Conditions: Acute Hepatitis C HIV
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 30
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to assess the rate of sustained virological response (SVR) 12 weeks after 8-week oral treatment with grazoprevir 100mg/elbasvir 50mg (MRK-combo) in patients with acute hepatitis C genotype1 or 4.

Detailed description:
Increasing rates of acquisition of HCV in men who have sex with men (MSM) have been reported since 2001 in Western European countries and particularly in France. Observational studies have recently reported that HIV-infected gay and bisexual men with sexually transmitted hepatitis C have shown unexpectedly rapid liver disease progression in a relatively short period of time.

It is therefore admitted that, in the absence of a spontaneous HCV clearance within 3 months of acute HCV infection, treatment should be initiated. Pegylated interferon in combination with weight-adapted ribavirin is still recommended as the treatment of choice for all HCV genotypes in an acute setting. For patients developing a rapid virologic response, treatment duration of 24 weeks is recommended. If antiviral therapy was initiated within 24 weeks after diagnosis, sustained virologic response rates of 60 to 80% have been observed at the price of a high side effects burden.

However, short course therapies with new direct acting antivirals are likely to be safer and more efficient. But their efficacy in acute hepatitis C has still to be established. To date, US- and Europe- based trials are ongoing in this setting with the association of sofosbuvir and ribavirine, sofosbuvir / ledipasvir or sofosbuvir / simeprevir, for a duration of 4, 6, 8 or 12 weeks. Preliminary results are very diverse, with SVR12 ranging from 56% to 95%. MSD has been evaluating the efficacy and safety of a double drug combination (grazoprevir + elbasvir) in HIV-infected patients which exhibits paramount efficacy and excellent tolerance in a diverse range of genotypes, including 1 and 4 HCV strains, which are those mainly encountered in the French acute HCV epidemics in MSM. This association has the potential to be used for short treatment duration especially with regards to the fact that patients will have no fibrosis at the time of treatment initiation. This MRK-combo would therefore be an ideal candidate for treating acute hep C due to GT1 or 4 in a "test and treat" approach in high-risk population such as MSM.

Arms:
arm 1: Once-daily, oral grazoprevir/elbasvir combination therapy at fixed-dose (100mg/50mg) for 8 weeks

Interventions: intervention 1: Grazoprevir/Elbasvir
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Once-daily, oral grazoprevir/elbasvir combination therapy at fixed-dose (100mg/50mg) for 8 weeks

Protocol document:
Prot_SAP_000.pdf: 
Document:  
Protocol 
Document title: 
 
SAHIV pilot trial – Short duration therapy of acute hepatitis C 
genotypes 1 or 4: efficacy and tolerability of grazoprevir 
100mg/elbasvir 50mg during 8 weeks 
NCT number:  
NCT02886624 
Document date:  
January 19, 2018 
 
 
 


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BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PROTOCOL 
 
SAHIV pilot trial 
Short duration therapy of acute hepatitis C genotypes 1 or 4: efficacy and tolerability of 
grazoprevir 100mg/elbasvir 50mg during 8 weeks  
 
Etude pilote SAHIV  
Essai thérapeutique de traitement court de l’infection aigue par le virus de l’hépatite C de 
génotype 1 ou 4 : efficacité et tolérance de l’association combinée grazoprevir 100mg/elbasvir 
50mg pendant 8 semaines 
 
Version n°5.0 – 19/01/2018 
N° EudraCT: 2016-001125-13 
Ethics review Committee Approval (v 2.0 – 30/05/2016): 01/06/2016 
Ethics Review Committee Approval (v 3.0 – 30/01/2017): 08/03/2017 
Ethics Review Committee Approval (v 4.0 – 31/03/2017): Not applicable (version only 
sent for information) 
Ethics Review Committee Approval (v 5.0 – 19/01/2018): 
Authorisation of the ANSM (v 4.0 – 31/03/2017): 07/04/2017 
Authorisation of the ANSM (v 5.0 – 19/01/2018): 
Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT02886624 
 
Sponsor 
IMEA (Institut de Médecine et d’Epidémiologie Appliquée – Fondation Léon M’Ba) 
CHU Bichat-Claude Bernard   
46, rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France 
Phone: +33 1 40 25 69 58 - Fax: + 33 1 40 25 63 63 
Coordinating investigator 
Pr Karine LACOMBE 
 
 
 
 
 
Sorbonne-Universités, INSERM UMR-S1136 – IPLESP 
Hôpital St Antoine 
184 rue du Fbg St Antoine, 75012 Paris - France 
Phone: +33 1 49 28 31 96 - Fax: + 33 1 49 28 21 49 
Email: karine.lacombe2@aphp.fr  
 
 
Center for methodology and management 
Anders BOYD 
Equipe 2 (grippe et hepatitis, Pr F. Carrat), Inserm UMR-S1136, IPLESP 
Service des Maladies Infectieuses,  
Hôpital St Antoine 
184 rue du Fbg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris - France 
Phone: +33 1 71 97 05 17 - Fax: + 33 1 49 28 25 95 
Email: anders.boyd@upmc.fr 
Confidentiality Clause 
This document contains sponsor’s property data and is confidential. It is communicated for reviewing to yourself, your team, 
Ethic Comittee involved members, and competent authorities. Data in this document may not be divulged to anyone without 
prior written authorisation of the sponsor, except data needed for the written informed consent of a subject who may 
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TABLE OF PROTOCOL VERSIONS 
Version n° 
Date 
Amendment n° 
Main modifications 
2.0 
30/05/2016 
 
 
3.0
30/01/2017
1
1. Adding name and address of the coordinating 
pharmacy in charge of labeling and management of 
study treatments. 
2. Addition of a new secondary objective: evaluating the 
sensitivity of Rapid Tests (TROD) for the detection of 
anti-Hepatitis C virus antibodies during fist acute 
infection. HCV serology will be done at Day 0 using a 
rapid antibody test and standard ELISA. In case of a 
negative result, these tests will be repeated at Week 
4. The TROD selected for this study is Oraquick® (the 
most commonly used rapid test with CE certification). 
3. New anticipated study timelines 
4. Change visit names W12, W20 and W56 to identify 
post-treatment visits (PT4, PT12, PT48) 
5. Lenghtening of the time window for visits W4, W8, 
W12 and W20. 
6. Modification of treatment dispensation: treatments will 
be dispensed once at day 0. 
7. Adding 
stopping 
rules 
of 
premature 
study 
discontinuation (and deleting last sentence of section 
11.2.3 which is already used 
8. Adding the method used to calculate creatinine 
clearance: CKD-EPI 
9. Remove 
of 
measurement 
of 
 HCV drugs 
concentrations (error in page 40). 
10. Modification patient anonymous code (3 characters 
instead of 5). 
The study timetable and the informed consent have been 
modified accordingly. 
4.0
31/03/2017
New version of the 
protocol requested by 
ANSM 
1. Adding that serious and non serious adverse events 
will be collected from the time the patient signed the 
study-specific informed consent and until 30 days 
following the end of study treatment. 
2. Adding that all concomitant treatments will be 
collected from the time the patient signed the study-
specific informed consent and until 30 days following 
the end of study treatment. Thereafter, only 
medications associate with HCV and HIV treatment 
will be recorded. 
3. Adding HCV virologic failure criteria. 
The study timetable has been modified accordingly. 
The informed consent form has not been modified. 
 
 


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Amendment n° 
Main modifications 
5.0
19/01/2018
2
1- In order to accelerate patient recruitment, it was 
decided to modify the protocol as follows: 
- 
Including mono-infected patients with acute 
HCV infection (genotypes 1 or 4), 
- 
Allowing to include patients having reported a 
risk factor for HCV contamination (traumatic 
sexual intercourse, intranasal, rectal or 
intravenous drug use) inferior or equal to 6 
months, 
- 
Reducing the sample size to 30 patients, 
- 
Extending inclusion period by three months, 
 
2- Dr Jessica Krause, infectious disease physician at 
Saint-Antoine hospital will replace Dr Julie Bottero and 
will perform the following tasks: 
- 
Principal investigator of Saint Antoine hospital 
study center 
- 
Scientific committee member 
- 
Study pharmacovigilance management 
 
3- Dr Karine Lacombe, the study coordinating 
investigator, has been named as Professor. 
 
4- These modifications resulted in a revised study title, 
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITION TERMS 
 
AE 
Adverse Event 
AIDS 
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom 
ALP 
Alkaline Phosphatase 
ANSM 
Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des produits de santé 
ALT 
Alanine aminotransferase (SGPT) 
ART 
Anti Retroviral Treatment 
AST 
Aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT) 
CI 
Confidence Interval 
CPP 
Comité de Protection des Personnes 
CRA 
Clinical Research Associate 
DSMB 
Data and Safety Monitoring Board 
EC 
Ethic Comittee 
eCRF 
Electronic Case Report Form 
FBC 
Full blood count 
GCP 
Good Clinical Practice 
GGT 
Gammaglutamyl-transpeptidases 
HCV 
Hepatitis C Virus 
HIV 
Human Deficiency Virus 
ITT 
Intent-to-treat 
IU 
International Unit 
LLOQ  
Lower limit of quantification 
PP 
Per Protocole 
RNA 
RiboNucleic Acid 
SAB 
Scientific Advisory Board 
SAE 
Serious Adverse Event 
SmPC  
Summary of the Product Characteristics 
SUSAR 
Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Event 
SVR 
Sustained Virologic Response 
TSH 
ThyreoStimuline Hormon 
 
 


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MAIN CONTACTS
 
Sponsor 
IMEA (Institut de Médecine et d’Epidémiologie 
Appliquée – Fondation Léon M’Ba) 
CHU Bichat-Claude Bernard   
46, rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France 
Phone: +33 1 40 25 69 58 - Fax: + 33 1 40 25 63 63 
 
 
Methodology and Management Centre  
 
Pr Karine LACOMBE, coordinating investigator 
Sorbonne-Universités, INSERM UMR-S1136 – 
IPLESP 
Hôpital St Antoine 
184 rue du Fbg St Antoine, 75012 Paris - France 
Phone: +33 1 49 28 31 96 - Fax: + 33 1 49 28 21 49 
Email: karine.lacombe2@aphp.fr 
 
Anders BOYD, methodologist and biostatistician 
Equipe 2 (grippe et hepatitis, Pr F. Carrat), Inserm 
UMR-S1136, IPLESP 
Service des Maladies Infectieuses,  
Hôpital St Antoine 
184 rue du Fbg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris - France 
Phone: +33 1 49 28 31 96 - Fax: + 33 1 49 28 21 49 
Email: anders.boyd@upmc.fr 
Hayette Rougier, project manager 
Institut de Médecine et d’Epidémiologie Appliquée 
Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales 
Hôpital Saint-Antoine 
184 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine 
75012 PARIS 
Phone: +33 1 49 28 24 05- Fax: +33 1 49 28 25 95 
Email: hayette.rougier@sat.aphp.fr 
 
 
 
Coordinating pharmacy 
 
Dr Anne Daguenel-Nguyen 
Hôpital Saint-Antoine / Service Pharmacie 
Bât. De l’Horloge, Porte 4 
184, rue du faubourg Saint-Antoine 
75571 PARIS Cedex 12 (FRANCE) 
Phone number:   +33 1 49 28 30 34 (Assistant) 
 
 
+33 01 49 28 28 47 (direct line) 
Fax: +33 1 49 28 21 42 
Email: anne.daguenel-nguyen@aphp.fr 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scientific advisors: 
Pr Lionel PIROTH 
Centre hospitalier universitaire (Dijon) 
Hôpital F. Mitterand – Hôpital des Enfants 
Département d’infectiologie  
14, rue Gaffarel 
BP 77908 
21079 Dijon 
Phone: +33 3 80 29 33 05 - Fax: +33 3 80 29 36 38 
Email: lionel.piroth@chu-dijon.fr 
 
Dr. Julie CHAS 
Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales 
Hôpital Tenon 
4 rue de la Chine 
75020 PARIS  
Phone: 01 56 01 74 36 - Fax: 01 56 01 74 14 
Email: julie.chas@aphp.fr 
 
Dr. Patrick MIAILHES 
Service des maladies Infectieuses et tropicales 
CHU de Lyon 
103 Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse, Bat. T 
69317 LYON Cedex 04 
Phone: 04 26 73 26 58 - Fax: 04 72 07 17 50 
Email: patrick.miailhes@chu-lyon.fr 
 
 
Pharmacovigilance 
 
Pr Karine LACOMBE 
Sorbonne-Universités, INSERM UMR-S1136 – IPLESP 
Hôpital St Antoine 
184 rue du Fbg St Antoine, 75012 Paris - France 
Phone: +33 1 49 28 31 96 - Fax: + 33 1 49 28 21 49 
Email: karine.lacombe2@aphp.fr 
 
Dr Jessica Krause 
Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales 
Hôpital St Antoine 
184 rue du Fbg St Antoine, 75012 Paris – France 
Phone: +33 1 71 97 04 24 - Fax: +33 1 49 28 25 95 
Email: jessica.krause@aphp.fr 
 
 
Virology 
Dr Stéphane Chevaliez  
Inserm IMRB,  
Service de Virologie,  
Hôpital Henri Mondor 
51 Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny 
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SAHIV pilot trial 
Short duration therapy of acute hepatitis C genotypes 1 or 4: efficacy and 
tolerability of grazoprevir 100mg/elbasvir 50mg during 8 weeks  
 
Etude pilote SAHIV  
Essai thérapeutique de traitement court de l’infection aigue par le virus de 
l’hépatite C de génotype 1 ou 4 : efficacité et tolérance de l’association combinée 
grazoprevir 100mg/elbasvir 50mg pendant 8 semaines 
 
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Sponsor 
IMEA (Institut de Médecine et d’Epidémiologie Appliquée – Fondation Léon M’Ba) 
CHU Bichat-Claude Bernard   
46, rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France 
Phone: +33 1 40 25 69 58 - Fax: + 33 1 40 25 63 63 
 
 
Date :……………………………………..  
Name: Pr Pierre-Marie Girard 
 
Fonction : Président du conseil de surveillance, IMEA 
 
Signature: 
 
 
 
 


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SAHIV pilot trial 
Short duration therapy of acute hepatitis C genotypes 1 or 4: efficacy and 
tolerability of grazoprevir 100mg/elbasvir 50mg during 8 weeks  
 
Etude pilote SAHIV  
Essai thérapeutique de traitement court de l’infection aigue par le virus de 
l’hépatite C de génotypes 1 ou 4 : efficacité et tolérance de l’association combinée 
grazoprevir 100mg/elbasvir 50mg pendant 8 semaines 
 
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Coordinating investigator 
Pr Karine LACOMBE 
 
 
 
 
 
Sorbonne-Universités, INSERM UMR-S1136 – IPLESP 
Hôpital St Antoine 
184 rue du Fbg St Antoine, 75012 Paris - France 
Phone: +33 1 49 28 31 96 - Fax: + 33 1 49 28 21 49 
Email: karine.lacombe2@aphp.fr  
 
 
 
 
Date :…………………………………….. 
 Signature: 
 
 
 
 


