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NCT Number: NCT02421211

A Study to Investigate the Pharmacokinetic Interactions Between Simeprevir and Ledipasvir in a Treatment Regimen Consisting of Simeprevir, Sofosbuvir, and Ledipasvir in Treatment-naive Participants With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 Infection

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetic interactions between simeprevir and ledipasvir in a treatment regimen consisting of simeprevir (SMV), sofosbuvir (SOF), and ledipasvir (LDV) in treatment-naive participants with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Antwerp, Belgium

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About this study

This is an open-label (all people know the identity of the intervention), 2-panel, Phase 2, randomized (study medication assigned to participants by chance) study. The study will consist of 3 study phases: Screening Phase (5 weeks), an Open-label Treatment Phase (70 days for Panel 1 and 56 days for Panel 2), a Post-treatment Follow-up Phase (12 weeks after the actual end of treatment). Participants will receive a combination of the following treatments: Treatment A: SMV 150 milligram (mg) once daily; Treatment B: LDV 90 mg along with SOF 400 mg once daily; Treatment C: SOF 400 mg once daily. Participants will be randomly assigned to Panel 1 (Treatment AC followed by Treatment AB) and Panel 2 (Treatment B followed by Treatment AB). The total study duration will be approximately 27 weeks for participants in Panel 1 and 25 weeks for participants in Panel 2. Participants will be primarily accessed for pharmacokinetic parameters. Participants' safety will be monitored throughout the study.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants with Body Mass Index (weight in kilogram [kg] divided by the square of height in meters) of 18.0 to 35.0 kilogram per square meter kg/m^2, extremes included
  • Participants must be treatment-naive (that is, have not received prior treatment with any approved or investigational drug)
  • Participants with HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) plasma levels greater than (>) 10,000 international unit per milliliter (IU/ml) and lower than 6,000,000 international unit per milliliter (IU/ml) at screening
  • Participants with absence of cirrhosis confirmed by FibroTest/Fibrosure score less or equal to 0.75 and an aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ration index less or equal to 2 or a Fibroscan less or equal to 14.6 kilopascale (kPA), performed within 6 months prior or during the screening period
  • Participants with documented chronic HCV infection: diagnosis of HCV infection >6 months prior to screening, either by detectable HCV RNA, an HCV positive antibody test or presence of histological changes consistent with chronic hepatitis in a liver biopsy

Exclusion criteria

  • Participant has infection/co-infection with HCV of a genotype other than genotype 1, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 or 2
  • Participant has any evidence of liver disease of non-HCV etiology. This includes, but is not limited to acute hepatitis A, active hepatitis B, drug- or alcohol-related liver disease, autoimmune hepatitis, hemochromatosis, Wilson's disease, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, or any other non-HC liver disease considered clinically significant by the investigator
  • Participant with significant co-morbidities, conditions or clinical significant findings during screening assessments that in the opinion of the investigator could compromise the participants' safety or could interfere with the Participant participating in and completing the study
  • Participant received an organ transplant (other than cornea or hair transplant or skin graft)
  • Participants have key protocol defined laboratory abnormalities

Treatment and study plan

Simeprevir (SMV)

Drug

Participants will receive 150 milligram (mg) of SMV (Treatment A) once daily in Panel 1 and Panel 2.

Ledipasvir (LDV)

Drug

Participants will receive 90 mg of LDV once daily as FDC tablet with SOF (Treatment B) in Panel 1 and Panel 2.

sofosbuvir (SOF)

Drug

Participants will receive 400 mg of SOF alone (Treatment C) in Panel 1 and as FDC tablet with LDV (Treatment B) once daily in Panel 2.

Primary outcomes

  1. Minimum Plasma Concentration (Cmin) of Simeprevir (SMV)

    Time frame: Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 14 and Day 28

    The Cmin is the minimum observed plasma concentration.

  2. Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Simeprevir

    Time frame: Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 14 and Day 28

    The Cmax is the maximum observed plasma concentration.

  3. Area Under the Curve From Time Zero to End of Dosing Interval (AUCtau) of Simeprevir

    Time frame: Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 14 and Day 28

    The AUCtau is the measure of the plasma drug concentration from time zero to end of dosing interval. It is used to characterize drug absorption.

  4. Minimum Plasma Concentration (Cmin) of Ledipasvir (LDV)

    Time frame: Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 14 and Day 28

    The Cmin is the minimum observed plasma concentration.

  5. Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Ledipasvir

    Time frame: Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 14 and Day 28

    The Cmax is the maximum observed plasma concentration.

  6. Area Under the Curve From Time Zero to End of Dosing Interval (AUCtau) of Ledipasvir

    Time frame: Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 14 and Day 28

    AUCtau is defined as area under the analyte concentration versus time curve during dosing interval tau, calculated by linear-linear trapezoidal summation.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Trough Plasma Concentration (Ctrough) of Simeprevir

    Time frame: Pre-dose on Day 14 and Day 28

    The (Ctrough) is the plasma concentration before dosing or at the end of the dosing interval of any dose other than the first dose in a multiple dosing regimen.

