Conditions: Hepatitis C
Keywords: HCV Hepatitis C
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 9
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
1. Achieve sustained virologic response (SVR) in patients infected with HCV genotype 1, cirrhosis, and early clinical decompensation using 12 weeks of Olysio/Sovaldi/Ribavirin (or known as: Simeprevir(SMV)/Sofosbuvir(SOF)/Ribavirin (RBV).
2. Hepatic improvement during and after Simeprevir(SMV)/Sofosbuvir(SOF)/Ribavirin(RBV) treatment using a new test of liver function, HepQuant-SHUNT.

Detailed description:
The proposed study will quantify hepatic improvement and antiviral efficacy of the open-label interferon-free combination of 12 weeks of simeprevir (SMV, Simeprevir), sofosbuvir (SOF, Sofosbuvir), and ribavirin (RBV) in patients with HCV genotype 1 infection and early decompensation of cirrhosis. Early decompensation is defined by clinical complications or laboratory deterioration but with a model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score of 10 or less.

The primary objective of this trial is determination of hepatic functional improvement as measured by the HepQuant (HQ) test during and after Simeprevir(SMV)/Sofosbuvir(SOF)/Ribavirin(RBV). Standard laboratory tests, clinical models (MELD, CTP), liver biopsy, hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG), and other imaging tests are insensitive, invasive, or nonspecific.

They may not adequately assess the liver's improvement after viral eradication. In contrast, HepQuant (HQ) tests (Systemic Hepatic Filtration Rate (HFR), Portal HFR, SHUNT,single point cholate concentration (STAT), and DSI) are noninvasive, sensitive, specific, and target an endogenous function, the hepatic uptake of cholate. HQ tests uses serum sampling over a time period of up to 90 minutes to quantify the systemic circulation, portal circulation, and portal-systemic shunt and to derive a disease severity index (DSI) in intact human subjects. The primary endpoint in this treatment trial will be improvement in hepatic function measured by HepQuant (HQ) tests that occurs during and after successful Simeprevir(SMV)/Sofosbuvir(SOF)/Ribavirin(RBV).

Arms:
arm 1: A single arm study of 'Simeprivir (SMV), Sofosbuvir (SOF) and Ribavirin (RBV) in an HCV positive population.

Interventions: intervention 1: Simeprivir (SMV) intervention 2: Sofosbuvir (SOF) intervention 3: Ribavirin (RBV)
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Experimental Single arm study. All participants will get the same treatment. intervention 2: Experimental Single arm study. All participants will get the same treatment. intervention 3: Experimental Single arm study. All participants will get the same treatment.

Protocol document: