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Kidney Failure, ChronicPhase 3NCT03883698

Safety of Sofosbuvir in People With Advanced Kidney Failure

A Phase 3 study testing Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir 60 mg in people with Kidney Failure, Chronic and Hepatitis C, run by Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences at 1 site in India.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), a hepatotropic RNA virus, is often chronic, and causes liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. The virus is transmitted through parenteral exposure. This infection is particularly common in those on maintenance hemodialysis. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 19 to 60 years
Conditions the study is for
Kidney Failure, Chronic, Hepatitis C
What is being tested?
Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir 60 mg
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
1 siteIndia
Study dates
15 Mar 2019to 1 Aug 2020
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 19 to 60 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Participants with:
  • hepatitis C virus infection with detectable HCV RNA in blood
  • naïve to direct acting antiviral drugs based anti-HCV treatment

Who cannot join

  • Hepatitis B virus co-infection
  • Human immunodeficiency virus co-infection
  • Clinical evidence of cirrhosis or portal hypertension such as ascites, esophageal or gastric varices on esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy, liver stiffness more than 15 KPa as measured with transient elastography or history of hepatic encephalopathy.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

India1 site
  • Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences

    Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226014

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About this study

Official title: Pharmacokinetics of Low-dose Sofosbuvir in Dialysis-dependent Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), a hepatotropic RNA virus, is often chronic, and causes liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. The virus is transmitted through parenteral exposure. This infection is particularly common in those on maintenance hemodialysis.

Sofosbuvir, an inhibitor of HCV RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, forms the backbone of DAA-based anti-HCV treatment regimens. In pre-clinical pharmacokinetic studies, administration of the usual 400 mg daily dose to in presence of advanced kidney failure (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] of <30 ml/min) showed that serum levels of the sofosbuvir and GS-331007, the primary metabolite of sofosbuvir, were elevated by several folds. Hence, sofosbuvir is not approved for use in people on maintenance hemodialysis.

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The newer DAAs (e.g. grazoprevir/elbasvir combination), which have been approved for use in people with eGFR <30 ml/min, are very costly and are not available in Asian countries including India. Hence, as a rescue measures, several physicians, including our group, have tried half-daily dose (i.e, 200 mg daily or 400mg on alternate days) of sofosbuvir and 60 mg daclatasvir in dialysis-dependent people, with good results in terms of both safety and efficacy. In fact, the use of this empirical 200 mg daily dose schedule has become common in clinical practice. However, this use is not based on any pharmacokinetic data.

Hence, it is proposed to study the pharmacokinetics of low-dose (200 mg daily or 400 mg alternate day) of sofosbuvir and GS-331007 metabolite in people with eGFR <30/min and active HCV infection.

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Study design Three arms, observational, pharmacokinetic study

Study duration Two years (March 2019-February 2020)

Study participants Two groups of participants will be included (i) People without chronic kidney disease, i.e, normal eGFR and infected with HCV infection (ii) People with chronic kidney disease and eGFR <30 ml/min and infected with HCV infection

We will include a total of thirty participants with ten in each of the three groups: Group A (ESRD, alternate day dose), Group B (ESRD, daily dose) and Group C (normal eGFR)

Drug schedule Participants with eGFR <30 ml/min: will be given daclatasvir 60 mg once daily along with either sofosbuvir (200 mg) daily once or sofosbuvir 400mg once every alternate day Participants with normal renal function will be treated with sofosbuvir 400mg and daclatasvir 60 mg once daily.

The treatment duration will be 12 weeks for alll there three study groups.

Dialysis schedule A four to five hour hemodialysis sessions will be provided twice in a week

Plan for pharmacokinetic study (i) Molecules: Sofosbuvir and GS331007 (ii) Method: Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (iii) Specimen collection (~2 ml each time) will be done as follows: Hour '0', 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 [Day 1]; hour 36 [Day 2]; hour 84 [Day 4], and hour 156 [Day 7].