  2. Time to Reach Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Simeprevir

    Time frame: Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 14 and Day 28

    The Tmax is defined as actual sampling time to reach maximum observed analyte concentration.

  3. Average Plasma Concentration at Steady State (Cavg,ss) of Simeprevir

    Time frame: Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 14 and Day 28

    The Cavg,ss is calculated as area under the plasma concentration-time curve during a dosing Interval (AUC[tau]) divided by the dosing interval (tau).

  4. Fluctuation Index (FI) of Simeprevir

    Time frame: Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 14 and Day 28

    Fluctuation index is defined as percentage fluctuation (variation between maximum and minimum concentration at steady state), calculated as: 100*([Cmax Cmin]/Cavg).

  5. Trough Plasma Concentration (Ctrough) of Ledipasvir

    Time frame: Pre-dose on Day 14 and Day 28

    The (Ctrough) is the plasma concentration before dosing or at the end of the dosing interval of any dose other than the first dose in a multiple dosing regimen.

  6. Time to Reach Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Ledipasvir

    Time frame: Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 14 and Day 28

    The Tmax is defined as actual sampling time to reach maximum observed analyte concentration.

  7. Average Plasma Concentration at Steady State (Cavg,ss) of Ledipasvir

    Time frame: Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 14 and Day 28

    The Cavg,ss is calculated as area under the plasma concentration-time curve during a dosing Interval (AUC[tau]) divided by the dosing interval (tau).

  8. Fluctuation Index (FI) of Ledipasvir

    Time frame: Pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 14 and Day 28

    Fluctuation index is defined as percentage fluctuation (variation between maximum and minimum concentration at steady state), calculated as: 100*([Cmax Cmin]/Cavg).

  9. Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    Time frame: Up to 10 Weeks for Panel 1 and 8 Weeks for Panel 2

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship. An SAE is an AE resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly.

  10. Percentage of Participants With On-treatment Virologic Response

    Time frame: Week 1, up to EOT (Week 10 in Panel 1 and Week 8 in Panel 2)

    On-treatment virologic response was determined by hepatitis C virus (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) results satisfying a specified threshold.

    The following thresholds were considered at any time point: less than (<) lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) undetectable, <LLOQ detectable and <LLOQ undetectable/detectable.

  11. Percentage of Participants With Sustained Virologic Response (SVR) 4 Weeks After the Actual EOT (SVR4) and 12 Weeks After the Actual EOT (SVR12)

    Time frame: 4 weeks after EOT (Week 4 of follow-up phase in Panel 1 and Panel 2) and 12 weeks after EOT (Week 12 of follow-up phase in Panel 1 and Panel 2)

    SVR4 or SVR12 is defined as sustained virologic response 4 or 12 weeks after the actual EOT the participant has HCV RNA <LLOQ detectable or undetectable.

  12. Percentage of Participants With On-treatment Failure

    Time frame: Day 70 in Panel 1 and Day 56 in Panel 2

    On-treatment failure is defined as participants who did not achieve SVR12 and with confirmed detectable HCV RNA at the actual end of treatment. This was to include participants with: 1) Viral breakthrough, defined as a confirmed increase of greater than (>)1 log10 in HCV RNA from nadir, or confirmed HCV RNA of >100 IU/mL in participants whose HCV RNA had previously been <LLOQ while on treatment; 2) Other with confirmed detectable HCV RNA at the actual end of treatment (example, completed, discontinued due to AEs, withdrawal of consent).

  13. Percentage of Participants With Viral Relapse

    Time frame: Up to Week 12 follow-up phase after EOT

    Participants who did not achieve SVR12, with undetectable HCV RNA at the actual end of study drug treatment and confirmed HCV RNA greater than or equal to (>=) LLOQ during follow-up.

  14. Number of Participants Not Achieving Sustained Virologic Response (SVR) Showing Emerging Mutation in HCV Nonstructural Protein 3/4A (NS3/4A), Nonstructural Protein 5A (NS5A), and Nonstructural Protein 5B (NS5B) Sequence

    Time frame: Up to end of follow-up phase (Week 12 of follow-up phase) in Panel 1 and Panel 2

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Janssen Sciences Ireland UC

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 2, 2-panel, Open-label Randomized Study in Hepatitis C Virus Infected Subjects to Investigate the Pharmacokinetic Interactions Between Simeprevir and Ledipasvir in a Treatment Regimen Consisting of Simeprevir, Sofosbuvir and Ledipasvir in Treatment-naive Participants.

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2016
First posted
Apr 20, 2015
Registry last updated
Mar 28, 2019

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