Hepatitis CPhase 2/3NCT02203149
Study of Grazoprevir (MK-5172) and Elbasvir (MK-8742) in Japanese Participants With Chronic Hepatitis C (MK-5172-058)
A Phase 2/3 study testing Grazoprevir and Elbasvir in people with Hepatitis C, run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.
Trial summary
This is a two-part study of grazoprevir (MK-5172) + elbasvir (MK-8742) in Japanese participants with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 (GT1). Part I is a dose-finding study; in Part II, participants will be randomly assigned to receive grazoprevir at the dose determined in Part I in combination with elbasvir. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Hepatitis C
- What is being tested?
- Grazoprevir and Elbasvir
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 399 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 1 Aug 2014to 16 May 2016
- Phase
- Phase 2/3
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 20 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Has documented chronic Japanese HCV genotype (GT) 1 with no evidence of non-typeable or mixed GT infection
- Is treatment-naïve, or intolerant or non-responder to prior anti-HCV interferon (IFN)-based treatment without direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapy, prior IFN-based treatment with DAA therapy, or prior DAA therapy
- Agrees to the use of contraception if a female of reproductive potential
Who cannot join
- Has evidence of decompensated liver disease manifested by the presence of or history of ascites, esophageal or gastric variceal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy or other signs or symptoms of advanced liver disease
- Is coinfected with hepatitis B virus or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Has a history of malignancy ≤5 years prior to signing informed consent except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ
- Has cirrhosis and liver imaging within 6 months of Day 1 showing evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or is under evaluation for HCC (Part 2 only)
- Has clinically-relevant drug or alcohol abuse within 12 months of screening
- Is a female and is pregnant or breast-feeding, or expecting to conceive or donate eggs from Day 1 and continue throughout treatment and follow-up (or longer if dictated by local regulations)
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- Has any of the following conditions:
- Organ transplants (including hematopoietic stem cell transplants) other than cornea and hair
- Poor venous access
- History of gastric surgery (e.g., stapling, bypass) or subject with a history of malabsorption disorders (e.g., celiac sprue disease)
- History of a medical/surgical condition that resulted in hospitalization within the 3 months prior to enrollment, other than for minor elective procedures
- Medical/surgical conditions that may result in a need for hospitalization during the period of the study
- Any medical condition requiring, or likely to require, chronic systemic administration of corticosteroids, TNF antagonists, or other immunosuppressant drugs during the course of the trial
- Has chronic hepatitis not caused by HCV, including but not limited to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), drug-induced hepatitis, and autoimmune hepatitis
About this study
Official title: A Phase II, Randomized Clinical Trial to Study the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of the Combination Regimen of MK-5172 and MK-8742 in Japanese Subjects With Chronic Hepatitis C and a Phase III, Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Study the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of the Combination Regimen of MK-5172 and MK-8742 in Japanese Subjects With Chronic Hepatitis C
This is a two-part study of grazoprevir (MK-5172) + elbasvir (MK-8742) in Japanese participants with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 (GT1). Part I is a dose-finding study; in Part II, participants will be randomly assigned to receive grazoprevir at the dose determined in Part I in combination with elbasvir. The primary study hypothesis is that the percentage of treatment-naïve participants in the Immediate Treatment Arm of Part II who achieve sustained viral response at 12 weeks after the end of all treatment (SVR12) will be greater than the reference rate of 75%. A separate study arm for cirrhotic participants will also be included in Part II; these participants will receive grazoprevir at the determined dose in combination with elbasvir.
Read the detailed description
In Part 1, HCV GT1 participants are randomized into one of two arms: 50 mg grazoprevir plus 50 mg elbasvir for 12 weeks during the double blinded (DB) period followed by 24 weeks of follow-up (FU) during an open-label (OL) period [Arm 1]; or 100 mg grazoprevir plus 50 mg elbasvir for 12 weeks during the DB followed by 24 weeks of FU during the OL [Arm 2]. Unblinding will occur after all participants complete FU Week 4 at which time the grazoprevir dose will be selected.
In Part 2, non-cirrhotic HCV GT1 participants and GT1 participants with compensated liver cirrhosis all receive the selected dose of grazoprevir (50 mg or 100 mg from Part 1) with 50 mg elbasvir for 12 weeks. Non-cirrhotic GT1 participants are randomized to receive either a) 12 weeks of active treatment immediately during the DB with 24 weeks of FU in the OL [Arm 1/Immediate Arm] or b) placebo for 12 weeks with 4 weeks of follow-up during the DB followed by 12 weeks of active treatment and 24 weeks of follow-up during the OL [Arm 2/Deferred Arm]. All cirrhotic participants [Arm 3/Cirrhotic] receive the selected dose immediately for 12 weeks during the DB with 24 weeks of FU during the OL.
Safety analyses for Part 1 and Part 2 arms will focus on the 12 week treatment phase plus the first 4 FU weeks. For the Part 2 Deferred Arm this will include the initial 12 week placebo treatment and first 4 weeks of FU. Efficacy analyses for Parts 1 and 2 will evaluate active treatment only (Weeks 1-12 for all arms except for Part 2 Deferred Arm which is weeks 16-28).
Part 1:
50 mg grazoprevir + 50 mg elbasvir treatment for 12 weeks, 24 weeks follow-up (Arm 1) 100 mg grazoprevir + 50 mg elbasvir treatment for 12 weeks, 24 weeks follow-up (Arm 2)
Part 2:
Selected dose of grazoprevir + 50 mg elbasvir treatment for 12 weeks, 24 weeks follow-up (Arm 1/Immediate) Placebo treatment for 12 weeks, 4 weeks follow-up, selected dose of grazoprevir + 50 mg elbasvir treatment for 12 weeks, 24 weeks follow-up (Arm 2/Deferred) Selected dose of grazoprevir + 50 mg elbasvir treatment for 12 weeks, 24 weeks follow-up (Arm 3/Cirrhotic)
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C
- Being tested
- Grazoprevir, Elbasvir, Placebo to Grazoprevir, Placebo to Elbasvir
- Medical subject headings
- Hepatitis C
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
GrazoprevirDrug
One or two 50 mg tablets (depending on randomization) taken orally once daily for 12 weeks.
ElbasvirDrug
One 50 mg tablet taken orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Placebo to GrazoprevirDrug
One tablet of placebo matched to grazoprevir, taken orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Placebo to ElbasvirDrug
One tablet of placebo matched to elbasvir, taken orally once daily for 12 weeks.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Part 1 Grazoprevir 50 mg + Elbasvir | Experimental | Non-cirrhotic participants take 50 mg grazoprevir in combination with 50 mg elbasvir by mouth (p.o.) once daily (q.d.) for 12 weeks during the blinded period of Part 1 and are followed-up for 24 weeks during the open-label period of Part 1. Receives: Drug: Grazoprevir; Drug: Elbasvir; Drug: Placebo to Grazoprevir |
| Part 1 Grazoprevir 100 mg + Elbasvir | Experimental | Non-cirrhotic participants take 100 mg grazoprevir in combination with 50 mg elbasvir p.o. q.d. for 12 weeks during the blinded period of Part 1 and are followed-up for 24 weeks during the open-label period of Part 1. Receives: Drug: Grazoprevir; Drug: Elbasvir |
| Part 2 Non-cirrhotic Immediate: Grazoprevir + Elbasvir | Experimental | Non-cirrhotic participants take grazoprevir (50 mg or 100 mg dose selected from Part I) and 50 mg elbasvir p.o. q.d. for 12 weeks during the blinded period of Part 2 and are followed-up for 24 weeks during the open-label period of Part 2. Receives: Drug: Grazoprevir; Drug: Elbasvir |
| Part 2 Non-cirrhotic Deferred: Placebo► Grazoprevir + Elbasvir | Placebo comparator | Non-cirrhotic participants take dose-matched placebo p.o. q.d. for 12 weeks during the blinded period of Part 2 followed by a 4-week follow-up. Afterwards, participants take grazoprevir (50 mg or 100 mg dose selected from Part I) and 50 mg elbasvir p.o. q.d. for 12 weeks and are followed-up for 24 weeks during the open-label period of Part 2. Receives: Drug: Grazoprevir; Drug: Elbasvir; Drug: Placebo to Grazoprevir; Drug: Placebo to Elbasvir |
| Part 2 Cirrhotic: Grazoprevir + Elbasvir | Experimental | Cirrhotic participants take grazoprevir (50 mg or 100 mg dose selected from Part 1) and 50 mg elbasvir p.o. q.d. for 12 weeks during the blinded period of Part 2, and are followed-up for 24 weeks during the open-label period of Part 2. Receives: Drug: Grazoprevir; Drug: Elbasvir |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Part 2: Percentage of Treatment-naïve Participants in the Immediate Treatment Arm Achieving Sustained Viral Response at 12 Weeks After The End of All Treatment (SVR12)
Blood was drawn from each participant to assess Hepatitis C Virus ribonucleic acid (HCV RNA) plasma levels using the Roche COBAS® Taqman quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay, v2.0, which had a lower limit of quantification (LLoQ) of 1.2 Log IU/mL (15 IU/mL) and a lower limit of detection (LLoD) below 15 IU/ml (no specific value). SVR12 was defined as undetectable HCV RNA (target not detected) at 12 weeks after the end of all study therapy. The Clopper-Pearson method was used to construct 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the SVR12 rate. The lower limit of the 95% CI was compared to the reference rate of 75%; a lower CI limit that was higher than the reference rate would confirm the primary hypothesis and indicate that that the treatment combination was efficacious. As pre-specified in the protocol, only the Immediate Treatment Arm of Part 2 (treatment naïve participants) was included in the primary efficacy analysis.
Measured: 12 weeks after end of all therapy in Part 2 (Study Week 24 of Part 2)
Part 1: Percentage of Participants Experiencing an Adverse Event (AE) During Treatment and First 4 Follow-Up Weeks
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening (i.e., any clinically significant adverse change in frequency and/or intensity) of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, was also an AE. The primary safety evaluation was limited to the initial treatment period through Follow-up Week 4 (FUWK4).
Measured: Up to 4 weeks post last dose in Part 1 (Up to total of 16 weeks)
Part 1: Percentage of Participants That Discontinued Treatment Due to an AE
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening (i.e., any clinically significant adverse change in frequency and/or intensity) of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, was also an AE. The primary safety evaluation was limited to the initial treatment period through FUWK4.
Measured: Up to Study Week 12 in Part 1
Part 2: Percentage of Participants Experiencing an AE During Initial Treatment and First 4 Follow-Up Weeks
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, was also an AE. The primary safety evaluation was limited to the initial treatment period and first 4 follow-up weeks, and the primary safety statistical analysis compared the percentage of participants with events between the Part 2 Immediate Treatment Arm and the Part 2 Deferred Treatment Arm while receiving placebo.
Measured: Up to 4 weeks following initial treatment in Part 2 (Up to total of 16 weeks)
Part 2: Percentage of Participants That Discontinued Initial Treatment Due to an AE
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, was also an AE. The primary safety evaluation was limited to the initial treatment period and first 4 follow-up weeks, and the primary safety statistical analysis compared the percentage of participants with events between the Part 2 Immediate Treatment Arm and the Part 2 Deferred Treatment Arm while receiving placebo.
Measured: Up to Study Week 12 in Part 2
Secondary outcomes (4)
Part 1: Percentage of Participants Achieving Undetectable HCV RNA Over Time
Blood was drawn from each participant to assess HCV RNA plasma levels using the Roche COBAS® Taqman quantitative RT-PCR assay, v2.0, which had a LLoQ of 1.2 Log IU/mL (15 IU/mL) and a LLoD below 15 IU/ml (no specific value). Undetectable HCV RNA was defined as HCV RNA target not detected. The percentage of participants with undetectable HCV RNA at TW2, TW4, TW12, EOT, FUWK4, FUWK12, and FUWK24 is summarized for each arm. The Clopper-Pearson method was used to construct 95% CIs for SVR rates.
Measured: Part 1 Treatment Weeks (TW)2, TW4, TW12, End of Treatment (EOT), FUWK4, FUWK12, FUWK24
Part 1: Percentage of Participants Achieving HCV RNA Below the Lower Limit of Quantitation (<LLoQ) Over Time
Blood was drawn from each participant to assess HCV RNA plasma levels using the Roche COBAS® Taqman quantitative RT-PCR assay, v2.0, which had a LLoQ of 1.2 Log IU/mL (15 IU/mL) and a LLoD below 15 IU/ml (no specific value). Undetectable HCV RNA was defined as HCV RNA target not detected. The percentage of participants with HCV RNA <LLoQ at TW2, TW4, TW12, EOT, FUWK4, FUWK12, and FUWK24 is summarized for each arm. The Clopper-Pearson method was used to construct 95% CIs for SVR rates.
Measured: Part 1 TW2, TW4, TW12, EOT, FUWK4, FUWK12, FUWK24
Part 2: Percentage of Participants Achieving Undetectable HCV RNA Over Time After Active Treatment
Blood was drawn from each participant to assess HCV RNA plasma levels using the Roche COBAS® Taqman quantitative RT-PCR assay, v2.0, which had a LLoQ of 1.2 Log IU/mL (15 IU/mL) and a LLoD below 15 IU/ml (no specific value). Undetectable HCV RNA was defined as HCV RNA target not detected. The percentage of participants with undetectable HCV RNA at TW2, TW4, TW12, EOT, FUWK4, FUWK12, and FUWK24 is summarized for each arm. Data reported for the Part 2 Deferred Treatment Arm corresponds to the deferred active treatment weeks and subsequent follow-up. The Clopper-Pearson method was used to construct 95% CIs for SVR rates.
Measured: Part 2: Active TW2, TW4, TW12, End of Treatment (EOT), FUWK4, FUWK12, FUWK24
Part 2: Percentage of Participants Achieving HCV RNA <LLoQ Over Time After Active Treatment
Blood was drawn from each participant to assess HCV RNA plasma levels using the Roche COBAS® Taqman quantitative RT-PCR assay, v2.0, which had a LLoQ of 1.2 Log IU/mL (15 IU/mL) and a LLoD below 15 IU/ml (no specific value). Undetectable HCV RNA was defined as HCV RNA target not detected. The percentage of participants with HCV RNA <LLoQ at TW2, TW4, TW12, EOT, FUWK4, FUWK12, and FUWK24 is summarized for each arm. Data reported for the Part 2 Deferred Treatment Arm corresponds to the deferred active treatment weeks and subsequent follow-up. The Clopper-Pearson method was used to construct 95% CIs for SVR rates.
Measured: Part 2: Active TW2, TW4, TW12, End of Treatment (EOT), FUWK4, FUWK12, FUWK24
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Jul 2014 (estimated)
- Study start1 Aug 2014
- Primary completion2 Oct 2015
- Study completion16 May 2016
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Hepatitis CStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2/3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 399 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Medical Director, Study director, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02203149
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 5172-058
- Other IDs
- 142638
- Status last verified
- Aug 2018
- First submitted
- 25 Jul 2014
- Last updated
- 24 Sep 2018
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: https://www.merck.com/clinical-trials/pdf/ProcedureAccessClinicalTrialData.pdf
Publications
Kumada H, Suzuki Y, Karino Y, Chayama K, Kawada N, Okanoue T, Itoh Y, Mochida S, Toyoda H, Yoshiji H, Takaki S, Yatsuzuka N, Yodoya E, Iwasa T, Fujimoto G, Robertson MN, Black S, Caro L, Wahl J. The combination of elbasvir and grazoprevir for the treatment of chronic HCV infection in Japanese patients: a randomized phase II/III study. J Gastroenterol. 2017 Apr;52(4):520-533. doi: 10.1007/s00535-016-1285-y. Epub 2016 Nov 21.
PubMed 27873094
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Sep 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Phase II, Randomized Clinical Trial to Study the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of the Combination Regimen of MK-5172 and MK-8742 in Japanese Subjects With Chronic Hepatitis C and a Phase III, Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Study the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of the Combination Regimen of MK-5172 and MK-8742 in Japanese Subjects With Chronic Hepatitis C
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02203149
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 5172-058
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C
- Phase
- Phase 2/3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 399 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 1 Aug 2014 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 2 Oct 2015 (actual)
- Study completion
- 16 May 2016 (actual)
- First posted
- 29 Jul 2014 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 11 Oct 2016
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This is a two-part study of grazoprevir (MK-5172) + elbasvir (MK-8742) in Japanese participants with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 (GT1). Part I is a dose-finding study; in Part II, participants will be randomly assigned to receive grazoprevir at the dose determined in Part I in combination with elbasvir. The primary study hypothesis is that the percentage of treatment-naïve participants in the Immediate Treatment Arm of Part II who achieve sustained viral response at 12 weeks after the end of all treatment (SVR12) will be greater than the reference rate of 75%. A separate study arm for cirrhotic participants will also be included in Part II; these participants will receive grazoprevir at the determined dose in combination with elbasvir.
Detailed description
In Part 1, HCV GT1 participants are randomized into one of two arms: 50 mg grazoprevir plus 50 mg elbasvir for 12 weeks during the double blinded (DB) period followed by 24 weeks of follow-up (FU) during an open-label (OL) period [Arm 1]; or 100 mg grazoprevir plus 50 mg elbasvir for 12 weeks during the DB followed by 24 weeks of FU during the OL [Arm 2]. Unblinding will occur after all participants complete FU Week 4 at which time the grazoprevir dose will be selected.
In Part 2, non-cirrhotic HCV GT1 participants and GT1 participants with compensated liver cirrhosis all receive the selected dose of grazoprevir (50 mg or 100 mg from Part 1) with 50 mg elbasvir for 12 weeks. Non-cirrhotic GT1 participants are randomized to receive either a) 12 weeks of active treatment immediately during the DB with 24 weeks of FU in the OL [Arm 1/Immediate Arm] or b) placebo for 12 weeks with 4 weeks of follow-up during the DB followed by 12 weeks of active treatment and 24 weeks of follow-up during the OL [Arm 2/Deferred Arm]. All cirrhotic participants [Arm 3/Cirrhotic] receive the selected dose immediately for 12 weeks during the DB with 24 weeks of FU during the OL.
Safety analyses for Part 1 and Part 2 arms will focus on the 12 week treatment phase plus the first 4 FU weeks. For the Part 2 Deferred Arm this will include the initial 12 week placebo treatment and first 4 weeks of FU. Efficacy analyses for Parts 1 and 2 will evaluate active treatment only (Weeks 1-12 for all arms except for Part 2 Deferred Arm which is weeks 16-28).
Part 1:
50 mg grazoprevir + 50 mg elbasvir treatment for 12 weeks, 24 weeks follow-up (Arm 1) 100 mg grazoprevir + 50 mg elbasvir treatment for 12 weeks, 24 weeks follow-up (Arm 2)
Part 2:
Selected dose of grazoprevir + 50 mg elbasvir treatment for 12 weeks, 24 weeks follow-up (Arm 1/Immediate) Placebo treatment for 12 weeks, 4 weeks follow-up, selected dose of grazoprevir + 50 mg elbasvir treatment for 12 weeks, 24 weeks follow-up (Arm 2/Deferred) Selected dose of grazoprevir + 50 mg elbasvir treatment for 12 weeks, 24 weeks follow-up (Arm 3/Cirrhotic)
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 5
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Part 1 Grazoprevir 50 mg + Elbasvir | Experimental | Drug: Grazoprevir, Drug: Elbasvir, Drug: Placebo to GrazoprevirNon-cirrhotic participants take 50 mg grazoprevir in combination with 50 mg elbasvir by mouth (p.o.) once daily (q.d.) for 12 weeks during the blinded period of Part 1 and are followed-up for 24 weeks during the open-label period of Part 1. |
| Part 1 Grazoprevir 100 mg + Elbasvir | Experimental | Drug: Grazoprevir, Drug: ElbasvirNon-cirrhotic participants take 100 mg grazoprevir in combination with 50 mg elbasvir p.o. q.d. for 12 weeks during the blinded period of Part 1 and are followed-up for 24 weeks during the open-label period of Part 1. |
| Part 2 Non-cirrhotic Immediate: Grazoprevir + Elbasvir | Experimental | Drug: Grazoprevir, Drug: ElbasvirNon-cirrhotic participants take grazoprevir (50 mg or 100 mg dose selected from Part I) and 50 mg elbasvir p.o. q.d. for 12 weeks during the blinded period of Part 2 and are followed-up for 24 weeks during the open-label period of Part 2. |
| Part 2 Non-cirrhotic Deferred: Placebo► Grazoprevir + Elbasvir | Placebo comparator | Drug: Grazoprevir, Drug: Elbasvir, Drug: Placebo to Grazoprevir, Drug: Placebo to ElbasvirNon-cirrhotic participants take dose-matched placebo p.o. q.d. for 12 weeks during the blinded period of Part 2 followed by a 4-week follow-up. Afterwards, participants take grazoprevir (50 mg or 100 mg dose selected from Part I) and 50 mg elbasvir p.o. q.d. for 12 weeks and are followed-up for 24 weeks during the open-label period of Part 2. |
| Part 2 Cirrhotic: Grazoprevir + Elbasvir | Experimental | Drug: Grazoprevir, Drug: ElbasvirCirrhotic participants take grazoprevir (50 mg or 100 mg dose selected from Part 1) and 50 mg elbasvir p.o. q.d. for 12 weeks during the blinded period of Part 2, and are followed-up for 24 weeks during the open-label period of Part 2. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Has documented chronic Japanese HCV genotype (GT) 1 with no evidence of non-typeable or mixed GT infection
- Is treatment-naïve, or intolerant or non-responder to prior anti-HCV interferon (IFN)-based treatment without direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapy, prior IFN-based treatment with DAA therapy, or prior DAA therapy
- Agrees to the use of contraception if a female of reproductive potential
Key exclusion criteria (14 listed)
- Has evidence of decompensated liver disease manifested by the presence of or history of ascites, esophageal or gastric variceal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy or other signs or symptoms of advanced liver disease
- Is coinfected with hepatitis B virus or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Has a history of malignancy ≤5 years prior to signing informed consent except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ
- Has cirrhosis and liver imaging within 6 months of Day 1 showing evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or is under evaluation for HCC (Part 2 only)
- Has clinically-relevant drug or alcohol abuse within 12 months of screening
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| GrazoprevirOne or two 50 mg tablets (depending on randomization) taken orally once daily for 12 weeks. | Drug | Part 1 Grazoprevir 100 mg + Elbasvir, Part 1 Grazoprevir 50 mg + Elbasvir, Part 2 Cirrhotic: Grazoprevir + Elbasvir, Part 2 Non-cirrhotic Deferred: Placebo► Grazoprevir + Elbasvir, Part 2 Non-cirrhotic Immediate: Grazoprevir + Elbasvir |
| ElbasvirOne 50 mg tablet taken orally once daily for 12 weeks. | Drug | Part 1 Grazoprevir 100 mg + Elbasvir, Part 1 Grazoprevir 50 mg + Elbasvir, Part 2 Cirrhotic: Grazoprevir + Elbasvir, Part 2 Non-cirrhotic Deferred: Placebo► Grazoprevir + Elbasvir, Part 2 Non-cirrhotic Immediate: Grazoprevir + Elbasvir |
| Placebo to GrazoprevirOne tablet of placebo matched to grazoprevir, taken orally once daily for 12 weeks. | Drug | Part 1 Grazoprevir 50 mg + Elbasvir, Part 2 Non-cirrhotic Deferred: Placebo► Grazoprevir + Elbasvir |
| Placebo to ElbasvirOne tablet of placebo matched to elbasvir, taken orally once daily for 12 weeks. | Drug | Part 2 Non-cirrhotic Deferred: Placebo► Grazoprevir + Elbasvir |
Primary outcome
Part 2: Percentage of Treatment-naïve Participants in the Immediate Treatment Arm Achieving Sustained Viral Response at 12 Weeks After The End of All Treatment (SVR12)
Time frame: 12 weeks after end of all therapy in Part 2 (Study Week 24 of Part 2)
Blood was drawn from each participant to assess Hepatitis C Virus ribonucleic acid (HCV RNA) plasma levels using the Roche COBAS® Taqman quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay, v2.0, which had a lower limit of quantification (LLoQ) of 1.2 Log IU/mL (15 IU/mL) and a lower limit of detection (LLoD) below 15 IU/ml (no specific value). SVR12 was defined as undetectable HCV RNA (target not detected) at 12 weeks after the end of all study therapy. The Clopper-Pearson method was used to construct 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the SVR12 rate. The lower limit of the 95% CI was compared to the reference rate of 75%; a lower CI limit that was higher than the reference rate would confirm the primary hypothesis and indicate that that the treatment combination was efficacious. As pre-specified in the protocol, only the Immediate Treatment Arm of Part 2 (treatment naïve participants) was included in the primary efficacy analysis.
Part 1: Percentage of Participants Experiencing an Adverse Event (AE) During Treatment and First 4 Follow-Up Weeks
Time frame: Up to 4 weeks post last dose in Part 1 (Up to total of 16 weeks)
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening (i.e., any clinically significant adverse change in frequency and/or intensity) of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, was also an AE. The primary safety evaluation was limited to the initial treatment period through Follow-up Week 4 (FUWK4).
Part 1: Percentage of Participants That Discontinued Treatment Due to an AE
Time frame: Up to Study Week 12 in Part 1
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening (i.e., any clinically significant adverse change in frequency and/or intensity) of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, was also an AE. The primary safety evaluation was limited to the initial treatment period through FUWK4.
Part 2: Percentage of Participants Experiencing an AE During Initial Treatment and First 4 Follow-Up Weeks
Time frame: Up to 4 weeks following initial treatment in Part 2 (Up to total of 16 weeks)
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, was also an AE. The primary safety evaluation was limited to the initial treatment period and first 4 follow-up weeks, and the primary safety statistical analysis compared the percentage of participants with events between the Part 2 Immediate Treatment Arm and the Part 2 Deferred Treatment Arm while receiving placebo.
Part 2: Percentage of Participants That Discontinued Initial Treatment Due to an AE
Time frame: Up to Study Week 12 in Part 2
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, was also an AE. The primary safety evaluation was limited to the initial treatment period and first 4 follow-up weeks, and the primary safety statistical analysis compared the percentage of participants with events between the Part 2 Immediate Treatment Arm and the Part 2 Deferred Treatment Arm while receiving placebo.
4 secondary outcomes
Part 1: Percentage of Participants Achieving Undetectable HCV RNA Over Time
Time frame: Part 1 Treatment Weeks (TW)2, TW4, TW12, End of Treatment (EOT), FUWK4, FUWK12, FUWK24
Part 1: Percentage of Participants Achieving HCV RNA Below the Lower Limit of Quantitation (<LLoQ) Over Time
Time frame: Part 1 TW2, TW4, TW12, EOT, FUWK4, FUWK12, FUWK24
Part 2: Percentage of Participants Achieving Undetectable HCV RNA Over Time After Active Treatment
Time frame: Part 2: Active TW2, TW4, TW12, End of Treatment (EOT), FUWK4, FUWK12, FUWK24
Part 2: Percentage of Participants Achieving HCV RNA <LLoQ Over Time After Active Treatment
Time frame: Part 2: Active TW2, TW4, TW12, End of Treatment (EOT), FUWK4, FUWK12, FUWK24
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Sep 2018.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Results publication: PubMed 27873094Kumada H, Suzuki Y, Karino Y, Chayama K, Kawada N, Okanoue T, Itoh Y, Mochida S, Toyoda H, Yoshiji H, Takaki S, Yatsuzuka N, Yodoya E, Iwasa T, Fujimoto G, Robertson MN, Black S, Caro L, Wahl J. The combination of elbasvir and grazoprevir for the treatment of chronic HCV infection in Japanese patients: a randomized phase II/III study. J Gastroenterol. 2017 Apr;52(4):520-533. doi: 10.1007/s00535-016-1285-y. Epub 2016 Nov 21.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. https://www.merck.com/clinical-trials/pdf/ProcedureAccessClinicalTrialData.pdf
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Medical Director study director
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2/3 study testing Grazoprevir and Elbasvir in people with Hepatitis C, run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 14 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Sep 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this combined phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 11 Oct 2016). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Part 2: Percentage of Treatment-naïve Participants in the Immediate Treatment Arm Achieving Sustained Viral Response at 12 Weeks After The End of All Treatment (SVR12) (time frame: 12 weeks after end of all therapy in Part 2 (Study Week 24 of Part 2)). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02203149, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Sep 2018.