Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Elbasvir (MK-8742) in Hepatitis C Infected Males (MK-8742-002)

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics of elbasvir (MK-8742) in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)-infected participants. There will be 3 parts to this study; Part I will enroll only genotype (GT) 1 HCV-infected participants, Part II will enroll GT3 HCV-infected participants, and Part III will enroll only GT1a HCV-infected participants. All parts may run concurrently, or Parts II and III may be staggered. Hypothesis (Part I): At a once-daily dose that is sufficiently safe and well tolerated in HCV-infected participants, elbasvir administered for 5 consecutive days has superior antiviral activity in GT1 HCV-infected participants compared to placebo, as measured by change from baseline in plasma HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA; log 10 copies/mL) at Day 5, 24-hour postdose timepoint. (a true mean viral RNA reduction of at least 3 log10 is anticipated). Hypothesis (Part II): At a dose that is sufficiently safe in GT3 HCV-infected participants, the mean maximum reduction in HCV viral load is greater following multiple dose oral administration of elbasvir as compared to placebo. Hypothesis (Part III): At a once-daily dose that is sufficiently safe and well tolerated in HCV-infected participants, elbasvir administered for 5 consecutive days has superior antiviral activity in GT1a HCV-infected participants compared to placebo, as measured by change from baseline in plasma HCV RNA (log 10 copies/mL) at Day 5, 24-hour postdose timepoint. (a true mean viral RNA reduction of at least 3 log10 is anticipated).

Timeline

Start

2012-02-16

Primary completion

2013-05-17

Completion

2013-05-17

Publications

• Background Liu R, Curry S, McMonagle P, Yeh WW, Ludmerer SW, Jumes PA, Marshall WL, Kong S, Ingravallo P, Black S, Pak I, DiNubile MJ, Howe AY. Susceptibilities of genotype 1a, 1b, and 3 hepatitis C virus variants to the NS5A inhibitor elbasvir. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Nov;59(11):6922-9. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01390-15. Epub 2015 Aug 24.
• Results Yeh WW, Fraser IP, Jumes P, Petry A, Lepeleire I, Robberechts M, Reitmann C, Van Dyck K, Huang X, Guo Z, Panebianco D, Nachbar RB, O'Mara E, Wagner JA, Butterton JR, Dutko FJ, Moiseev V, Kobalava Z, Huser A, Visan S, Schwabe C, Gane E, Popa S, Ghicavii N, Uhle M, Wagner F. Antiviral Activity, Safety, and Tolerability of Multiple Ascending Doses of Elbasvir or Grazoprevir in Participants Infected With Hepatitis C Virus Genotype-1 or -3. Clin Ther. 2018 May;40(5):704-718.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2018.03.002. Epub 2018 Apr 25.

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