Status:

COMPLETED

A Study of TMC435 in Combination With PSI-7977 (GS7977) in Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 1-Infected Prior Null Responders To Peginterferon/Ribavirin Therapy or HCV Treatment-Naive Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Janssen R&D Ireland

Collaborating Sponsors:

Gilead Sciences

Conditions:

Hepatitis C

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of TMC435 plus PSI-7977 (GS7977) with or without ribavirin in patients who are chronically infected with genotype 1 hepatitis C viru...

Detailed Description

This is a Phase IIa, randomized (the study medications are assigned by chance), open label (all people know the identity of the intervention) study of TMC435 plus PSI-7977 (GS7977) with or without rib...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Chronic genotype 1 hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection
  • Plasma HCV RNA of more than 10,000 IU/mL at screening
  • Patients in Cohort 1 must be null responders to PegIFN/ribavirin with at least 1 documented previous course of PegIFN/ribavirin therapy for at least 12 consecutive weeks
  • Patients in Cohort 2 must be null responders to PegIFN/ribavirin with at least 1 documented previous course of PegIFN/ribavirin therapy for at least 12 consecutive weeks and could also be HCV treatment-naive, meaning never received treatment with any approved or investigational drug for the treatment of HCV
  • Null responders patients in Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 must meet the defined criterion for a null responder, defined as on-treatment less than 2 log10 IU/mL reduction in HCV RNA from baseline at Week 12 of the most recent PegIFN/ribavirin therapy
  • Patient must have had a liver biopsy within 3 years before screening (or between screening and baseline visit) or patient must have had a liver biopsy at any time in the past which showed Metavir F3 or F4 fibrosis
  • Must agree to use 2 forms of effective contraception throughout the study (male and female)

Exclusion

  • Has evidence of hepatic decompensation
  • Has any liver disease of non-HCV etiology
  • Has an infection/co-infection with non-genotype 1 HCV
  • Has a co-infection with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 or type 2 (HIV-1 or HIV-2) (positive HIV-1 or HIV-2 antibody test at screening)
  • Has a co-infection with hepatitis B virus (hepatitis B surface antigen \[HBsAg\] positive)
  • Has a history of malignancy within 5 years of the screening visit

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

168 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01466790

Start Date

January 1 2012

End Date

January 1 2014

Last Update

February 9 2015

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Hoover, Alabama, United States

2

Bakersfield, California, United States

3

La Jolla, California, United States

4

San Diego, California, United States