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CONTENTS 
1 
SYNOPSIS ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 
2 
FOLLOW-UP TIMETABLE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15 
3 
STUDY RATIONALE AND JUSTIFICATION ........................................................................................................................................... 16 
3.1 
STUDY RATIONALE .............................................................................................................................................................................. 16 
3.2 
BRIEF BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................................................................... 16 
3.3 
RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 18 
4 
OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 
4.1 
PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 19 
4.2 
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................................................................... 19 
5 
METHODOLOGY...................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 
5.1 
GENERAL DESIGN OF THE RESEARCH ................................................................................................................................................... 19 
5.2 
RESEARCH MILESTONES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 19 
6 
STUDY ENDPOINTS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 20 
6.1 
PRIMARY ENDPOINT ............................................................................................................................................................................ 20 
6.2 
SECONDARY ENDPOINTS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20 
7 
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ........................................................................................................................................................................... 20 
7.1 
INCLUSION CRITERIA ........................................................................................................................................................................... 20 
7.2 
NON-INCLUSION CRITERIA ................................................................................................................................................................... 21 
8 
TREATMENTS.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 
8.1 
STUDY TREATMENT STRATEGY ............................................................................................................................................................ 22 
8.2 
STUDY TREATMENT: GRAZOPREVIR / ELBASVIR.................................................................................................................................... 22 
8.1 
PRIOR AND CONCOMITANT TREATMENTS .............................................................................................................................................. 24 
8.2 
TREATMENTS CONTRAINDICATED / NOT RECOMMENDED ........................................................................................................................ 24 
8.3 
TREATMENT CIRCUITS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 
8.4 
MONITORING OF ADHERENCE .............................................................................................................................................................. 25 
9 
RESEARCH SCHEDULE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 26 
9.1 
RESEARCH TIMETABLE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 26 
9.2 
INVITING PATIENTS TO TAKE PART IN THE RESEARCH ............................................................................................................................. 27 
9.3 
COLLECTION OF CONSENT .................................................................................................................................................................. 27 
9.4 
SCREENING VISIT (D- 28 TO D-7) ........................................................................................................................................................ 27 
9.5 
INCLUSION VISIT D0 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 28 
9.6 
TIME WINDOWS OF EACH VISIT ............................................................................................................................................................. 30 
9.7 
HCV VIROLOGIC FAILURE CRITERIA ..................................................................................................................................................... 30 
9.8 
END OF PATIENT FOLLOW-UP ............................................................................................................................................................... 30 
9.9 
PREMATURE TREATMENT DISCONTINUATION ......................................................................................................................................... 31 
9.10 
LOSS TO FOLLOW-UP .......................................................................................................................................................................... 31 
9.11 
WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT ................................................................................................................................................................. 31 
9.12 
VIOLATIONS OF THE PROTOCOL AND DEROGATIONS .............................................................................................................................. 32 
9.13 
GUIDELINES FOR THE COLLECTION OF DATA ......................................................................................................................................... 32 
10 
ADVERSE EVENTS AND PREGNANCY ................................................................................................................................................. 32 
10.1 
DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 
10.2 
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INVESTIGATOR ............................................................................................................................................ 33 
10.3 
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SPONSOR .................................................................................................................................................... 35 
10.4 
PREGNANCIES .................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 
11 
MANAGEMENT OF THE TRIAL .............................................................................................................................................................. 37 
11.1 
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD (SAB)................................................................................................................................................... 37 
11.2 
THE DATA SAFETY MONITORING BOARD (DSMB) ................................................................................................................................ 39 
11.3 
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CIRCUIT OF SAMPLES ........................................................................................................................................................................... 40 
12.1 
SAMPLES FOR THE BIOLOGICAL ANALYSES PLANNED BY THE PROTOCOL ................................................................................................. 40 
12.2 
BIOBANK ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 40 
13 
STATISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS ......................................................................................................................................................... 41 
13.1 
STATISTICAL HYPOTHESES .................................................................................................................................................................. 41 
13.2 
SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION ............................................................................................................................................................. 41 
13.3 
STATISTICAL METHODS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 41 
13.4 
POPULATION ANALYSED ...................................................................................................................................................................... 41 
13.5 
DESCRIPTION OF INCLUSIONS AND FOLLOW-UP ..................................................................................................................................... 41 
13.6 
CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS BEFORE THE START OF TREATMENT ..................................................................................................... 42 
13.7 
STUDY TREATMENTS........................................................................................................................................................................... 42 
13.8 
PRIMARY ENDPOINT ............................................................................................................................................................................ 42 
13.9 
SECONDARY ENDPOINTS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 42 
14 
ETHICAL AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS .............................................................................................................................. 43 
14.1 
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS .................................................................................................................................................................. 43 
14.2 
LEGAL AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 43 
14.3 
INFORMATION AND CONSENT ............................................................................................................................................................... 43 
14.4 
DATA ANONYMISATION/IDENTIFICATION ................................................................................................................................................ 44 
14.5 
PROTOCOL AMENDMENT ..................................................................................................................................................................... 44 
14.6 
INSURANCE ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 44 
14.7 
ARCHIVING AND STORAGE OF DOCUMENTS AT THE END OF STUDY ......................................................................................................... 44 
15 
MONITORING AND GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE ................................................................................................................................. 45 
15.1 
GENERAL ORGANISATION .................................................................................................................................................................... 45 
15.2 
MONITORING OF THE INVESTIGATIONAL CENTRES ................................................................................................................................. 45 
15.3 
AUDIT - INSPECTION ........................................................................................................................................................................... 45 
15.4 
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION ............................................................................................................................................................... 45 
16 
CESSION OF DATA ................................................................................................................................................................................. 46 
17 
BIBLIOGRAPHY....................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 
18 
APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 
18.1 
APPENDIX A1: ETHICS COMMITTEE APPROVAL ........................................................................................................................ 49 
18.2 
APPENDIX A2: ANSM AUTHORIZATION ....................................................................................................................................... 51 
18.3 
APPENDIX A3: INSURANCE CERTIFICATE .................................................................................................................................. 52 
18.4 
APPENDIX A4: INSERM-ANRS SCALE TO GRADE THE SEVERITY OF ADVERSE EVENTS ..................................................... 53 
18.5 
APPENDIX A5: AIDS CLASSIFICATION (CDC 1993) ..................................................................................................................... 62 
18.6 
APPENDIX A6: SELF-ADHERENCE QUESTIONNAIRE................................................................................................................. 63 
18.7 
APPENDIX A7: QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE .................................................................................................................... 66 
18.8 
APPENDIX B1 (LOOSE): LETTER OF INFORMATION AND CONSENT FORM ............................................................................. 68 
18.9 
APPENDIX B2 (LOOSE): PROCEDURE FOR BIOBANK CONSTITUTION .................................................................................... 69 
18.10 
APPENDIX B3 (LOOSE): INVESTIGATOR SITES .......................................................................................................................... 70 
 
 
 


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SYNOPSIS 
N°EudraCT  / ClinicalTrials ID : 2016-001125-13 
 
Title of the study 
 
Pilot study - Short duration therapy of acute hepatitis C genotypes 1 or 4: efficacy and tolerability of grazoprevir 100mg/elbasvir 
50mg during 8 weeks  
 
 
Short title  
 
 
SAHIV 
 
 
Sponsor 
IMEA (Institut de Médecine et d’Epidémiologie Appliquée – Fondation Léon M’Ba) 
CHU Bichat-Claude Bernard   
46, rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France 
Phone: +33 1 40 25 69 58 - Fax: + 33 1 40 25 63 63 
 
Coordinating investigator 
Pr Karine LACOMBE 
Sorbonne-Universités, INSERM UMR-S1136 – IPLESP 
 
 
 
 
Hôpital St Antoine, 184 rue du Fbg St Antoine, 75012 Paris - France 
 
Participating country  
France (See list of investigator sites in Appendix B3) 
 
Objectives/ Endpoints 
 
Objectives 
Endpoints 
Primary
To assess the rate of substained virological response (SVR) 
12 weeks after 8 weeks of oral treatment with grazoprevir 
100mg/elbasvir 50mg (MRK-combo) in patients with acute 
hepatitis C genotype1 or 4. 
SVR rate defined by an undetectable plasma HCV RNA (<12 
IU/mL) 12 weeks post-treatment (SVR12). 
Secondary
HCV virological assessment 
To describe the HCV virological response (W4, W8, PT4 and 
PT12) as a whole and according to genotypes. 
- Median (+IQR) of log HCV RNA at W4, W8, PT4 and 
PT12, globally and according to genotypes.  
- Rate of HCV RNA (<12 IU/mL) at W4, W8, PT4 and PT12, 
globally and according to genotypes. 
To study the prognostic factors associated with SVR12 
(PT12). 
Odds ratio of risk factors associated with SVR12 (PT12). 
To assess the emergence of resistance in case of virological 
failure (HCV RNA ≥12 IU/mL). 
Number and description of HCV (NS5A and NS3/4) 
resistance mutations in patients with virological failure. 
To describe treatment adherence and quality of life during the 
course of the study 
Rate of adherence and quality of life measured by specific 
scales using self questionnaires. 
To evaluate the incidence of HCV reinfection at 1 year 
(PT48). 
Number of patients with positive HCV RNA per hundred 
months follow-up. 
To evaluate the sensitivity of HCV rapid testing (using the Oraquick 
HCV rapid antibody test) in patients with first acute Hepatitis C. 
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HIV virological assessment (only for HIV co-infected patients) 
To describe the evolution of HIV parameter during treatment 
(CD4 count and HIV-RNA) 
- Median (+IQR) of log HIV RNA at D0 and PT12
- Median (+IQR) of CD4 and CD8 cell counts (absolute 
count, percentage and CD4/CD8 ratio) at D0 and PT12. 
- Number of AIDS-defining clinical or biological events using 
CDC classification (95% CI). 
Safety assessment 
To describe all the clinical and biological events occurring 
during the study course 
Number of adverse clinical and biological events that occur 
during the treatment and up to 48 weeks after the end of the 
treatment (95% CI).  
 
 
Methodology 
 
Non-randomized, single arm, multicenter, open-label, Phase IIb pilot study conducted in France  
 
 
Estimated enrolment  
 
30 patients 
 
 
Study population 
Inclusion criteria 
1. Adult ≥18 years. 
2. A recent acute HCV infection or reinfection (see definition below) occurred within 6 months prior screening: 
An acute HCV infection is defined by: 
a. HCV RNA was detectable within 6 months after a negative HCV RNA or HCV serology test. 
 OR 
b. Detectable HCV RNA and an acute clinical hepatitis occurred within 5 months prior to the screening visit. 
Clinical Hepatitis is defined by: 
- 
ALT ≥ 250 IU/L with normal ALT within the preceding 8 months, 
or 
- 
ALT ≥ 500 IU/L with either no measured ALT or with abnormal ALT within the preceding 8 months. 
 OR 
- 
Patients having reported a risk factor for HCV contamination (traumatic sexual intercourse, intranasal, rectal or 
intravenous drug use) inferior or equal to 6 months. 
HCV reinfection is defined by: 
a. Documented de novo infection after prior clearance after treatment or spontaneously, 
- 
After-treatment clearance is defined by one negative HCV RNA ≥ 6 months after end of treatment. 
- 
Spontaneous clearance is defined by two negative HCV RNA a minimum of 6 months apart. 
 OR 
b. Documented infection with a new viral strain, confirmed by phylogenetic or genotypic analysis. 
3. Infection with HCV genotype 1 or 4 (confirmed at screening visit or by using a previous biological test performed 1 to 4 
weeks before D0). 
4. Plasma HCV-RNA ≥ 1000 IU/mL (confirmed at screening visit or by using a previous biological test performed 1 to 4 weeks 
before D0). 
5. Confirmed HIV infection (only for HIV co-infected patients). 
6. Without HIV treatment or with an authorized stable HIV treatment for at least two weeks (See section 8.3 of the protocol, 
only for HIV co-infected patients). 
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8. Female patients with child-bearing potential and their heterosexual partners must use adequate contraception from the date 
of screening until 30 days after administration of the last dose of study drug. Male participants must agree to consistently 
and correctly use a condom, while their female partner must use adequate contraception from the date of screening until 30 
days after administration of the last dose of study drug. 
9. Informed and signed consent. 
10. Patients with Health insurance (Sécurité Sociale or Couverture Médicale Universelle). 
 
Non-inclusion criteria 
Current condition 
1. Opportunistic infections (stage C), active or occurred within 6 months prior to baseline. 
2. Primary HIV infection. 
3. Co-infection with Hepatitis B virus (AgHBs +) without appropriate treatment (TDF or TAF) for at least 2 weeks. 
4. Confirmed cirrhosis (before acute HCV diagnosis). 
5. Any other causes of acute hepatitis. 
6. Pregnant or breast-feeding women. 
7. Liver transplant recipients. 
8. Evolutive malignancy. 
9. Patients with a history of non-adherence, who will be at risk of being unable to respect the study follow-up timetable. 
10. Patients participating in another clinical trial (with an experimental treatment) or within an exclusion period of a previous 
clinical trial at screening. 
11. Patients under legal gardianship or incarcerated. 
 
Biological criteria 
12. Hb < 10 g/dL (female) or < 11g/dL (male).  
13. Platelets < 50 000/mm3.  
14. Neutrophil count < 750/mm3. 
 
Criteria related to study drugs 
15. Other antiretroviral drugs than those allowed in the study (list provided in section 8.3 of the protocol).  
16. Contra-indications to Grazoprevir and/or Elbasvir or to any of the excipients listed in the summary of the product 
characteristics. 
17. Contra-indicated treatment likely to interfere with the study drugs as listed in the summary of the product 
characteristics. 
 
 
Study design 
 
Non-randomized, single arm, multicentre open-labeled phase IIb study. 
 
Patients will receive 8 weeks of bitherapy – Grazoprevir / Elbasvir fixed dose combination 100mg/ 50mg (MRK-combo), 
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Statistical methods 
 
• Statistical hypotheses 
The main end-point in statistical analysis is defined as SVR12 and its precision, calculated as the 95% Clopper-Pearson confidence interval 
(CI). In order to maintain an absolute difference between lower and upper bounds of the 95%CI <30% with an SVR12 ≥80%, 30 patients 
need to be included. 
• Population analyzed 
All patients included in the study, apart from patients who present at least one of the following conditions: 
- 
patients who have never taken treatment, 
- 
patients who have withdrawn their consent, 
- 
patients included erroneously with contra-indications to the treatment of the study or without indication to be treated, 
constitute the modified intent-to-treat (ITT) population and will be analyzed. 
 
• Evaluation of the primary endpoint 
The main endpoint of the trial is the Sustained Virological Response defined by undetectable plasma HCV RNA (< 12 IU/mL ) 12 
weeks after cessation of treatment with Grazoprevir / Elbasvir.  
- Patients who will be lost to follow-up at PT12 visit and patients who will meet the criteria for interruption of treatment for 
virological failure will be considered as failures in the analysis of the main endpoint. 
- Patients who undergo the treatment up to W8 and with undetectable HCV-RNA at PT12 will be considered as successful  
- Patients who stop treatment prematurely for intolerance and with undetectable HCV-RNA at PT12 will be considered as 
successful.  
D0
W8
PT12
Anti-HCV oral bitherapy
Grazoprevir / Elbasvir 
D-14 
(+7/-14) 
Screening
STOP BITHERAPY
PT4
SVR 12 (12 weeks post treatment)
Assessment of the HCV 
reinfection rate after 48 weeks 
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- Patients who cannot undergo the PT12 visit and with undetectable HCV-RNA at W48 will be considered as successful. 
 
Study timetable 
 
• Trial start date: May-June 2017 
• Enrolment period: 12 months 
• Subject participation duration: screening (1 to 4 weeks before D0), then 56 weeks of follow-up  approximately 60 weeks 
maximum 
• Total trial duration: 24 months 
• Estimated study completion date: Mid 2019 
 
Schedule of assessments 
 
• Evaluation of inclusion criteria: 1 to 4 weeks 
• Anti-HCV treatment: 8 weeks 
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2 
FOLLOW-UP TIMETABLE  
 
Screeninga 
D-14  
D0 
 
W4 
 
W8 
 
PT4 
SVR4 
PT12 
SVR12 
PT48 
SVR48 
Time windows (days)  
+7 or -14 
(from D-28 to D-7 before D0) 
/ 
+/-7 
+/-7 
+/-7 
+/-7 
+/-7 
Patient instructions 
/ 
No medication intake before 
coming 
/ 
/ 
/ 
/ 
Eligibility criteria / Informed Consent 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clinical examination (including sitting blood pressure, weight, drugs*, tobacco* and 
alcohol consumption*) 
*Only at screening
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Concomitant treatments (After 30 days post-study treatment, only medications 
associate with HCV and HIV treatment) 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
 
 
Serious or not serious adverse events (until 30 days after the end of study treatment)  
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
 
 
HCV Genotype 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HCV RNA 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Xb 
HCV antibodies (ELISA and Rapid test) d 
 
Xd 
Xd,e 
 
 
 
 
HIV antibodies (only for HCV mono-infected patients) 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HBs Agc 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST, ALT, total and conjugated bulirubin, GGT, ALP 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
CD4, CD8 (only for HIV co-infected patients) 
 
X 
 
 
 
X 
 
HIV RNA (only for HIV co-infected patients) 
 
X 
 
 
 
X 
 
FBC, platelets 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
 
Blood creatinine and creatine clearance (CKD-EPI) 
 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
 
Beta-HCG (Screen) or urinary pregnancy test (if applicable) 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
 
QUESTIONNAIRES 
Adherence self-questionnaire 
 
 
X 
X 
 
 
 
“Quality of life” Questionnaire 
 
X 
 
 
 
X 
 
SAMPLES FOR BIOBANK 
Blood for serum collection (7/8 mL in dry tubes) 
 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Blood for plasma collection (7/8 mL in EDTA tubes) 
 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
PHARMACY
 
Treatment Dispensation/Return (Grazoprevir / Elbasvir) 
 
X 
 
X 
 
 
 
a Screening visit will be only performed if the biological results needed to check the eligibility criteria are not available in the patient medical file and dated between 1 to 4 weeks before D0 (≤ 3 months for Ag HBs). In this case, the 
clinical examination and the signature of informed consent could be done at D0. 
b In case of positivy, a phylogenetic analysis will be performed in order to differenciate a late relapse from reinfection. 
c Only done, if there is no result ≤ 3 months before D0 in the medical file. 
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3 
STUDY RATIONALE AND JUSTIFICATION 
WILL BE MODIFIED LATER 
3.1 
Study rationale  
Increasing rates of acquisition of HCV in men who have sex with men (MSM), in particular in HIV-infected patients, have 
been reported since 2001 in Western European countries and particularly in France (1). Observational studies have recently 
reported that HIV-infected gay and bisexual men with sexually transmitted hepatitis C have shown unexpectedly rapid liver 
disease progression in a relatively short period of time (2,3).  
It is therefore admitted that, in the absence of a spontaneous HCV clearance within 3 months of acute HCV infection, 
treatment should be initiated (4). Pegylated interferon in combination with weight-adapted ribavirin is still recommended as the 
treatment of choice for all HCV genotypes in an acute setting (5). For patients developing a rapid virologic response, treatment 
duration of 24 weeks is recommended (4). If antiviral therapy was initiated within 24 weeks after diagnosis, sustained virologic 
response rates of 60 to 80% have been observed at the price of a high side effects burden.   
However, short course therapies with new direct acting antivirals are likely to be safer and more efficient. But their efficacy 
in acute hepatitis C has still to be established. To date, US- and Europe- based trials are ongoing in this setting with the 
association of sofosbuvir and ribavirine, sofosbuvir / ledipasvir or sofosbuvir / simeprevir, for a duration of 4, 6, 8 or 12 weeks. 
Preliminary results are very diverse, with SVR12 ranging from 56% to 95%. The MSD company has been evaluating the efficacy 
and safety of a double drug combination (grazoprevir + elbasvir) in HIV-infected patients which exhibits paramount efficacy and 
excellent tolerance in a diverse range of genotypes (6), including 1 and 4 HCV strains, which are those mainly encountered in 
the French acute HCV epidemics in MSM. This association has the potential to be used for short treatment duration especially 
with regards to the fact that patients will have no fibrosis at the time of treatment initiation. This MRK-combo would therefore be 
an ideal candidate for treating acute hep C due to GT1 or 4 in a “test and treat” approach in high-risk population such as MSM. 
3.2 
Brief background  
3.2.1- Incidence of acute hepatitis C in France 
France, and especially Paris, has been since 2004 at the epicenter of the epidemic of acute hepatitis C in HIV infected patients, 
alongside with other European countries such as Germany, the Netherlands and the UK (1). Mainly transmitted through 
unprotected sex and now what is called “chemical sex” (7), acute hepatitis C has remained a challenge for French clinicians 
because of the high rate of HCV reinfection after treatment or spontaneous clearance. Recent data from the Probe-C 
observational cohort indeed suggest that France holds the highest rank of reinfection in HIV-infected men having sex with men 
after cure (8), with as many as 21% of them getting reinfected within 3 years of HCV eradication (9,10).  
3.2.2-  Current standard of treatment for acute hepatitis C 
As for now, the only recommended treatment in acute hepatitis C worldwide still relies on the use of Peg-Interferon ± Ribavirin 
for 3, 6 or 12 months depending on the HIV status and the rapid virological response after 1 month of treatment initiation. In HIV 
infected patients, guidelines from the NEAT network are usually followed (4) and consider the bitherapy with Peg-Interferon and 
weight-based ribavirin for 6 or 12 months as the gold standard, at the price of a high side effects burden. The current gold 
standard of treatment according to the EACS and EASL guidelines is also a combination of pegIFN at standard doses (alpha-2b, 
1.5µg/kg/week and alpha- 2a, 180µg/week) and weight-adapted RBV (<75kg: 1000mg/d; ≥75kg: 1200mg/d) leading to SVR 
rates of 60–80%, regardless of HCV genotype (11).  
Currently, there are additional data from 3 studies using 1st generation protease inhibitors (PI) in combination with pegIFN and 
RBV in the setting of acute hepatitis C. Nineteen HIV positive MSM from New York with acute HCV infection were treated with 
pegIFN, RBV and telaprevir (12). Overall SVR24 rate was 84% (16/19) in contrast to 63% (30/48) in a comparator group (treated 
prior to the availability of, or ineligible for, telaprevir) from the same clinic. Overall SVR24 rate was 84% (16/19) in contrast to 
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However retrospective comparison of the two cohorts, which were not matched by baseline characteristics, demonstrated a 
difference in the distribution of the IL28B CC genotype which limits the conclusions from this trial. The results of additional trial 
based on boceprevir with peg-Interferon and ribavirin for 3 months have been recently published that report an overall rate of 
response close to 86% in 57 patients (13).  
 
