mg QD + elbasvir 50 mg QD without RBV. Treatment will last 12 weeks.

In Part B, participants with hepatitis C virus (HCV) GT1 and HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) levels of ≥10,000 IU/mL will be randomly assigned to a study arm, based on absence or presence of cirrhosis (C), whether they are TN or had poor response to previous antiviral therapy (null responders \[NR\]), or whether co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); these participants will receive open-label grazoprevir (100 mg) in combination with elbasvir (50 mg) ± RBV. Treatment will last 8 to 18 weeks dependent on arm assignment.

In Part C, TN, N-C participants with HCV GT1b and HCV RNA levels of ≥10,000 IU/mL will be randomly assigned to receive open-label grazoprevir (100 mg) in combination with elbasvir (50 mg) ± RBV. Treatment will last 8 weeks.

In Part D, TN N-C participants with HCV GT3 and HCV RNA levels of ≥10,000 IU/mL will be randomly assigned to receive open-label grazoprevir (100 mg) in combination with elbasvir (50 mg) + RBV for 12 or 18 weeks.

Arms: arm 1: GT1a and GT1b participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally once daily (QD) for 12 weeks, Elbasvir 20 mg capsule and Placebo capsule orally QD for 12 weeks, RBV capsules orally twice daily (BID) for 24 weeks at a total daily dose from 800 to 1400 mg based on participant weight arm 2: GT1a and GT1b participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 12 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule and Placebo capsule orally QD for 12 weeks, RBV capsules orally BID for 24 weeks at a total daily dose from 800 to 1400 mg based on participant weight arm 3: GT1b only participants receive Grazoprevr 100 mg tablet orally QD for 12 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 12 weeks arm 4: GT1a only participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 8 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 8 weeks, RBV capsules orally BID for 8 weeks at a total daily dose from 800 to 1400 mg based on participant weight arm 5: GT1a/non-a participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 12 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 12 weeks, RBV capsules orally BID for 12 weeks at a total daily dose from 800 to 1400 mg based on participant weight arm 6: GT1a only participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 12 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 12 weeks arm 7: GT1a/non-a participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 12 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 12 weeks, RBV capsules orally BID for 12 weeks at a total daily dose from 800 to 1400 mg based on participant arm 8: GT1a/non-a participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 12 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 12 weeks arm 9: GT1a/non-a participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 18 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 18 weeks, RBV capsules orally BID for 18 weeks at a total daily dose from 800 to 1400 mg based on participant weight arm 10: GT1a/non-a participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 18 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 18 weeks arm 11: GT1a/non-a participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 12 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 12 weeks, RBV capsules orally BID for 12 weeks at a total daily dose from 800 to 1400 mg based on participant weight arm 12: GT1a/non-a participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 12 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 12 weeks arm 13: GT1a/non-a participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 18 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 18 weeks, RBV capsules orally BID for 18 weeks at a total daily dose from 800 to 1400 mg based on participant weight arm 14: GT1a/non-a participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 18 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 18 weeks arm 15: GT1a/non-a participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 12 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 12 weeks, RBV capsules orally BID for 12 weeks at a total daily dose from 800 to 1400 mg based on participant weight arm 16: GT1a/non-a participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 12 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 12 weeks arm 17: GT1b participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 8 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 8 weeks, and RBV capsules orally BID for 8 weeks at a total daily dose from 800 to 1400 mg based on participant weight. arm 18: GT1b participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 8 weeks and Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 8 weeks arm 19: GT3 participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 12 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 12 weeks, and RBV capsules orally BID for 12 weeks at a total daily dose from 800 to 1400 mg based on participant weight arm 20: GT3 participants receive Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet orally QD for 18 weeks, Elbasvir 50 mg capsule orally QD for 18 weeks, and RBV capsules orally BID for 18 weeks at a total daily dose from 800 to 1400 mg based on participant weight
Interventions: intervention 1: Grazoprevir intervention 2: Elbasvir intervention 3: Placebo to Elbasvir intervention 4: Ribavirin
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 100 mg tablet orally QD intervention 2: Part A: 20 or 50 mg capsule orally QD Parts B, C, and D: 50 mg capsule orally QD intervention 3: Placebo to Elbasvir 20 or 50 mg capsule, orally, once daily for 12 weeks to maintain blind (Part A only) intervention 4: Oral capsules BID at a total daily dose from 800 to 1400 mg based on participant weight

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