Sample Collection, Transport and Storage Soon after sample collection, serum will be separated by centrifugation at 4000×g for 10 min at 4°C and separated serum will stored at -80°C till analysis. Analysis will be done using validated bioanalytical method at CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow.

Inactivation of hepatitis C virus in the stored sample HCV inactivation will be done by heat treatment. Before heat treatment, water bath chamber will be cleaned, filled with fresh RO water and temperature calibration will be checked for accuracy. The specimens will be heated at 60 C for 10 minutes or 65 C for 5 minutes to inactivate the virus. Immediately after heat treatment, the specimens will be put in crushed ice to stop the heat effect. The specimens will be transported in frozen condition for analysis.

Sample preparation:

The sample preparation consists of the simple liquid-liquid extraction and/or protein precipitation.

Liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy HPLC system consisting of Shimadzu UFLC system consisting of LC-20AD binary pumps and SIL-HTc autosampler (Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan) will be used to inject 10 µL aliquots of the processed samples on a C18 column (4.6 mm × 50 mm, 5.0 µm). The separation will be achieved by running the mobile phase in isocratic mode containing acetonitrile and 10mM ammonium acetate buffer in suitable ratio (%v/v) at a flow rate capable of sufficient resolution to be optimized during method development and validation. The mobile phase will be duly filtered through 0.22 µm filter and degassed ultrasonically before use. Mass spectrometric detection will be performed on an API 5500 Q Trap mass spectrometer (Applied Biosystems, MDS Sciex Toronto, Canada) equipped with an API electron spray ionization (ESI) source. The ion spray voltage will be set at 5500 V. The instrument related parameters viz., nebulizer gas, curtain gas, auxiliary gas and collision gas and coompound related parameters viz., declustering potential (DP), collision energy (CE), entrance potential (EP) and collision cell exit potential (CXP) respectively will be optimized before validating the method . Zero air will be used as source gas while nitrogen will be used as both curtain and collision gas. The mass spectrometer will be operated at ESI positive as well as ESI negative ion mode and detection of the ions will be performed in the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode monitering the transitions of the analytes. Quadrupole 1 and quadrupole 3 will be maintained at unit resolution and dwell time will be set at 200 ms. Analyst 1.6 software (version 1.6, Built 3773; AB Sciex, Toronto, Canada) will be used for data acquisition and quantitation.

Pharmacokinetic parameters estimation The pharmacokinetic parameters will be estimated using WinNonlin software either through compartment/non-compartment modeling.

Being tested
Sofosbuvir, Daclatasvir 60 mg
Medical subject headings
Kidney Failure, Chronic, Hepatitis C

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • SofosbuvirDrug

    Sofosbuvir is the backbone of the most of the currently used anti-HCV treatment regimens

  • Daclatasvir 60 mgDrug

    Daclatasvir, in combination with sofosbuvir, is approved for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in absence of liver cirrhosis

Study groups in NCT03883698
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ESRD, alternate day doseExperimentalParticipants with end stage renal disease (eGFR <30 ml/min) and hepatitis C virus active infection and treated with sofosbuvir 400 mg on alternate days. Total duration of treatment will be 12 weeks
Receives: Drug: Sofosbuvir; Drug: Daclatasvir 60 mg
ESRD, daily doseExperimentalParticipants with end stage renal disease (eGFR <30 ml/min) and hepatitis C virus active infection and treated with sofosbuvir 200 mg daily doses. The total duration of treatment will be 12 weeks
Receives: Drug: Sofosbuvir; Drug: Daclatasvir 60 mg
ControlActive comparatorParticipants with normal eGFR and hepatitis C virus infection and treated with sofosbuvir 400 mg daily dose. The total duration of treatment will be 12 weeks
Receives: Drug: Sofosbuvir; Drug: Daclatasvir 60 mg

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Pharmacokinetics study

    To study the Maximum Plasma Concentration [Cmax] of sofosbuvir and its metabolite (GS-331007) in participants with eGFR below 30 ml/min who are treated with low-dose of sofosbuvir and compare it with that in people with normal eGFR.