However, given the high rate of side effects associated with the use of 1st generation PI and the trend towards the use of peg-
interferon free regimen, national and internatonal guidelines have not included the option of using such DAA in the context of 
acute HCV infection so far. 
 
3.2.3- The rationale for a “test and treat” approach regarding acute hepatitis C 
As highly effective IFN and RBV free therapeutic options are rolled out amongst the HIV/HCV coinfected population there is 
likely to be an impact on the current epidemic of acute hepatitis C in HIV positive MSM. It is possible that increased treatment 
uptake will lead to a reduction in the infective pool and reduced rates of transmission. There has been a lot of modeling work 
done to examine the impact of DAA on the prevalence of HCV. Much of this work focuses on the epidemic in people who inject 
drugs (PWID), but the general conclusions may well be transferrable to the MSM population. Martin et al assessed the current 
PWID treatment rates in seven UK settings and projected the potential impact of current and scaled-up treatment with IFN free 
regimens on HCV chronic prevalence (14). Switching to IFN free DAA therapy alone is unlikely to impact on the chronic 
prevalence of HCV, but scale up with the newer therapies to 26/1000 PWID demonstrated a reduction in the chronic prevalence 
of at least 15% within a decade. Thus scale up of IFN-free therapy is likely to result in a generalised reduction in the prevalence 
of chronic HCV over time. However as has been demonstrated in HIV and gonorrhea epidemics in the 70’, the HCV epidemic 
cannot be controlled without also controlling the core transmission group a,d it has been confirmed by another modeling study 
from Martin et al who demonstrated that associating scaling up in HCV treatment to an increased rate of screening in high risk 
groups and a change in sexual behaviors will significantly curve the HCV epidemics in MSM  (15).  
 
3.2.4- 0verview of DAA-based strategies in acute hepatitie C  
The following table reports the clinical trials that investigate the efficacy and safety of a short duration of various combinations of 
DAA as of the 1st January 2016.  
 
 
 
 
Results of three of those trials have been released at AASLD 2015 [SWIFT-C (16) , DARE-C II (17) and SLAM-C (18)] and one 
at CROI 2016 (GS-US-337-1612) (19). The main characteristics and SVR12 of those trials are reported in the table below. 
 
NAME
DAA COMBINATION
NUMBER OF PATIENTS
DURATION
SRV12
DARE-C II
SOF-RBV
19
6 weeks
26%
SWIFT-C 
(ACTG5327) 
SOF-RBV (1st arm)*
17
12 weeks
59%
SLAM-C
SOF-LDV
14
4 weeks
100%
SOF-SMV
15
8 weeks
93,3%
GS-US-337-1612
SOF-LDV
26
6 weeks
77%
 
• 
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It should be noted that all trials included a rather small number of patients with no previous power calculation that precludes any 
strong conclusion on the efficacy of DAA in the setting of acute infection. Besides, in some trials, the definition of acute hepatitis 
C has been rather large, which may have led to the inclusion of early chronic infections. This may partly explain why short 
strategies based on the use of SOF and ribavirin have failed to cure more than 60% of the patients. 
 
3.3 
Research hypothesis 
 
The first hypothesis supporting the conduction of the SAHIV trial is that acute hepatitis C in HIV-infected patients is not only 
an individual concern, but also and above all a public health concern. Indeed, HIV-infected patients and especially those men 
having sex with men represent a group where the risk of HCV transmission remains at a very high level, the HCV community 
viral load being so high that the epidemic cannot be self-contained. This means that treating only patients with chronic hepatitis 
C will not be enough to put an end to the chain of transmission.   
 
The second hypothesis addresses the duration of treatment. Based on previous trials in acute hepatitis C in the context of 
HIV, we hypothesise that a short course of treatment (8 weeks) will allow an overall SVR rate of at least 80%. A shorter course 
of treatment may not be enough to reach at least 80% of treatment (as suggested by trials such as DARE-C trial with Sofosbuvir 
+ ribavirin for 6 weeks or the Germany-UK trial with Sofosbuvir + Ledipasvir for 6 weeks). A longer duration of treatment will not 
make the option of treating at the acute stage interesting enough with regards to the duration of treatment in chronic hepatitis C 
(usually 12 weeks in non cirrhotic patients). 
 
 
The third hypothesis is based on the choice of study drugs. Grazoprevir and Elbasvir for 12 weeks have demonstrated 
SVR12 rates above 95% in non cirrhotic, genotype 1 or 4 patients co-infected with HIV (C-EDGE clinical trial). No safety signal 
has been reported during the 12 weeks of treatment.  
 
The fourth hypothesis pertains to the characterictics of the patients’ HIV status. In the C-EDGE trial, patients had access to 
study drugs regardless of being HIV-treated, provided that their level of CD4 was above 200/mm3 and HIV-RNA was below 
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4 
OBJECTIVES 
4.1 
Principal objective 
The principal objective of this study is to assess the rate of substained virological response (SVR) 12 weeks after 8 weeks of 
oral treatment with grazoprevir 100mg/elbasvir 50mg (MRK-combo) in patients with acute hepatitis C genotype1 or 4. 
 
4.2 
Secondary objectives 
HCV virological assessment 
• 
To describe the HCV virological response (W4, W8, PT4 and PT12) as a whole and according to genotypes. 
• 
To study the prognostic factors associated with SVR12. 
• 
To assess the emergence of resistance in case of virological failure (HCV RNA ≥12 IU/mL).  
• 
To describe treatment adherence and quality of life during the course of the study. 
• 
To evaluate the incidence of HCV reinfection at 1 year (PT48). 
• 
To evaluate the sensitivity of HCV rapid testing (using the Oraquick HCV rapid antibody test) in patients with first acute Hepatitis C. 
 
HIV virological assessment (only for HIV co-infected patients) 
• 
 To describe the evolution of HIV parameter during treatment (CD4 count and HIV-RNA). 
 
Safety assessment  
• 
To describe all the clinical events occurred during the study course 
 
5 
METHODOLOGY 
5.1 
General design of the research 
Non-randomized, single arm, multicenter, open-label, Phase IIb pilot study conducted in France. 
 
5.2 
Research milestones 
• 
Trial start date: Beginning 2017 
• 
Enrolment period: 9 months 
• 
Subject participation duration: screening (1 to 3 weeks before D0), then 56 weeks of follow-up  approximately 60 
weeks maximum 
• 
Total trial duration: 24 months 
• 
Estimated study completion date: Beginning 2019 
 
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6 
STUDY ENDPOINTS 
6.1 
Primary endpoint 
The primary endpoint will be the SVR rate defined by an undetectable plasma HCV RNA (<12 IU/mL) 12 weeks post-treatment 
(SVR12). 
6.2 
Secondary endpoints 
HCV virological assessment 
• 
Median (+IQR) of log HCV RNA at W4, W8, PT4 and PT12, globally and according to genotypes.  
• 
Rate of HCV RNA (<12 IU/mL) at W4, W8, PT4 and PT12, globally and according to genotypes. 
• 
Odds ratio of factors associated with SVR12. 
• 
Number of HCV (NS5A and NS3/4) resistance mutations in patients with virological failure. 
• 
Rate of adherence and quality of life measured by specific scales using self questionnaires. 
• 
Number of patients with positive HCV RNA per hundred months follow-up. 
• 
To evaluate the proportion of positive rapid tests. 
 
 
HIV virological assessment 
• 
Median (+IQR) of log HIV RNA at D0 and PT12  
• 
Median (+IQR) of CD4 and CD8 cell counts (absolute count, percentage and CD4/CD8 ratio) at D0 and PT12. 
• 
Number of AIDS-defining clinical or biological events using CDC classification (95% CI). 
 
Safety assessment  
• 
Number of adverse clinical and biological events that occur during the treatment and up to 48 weeks after the end of 
the treatment (95% CI). 
 
7 
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 
The patient’s written informed consent will be collected at the screen visit at the latest and before any examination required by 
the research. Eligibility criteria will be checked during the pre-inclusion phase and the following criteria must be met: 
 
7.1 
Inclusion criteria 
1. Adult ≥18 years 
2. A recent acute HCV infection or reinfection (see definition below) occurred within 6 months prior screening: 
An acute HCV infection is defined by: 
a. HCV RNA was detectable within 6 months after a negative HCV RNA or HCV serology test. 
 OR 
b. Detectable HCV RNA and an acute clinical hepatitis occurred within 5 months prior to the screening visit. 
Clinical Hepatitis is defined by: 
- 
ALT ≥ 250 IU/L with normal ALT within the preceding 8 months, 
or 
- 
ALT ≥ 500 IU/L with either no measured ALT or with abnormal ALT within the preceding 8 months. 
OR 
Patients having reported a risk factor for HCV contamination (traumatic sexual intercourse, intranasal, rectal or intravenous drug use) 
inferior or equal to 6 months.HCV reinfection is defined by: 
a. Documented de novo infection after prior clearance after treatment or spontaneously, 
- 
After-treatment clearance is defined by one negative HCV RNA ≥ 6 months after end of treatment. 
- 
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b. Documented infection with a new viral strain, confirmed by phylogenetic or genotypic analysis. 
 
3. Infection with HCV genotype 1 or 4 (confirmed at screening visit or by using a previous biological test performed 1 to 4 
weeks before D0) 
4. Plasma HCV-RNA ≥ 1000 UI/mL (confirmed at screening visit or by using a previous biological test performed 1 to 4 weeks 
before D0) 
5. Confirmed HIV infection (only for HIV co-infected patients) 
6. Without HIV treatment or with an acceptable stable HIV treatment for at least two weeks (See section 8.3 of the protocol, 
(only for HIV co-infected patients)) 
7. Body weight ≥40 kg and ≤125 kg 
8. Female patients with child-bearing potential and their heterosexual partners must use adequate contraception from the date 
of screening until 30 days after administration of the last dose of study drug. Male participants must agree to consistently 
and correctly use a condom, while their female partner must use adequate contraception from the date of screening until 30 
days after administration of the last dose of study drug 
9. Informed and signed consent 
10. Patients with Health insurance (Sécurité Sociale or Couverture Médicale Universelle) 
 
 
7.2 
Non-inclusion criteria 
Current condition 
1. Opportunistic infections (stage C), active or occurred within 6 months prior to baseline. 
2. Primary HIV infection. 
3. Co-infection with Hepatitis B virus (AgHBs +) without appropriate treatment (TDF or TAF) for at least 2 weeks. 
4. Confirmed cirrhosis (before acute HCV diagnosis). 
5. Any other causes of acute hepatitis. 
6. Pregnant or breast-feeding women. 
7. Transplant recipients. 
8. Evolutive malignancy. 
9. Patients with a history of non-adherence, who will be at risk of being unable to respect the study follow-up timetable. 
10. Patients participating in another clinical trial (with an experimental treatment) or within an exclusion period of a previous 
clinical trial at screening. 
11. Patients under legal gardianship or incarcerated. 
 
Biological criteria 
12. Hb < 10 g/dL (female) or < 11g/dL (male).  
13. Platelets < 50 000/mm3.  
14. Neutrophil count < 750/mm3. 
 
Criteria related to study drugs 
15. Other antiretroviral drugs than those allowed in the study (please refer to section 8.3 of the protocol).  
16. Contra-indications to Grazoprevir and/or Elbasvir or to any of the excipients listed in the summary of the product 
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8 
TREATMENTS 
8.1 
Study treatment strategy 
 
 
 
8.2 
Study Treatment: Grazoprevir / Elbasvir 
Patients will receive 8 weeks of oral bitherapy – Grazoprevir / Elbasvir fixed dose combination 100mg/ 50mg (MRK-combo), 
1 tablet once a day (in the morning). 
 
 
8.2.1 Reference documents 
The reference documents for this study will be the summary of product characteristics. 
 
 
D0
W8
PT12
Anti-HCV oral bitherapy
Grazoprevir / Elbasvir 
D-14 
(+7/-14) 
Screening
STOP BITHERAPY
PT4W8
SVR 12 (12 weeks post treatment)
Assessment of the HCV 
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8.2.2 Major expected side effects 
The major adverse reactions (frequency ≥ 10%) occuring in subjects receiving the study treatment alone for 12 weeks were the 
following: 
- 
Fatigue (11%) 
- 
Headache (10 %) 
The common adverse reactions (frequency <10%) occuring in subjects receiving the study treatment alone for 12 weeks are 
listed below by body system: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The type and severity of adverse reactions in subjects with HCV/HIV-1 co-infection were comparable to subjects without 
HCV/HIV-1 co-infection and among subjects treated with 8, 12 or 16 weeks. 
 
8.2.3 Description of selected adverse reactions  
Laboratory abnormalities  
 
- 
Serum ALT elevations  
 
During clinical trials with the study treatment (with or without ribavirin), regardless of treatment duration, < 1% (13/1690) of 
subjects experienced elevations of ALT from normal levels to greater than 5 times the ULN, generally at or after treatment week 
8 (mean onset time 10 weeks, range 6-12 weeks). Most ALT elevations resolved with ongoing therapy with the study treatment 
or after completion of therapy. The frequency of ALT elevations was higher in subjects with higher grazoprevir plasma 
concentration. The incidence of late ALT elevations was not affected by treatment duration. Cirrhosis was not a risk factor for 
ALT elevations.  
- 
Serum Bilirubin Elevations 
During clinical trials with the study treatment (with or without ribavirin), regardless of treatment duration, elevations in bilirubin at 
greater than 2.5 times ULN were observed in 6% of subjects receiving the study treatment with ribavirin compared to < 1% in 
those receiving the study treatment alone. These bilirubin increases were predominantly indirect bilirubin and were generally 
observed in association with ribavirin co-administration. Bilirubin elevations were typically not associated with serum ALT 
elevations. 
 
Body System
Adverse Drug Reactions (%)
Gastrointestinal disorders: 
Nausea (5%), abdominal pain (2%), abdominal 
pain upper (2%), constipation (2%), diarrhea 
(3%), dry mouth (1%), vomiting (1%) 
General disorders and administration site conditions:
Asthenia (4%)
Metabolism and nutrition disorders:
Decreased appetite (2%)
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders:
Arthralgia (2%), myalgia (2%)
Nervous system disorders:
Dizziness (2%)
Psychiatric disorders: 
Anxiety (1%), depression (1%), insomnia (3%), 
irritability (2%) 
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders:
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Decreased Hemoglobin 
During clinical trials with the study treatment (with or without ribavirin), the mean change from baseline in hemoglobin levels in 
subjects treated with the study treatment for 12 weeks was -0.19 mmol/L (–0.3 g/dL) and with the study treatment with ribavirin 
for 16 weeks was approximately -1.37 mmol/L (–2.2 g/dL). Hemoglobin declined during the first 8 weeks of treatment, remained 
low during the remainder of treatment, and normalized to baseline levels during follow-up. Less than 1% of subjects treated with 
the study treatment with ribavirin had hemoglobin levels decrease to less than 5.28 mmol/L (8.5 g/dL) during treatment. No 
subjects treated with the study treatment alone had a hemoglobin level less than 5.28 mmol/L (8.5 g/dL) 
Adverse reactions in subjects with HCV/HIV-1 co-infection  
The type and severity of adverse reactions in subjects with HCV/HIV-1 co-infection (n=298) were comparable to subjects without 
HCV/HIV-1 co-infection. 
 
