Short Duration Therapy of Acute Hepatitis C Genotypes 1 or 4

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the rate of sustained virological response (SVR) 12 weeks after 8-week oral treatment with grazoprevir 100mg/elbasvir 50mg (MRK-combo) in patients with acute hepatitis C genotype1 or 4.

Timeline

Start

2017-05-31

Primary completion

2018-12-31

Completion

2019-09-16

Publications

• Background Gambotti L, Batisse D, Colin-de-Verdiere N, Delaroque-Astagneau E, Desenclos JC, Dominguez S, Dupont C, Duval X, Gervais A, Ghosn J, Larsen C, Pol S, Serpaggi J, Simon A, Valantin MA, Velter A; Acute hepatitis C collaborating group. Acute hepatitis C infection in HIV positive men who have sex with men in Paris, France, 2001-2004. Euro Surveill. 2005 May;10(5):115-7.
• Background Fierer DS, Dieterich DT, Fiel MI, Branch AD, Marks KM, Fusco DN, Hsu R, Smith DM, Fierer J. Rapid progression to decompensated cirrhosis, liver transplant, and death in HIV-infected men after primary hepatitis C virus infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Apr;56(7):1038-43. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis1206. Epub 2012 Dec 21.
• Background European AIDS Treatment Network (NEAT) Acute Hepatitis C Infection Consensus Panel. Acute hepatitis C in HIV-infected individuals: recommendations from the European AIDS Treatment Network (NEAT) consensus conference. AIDS. 2011 Feb 20;25(4):399-409. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328343443b. No abstract available.
• Background Rockstroh JK, Nelson M, Katlama C, Lalezari J, Mallolas J, Bloch M, Matthews GV, Saag MS, Zamor PJ, Orkin C, Gress J, Klopfer S, Shaughnessy M, Wahl J, Nguyen BY, Barr E, Platt HL, Robertson MN, Sulkowski M. Efficacy and safety of grazoprevir (MK-5172) and elbasvir (MK-8742) in patients with hepatitis C virus and HIV co-infection (C-EDGE CO-INFECTION): a non-randomised, open-label trial. Lancet HIV. 2015 Aug;2(8):e319-27. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(15)00114-9. Epub 2015 Jul 9.

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