    Measured: At hour (from the time of drug administration) '0', 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 on Day 1; hour 36 on Day 2; at hour 84 on Day 4; and at hour 156 on Day 7

  2. Pharmacokinetics study

    To study the Area Under the Curve [AUC] of sofosbuvir and its metabolite (GS-331007) in participants with eGFR below 30 ml/min who are treated with low-dose of sofosbuvir and compare it with that in people with normal eGFR.

    Measured: At hour (from the time of drug administration) '0', 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 on Day 1; hour 36 on Day 2; at hour 84 on Day 4; and at hour 156 on Day 7

  3. Pharmacokinetics study

    To study the Terminal Half Life [t1/2] of sofosbuvir and its metabolite (GS-331007) in participants with eGFR below 30 ml/min who are treated with low-dose of sofosbuvir and compare it with that in people with normal eGFR.

    Measured: At hour (from the time of drug administration) '0', 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 on Day 1; hour 36 on Day 2; at hour 84 on Day 4; and at hour 156 on Day 7

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Clinical response

    Proportion of participants with sustained virologic response at 12 weeks [SVR12] after discontinuation of anti-HCV treatment

    Measured: 12 weeks after stopping anti-HCV treatment

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Mar 2019
  2. Study start15 Mar 2019
  3. Primary completion1 Aug 2020
  4. Study completion1 Aug 2020

Resources

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 3
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
This is a three arm, case control study aimed at studying the pharmacokinetics of sofosbuvir and its major metabolite (GS-331007) in people with estimated GFR (eGFR) \<30 ml/min. Two arms will include participants with advanced renal failure with eGFR below 30 ml/min and third arm will include participants with normal eGFR. Participants with eGFR \<30 ml/min will receive sofosbuvir in doses of either 400mg on alternate days or 200mg daily. The participants with normal eGFR will receive the standard of care, i.e, 400mg of sofosbuvir daily
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03883698
Sponsor's protocol ID
2018-167-IMP-107
Other IDs
CTRI/2019/03/018011
Status last verified
Apr 2021
First submitted
15 Mar 2019
Last updated
6 Apr 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: As of now, our group has not decided about sharing the IPD with other researchers in a publicly available platform. Though, if needed, we could try to share the needed information if our institute's ethic committee permits for the same.

Publications

  • Kirby BJ, Symonds WT, Kearney BP, Mathias AA. Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacodynamic, and Drug-Interaction Profile of the Hepatitis C Virus NS5B Polymerase Inhibitor Sofosbuvir. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2015 Jul;54(7):677-90. doi: 10.1007/s40262-015-0261-7.

    PubMed 25822283
  • European Association for the Study of the Liver. EASL Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C 2018. J Hepatol. 2018 Aug;69(2):461-511. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2018.03.026. Epub 2018 Apr 9. No abstract available.

    PubMed 29650333
  • Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Hepatitis C Work Group. KDIGO 2018 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hepatitis C in Chronic Kidney Disease. Kidney Int Suppl (2011). 2018 Oct;8(3):91-165. doi: 10.1016/j.kisu.2018.06.001. Epub 2018 Sep 19. No abstract available.

    PubMed 30675443
  • Goel A, Bhadauria DS, Kaul A, Verma P, Mehrotra M, Gupta A, Sharma RK, Rai P, Aggarwal R. Daclatasvir and reduced-dose sofosbuvir: An effective and pangenotypic treatment for hepatitis C in patients with estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/min. Nephrology (Carlton). 2019 Mar;24(3):316-321. doi: 10.1111/nep.13222.

    PubMed 29327401

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir 60 mg in people with Kidney Failure, Chronic and Hepatitis C, run by Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences at 1 site in India.

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 3 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 6 Apr 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in India. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Pharmacokinetics study (time frame: At hour (from the time of drug administration) '0', 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 on Day 1; hour 36 on Day 2; at hour 84 on Day 4; and at hour 156 on Day 7). The study lists 3 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 NCT03883698, which also lists 4 linked publications.

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 6 Apr 2021.

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