8.1 
Prior and concomitant treatments 
Any medication or vaccine (including over-the-counter or prescription medicines, vitamins and/or herbal supplements) that the 
patient is receiving from the time of signing the consent through the Treatment Period and 30 days after study drugs are 
stopped, must be recorded in the electronic case report form (eCRF) along with the reason for use and date(s) of administration 
including start and end dates. The investigator should review all concomitant medications for any potential interactions (see 
paragraph 8.2).  
 
During the Post-Treatment Period, all medications taken will be recorded until 30 days following the last dose of study drugs. 
Only medications associate with HCV and HIV treatment will be recorded thereafter. 
 
8.2 
Treatments contraindicated / not recommended 
8.2.1 Contraindicated treatments 
HIV medications:  
- 
Atazanavir  
- 
Darunavir  
- 
Lopinavir  
- 
Saquinavir  
- 
Tipranavir 
- 
Efavirenz 
- 
Etravirine  
- 
Elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir 
OATP1B1 inhibitors:  
- 
Antimycobacterial: rifampicin 
- 
Immunosupressant: cyclosporine 
Strong CYP3A/P-gp inducers: 
- 
Anticonvulsants: carbamazepine and phenytoin  
- 
Endothelin antagonist: bosentan 
- 
Herbal supplements: St. John’s Wort 
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors: 
- 
Atorvastatin (if daily dose exceed 20 mg) 
- 
Rosuvastatin (if daily dose exceed 10 mg) 
- 
Fluvastatin (if daily dose exceed 20 mg) 
- 
Lovastatin (if daily dose exceed 20 mg) 
- 
Simvastatin (if daily dose exceed 20 mg) 
Diverse: 
- 
Antifungals: ketoconazole 
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Antibacterial: nafcillin 
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Endothelin antagonist: bosentan 
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8.2.2 HIV Antiretroviral treatment modification 
The antiretroviral treatment may be modified within the context of the study in two situations:  
 
- 
Before study entry: at least two weeks prior to initiating HCV treatment, 
- 
During the study: because of toxicity, intolerance, for virological reasons, patient or physician’s decision. 
 
Regardless of the reason, the modified treatment will be chosen according to the discretion of the investigator and must be 
compatible with the study (see section 8.3.1). 
 
 
8.2.3 Contraception 
Female patients with child-bearing potential, and their heterosexual partners must use adequate contraception from the date of 
screening until 30 days after administration of the last dose of study drug. Male participants must agree to consistently and 
correctly use a condom, while their female partner must use adequate contraception from the date of screening until 30 days 
after administration of the last dose of study drug. 
 
 
8.3 
Treatment circuits 
Supply of products 
Grazoprevir / Elbasvir tablets will be supplied by the sponsor in the context of a partnership with MSD. 
 
Packaging and labeling 
The Grazoprevir / Elbasvir will be packaged and labeled by coordinating pharmacy, in accordance with the current French law 
which establishes the content of labels for experimental drugs, and delivery to the investigating sites pharmacies. 
 
Dispatch and Management of products 
To ensure the traceability of these products, the items below must be reported in specific pharmacy forms by the trial site 
pharmacist: the treatment number, batch number and expiration date. 
The pharmacist is responsible for maintaining the accounts for the products, for verifying the use-by date and storage in the 
recommended conditions. 
The pharmacist will keep up to date the products dispensed and returned in the pharmacy record provided by the sponsor. 
 
Return and destruction of unused products 
After the visit of the CRA in the pharmacies to count used and unused treatments, the unused treatments will be destroyed by 
each pharmacy on the written request of the sponsor. 
 
8.4 
Monitoring of adherence 
• 
All of the treatments and associated procedures during the study must be reported on specific forms in the case report 
file. 
• 
Non-adherence of the anti-HCV treatment is likely to have a negative impact on the virological response to the 
treatment.  
 
• 
An evaluation of adherence (self-questionnaire, appendix A6) will be done at W4 and W8. This questionnaire will 
specifically include information on both the antiretroviral treatment and the treatment for hepatitis C. The evaluation of 
adherence will be completed by the data reported in the dispensation record by the pharmacy of the investigating 
centre (pharmacy refill), which will make it possible to estimate, with the patient, the number of units dispensed and the 
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9 
RESEARCH SCHEDULE 
9.1 
Research timetable 
 
Screeninga 
D-14  
 
D0
 
W4 
 
W8
 
PT4
SVR4 
PT12
SVR12 
PT48
SVR48 
Time windows (days) 
+7 or -14
(from D-28 to D-7 
before D0) 
/ 
+/-7 
+/-7 
+/-7 
+/-7 
+/-7 
Patient instructions 
/ 
No medication 
intake before 
coming 
/ 
/ 
/ 
/ 
Eligibility criteria / Informed Consent 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clinical examination (including sitting blood pressure, 
weight, drugs*, tobacco* and alcohol consumption*) 
*Only at screening
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Concomitant treatments (After 30 days post-study 
treatment, only medications associate with HCV and HIV 
treatment will be collected) 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
 
 
Serious or not serious adverse events (until 30 days 
after the end of study treatment) 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
 
 
HCV Genotype 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HCV RNA 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Xb 
HCV antibodies (ELISA and Rapid test) d 
 
Xd 
Xd,e 
 
 
 
 
HIV antibodies (only for HCV mono-infected patients) 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HBs Agc 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST, ALT, Total and cinjugated bilirubin, GGT, ALP 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
CD4, CD8 (only for HIV co-infected patients) 
 
X 
 
 
 
X 
 
HIV RNA (only for HIV co-infected patients) 
 
X 
 
 
 
X 
 
FBC, platelets 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
 
Blood creatinine and creatine clearance (CKD-EPI) 
 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
 
Beta-HCG (Screen) or urinary pregnancy test (if 
applicable) 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
 
QUESTIONNAIRES
Adherence self-questionnaire
 
 
X 
X 
 
 
 
“Quality of life” Questionnaire 
 
X 
 
 
 
X 
 
SAMPLES FOR BIOBANK
Blood for serum collection (7/8 mL in dry tubes) 
 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Blood for plasma collection (7/8 mL in EDTA tubes) 
 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
PHARMACY
 
Treatment Dispensation/Return 
Grazoprevir / Elbasvir 
 
X 
X 
X 
 
 
 
a Screening visit will be only performed if the biological results needed to check the eligibility criteria are not available in the patient medical file and dated 
between 1 to 4 weeks before D0 (≤ 3 months for Ag HBs). In this case, the clinical examination and the signature of informed consent could be done at D0. 
b In case of positivy, a phylogenetic analysis will be performed in order to differenciate a late relapse from reinfection. 
c Only done, if there is no result ≤ 3 months before D0 in the medical file.  
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9.2 
Inviting patients to take part in the research 
The protocol could be presented to the patient by the investigating physician during a routine follow-up consultation. 
During this visit, the investigator will: 
• 
Present the research i.e objectives, benefits and constraints for the patient, and answer any questions 
raised by the patient 
• 
Check the eligibility criteria against available patient biological and clinical data 
• 
Provide the patient with adequate information 
 
9.3 
Collection of consent 
During the presentation visit, there are two possibilities: 
• 
Either the patient is certain that he/she wishes to take part and requires no further time to consider 
participation: in this case, the physician can collect the patient’s written informed consent during the visit. 
The procedures and prescription intended for the pre-inclusion visit can be done immediately, after that the 
investigator has filled in his/her part of the written informed consent form. 
• 
Or the patient agrees to participate in the research, but needs more time to think about his/her participation. 
In this case an appointment is made with the patient for a pre-inclusion visit.  
 
9.4 
Screening visit (D- 28 to D-7) 
9.4.1 Clinical examination 
After confirmation with the patient of his/her wish to take part in the research, the pre-inclusion visit is conducted by 
the investigating physician. This visit will take place from D-28 to D-7 before the inclusion visit (D0).  
N.B.: It will be allowed to use previous biological results which have been done 1 to 4 weeks before D0 (≤ 3 months 
for Ag HBs). In this case, it will not be necessary to do it again and all the items mentioned below will be done at D0. 
 
During this visit, the investigator will: 
 Collect the patient’s signed written informed consent 
o for participation in the study 
 Assign an anonymisation code (See § 14.4)  
 Check the eligibility criteria 
 Question the patient to collect: 
o date of birth (only the year), gender and demographic data,  
o history and ongoing consumption: drugs, alcohol, tobacco,  
o therapeutic, medical and surgical history (considered clinically significant for the study according 
to the investigator’s discretion),  
o intercurrent diseases and ongoing treatments 
o History of HIV (if applicable) and HCV 
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 Perform the following biological tests (do not need to be done in a fasting state): 
o HCV Genotype  
o HCV RNA 
o 
HIV antibodies (only for HCV mono-infected patients) 
o HBs Ag 
o AST, ALT, total and conjugated bulirubin, GGT, ALP 
o FBC, platelets 
o Beta-HCG (Screen) or urinary pregnancy test (if applicable)  
Female patients with child-bearing potential, and their heterosexual partners 
must use adequate contraception from the date of screening until 30 days after 
administration of the last dose of study drug. Male participants must agree to 
consistently and correctly use a condom, while their female partner must use 
adequate contraception from the date of screening until 30 days after 
administration of the last dose of study drug. 
 
 Plan the following appointment (D0) and inform the patient not to take any medication before coming 
(do not need to be in a fasting state except for medication).  
 At the end of the pre-inclusion visit, the investigator will send by fax or email to the Methodology and 
Management Centre the pre-inclusion notification document together with a copy blacked-out of the 
consent form. 
 
9.4.2 
Procedure for notification of inclusion (before D0) 
When an investigating physician has at his/her disposal all of the necessary results for inclusion of a patient in the 
study and he/she wishes to enroll this patient, he/she will: 
 Fill in the eligibility criteria section of the e-CRF,  
 Send by Fax or by email to the Methodology and Management Centre the anonymised documents 
showing the results of all necessary examinations at inclusion. 
 
9.5 
Inclusion visit D0 
This visit corresponds to the start of the treatment.  
For all patients, the inclusion visit takes place with the investigator. During this visit, the investigator will: 
 Interview the patient for intercurrent diseases and ongoing treatments 
 Perform a clinical examination with notably measurements of weight and sitting blood pressure. 
 Carry out the following biological tests (do not need to be in a fasting state except for medication): 
o HCV RNA 
o 
HCV antibodies using Rapid Testing (Oraquick®) and ELISA) 
o AST, ALT, total and conjugated bulirubin, GGT, ALP 
o CD4, CD8 (only for HIV co-infected patients) 
o HIV RNA (only for HIV co-infected patients) 
o FBC, platelets 
o Blood creatinine and creatinine clearance  
o Beta-HCG (Screen) or urinary pregnancy test (if applicable)  
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 Provide the following questionnaire to be self-administered by the patient: 
o  “Quality of life” questionnaire 
 Give the prescription for 8 weeks of trial treatment to the patient: 1 tablet per day of Grazoprevir / 
Elbasvir fixed-dose (100/50 mg) 
 Plan the following visit (W4) and tell the patient not to take any medication before coming (do not 
need to be in a fasting state except for medication). The patient will bring his/her antiretroviral 
treatment and the tablets of Grazoprevir / Elbasvir.  
 
9.6 
Visits W4 and W8 
During these visits, the investigator will: 
 Interview the patient for intercurrent diseases and ongoing treatments 
 Perform a clinical examination with notably measurements of weight and sitting blood pressure. 
 Carry out the following biological tests (these examinations need to be done in a fasting state i.e 
neither food nor beverages except water during the previous 12 hours): 
o HCV RNA 
o 
HCV antibodies using Rapid Testing (Oraquick®) and ELISA, only 
done at W4 if negative at D0) 
o AST, ALT, total and conjugated bulirubin, GGT, ALP 
o FBC, platelets 
o Blood creatinine and creatinine clearance 
o Beta-HCG (Screen) or urinary pregnancy test (if applicable)  
o 7/8 mL of blood for serum collection (in dry tube) 
o 7/8 mL of blood for plasma collection (in EDTA tube) 
 Provide the following questionnaire to be self-administered by the patient: 
o “Self-adherence questionaire 
 Plan the following appointment (do not need to be in a fasting state). The patient will bring his/her 
antiretroviral treatment and the tablets of Grazoprevir / Elbasvir. 
 Following each visit, the investigator will fax to the Methodology and Management Center the 
anonymised result of the HCV viral load. 
 
9.7 
Visits PT4 (SVR12), PT12 (SVR12) and PT48 (SVR48) 
These visits will make it possible to validate the sustained virological response respectively 4, 12 weeks and 48 after 
cessation of the anti-HCV bitherapy and to reassess hepatic impairment. 
During these visits, the investigator will: 
 Interview the patient for intercurrent diseases and ongoing treatments (until 30 days after the end of study 
treatment. Therafter, only medications associate with HCV and HIV treatement will be collected) 
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 Carry out the following biological tests (do not need to be in a fasting state): 
o HCV RNA 
In case of positivy, a phylogenetic analysis will be performed in order to differenciate 
a late relapse from reinfection.  
o AST, ALT, total and conjugated bulirubin, GGT, ALP 
o CD4, CD8 (only at PT12 and for HIV co-infected patients) 
o HIV RNA (only at PT12 and for HIV co-infected patients) 
o FBC, platelets (except at PT48) 
o Blood creatinine and creatinine clearance (except at PT48) 
o Beta-HCG (Screen) or urinary pregnancy test (if applicable, only at PT4 and PT12)  
o 7/8 mL of blood for serum collection (in dry tube) 
o 7/8 mL of blood for plasma collection (in EDTA tube) 
 Provide the following questionnaire to be self-administered by the patient: 
o  “Quality of life” questionnaire (only at and PT12) 
 Only at PT4 and PT12: plan the following appointment (do not need to be in a fasting state).  
 Following each visit, the investigator will fax to the Methodology and Management Center the 
anonymised result of the HCV viral load. 
 
9.8 
Time windows of each visit 
For each visit, a time window of plus or minus is allowed as follows: 
- 
+7/-14 days for screening visit, 
- 
+/-7 days for visits W4, W8, PT4, PT12, and PT48. 
 
9.9 
HCV virologic failure criteria 
The following criteria will be considered evidence of HCV virologic failure for the purposes of patient management: 
- 
Confirmed increase from nadir in HCV RNA (defined as 2 consecutive HCV RNA measurement of > 1 
log10 IU/mL above nadir) at any time point during study drug treatment. 
- 
Confirmed HCV RNA ≥ 100 IU/mL (defined as 2 consecutive HCV RNA measurements ≥ 100 IU/mL) after 
HCV RNA < LLOQ during study drug treatment. 
When confirmatory testing is required, it should be completed as soon as possible and the subject should remain on 
study drug treatment until the virologic failure criteria has been confirmed. Subjects meeting the virologic failure 
criteria will be discontinued from study drug and will continue to be followed in the Post-Treatment Period for the 
emergence and persistence of resistant viral variants until 48 weeks post-treatment (PT48).  
 
9.10 End of patient follow-up 
The theoretical date of end of patient follow-up in the study is PT48.  
Following participation in the study, there are two possibilities: 
- undetectable HCV RNA at 12 and 48 weeks post-treatment: cure of hepatitis C.  
The patient should continue his antiretroviral treatment according to the current guidelines. 
- detectable HCV RNA at 12 and/or 48 weeks post-treatment: virological failure. 
The patient should continue his antiretroviral treatment according to the current guidelines. Hepatitis C may be 
retreated according to reasons of virologic failure (toxicity, safety, compliance, virologic reasons) and virologic 
response profile during the study (non response, incomplete virologic response, breakthrough and relapse). The 
mode of this potential retreatment will depend on the current available molecules at the time and on the 
safety/toxicity/resistance profile. A long-run monitoring of any cirrhosis involution and a hepatocarcinoma screening 
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9.11 Premature treatment discontinuation 
If a patient stops the trial treatment (Grazoprevir / Elbasvir) prematurely, he has to continue the follow-up provided 
for in the context of the protocol (visits, samples, complementary examinations, etc) to permit Intention To Treat 
(ITT) analysis. 
 
Reasons of anticipated treatment discontinuation may include: 
- 
Subject’s wish 
- 
A major protocol violation  
- 
Any medical event requiring or leading to interruption of the treatment (the onset of intolerance or an SAE, 
the appearance or worsening of an intercurrent disease, disease progression, death),  life-threatening 
event 
- 
Pregnancy onset (cf. § 10.4) 
- 
Non compliance with the treatment 
- 
The need for the patient to be treated with a not allowed treatment in the context of the protocol 
 
Apart from these reasons, anticipated treatment discontinuation is considered as a protocol deviation. 
Anticipated treatment discontinuation must be reported rapidly and as soon as it is known to the MMC by 
fax or by email then by filling in the e-CRF. The reasons for as well as the date of this discontinuation must 
be recorded. 
Treatment discontinuation for virological reasons deserves particular attention. 
The patient who stops the treatment must receive the best possible care given his/her state of health and the state 
of current knowledge.  
 
9.12 Loss to follow-up 
The Methodology and Management Centre must be informed if a patient is lost to follow-up using the ‘End of 
participation in the trial’ form. The patient will be considered lost to follow-up at the date of the end of the trial. 
A patient who comes back/or gives news to the investigating site will no longer be considered lost to follow-up. At 
this renewed contact, as much information as possible concerning his/her follow-up must be obtained. 
 
9.13 Withdrawal of consent 
Patients who wish to withdraw their consent to participate in the research, as they have the right to do at any time, 
will not be followed in the context of the protocol, but will benefit from the best care possible given their state of 
health and the state of current knowledge. The date and the reasons for withdrawal (if the patient agrees to inform 
the investigator) must be reported in the medical record. 
 
When a patient withdraws his/her consent to take part in the research, the investigator must contact the 
Methodology and Management Centre as soon as possible. Withdrawal of consent implies the immediate 
interruption of any biological testing and any act specific to the consent from the date of withdrawal of consent (date 
of withdrawal included). 
Any data collected until this date has to be deleted in accordance with the current French law (loi relative à 
l’informatique et aux libertés n°78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 modifiée, article 38). The biological samples collected until 
this date also have to be destroyed. 
This applies unless the patient gives authorisation to continue to collect, to check and to analyse the data in question 
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9.14 Violations of the protocol and derogations 
Deviations from protocol must be reported in the patient’s case report form. 
Apart from deviations that have been authorised in writing by the Methodology and Management Centre and the 
coordinating investigator, the following are considered major violations deviations as regards:  
- 
legal aspects 
- 
eligibility criteria 
- 
the principal endpoint 
- 
the treatment strategy of the trial  
Any major deviation from the protocol will be submitted to the Scientific Advisory Board. 
 
9.15 Guidelines for the collection of data 
Data will be collected in an electronic Case Report File under the responsibility of the principal investigator of each 
centre. Every patient will be assigned an e-CRF. 
Guidelines to facilitate e-CRF filling will be available at every study site.  
All the forms must be filled in from the medical record jointly with the study physician or his designated 
representative at every visit (in any case, the data collected remain under the responsibility of the principal 
investigating physician of the site). 
 
An anonymised copy of the HCV-RNA results will be faxed to the MMC after the relevant visits.  
 
10 ADVERSE EVENTS AND PREGNANCY 
10.1 Definitions 
10.1.1 Adverse Event (AE) 
An adverse event refers to any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or a clinical trial subject to whom a 
medicinal product has been administered including occurrences which are not necessarily caused by or related to 
that product. 
 
10.1.2 Adverse Reaction (AR) 
An adverse reaction refers to all untoward and unintended responses to an investigational medicinal 
product related to any dose administered. 
 
10.1.3 Serious Adverse Event/Reaction (SAE/SAR) 
A serious adverse event refers to any untoward medical occurrence or effect that at any dose: 
• 
results in death,  
• 
is life-threatening,  
• 
results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, 
• 
requires hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization,  
• 
is a congenital anomaly or birth defect, 
• 
is a grade 4 clinical adverse event, 
• 
is a grade 4 biological adverse event, 
• 
is an "important medical event" (medical events, based upon appropriate medical judgment, which may 
jeopardize the subject or may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the above 
characteristics/consequences). 
Examples: allergic bronchospasm requiring intensive treatment at an emergency room or at home, 
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EXCEPTIONS:  
• 
medical or surgical procedures (e.g : surgery, endoscopy, tooth extraction, transfusion); only the condition 
that leads to the procedure should be notified if the condition is referring to a seriousness criteria described 
above. 
• 
 pre-existing diseases or present conditions or detected prior to start of study drug administration, that do 
not worsen. 
• 
situations where an untoward medical occurrence has not occurred (e.g. : hospitalization for elective 
surgery if known prior to start study, social and/or convenience admissions, pre-specified study 
hospitalizations for observation). 
• 
grade 4 biological adverse events detected at the screening visit and proven to be pre-existing events (e.g. 
previous biological results) and those detected prior to start of study drug administration: those must be 
solely reported in the CRF AE form. 
• 
outpatient care; the patient has been formally admitted to a hospital for medical reasons with no 
seriousness criteria (described above) and does not require overnight hospitalization. 
 
10.1.4 Suspected Unexpected Adverse Reaction (SUSAR) 
An adverse reaction, the nature, the outcome or severity of which is not consistent with the applicable Reference 
Safety Information: Investigator's Brochure for Grazoprevir / Elbasvir. 
 
10.1.5 New fact 
A new fact is defined as any safety data that could modify significantly the evaluation of the benefit/risk ratio of the 
clinical trial. Examples: a serious adverse event which could be associated with the trial procedures and which could 
modify the conduct of the trial, a significant hazard to the subject population such as lack of efficacy of an 
investigational medicinal product used for the treatment of a life-threatening disease, recommendations of the 
DSMB, if any, where relevant for the safety of subjects. 
 
10.2 Responsibilities of the Investigator  
10.2.1 Timelines  
The investigator has to notify to the sponsor all Serious Adverse Events (SAE) occurring in the trial, as soon as he 
becomes aware of it, except those that the protocol identifies as not requiring immediate reporting (see section 
10.1.3).  
 
 
The immediate report must include the minimum information following: the identifiable coded subject, the identifiable 
reporter, one suspect medicinal product and one AE. 
 
The immediate report shall be followed, if needed, by complementary detailed reports. The investigator ensures that 
all relevant information is forwarded to the sponsor within 8 days after the initial notification. 
 
The investigator must follow the subject until clinical recovery is complete and laboratory results have returned to 
normal or baseline, or until the event has stabilized. Follow-up should continue after completion of protocol treatment 
if requested. 
 
10.2.2 Notification period  
All serious or not serious adverse events must be reported if they occur: 
- 
From the time the subject signed the study-specific informed consent, 
- 
Until 30 days following the end of study treatment. 
 
Serious adverse events occurring to a subject after the treatment of that subject has ended should be reported to the 
sponsor if the investigator becomes aware of them. The investigator does not need to actively monitor subjects for 
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10.2.3 Assessment of severity, seriousness, causality and expectedness 
Severity 
The severity (i.e. intensity) of all AEs/ARs (serious and non-serious) should be graded using the French table 
“Echelle cotation de la gravité des Evénements Indésirables chez l’adulte” (see appendix A4) and reported by the 
investigator in the corresponding form of the CRF. 
 
Seriousness 
The judgment as to whether the event is serious is usually made by the reporting investigator (see section 10.1.3 for 
serious criteria). 
 
Deaths must be reported for subjects as the outcome of an adverse event and not as an adverse event itself if the 
cause is known. If the cause is unknown, the death should be reported as “unknown cause of death”. 
 
Causality 
The investigator must assess the causality of all SAE in relation to the trial therapy, concomitant medication and the 
research. 
In the absence of information on causality from the reporting investigator, the sponsor should consult the reporting 
investigator and encourage him to express an opinion on this aspect. 
All SAE for which the investigator or the sponsor considers that a causal relationship is a reasonable possibility are 
considered as suspected SAR. The causality assessment given by the investigator should not be downgraded by 
the sponsor. If the sponsor disagrees with the investigator’s causality assessment, the opinion of both the 
investigator and the sponsor should be provided with the report. 
 
Expectedness 
Assessment on expectedness is usually done by the sponsor. 
The expectedness of a SAR is assessed in the light of the Reference Safety Information (see section 7) 
If information on expectedness has been made available by the reporting investigator, this should be taken into 
consideration by the sponsor. 
 
 
10.2.4 Notification procedure 
AE notification 
Grade 1, 2 and 3 biological events and all other AE/AR have to be reported in the proper CRF AE form, except those 
detected prior to start of study drug administration. If a clinical or biological event is present at inclusion, only its 
aggravation will be notified. 
SAE notification 
All SAE/SAR has to be notified by the investigator to the sponsor, immediately as soon as he becomes aware 
of it, using SAE notification forms, (initial and complementary forms), dated and signed, with due care being paid to 
the grading, causality and expectedness of the event. 
 
All SAE/SAR should be recorded by the investigator, in corresponding form of the CRF. 
When the SAE notification form is filled in, the investigator sends it to the MMC, by fax: +33 1 49 28 25 95 or by 
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Concerning SAE notification forms filling: 
 
The serious adverse event:
The investigator should assess, if possible, the diagnosis of all SAE/SAR.
Diagnosis, or if not available, syndrome should be reported whenever possible. 
When several symptoms are linked together (to one pathology), they will not be reported as additional adverse 
events (e.g. pancreatitis and abdominal pain) but they will be reported on one SAE notification form. 
 
Event onset date :
Date of “event onset” on SAE notification form should be earlier (or the same day) than date of seriousness, and 
should correspond to the “start date” of the event on the corresponding AE form. 
 
Event outcome:
SAE outcome (which actually corresponds to event outcome) at the time of reporting should be provided on the 
initial SAE notification form. 
Any change in the initial outcome (e.g. resolved, back to previous status, worsening…) should be reported using 
complementary reporting form(s), outcome on the initial reporting form should not be modified. As long as the 
adverse event is not resolved, any new worsening will be reported using complementary forms of the corresponding 
initial SAE. 
 
If the outcome of the event is “resolved”: the date of resolution corresponds to the date of the AE resolution and not 
of the end of seriousness. “Stop date of seriousness” can be reported on AE form, when the event is no longer 
considered as serious. 
 
If the outcome of the event is “back to previous status” or “improvement”, the date of event outcome corresponds to 
the end of seriousness. 
 
The investigational medicinal product:
“Occurring at any dose” does not imply that the subject is receiving study drug at the time of the event. Dosing may 
have been given as treatment cycles or interrupted temporarily prior to the onset of the SAE, but may have 
contributed to the event. 
 
Relevant documentation related to SAE notification 
The investigator should collect all relevant information related to the SAE/SAR. 
All relevant documentation related to the SAE/SAR (e.g. hospitalization report, laboratories results…) must be sent 
to the MMC, immediately and no later than 24 hours after being made aware of it, by fax: +33 1 49 28 25 95 or by 
email: karine.lacombe2@aphp.fr and jessica.krause@aphp.fr. 
The subject's name should not be used on any correspondence, instead the trial number and the subject code 
should be written down. 
 
10.3 Responsibilities of the sponsor 
10.3.1 Recording and assessment of SAE 
The sponsor is responsible for ensuring that all SAE are reported. 
The sponsor shall keep detailed records of all SAE which are reported to him by investigators. 
The sponsor is also responsible for the assessment of the causality of the SAE in relation to the trial therapy, 
concomitant medication (e.g. drug-drug interaction) and the research. The causality assessment given by the 
investigator should not be downgraded by the sponsor. If the sponsor disagrees with the investigator’s causality 
assessment, the opinion of both the investigator and the sponsor should be provided with the report. 
The expectedness of the SAR shall be determined by the sponsor. 
The sponsor assesses if the SAE is expected or not using the applicable Reference Safety Information (RSI): 
Summary of the Product Characteristics (SmPC) for an authorized product and Investigator's Brochure (IB) for an 
unauthorized investigational product. 
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10.3.2  Reporting of safety data to the national competent authority and the Ethics Committee 
 
10.3.2.1 SUSAR reporting 
All Suspected Unexpected Adverse Reactions (SUSARs) have to be reported, within the legal timeframe, by the 
MSD Pharmacovigilance unit to the national competent authority of the Member State concerned, directly or 
indirectly through EudraVigilance Clinical Trial Module (EVCTM): 
- direct reporting: the sponsor reports the SUSAR directly as an individual case safety report (ICSR) to the national 
competent authority of the relevant Member State; 
- indirect reporting: the sponsor reports the SUSAR as an ICSR through EVCTM to the national competent authority 
of the relevant Member State. 
 
MSD Pharmacovigilance unit should also report to the concerned Ethics Committee, all SUSAR occurred in the 
territory of that Member State. 
 
The timelines for expedited initial reporting (day 0) starts as soon as the information containing the minimum 
reporting criteria has been received by the sponsor. 
For fatal and life-threatening SUSAR, the sponsor should report at least the minimum information as soon as 
possible and in any case no later than 7 calendar days after being made aware of the case. Relevant 
complementary information should be collected and notified within 8 extra-days. 
SUSAR which are not fatal and not life-threatening are to be reported within 15 calendar days. Relevant 
complementary information should be collected and notified within 8 extra-days. 
 
10.3.2.2 New fact reporting 
The sponsor should inform the national competent authority and the Ethics Committee of safety data that may be 
relevant in terms of subject safety, or safety issues which might alter the current benefit-risk assessment of the trial. 
 
 
10.3.2.3 Annual safety reporting 
At the anniversary date of the protocol approval by the first Competent Authority + 60 days, the sponsor submits, 
once a year throughout the clinical study, an Annual Safety Report (ASR) to the concerned national competent 
authorities and the concerned Ethics Committee. 
 
The ASR is prepared in collaboration between the MSD safety department and the coordinating investigator and 
includes: 
- a line listing of all suspected serious adverse reactions, including unexpected and expected SAR; 
- a cumulative summary tabulation of all SAE and SAR by SOC; 
- a concise and critical analysis of patient safety suitable for research. 
 
If no new safety information occurs in the concerned period, the sponsor addresses to the national competent 
authority a letter in which he informed the absence of safety data, instead of the annual safety report. 
 
10.3.2.4 Six-months line-listing SUSAR 
According to the applicable regulation, all SUSARs occurred with Grazoprevir and/or Elbasvir provided by MSD are 
reported every 6 months as a line listing accompanied by brief report by the MSD Pharmacovigilance unit to the 
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10.4 Pregnancies 
10.4.1 Pregnancy notification 
Any pregnancy occurring during the trial and its outcome, concerning either the enrolled woman or the wife of an 
enrolled man, should be systematically reported to the sponsor. 
If pregnancy concerns the wife of enrolled man, the investigator must obtain her consent for information on 
pregnancy. 
 
The investigator has to notify each pregnancy to the sponsor, as soon as he becomes aware of it, using the "initial 
pregnancy notification form" and specifying estimated date of delivery, obstetrician contact and name of maternity 
hospital. 
 
The investigator has to follow the subject until the end of the pregnancy or its interruption and to notify the outcome 
to the sponsor using the “final pregnancy notification form”. 
Follow-up of pregnant participant continues until the end of the trial. Any exceptions, related to the indication of 
maternal treatment, should be discussed between the investigator, the coordinating investigator, the sponsor and if 
necessary a specialist in terato-vigilance. 
 
Warning: 
• 
The medical surveillance of the women and their children should be reinforced: a particular attention 
must be given on serious pathology occurring during pregnancy abnormalities. A SAE initial report 
form should be filled if any anomaly or birth defect is detected. 
• 
All voluntary interruption of pregnancy, therapeutic interruption of pregnancy or miscarriage 
needing a hospitalization is considered as a SAE/SAR and should be notified as mentioned in 
section 10.2.4. SAE notification. 
 
All pregnancies should be recorded in corresponding notification form. 
When the pregnancy notification form is completed, the investigator sends it to the MMC, by fax: +33 1 49 28 25 95 
or by email: karine.lacombe2@aphp.fr and jessica.krause@aphp.fr. 
 
10.4.2 Pregnancy management 
If a female participant becomes pregnant, all study and concomitant treatments that should not be administered 
during pregnancy must be discontinued. 
 
11 MANAGEMENT OF THE TRIAL 
11.1 Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) 
The Scientific Advisory Board has the mission to ensure the good scientific, ethical and logistical conduct of the 
research project and as such, it engages its liability, in particular to the Sponsor. 
The Scientific Advisory Board of a research project is appointed by the coordinating investigator. 
11.1.1 Composition 
The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) must include at least the following members: 
 
→ Voting members: 
- 
the coordinating Investigator who is most often the chairperson, 
- 
the methodologist and/or the statistician of the research, 
- 
the project manager of the MMC, 
- 
at least one investigator from clinical sites participating in the research, 
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→ Non-voting members: 
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a member of the pharmacovigilance department of MSD, if specified in the meeting agenda,  
- 
a representative of each pharmaceutical partner supplying the research products 
- 
possibly a representative of a patients’ association: his presence will be decided at the first SAB meeting. 
 
Other individuals, in addition to permanent members, may occasionally participate in the SAB meetings when invited 
by the chairperson or the Sponsor. Their presence shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting. 
 
It is composed of the following members: 
- 
Karine Lacombe (principal investigator),  
- 
Anders Boyd (methodologist and biostatistician),  
- 
Hayette Rougier (project manager), 
- 
Jessica Krause (investigator), 
- 
Julie Chas (investigator), 
- 
Eric Rosenthal (investigator), 
- 
Marc-Antoine Valantin (investigator), 
- 
Yasdan Yazdanpanah (investigator), 
- 
Patrick Miailhes (investigator), 
- 
Stéphane Chevaliez (virologist),  
- 
Lionel Piroth (scientific advisor), 
- 
Amir Guidoum (medical advisor hepatitis, representing MSD), 
- 
if necessary, a representative of a patients association. 
11.1.2 Meetings periodicity 
The first meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board should be organized prior to the start of the research, and if 
possible before initiating regulatory procedures to validate all scientific, ethical and logistical aspects of the study.  
The subsequent meetings are scheduled every three months after the first inclusion and until the end of the research 
according to the specificities and the progress of each research project. 
Extraordinary meetings may be decided by the chairperson of the Scientific Advisory Board of the research upon 
request from the Sponsor, or from one or several members. 
11.1.3 Missions 
The Scientific Advisory Board’s missions are: 
- 
to approve the composition of the Data Safety and Monitoring Board proposed by the Coordinating 
Investigator in agreement with the representative of the department concerned by the research, 
- 
to ask the MMC for information regarding the progress of the research project, any potential issue and 
available results, 
- 
to ensure compliance with ethics requirements,   
- 
to perform the scientific follow-up of the research: maintain the relevance of the research objectives and the 
permanent validity of the methods implemented to meet them, 
- 
to make all important decisions at the demand of the Coordinating Investigator or the DSMB regarding the 
good conduct of the research in compliance with the protocol, any procedure specific to the research and 
Good Clinical Practices, 
- 
to decide on all relevant modifications of the protocol required to achieve the research project, 
- 
to provide information to all investigators and other participants in the research, 
- 
to ensure that rules related to data and biological samples access are followed,  
- 
to ensure that rules related to communication and publication of research results are abided by. 
 
After each meeting, a report is written by the MMC in collaboration with the chairperson and diffused to each 
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11.2 The Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) 
The Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB) is a consultative committee appointed to ensure the good conduct of 
the research, particularly by advising the Scientific Advisory Board and the Sponsor. 
11.2.1 Composition 
The Data Safety and Monitoring Board must include three to five clinicians or even more (odd number) according to 
the nature of the research project, with expertise fields specifically adapted to the research project: 
- a methodologist, 
- a clinician, 
- a virologist,  
- a member with expertise in ethics in research, 
- if necessary, a representative of a patients association. 
Appointed members cannot be directly involved in the research project. The members participate in the board as 
designed experts independently of the organizations they already belong to. 
11.2.2 Meetings periodicity 
A first meeting to present the research project to the Data Safety and Monitoring Board shall be organized at the 
start of the research if possible, at the initiative of the chairperson of the Scientific Advisory Board. The next 
meetings are scheduled in an agenda established at the beginning of the inclusions. 
Extraordinary meetings may be requested by the chairperson of the Scientific Advisory Board of the research or the 
Sponsor in case of unexpected or serious issues. 
11.2.3 Missions 
The mission of the Data Safety and Monitoring Board is to ensure the safety of the participants and to maintain the 
scientific and ethics integrity of the research project during the whole conduct of the research. This Board has a 
consultative role for the Scientific Advisory Board and the Sponsor. 
The DSMB may help to make, during the conduct of the research, decisions for which an independent judgment is 
needed. It may give advice in the following circumstances: 
 - Recommendation on an early trial termination (for toxicity reason or because the trial is not anymore feasible, or 
because all the elements of conclusion are achieved) 
- Recommendation on major protocol modification, regarding enrollment or study follow-up or new scientific data 
- Interim analysis: analysis results interpretation, asks for analysis or additional study data. 
 
The written Independent Committee opinion is sent to the sponsor and the Scientific Committee Director. The 
sponsor shall send the opinion to the Ethics Comittee and to the Competent Authorities as part of the safety annual 
report. A duplicata is sent to the MMC for filing. 
 
The DSMB will review the progress, efficacy, and safety data of this study after the first fifteen patients have 
completed the treatment period (W8) or prematurely discontinued the study drug. 
No formal stopping rules will be used by the DSMB for safety outcomes. Rather, a clinical assessment will be made 
to determine if the nature, frequency, and severity of adverse events associated with the treatment under 
investigation warrants the early termination of the study in the best interest of the participants. 
 
 
11.3 Methodology and Management Centre (MMC) 
The sponsor mandates the team of the MMC to manage the study  
The project team of the MMC is constituted of a coordinating investigator, a methodologist/biostatistician, a project 
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The MMC is in charge of the study: 
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Performs study set up, the procedure of subjects’ enrollment, study data collection and monitoring, the 
constitution and management of the data base and statistical analysis,  
- 
Coordinates the functioning of the investigation sites (clinical units, hospital pharmacy, virology laboratory), 
- 
Informs the sponsor and the Scientific Committee of the study progression, 
- 
Organises the Scientific Advisory board and general assembly of investigators, 
- 
Actively participates in the communication and the publication of the results. 
 
12 CIRCUIT OF SAMPLES 
12.1 Samples for the biological analyses planned by the protocol 
Blood samples are constituted at the various study visits to allow the realization of the biological check-up. Biological 
analyses are performed in real time at recruitment site local laboratories, with respect to the site procedures. 
 
12.2 Biobank 
At some study visits (cf.timetable §2), blood samples are drawn to establish biobank constituted of serum and 
plasma samples.  
Samples will be prepared, labelled, anonymised (study patient number) and stored at -80°C according to biobank 
procedure. This procedure will mention details of the sampling in terms of volume, numbers of drawn tubes as well 
as the modalities of preparation of each type of sample. 
Samples will be collected and stored on each investigator’s site. 
Biobank samples may be used to verify biological data of the protocol and to perform further researches authorised 
by the Scientific Advisory Board of the study. This may allow to understand best or to prevent clinical, biological, 
therapeutic evolution of hepatitis C in co-infected patients. 
 The samples of serum and plasma bank will be used to perform the following analyses:  
- 
Genotypic resistance test if HIV virological failure 
- 
Measure of HCV viral load and genotypic resistance test if HCV virological failure  
- 
Assessment if necessary of ART concentrations 
 
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13 STATISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS 
13.1 Statistical hypotheses 
 
The main end-point during statistical analysis is defined as SVR12 and its precision, calculated as the 95% Clopper-Pearson 
confidence interval (CI), with a type I error of 5%. 
13.2 Sample size determination 
 
Since the study is single-arm, non-comparative in design, the sample size will be based on statistical precision and not a 
comparative statistical test. The sample size should allow a precision of <30% absolute difference between lower and upper 
bounds of the Clopper-Pearson 95%CI. The expected SVR12 rate is 80% from previous studies, hence bounds are calculated 
from point estimates of SVR12 ≥80%. A total 30 patients are necessary to fulfill the statistical criteria above. 
 
13.3 Statistical methods 
• 
Qualitative variables 
Qualitative variables will be described in terms of numbers of patients, percentages and confidence intervals. 
• 
Quantitative variables 
Quantitative variables will be described in terms of populations, medians, range and interquartile range or means, 
standard deviations and confidence intervals of the mean.  
• 
Variables of the type ‘Time to onset of an event’ 
The risk of the first onset of events of interest will be described in terms of probability of onset and confidence 
intervals with the Kaplan-Meier method. The date of origin is the date of inclusion in the research and the time to 
onset is the difference between the date of diagnosis of the event and the date of inclusion.  
A graphic representation will be associated with the results of the analyses whenever possible. 
• 
Software used for the statistical analysis 
The analyses will be done using STATA® software for usual statistical analyses. 
 
13.4 Population analysed 
All patients included in the study, apart from patients who present at least one of the following conditions: 
- 
patients who have never taken treatment, 
- 
patients who have withdrawn their consent, 
- 
patients included erroneously with contra-indications to the treatment of the study or without indication to be 
treated, 
constitute the modified intent-to-treat (ITT) population and will be analysed. 
Deceased patients and patients lost to follow-up will be included in the analysis until the time of their death/last 
news.  
 
The decision to exclude a patient from the analysis is made jointly with the Scientific Advisory Board following the 
recommendations of the independent committee after the collection of the data by the Methodology and 
Management Centre,  without knowing the evolution of the patient after inclusion. 
 
13.5 Description of inclusions and follow-up 
Patients pre-included and non-included in the research will be described and compared with included patients. The 
following will be presented : 
o 
flow chart of the study  
o 
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the theoretical number of visits corresponding to the number of patients included, the real number of visits 
and the relationship between the two (true number of visits/ theoretical number of visits) are presented for 
each group.  
o 
the accumulated duration of follow-up is calculated (sum of the time each included patient participates (time 
between the inclusion date and the date of last news in the research) and the ratio of the accumulated 
duration of follow-up/expected accumulated duration is presented. 
 
13.6 Characteristics of patients before the start of treatment 
Respect of the inclusion criteria and the characteristics of patients pre-included and included in the analysis will be 
presented: 
o 
respect, non respect, reasons of non-respect of the eligibility criteria (separating minor from major violations / 
with regard to the inclusion criteria)  
o 
demographic characteristics  
o 
clinical characteristics  
o 
biological/immunological/virological characteristics 
o 
treatment characteristics. 
 
13.7 Study treatments  
o number, duration, reasons for stopping treatment/ trial treatment strategy 
o duration of follow-up under trial treatment / trial treatment strategy 
 
13.8 Primary endpoint 
The main endpoint of the trial is the Sustained Virological Response defined by undetectable plasma HCV RNA (< 
12 IU/mL ) 12 weeks after cessation of treatment with Grazoprevir / Elbasvir.  
- Patients who will be lost to follow-up at PT12 visit and patients who will meet the criteria for interruption of 
treatment for virological failure will be considered as failures in the analysis of the main endpoint. 
- Patients who undergo the treatment up to W8 and with undetectable HCV-RNA at PT12 will be considered as 
successful  
- Patients who stop treatment prematurely for intolerance and with undetectable HCV-RNA at PT12 will be 
considered as successful.  
- Patients who cannot undergo the PT12 visit and with undetectable HCV-RNA at W48 will be considered as 
successful. 
 
13.9 Secondary endpoints 
HCV virological assessment 
• 
Median (+IQR) of log HCV RNA at W4, W8, PT4 and PT12, globally and according to genotypes.  
• 
Rate of HCV RNA (<12 IU/mL) at W4, W8, PT4 and PT12, globally and according to genotypes. 
• 
Odds ratio of factors associated with SVR12. 
• 
Number of HCV (NS5A and NS3/4) resistance mutations in patients with virological failure. 
• 
Rate of adherence and quality of life measured by specific scales using self questionnaires. 
• 
Number of patients with positive HCV RNA per hundred months follow-up. 
HIV virological assessment 
• 
Median (+IQR) of log HIV RNA at D0 and PT12  
• 
Median (+IQR) of CD4 and CD8 cell counts (absolute count, percentage and CD4/CD8 ratio) at D0 and 
PT12. 
• 
Number of AIDS-defining clinical or biological events using CDC classification (95% CI). 
Safety assessment  
• 
Number of adverse clinical and biological events that occur during the treatment and up to 48 weeks after 
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14 ETHICAL AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
14.1 Ethical considerations 
This trial is performed in compliance with the ethical rules of the Helsinki declaration (64th General Meeting of the 
World Medical Association, Fortaleza, Bresil, October 2013). 
 
14.2 Legal and regulatory considerations 
This trial is also being conducted in conformity with the Public Health Code, as modified, notably, by Public 
Health Law no. 2004-806 of August 9, 2004 and its subsequent texts, for which the Decision of November 24, 2006 
established the guidelines for Good Clinical Practice for biomedical research on drugs for human use, OR ICH Good 
Clinical Practice E6 – Step 5 (May 1996), as well as European Directive no. 2005/28/EC establishing the principles 
and detailed guidelines concerning the application of good clinical practice with regard to investigational drugs for 
human use, as well as the requirements for granting authorization to manufacture or import these drugs. 
 
This trial is recorded in the Eudract database according to the article L1121.15 of the Public Health Code. 
This trial/study is recorded in the website http://clinicaltrials.gov/. 
The protocol, information sheet and consent form (Appendix B1) of this trial are approved by the CPP (Appendix 
B1). 
The trial data will be recorded and be managed informatically by the sponsor. The sponsor has sent to the National 
Commission of Informatic and Liberty (CNIL) the commitment of compliance with the Reference Methodology MR-
001 attesting that data management is compliant with the Reference Methodology requirements. 
This trial is performed according to this present protocol. Except emergency situations needing the implementation 
of particular therapeutic evaluations, investigators or their representatives commit to respect the whole protocol, 
especially regarding the informed consent form collection and adverse events reporting and follow-up. 
14.3 Information and consent 
The consent of the person participating in the research must be signed before ANY clinical or paraclinical exams 
specific to the study are performed, and after the investigator has explained the objective, nature, constraints, and 
expected risks of the research. The information sheet and consent form will then be provided to the subject (see 
Appendix B1). The patient will have a period to reflect before making a decision. Each subject must be informed that 
his/her participation is voluntary and that he/she will be free, without needing to justify himself/herself, to withdraw at 
any time without any consequences on the quality of the care that his/her treating physician will continue to provide 
him/her with. 
These provisions have been taken in conformity with article L. 1122-1 of the Public Health Code. 
If the subject gives his/her consent to participate, the subject and the investigator will clearly write their first and last 
names and sign and date the consent form. 
 
The different copies of the information and consent form are then divided as follows: 
- The 1st sheet is kept by the study physician, even in the event that the patient withdraws during the 
research, in a safe place not accessible to third parties, for a duration of 15 years after the end of the 
research, 
- The 2nd sheet of the signed consent form is given to the patient.  
 
A copy of the consent form (on which the subject's identity has been blinded) is faxed to the MMC on the pre-
enrollment day, accompanied by the pre-enrollment report (sheet in the investigator's file).  
At the end of the enrollments or, at the latest, at the end of the research, a copy of the original sheet kept by the 
investigator will be made and returned to the CRA in charge of monitoring, in a tamper-proof envelope. 
 
All amendments that modify patient treatment will be the subject of another information sheet and consent form, 
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14.4 Data anonymisation/identification 
All the collected patient data will be strictly confidential and anonymous. Only persons mandated by the sponsor and 
involved in the trial management and Health Authorities are able to access to medical files of patients, in order to 
check the accuracy of the collected data. 
The patients will be identified as follows: 
  
 
 /__/  
 
 /__/ /__/ 
       Site n°            Patient rank n° in the study 
 
In order to respect patient anonymity, each subject will be allocated an anonymous code with 3 characters 
(n°investigation site and enrolment n° by site according to the chronological admission). Only the anonymous code 
of the subject will be reported in the CRF. 
 
14.5 Protocol amendment 
All substantial modifications to the protocol, i.e. those with a significant impact on all aspects of the research, notably 
on the protection of subjects, including with regard to their safety, the validity conditions of the research, and if 
applicable, the quality and safety of the investigational products, on the interpretation of scientific documents that 
support the course of the research or the procedures for conducting it, are the subject of a written amendment that 
will be submitted to the Scientific Advisory Board of the study, the sponsor, then the Ethics Committee (CPP), and to 
the competent authority (ANSM), according to national law. 
 
After the favorable opinion of the Ethics Committee and the authorization of the ANSM, the amendment is signed by 
the coordinating investigator and the sponsor, and similarly for the protocol version approved by the ethics 
committee and the competent authority. 
 
Non-substantial amendments are sent to the Ethics Committee and to the competent authority for informational 
purpose. 
 
All protocol amendments must be notified to all investigators participating in the study. The investigators will respect 
their content. 
 
14.6 Insurance 
The sponsor of this study, has taken out a civil liability insurance policy with Biomedic insure compagny according to 
article L1121-10 of the Public Health Code. A copy of the insurance policy is attached in Appendix A3. 
 
14.7 Archiving and storage of documents at the end of study 
The documents and data regarding the research constitute essential documents that make up the permanent file 
during the research. These documents are to demonstrate that all of the stakeholders in the research respect the 
guidelines on good clinical practice, as well as the legislative and regulatory texts in force. 
 
The following documents are under the investigator’s responsibility during the regulatory duration of archiving: 
- Within 15 years following the end of the study: 
• The protocol and potential amendments 
• A paper or electronic version of the CRFs 
• Essential documents of subjects who signed an informed consent form 
• Any other documents or posts relative to the study 
•The copy of the informed consent forms signed by the subjects. 
The following documents are under the responsabitlity of the MMC (mandated by the sponsor) or the sponsor: 
- Within 15 years following the end of the study: 
• The protocol and potential amendments 
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15 MONITORING AND GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE 
15.1 General organisation 
The monitoring is performed by the Clinical Research Associates (CRA) of the MMC mandated by the sponsor 
according to the applicable regulation and Good Clinical Practices recommendations. 
At any time, the principal investigator and the MMC in charge of the trial may be contacted for any question related 
to the protocol, the conduct of the protocol, and procedures. 
 
15.2 Monitoring of the investigational centres 
The CRA mandated by the MMC support the investigator in the conduct of the trial. A general meeting with at least 
one representative of each participant site takes place before the beginning of the trial. Then several visits are 
planned during the trial and a last visit takes place at the end of trial. 
Interim visits are performed to check that: 
• 
The trial/study is conducted according the protocol and Good Clinical Practices, especially: 
o Informed consent forms are dated and signed by the investigator and by the subject, prior to any 
evaluations required by the protocol. 
o All the adverse events are reported. 
• 
Data collected in the e-CRF is in compliance with the essential documents. 
 
Patient data shall be collected according to confidentiality respect and professional secret. 
The monitoring is performed on: 
• 
100% of the regulatory data: informed consent forms and adverse events 
• 
100% of the data reported in the CRF forms. 
 
15.3 Audit - Inspection 
An audit may be performed at any time by sponsor mandated and trial independent persons. The objective is to 
ensure trial quality, results availability and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. 
An inspection may be performed for the same objectives, by competent authorities’ representatives. 
 
15.4 Scientific communication 
Any written or oral communication of the trial must first receive the approval of the coordinating investigator and the 
Scientific Advisory Board, according to the contract between the sponsor and the pharmaceutical firm partner, 
especially informations procedures (time frame…) of transmission for information of abstracts and full-text articles. 
Therefore, all the abstracts and full-text articles must be systematically sent to the sponsor, prior to any submission, 
for approval of compliance with publication rules, sponsor and MMC visibility, and for information to the 
pharmaceutical partner firm in the time frame defined in the contract. 
The data analysis provided by the investigation sites is performed by the MMC. Therefore, a results report is 
submitted to the Scientific Advisory Board for approval and is used for the preparation of one or several 
publication(s). The final version must receive the approval of the Scientific Advisory Board. 
Publication rules are as follows: 
• The acronym of the study (SAHIV) must be mentioned in the study title and at the end of the authors. 
The publication of the main results shall mention the name of the sponsor, all the investigators who perform 
enrollment or follow-up of subjects in the trial, the constitution of the Scientific Advisory Board and the 
pharmaceutical partner firm. 
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• Signature of the coordinating investigator, the methodologist, scientific experts according to the publication 
objective, involved investigation sites (one investigator by site) at prorata of the number of enrolled subjects and in 
the limit of the number of required authors by the daynal, then by those who significally contributed to the conduct of 
the trial (to be detailed by the Scientific Committee at the redaction of abstracts and full-text). 
• Study-group description: 
Each participants of the trial shall be mentioned, especially investigation sites with investigator(s) who were 
especially involved, biologists, the MMC, IMEA as sponsor and MSD as financial partner (“Trial conduct with the 
support of MSD)... 
 
16 CESSION OF DATA 
Data collection and management are performed by the MMC. 
Procedures for cession of all or a part of the study data base must be decided by the study sponsor and a written 
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18 APPENDICES 
 
 
APPENDICES A 
18.1 
Appendix A1: Ethics Committee approval 
18.2 
Appendix A2: ANSM authorization 
18.3 
Appendix A3: Insurance form 
18.4 
Appendix A4: Scale for cotation of adverse events seriousness 
18.5 
Appendix A5: AIDS Classification (CDC 1993) 
18.6 
Appendix A6: Self-adherence questionnaire 
18.7 
Appendix A7: Quality of life Questionnaire 
 
APPENDICES B (LOOSE APPENDICES) 
18.8 
Appendix B1: Letter of information and consent form 
18.9 
Appendix B2: Procedure of biobank constitution 
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18.4 APPENDIX A4: INSERM-ANRS SCALE TO GRADE THE SEVERITY OF ADVERSE EVENTS 
Version n° 1.0    4 November 2008 
 
This severity scale is a working guide intended to harmonise evaluation and grading practices for 
symptomatology in ANRS biomedical research protocols. 
In practice, the items evaluated are grouped according to the system taking the form of a non-exhaustive 
symptomatic table (and not a classification of pathologies). Our choices focus on the most frequently 
observed clinical and biological signs or those whose monitoring is essential to ensure the protection of the 
subjects participating in the research. 
For abnormalities NOT found elsewhere on the Table, refer to the scale below to estimate grade of 
severity: 
GRADE 1 
Mild 
Mild or transient discomfort, without limitation of normal daily activities; no 
medical intervention or corrective treatment required. 
GRADE 2 
Moderate 
Mild to moderate limitation of normal daily activities; minimal medical 
intervention or corrective treatment required. 
GRADE 3 
Severe 
Marked limitation of normal daily activities; medical intervention and 
corrective treatment required, possible hospitalisation. 
GRADE 4
Life-threatening
Severe limitation of normal daily activities; medical intervention and 
corrective treatment required, almost always in a hospital setting. 
Abbreviations used in the table: 
ULN
: Upper Limit of Normal
RBC
: Red Blood Cells
FEV1
: Forced Expiratory Volume in one second 
EMG
: Electromyogram
Prothrombin Time (%)
: Corresponds to Quick time (sec)
aPTT
: activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
 
This document is the exclusive property of the ANRS and must not be modified or published without the authors’ 
prior consent. Any use is subject to prior consent from the ANRS. Any questions should be addressed to 
pharmacovigilance@anrs.fr. 
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GRADES 
GRADE 1 
Mild 
GRADE 2 
Moderate 
GRADE 3 
Severe 
GRADE 4 
Life-threatening 
HAEMATOLOGY 
1 
Haemoglobin (g/dl) 
8.0 – 9.4  
7.0 – 7.99 
6.5 – 6.99 
< 6.5 
2 
Leucocytes (/mm3) 
3 000 – 3 900 
2 000 – 2 999 
1 000 – 1 999 
< 1 000 
3 
Neutrophils (/mm3) 
1 000 – 1 500 
750 – 999 
500 – 749 
< 500 
4 
Platelets (/mm3) 
75 000 – 99 000 
50 000 – 74 999 
20 000 – 49 999 
<20 000 or generalized 
petechiae 
5 
Prothrombin Time (%) 
/ 
45 – ≤ 70 
20 – < 45 
< 20 
6 
aPTT 
1.0 – 1.66 x ULN 
> 1.66 – 2.33 x ULN 
> 2.33 – 3.0 x ULN 
> 3.0 x ULN 
BIOCHEMISTRY 
Hepatic and pancreatic biochemistry 
7 
AST (SGOT) (UI/l) 
1.25 – 2.50 x ULN 
> 2.50 – 5.0 x ULN 
> 5.00 – 10.0 x ULN 
> 10.0 x ULN 
8 
ALT (SGPT) (UI/l) 
1.25 – 2.50 x ULN 
> 2.50 – 5.0 x ULN 
> 5.00 – 10.0 x ULN 
> 10.0 x ULN 
  
9 
GAMMA GT (UI/l) 
1.25 – 2.50 x ULN 
> 2.50 – 5.0 x ULN 
> 5.00 – 10.0 x ULN 
> 10.0 x ULN 
10 Alkaline phosphatase (UI/l) 
1.25 – 2.50 x ULN 
> 2.50 – 5.0 x ULN 
> 5.00 – 10.0 x ULN 
> 10.0 x ULN 
11 Hyperbilirubinaemia (µmol/l) 
1.25 – 2.50 x ULN 
> 2.50 – 5.0 x ULN 
> 5.00 – 10.0 x ULN 
> 10.0x ULN 
-
2 
Amylasaemia (UI/l) /  
Lipasaemia (UI/l)/ 
Pancreatitis 
≥1.25 – 2.50 x ULN 
> 2.50 – 5.0 x ULN 
> 3.0 x ULN with acute abdominal 
pain and/or imaging indicating 
acute pancreatitis. 
> 3.0 x ULN  
with abdominal pain and signs 
of shock. 
-
3 
CPK (UI/l) 
1.25 – 2.50 x ULN 
> 2.50 – 5.0 x ULN 
> 5.00 – 10.0 x ULN  
> 10.0 x ULN 
Lipid status 
14 Hypertriglyceridaemia (mmol/l) 
/ 
4.50 – 8.59 
8.60 – 13.70 
> 13.70 
15 Hypercholesterolaemia (mmol/l) 
>ULN –7.75 
>7.75 – 10.34 
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Mild 
GRADE 2 
Moderate 
GRADE 3 
Severe 
GRADE 4 
Life-threatening 
Electrolytes / Evaluation of renal function / Metabolism 
16 
Hyponatraemia (mEq/l) 
130 – 135 
123 – 129 
116 – 122 
<116 
17 
Hypernatraemia (mEq/l) 
146 – 150 
151 – 157 
158 – 165 
>165 
18 
Hypokalaemia (mEq/l) 
3.2 – 3.4 
2.8 – 3.1 
2.5 – 2.7 
<2.5 
19 
Hyperkalaemia (mEq/l) 
5.6 – 6.0 
6.1 – 6.5 
6.6 – 7.0 
>7.0 
20 
Bicarbonate (mEq/l or mmol/l) 
20.0 – 24.0 
15.0 – 19.99 
10.0 – 14.99  
< 10.0  
21 
Creatininaemia (µmol/l) 
1.0 – 1.50 x ULN 
> 1.50 – 3.0 x ULN 
> 3.0 – 6.0 x ULN 
6.0 x ULN or dialysis required 
22 
Blood Urea Nitrogen (UI/l) 
1.25 – 2.5 x ULN 
2.6 – 5.0 x ULN 
5.1 – 10 x ULN 
> 10 x ULN 
23 
Hypocalcaemia (mmol/l) 
1.95 – 2.10 
1.75 – 1.94 
1.50 – 1.74 
< 1.50 
24 
Hypercalcaemia (mmol/l) 
2.65 – 2.87 
2.88 – 3.13 
3.14 – 3.38 
> 3.38 
25 
Hypophosphataemia (mg/dl) 
2.0 – 2.4 
1.5 – 1.9 
1.0 – 1.4 
<1.0 
26 
Hyperuricaemia (µmol/l) 
1.25 – 2.0 x ULN 
> 2.0 – 5.0 x ULN 
> 5.0 – 10.0 x ULN 
> 10.0 x ULN 
27 
Hypoglycaemia (mmol/l) 
3.1 – 3.6 
2.2 – 3.0 
1.7 – 2.1 
< 1.7 
28 
Hyperglycaemia (mmol/l) 
6.1 – 7.0 
> 7.0 – 16.5 
> 16.5 without ketosis. 
See diabetes 
Item no. 52 (grade 4) 
29 
Hyperlactataemia (mmol/l)  
(venous blood sample) 
2.0 – 2.99* 
3.0 – 3.99** 
4.0 – 4.99** 
≥ 5.0*** 
Urinalysis 
30 
Proteinuria (dipstick) 
+ 
++ 
≥ +++ 
Nephrotic syndrome 
31 
Haematuria. 
≥ 80 RBC/µl  
(dipstick). 
≥ 200 RBC/µl 
(dipstick). 
Macroscopic with or without clots. 
Obstructive or requiring a blood 
transfusion. 
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Mild 
GRADE 2 
Moderate 
GRADE 3 
Severe 
GRADE 4 
Life-threatening 
Gastro-intestinal/hepatic/pancreatic abnormalities 
32 
Nausea. 
Transient,  
normal diet. 
Restricted diet for less than 3 
days. 
Restricted diet for more than 3 
days. 
Liquid only diet.  
Hospitalization required. 
33 
Vomiting. 
Transient:  
2 – 3 episodes / day or duration 
≤ 1 week. 
Repeated:  
4 – 5 episodes / day or duration > 
1 week. 
Solid/liquid vomiting for 24 h. 
Orthostatic hypotension. 
Perfusion required. 
Hospitalization for hypovolemic 
shock. 
34 
Diarrhoea. 
Transient,  
3 – 4 stools / day,  
diarrhoea ≤ 1 week. 
Persistent,  
5-7 stools / day, 
diarrhoea > 1 week.  
> 7 stools/day or requiring 
perfusion.  
Bloody stools. 
Hospitalization,  
Hypovolemic shock, perfusion. 
35 
Constipation. 
/ 
Moderate abdominal pain,  
78 h without stools. 
Treatment required. 
Meteorism. 
Requiring disimpaction or hospital 
treatment. 
Meteorism with vomiting or 
occlusion. 
36 
Dysphagia. 
Mild discomfort when 
swallowing. 
Difficulty in swallowing but food 
intake possible. 
Inability to swallow solids. 
Inability to swallow liquids, 
perfusion required. 
37 
Oesophagitis. 
Pyrosis occurring less than once 
a week 
Pyrosis occurring at least once a 
week but relieved by PPIs* 
Pyrosis occurring at least once a 
week but not relieved by PPIs* 
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GRADE 2 
Moderate 
GRADE 3 
Severe 
GRADE 4 
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Respiratory abnormalities 
38 
Bronchospasm. 
Transient,  
no treatment,  
FEV1 70 % - < 80 %. 
Permanent,  
Improvement under 
bronchodilation  
FEV1 50 % - < 70 %. 
Persistent under bronchodilation.  
FEV1 25 % - < 50 %. 
Cyanosis,  
FEV1 < 25 % 
intubation. 
39 
Dyspnoea 
Dyspnoea upon exertion. 
Dyspnoea during normal daily 
activities. 
Dyspnoea at rest. 
Dyspnoea requiring respiratory 
assistance. 
Muscular abnormalities 
40 
Myalgia 
(excluding injection site). 
Mild myalgia for less than 4 
weeks. Not requiring analgesic 
treatment. 
Presence of one of the following 
symptoms: 
1 – Mild to moderate myalgia 
for more than 4 weeks and/or 
which may require treatment with 
level 1* analgesics. 
2 – Predominance of difficulties 
upon exertion (difficulty in 
climbing stairs or rising from a 
sitting position).  
Can walk without assistance. 
Optional confirmation through the 
identification of biological (CPK), 
electromyographical (EMG) or 
histological  
(muscular biopsy) abnormalities. 
Presence of one of the following 
symptoms: 
1 – Moderate to severe myalgia 
for more than 4 weeks requiring 
treatment with level I/II* 
analgesics. 
2 – Assistance required for 
walking and normal daily 
activities.  
Paraclinical confirmation 
recommended (CPK, EMG and/or 
muscular biopsy). 
Presence of one of the following 
symptoms: 
1 – Severe myalgia not related to 
exertion requiring treatment with 
level II/III* analgesics. 
2 – Muscular weakness making 
walking impossible without 
assistance. 
3 – Acute rhabdomyolysis with 
muscular necrosis and oedema. 
4 – Acute rhabdomyolysis with 
electrolytic disturbances and renal 
insufficiency. Paraclinical 
confirmation required  
(biology, EMG and/or muscular 
biopsy). 
* Level I analgesics 
: Peripheral analgesics (paracetamol and/or salicylics or non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs) ; 
* Level II analgesics 
: Weak opiates (codeine, dextropropoxyphene), morphinic agonists-antagonists (buprenorphine, nalbuphine) ; 
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Mild 
GRADE 2 
Moderate 
GRADE 3 
Severe 
GRADE 4 
Life-threatening 
Cardiovascular abnormalities 
41 Arterial 
hypertension. 
Transient or permanent. 
Increased blood pressure ≤ 20 
mmHg and systolic BP 140-159 or 
diastolic BP 90-99.  
Permanent. 
Increased blood pressure > 20 
mmHg and systolic BP 160-179 or 
diastolic BP 100-109.  
Permanent. 
Systolic BP ≥ 180 or diastolic BP > 110 
Malignant or accelerated arterial 
hypertension.  
42 Orthostatic 
hypotension. 
Decreased systolic blood pressure  
≤ 20 mmHg in orthostatic position. 
No treatment. 
Decreased systolic blood pressure  
> 20 mmHg, durable but corrected 
with liquid intake per os. 
Perfusion required. 
Hypovolemic shock requiring 
hospitalization. 
43 Ventricular cardiac 
rhythm disorders. 
/ 
Isolated ventricular extrasystoles, 
no treatment, symptomatic or 
asymptomatic. 
Recurrent, persistent or symptomatic cardiac 
rhythm disorders. Treatment required. 
Dysrhythmia requiring 
hospitalization. 
44 Prolongation of the 
QT interval. 
/ 
Man: >450 and < 500 ms 
Woman: >470 and <500 ms 
>500ms 
>500 ms with clinical symptoms 
(ventricular rhythm disorders, 
syncope, torsade de pointes) 
45 Cardiac ischaemia. / 
Atypical pain under exploration. 
Appearance of angina upon exertion, controlled 
with treatment. 
Myocardial infarction,  
unstable angina, preinfarction 
syndrome. 
46 Pericarditis. 
Chance discovery of a small 
effusion during ultrasound scan 
Moderate effusion with few 
symptoms. No treatment or 
intervention deemed necessary for 
the time being. 
Moderate or significant symptomatic effusion but 
without tamponade. Treatment required and 
hospitalization to be considered. 
Tamponade. 
Hospitalization and intervention 
required. 
47 Stroke. 
/ 
/ 
Transient Ischemic Attack 
(regressive focal neurological syndrome  
within 24 h). 
Cerebrovascular accident non-
regressive within 24 h. 
48 Peripheral arterial 
embolism. 
/ 
/ 
/ 
Peripheral arterial embolism. 
Hospitalization.  
Adapted treatment. 
49 Deep vein 
thrombosis and/or 
pulmonary 
/ 
/ 
Deep vein thrombosis. 
Anticoagulant treatment. 
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GRADE 2 
Moderate 
GRADE 3 
Severe 
GRADE 4 
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Endocrine abnormalities 
50 
Hyperthyroidism. 
Infraclinical hyperthyroidism. 
Low TSH. Normal free T3 and 
T4. 
Moderate, non-complicated 
thyrotoxicosis. 
Treatment required. 
Malignant exophtalmia. 
Cardiac arrhythmia. 
Myopathy. 
Thyrotoxic crisis and/or cardiac 
insufficiency. 
51 
Hypothyroidism. 
Infraclinical hypothyroidism. 
Increased TSH but <12 mU/l. 
Normal free T4.  
Simple hypothyroidism without 
complications. Treatment required. 
Severe hypothyroidism with 
multiple clinical symptoms. Urgent 
treatment. Hospitalization to be 
considered. 
Myxoedematous coma. 
52 
Diabetes/hyperglycaemia. 
Moderate fasting 
hyperglycaemia between 6.1 
and 7 mmol/l. No immediate 
treatment required. 
Fasting glycaemia: > 7 mmol/l. 
Special diet required, possibly 
supplemented with oral 
antidiabetics. 
Fasting glycaemia:>16.5 mmol/l on 
an empty stomach, with or without 
clinical symptoms. Insulin therapy 
required. 
Ketoacidosis or hyperosmolarity 
(>27.8 mmol/l without acidosis). 
Cutaneous abnormalities 
53 
Cutaneous and/or mucosal 
eruptions. 
Erythaema,  
Moderate pruritis. 
Extended maculopapular eruption, 
with or without pruritis. 
Extended papulovesicular or oozing 
eruption. 
Palpable purpura  
(suggestive of vasculitis). 
Polymorphous erythaema. 
Small-size cutaneous or mucous 
ulcerations. 
Any blistering cutaneous and/or 
mucosal lesions (Lyell or  
Stevens-Johnson). 
Febrile erythrodermia, whether 
or not associated with other 
signs indicative of 
hypersensitivity. 
Cutaneous necrosis requiring 
surgical excision. 
54 
Symptoms of immediate 
hypersensitivity, with or without 
cutaneous symptoms.  
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GRADE 2 
Moderate 
GRADE 3 
Severe 
GRADE 4 
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55 
Wakefulness / sleep 
disorders. 
Minor attention and concentration impairment. 
Diurnal somnolence and/or difficulty 
falling asleep and/or night time 
awakening, mental activity decreased, 
obnubilation. 
Sleep-wake cycle modification or 
insomnia requiring treatment or 
change in dream content. Obvious 
confusional syndrome with temporal 
disorientation. 
Sleep-wake cycle disorganisation 
not responding to treatment. 
Dreamlike confusional syndrome, 
coma and/or convulsion. 
56 
Psychiatric disorders. 
Minor anxiety. 
Anxiety requiring treatment or 
moderate depression. 
Major anxiety or confirmed 
depressive episode requiring 
treatment. 
Acute psychosis requiring 
hospitalization, including suicidal 
ideation, manic state, hallucinatory 
delusion. 
57 
Cephalalgia. 
Intermittent, no treatment. 
Requiring level I* analgesics. 
Requiring at least level II* 
analgesics. 
Not responsive to level III* 
analgesics. 
58 
Paraesthesia. 
Paraesthesia, mild pain,  
no treatment. 
Paresthesia, permanent pain of 
moderate intensity, requiring level I* 
analgesics. 
Paraesthesia, permanent pain of 
severe intensity, requiring at least 
level II* analgesics. 
Unbearable pain resulting in 
disability, restricted activity despite 
administration of level III* 
analgesics. 
59 
Motor deficiency. 
Subjective feeling of weakness without  
objective impairment,  
no reflex changes. 
Distal motor deficiency,  
moderate functional impairment or 
reflex changes. 
Marked motor deficiency interfering 
with normal daily activities. 
Confined to bed or a wheelchair 
because of motor deficiency. 
60 
Difficulty controlling 
movement. 
Occasional clumsiness, mild coordination 
difficulties. 
Tremor or dyskinaesia or dysmetria, or 
dysarthria, moderate limitation of 
normal daily activities. 
Upper or lower limbs ataxia or 
abnormal movements, limitation of 
normal daily activities. 
Inability to stand up. Total 
dependence. 
61 
Sensory loss. 
Mild sensory loss, regardless of mode and 
distribution (focal or symmetric). 
Moderate sensory loss. 
Severe sensory loss. 
Extensive sensory loss involving 
the trunk and four limbs. 
* Level I analgesics 
: Peripheral analgesics (paracetamol and/or salicylics or non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs) ; 
* Level II analgesics 
: Weak opiates (codeine, dextropropoxyphene), morphinic agonists-antagonists (buprenorphine, nalbuphine) ; 
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GRADE 3 
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GRADE 4 
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Fever (oral temperature, °C) for 
more than 12 h. 
37.7 – 38.9 
39 – 39.5 
39.6 – 40.5 
> 40.5  
63 
Renal colic. 
Spontaneous regression of symptoms.  
Pain not requiring treatment. 
Colic requiring medical 
treatment. 
Obstructive syndrome, does not 
disappear spontaneously.  
/ 
64 
Fatigue. 
Normal daily activities reduced by less 
than 25% for less than 48 h. 
Normal daily activities reduced 
by 25 – 50 % for more than 48 
h. 
Normal daily activities reduced by 
more than 50%, cannot work for 
more than  
48 h. 
Unable to care for self. 
Assistance required for normal 
daily activities. 
65 
Arthritis / Arthralgia. 
Arthralgia. 
Arthralgia, with or without 
articular effusion or with 
moderate functional 
impairment. 
Marked arthritis with or without 
effusion or with severe functional 
impairment. 
/ 
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Ocular disorders. 
Conjunctival hyperaemia. 
Moderate pain.  
Conjunctivitis. 
Decreased visual acuity. 
Uveitis. 
Severe pain. Glaucoma. 
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18.5 APPENDIX A5: AIDS CLASSIFICATION (CDC 1993) 
Catégorie A : 
Un ou plusieurs des critères listés ci-dessous chez un adulte ou un adolescent infecté par le VIH, s’il 
n’existe aucun des critères des catégories B ou C : 
• 
infection VIH asymptomatique  
• 
lymphadénopathie persistante généralisée  
 
• 
primo-infection symptomatique 
Catégorie B : 
Manifestations cliniques chez un adulte ou un adolescent infecté par le VIH, ne faisant pas partie de la 
catégorie C et qui répondent au moins à l’une des conditions suivantes : 
• 
Elles sont liées au VIH ou indicatives d’un déficit immunitaire. 
• 
Elles ont une évolution clinique ou une prise en charge thérapeutique compliquée par l’infection 
VIH. 
Les pathologies suivantes font partie de la catégorie B, la liste n’est pas limitative. 
• 
angiomatose bacillaire  
 
• 
candidose oro-pharyngée récidivante   
• 
candidose vaginale, persistante, fréquente, ou répondant mal au traitement  
 
• 
dysplasie du col (modérée ou grave), carcinome in situ   
• 
syndrome constitutionnel : fièvre (= 38,5°C) ou diarrhée supérieure à 1 mois  
 
• 
leucoplasie chevelue de la langue  
 
• 
zona récurrent ou envahissant plus d’un dermatome  
 
• 
purpura thrombocytopénique idiopathique  
 
• 
salpingite, en particulier lors de complications par abcès tubo-ovariens  
 
• 
neuropathie périphérique 
Catégorie C : 
Cette catégorie correspond à la définition du stade SIDA chez l’adulte. Lorsqu’un sujet a présenté une des 
pathologies de cette liste, il est classé définitivement dans la catégorie C : 
• 
candidose bronchique, trachéale ou pulmonaire   
• 
candidose de l’œsophage  
 
• 
cancer invasif du col   
• 
coccidioïdomycose, disséminée ou extra-pulmonaire  
 
• 
cryptococcose extra-pulmonaire  
 
• 
cryptosporidiose intestinale supérieure à 1 mois  
• 
infection à CMV (autre que foie, rate, ganglions)  
• 
rétinite à CMV (avec altération de la vision)  
 
• 
encéphalopathie due au VIH   
• 
infection herpétique, ulcères chroniques supérieurs à 1 mois, ou bronchique, pulmonaire ou 
œsophagienne  
• 
histoplasmose disséminée ou extra-pulmonaire  
• 
isosporidiose intestinale chronique (>1 mois)  
• 
sarcome de Kaposi   
• 
lymphome de Burkitt   
• 
lymphome immunoblastique  
• 
lymphome cérébral primitif  
• 
infection à Mycobacterium avium ou kansasii, disséminée ou extra-pulmonaire  
• 
infection à Mycobacterium tuberculosis, quel que soit le site (pulmonaire ou extra-pulmonaire) 
 
 
• 
infection à mycobactérie, identifiée ou non, disséminée ou extrapulmonaire  
• 
pneumonie à Pneumocystis carinii  
• 
pneumopathie bactérienne récidivante 
• 
leuco-encéphalopathie multifocale progressive  
• 
septicémie à salmonelle non typhi récurrente  
• 
syndrome cachectique dû au VIH  
• 
toxoplasmose cérébrale 
 
 


 
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18.6 APPENDIX A6: SELF-ADHERENCE QUESTIONNAIRE 
AUTO-QUESTIONNAIRE D’OBSERVANCE 
 
Madame, Monsieur, 
 
 
Vous participez à l’essai SAHIV et nous tenons à vous en remercier. 
 
Afin de mieux connaître les difficultés auxquelles vous êtes confronté(e) pour vos médicaments antirétroviraux 
contre le VIH/sida et vos médicaments contre l’hépatite C, nous vous demandons de nous indiquer comment 
vous avez réellement pris ces médicaments. 
 
Les questions concernent 3 périodes : 
 
les 4 derniers jours,  
le week-end dernier (qui peut être inclus dans les 4 derniers jours), 
les 4 dernières semaines. 
 
Vos réponses à ce questionnaire seront directement transmises au centre qui les analysera et ne seront pas 
communiquées à l’équipe qui vous suit à l’hôpital. 
 
 
VOTRE TRAITEMENT CONTRE LE VIH 
 
 
A. Au cours des 4 derniers jours, vous est-il arrivé de manquer la prise de tout (ou d’une partie) de vos 
médicaments antirétroviraux ? 
 
Cochez la réponse exacte : 
❏ Oui, 1 jour  
❏ Oui, 2 jours  
❏ Oui, 3 jours  
❏ Oui, 4 jours  
❏ Non, jamais  
 
B. Au cours des 4 derniers jours, vous est-il arrivé de prendre la dose journalière d'un (ou de plusieurs) 
des médicaments de votre traitement antirétroviral en une seule fois ? 
 
Cochez la réponse exacte :  
❏ Non, jamais 
❏ Oui, une fois 
❏ Oui, plusieurs fois 
❏ Oui, toujours car mon traitement se prend en une seule fois 
 


 
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C. Dans le tableau ci-dessous, cochez chacun des médicaments antirétroviraux qui vous sont prescrits, 
le nombre de prises et le nombre de comprimés (ou de gélules, cuillères, verres) prescrits par jour, ainsi 
que le nombre de comprimés (ou de gélules, cuillères, verres) NON pris durant les 4 derniers jours : 
 
Nom du médicament 
antirétroviral  
Précisez (EN MAJUSCULES) 
 
Nombres de 
prises 
journalières 
Nombre de 
comprimés 
(gélules, etc.) 
prescrits par 
jour 
Combien de comprimés (gélules, 
etc.) avez-vous manqué ? 
 
Ecrivez “0” si vous avez tout pris 
HIER 
AVANT-
HIER 
IL Y A 3 
JOURS 
IL Y A 4 
JOURS 
 
1 ❏ 2 ❏ 3 ❏ 
 
 
 
 
 
1 ❏ 2 ❏ 3 ❏ 
 
 
 
 
 
1 ❏ 2 ❏ 3 ❏ 
 
 
 
 
 
1 ❏ 2 ❏ 3 ❏ 
 
 
 
 
 
1 ❏ 2 ❏ 3 ❏ 
 
 
 
 
 
1 ❏ 2 ❏ 3 ❏ 
 
 
 
 
 
1 ❏ 2 ❏ 3 ❏ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
D. Avez-vous oublié de prendre l’un de vos médicaments antirétroviraux le week-end dernier (samedi ou 
dimanche dernier) ? 
 
Cochez la réponse exacte : 
❏ Oui  
❏ Non  
❏ Je ne sais pas  
 
E. Au cours des 4 dernières semaines, vous avez : (cochez une seule case) : 
❏ Respecté strictement toutes les prises (rythme et quantités)  
❏ Respecté globalement les prises hormis quelques écarts  
❏ Souvent modifié les prises  
❏ Rarement respecté les prises  
❏ Arrêté tout traitement à la demande du médecin  
❏ Arrêté tout traitement de votre propre initiative  
❏ Arrêté tout traitement pour d’autres raisons  
Précisez, 
___________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
F. Au cours des 4 dernières semaines, si vous avez arrêté vos médicaments antirétroviraux, à quand 
remonte la dernière prise ? 
Cochez la réponse exacte :  
❏ À moins d’une semaine (1 à 7 jours)  
❏ Entre 1 et 2 semaines (8 à 14 jours)  
❏ Entre 2 et 4 semaines (15 à 28 jours)  
Ne pas répondre à la question suivante


 
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VOTRE TRAITEMENT CONTRE L’HEPATITE C 
 
A. Au cours des 4 derniers jours, vous est-il arrivé de manquer la prise de tout (ou d’une partie) de votre 
traitement par Grazoprevir / Elbasvir ? 
Cochez la réponse exacte : 
❏ Oui, 1 jour  
❏ Oui, 2 jours  
❏ Oui, 3 jours  
❏ Oui, 4 jours  
❏ Non, jamais  
 
B. Dans le tableau ci-dessous, cochez pour votre traitement par Grazoprevir / Elbasvir le nombre de 
comprimés NON pris durant les 4 derniers jours : 
 
Nombre de comprimés NON pris
 
Ecrivez “0” si vous avez pris tous vos comprimés. 
 
Hier
Avant-hier
Il y a 3 jours
Il y a 4 jours
 
C. Avez-vous oublié de prendre votre traitement par Grazoprevir / Elbasvir le week-end dernier (samedi 
ou dimanche dernier) ? 
Cochez la réponse exacte : 
❏Oui  
❏ Non  
❏ Je ne sais pas  
 
D. Au cours des 4 dernières semaines, pour votre traitement par Grazoprevir / Elbasvir, vous avez : 
(cochez une seule case) : 
❏ Respecté strictement toutes les prises (rythme et quantités)  
❏ Respecté globalement les prises hormis quelques écarts  
 
❏ Souvent modifié les prises  
❏ Rarement respecté les prises  
❏ Arrêté tout traitement à la demande du médecin  
❏ Arrêté tout traitement de votre propre initiative  
❏ Arrêté tout traitement pour d’autres raisons  
Précisez, __________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
E. Au cours des 4 dernières semaines, si vous avez arrêté votre traitement par Grazoprevir / Elbasvir, à 
quand remonte la dernière prise ? 
Cochez la réponse exacte :  
❏ À moins d’une semaine (1 à 7 jours)  
❏ Entre 1 et 2 semaines (8 à 14 jours)  
❏ Entre 2 et 4 semaines (15 à 28 jours)  
 
Merci d’avoir rempli ce questionnaire. 
Ne pas répondre à la question suivante


 
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18.7 APPENDIX A7: QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE 
QUESTIONNAIRE DE QUALITE DE VIE 
1
Dans l'ensemble, pensez-vous que votre santé est :
□1
Excellente
□2
Très bonne 
□3
Bonne 
□4
Médiocre    
□5
Mauvaise
2
Voici une liste d'activités que vous pouvez avoir à faire dans votre vie de tous les jours :
(Pour chacune d'entre elles indiquez si vous êtes gêné(e) en raison de votre état de santé actuel) 
- Efforts physiques modérés tels que déplacer une table, passer l'aspirateur, jouer aux 
boules 
□1
Oui, beaucoup
□2
Oui, un peu
□3
Non, pas du tout
- Monter plusieurs étages par l'escalier 
□1
Oui, beaucoup
□2
Oui, un peu
□3
Non, pas du tout
3
Au cours des 4 dernières semaines, et en raison de votre état physique :
- Avez-vous fait moins de choses que ce que vous auriez souhaité ? 
□1
En permanence
□2
Très souvent
□3
Quelquefois
□4
Rarement
□5
Jamais
- Avez-vous dû arrêter de faire certaines choses ? 
□1
En permanence
□2
Très souvent
□3
Quelquefois
□4
Rarement
□5
Jamais
4
Au cours des 4 dernières semaines, et en raison de votre état émotionnel (vous sentir triste, nerveux(se) ou 
déprimé(e)) : 
- Avez-vous fait moins de choses que ce que vous auriez souhaité ? 
□1
En permanence
□2
Très souvent
□3
Quelquefois
□4
Rarement
□5
Jamais
- Avez-vous eu des difficultés à faire ce que vous aviez à faire avec autant de soin et 
d'attention ? 
□1
En permanence
□2
Très souvent
□3
Quelquefois
□4
Rarement
□5
Jamais
5
Au cours des 4 dernières semaines, dans quelle mesure vos douleurs physiques vous ont-elles gêné(e) dans 
votre travail ou vos activités domestiques ? 
□1
Pas du tout
□2
Un petit peu
□3
Moyennement 
□4
Beaucoup
□5
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6
Au cours des 4 dernières semaines, y a-t-il eu des moments où votre état de santé, physique ou émotionnel, vous 
a gêné(e) dans votre vie et vos relations avec les autres, votre famille, vos amis, vos connaissances ? 
□1
En permanence
□2
Très souvent
□3
Quelquefois
□4
Rarement
□5
Jamais
7
Les questions qui suivent portent sur comment vous vous êtes senti(e) au cours des 4 dernières semaines. 
Pour chaque question merci d'indiquer la réponse qui vous semble la plus appropriée.  
Au cours des 4 dernières semaines, y a-t-il eu des moments où : 
1. 
En permanence 
2.
Très souvent 
3. 
Quelquefois 
4.
Rarement 
5. 
Jamais 
Vous vous êtes senti(e) calme et détendu(e)?
□
□
□
□
□
Vous vous êtes senti(e) débordant(e) d'énergie ?
□
□
□
□
□
Vous vous êtes senti(e) triste et abattu(e) ?
□
□
□
□
□
Merci d’avoir rempli ce questionnaire. 


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18.8 APPENDIX B1 (LOOSE): LETTER OF INFORMATION AND CONSENT FORM 
 See investigator’s file 


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18.9 APPENDIX B2 (LOOSE): PROCEDURE FOR BIOBANK CONSTITUTION 
 See investigator’s file 


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18.10 APPENDIX B3 (LOOSE): INVESTIGATOR SITES 
Investigator sites 
Principal investigators 
Address 
Phone 
Fax 
email 
Hôpital Saint-Antoine, 
Service de maladies infectieuses et 
tropicales 
Dr Jessica Krause 
184 rue du faubourg Saint-Antoine, 
Bât. Mayer 
75012 Paris 
+33 1 71 97 04 24 
+33 1 49 28 25 95 
Jessica.krause@aphp.fr 
Hôpital Tenon, 
Service de maladies infectieuses et 
tropicales 
Dr Julie Chas 
4 rue de la Chine 
75020 Paris 
+33 1 56 01 74 36 
+ 33 1 56 01 74 14 
julie.chas@aphp.fr  
Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, 
Service de maladies infectieuses et 
tropicales 
Dr Marc-Antoine 
Valantin 
47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital 
75013 Paris 
+33 1 42 16 01 44 
+33 1 42 16 01 26 
marc-antoine.valantin@aphp.fr 
Hôpital Bichat, 
Service de maladies infectieuses et 
tropicales 
Pr Yazdan 
Yazdanpanah 
46 rue Henri Huchard 
75018 Paris 
+33 1 40 25 78 03 
+33 1 40 25 67 75 
yazdan.yazdanpanah@aphp.fr 
CHU de Lyon, 
Service de maladies infectieuses et 
tropicales 
Dr. Patrick Miailhes 
103 Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse, 
Bat. T, 
69317 Lyon Cedex 04 
+33 4 26 73 26 58 
+33 4 72 07 17 50 
patrick.miailhes@chu-lyon.fr 
CHU de Nice, 
Service de maladies infectieuses 
Pr Eric Rosenthal 
Hôpital Archet 1 
Niveau 6 
151, route St Antoine de Ginestière 
CS 23079 
06200 Nice 
+33 4 92 03 58 24 
+33 4 92 03 58 96 
rosenthal.e@chu-nice.fr