E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
A viral infection affecting the liver |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Virus Diseases [C02] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
•To evaluate the efficacy of MK-5172 in combination with MK-8742 as assessed by the proportion of subjects achieving SVR12 (Sustained Virologic Response 12 weeks after the end of all study therapy), defined as HCV RNA <LLOQ (either TD[u] or TND) 12 weeks after the end of all study therapy.
•To evaluate the safety and tolerability of MK-5172 in combination with MK-8742.
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
•To evaluate the efficacy of MK-5172 in combination with MK-8742 as assessed by the proportion of subjects achieving: SVR24 (Sustained Virologic Response 24 weeks after the end of all study therapy), defined as HCV RNA <LLOQ (either TD(u) or TND) 24 weeks after the end of all study therapy. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | Yes |
E.2.3.1 | Full title, date and version of each sub-study and their related objectives |
Merck will conduct Future Biomedical Research on DNA (blood) specimens collected during this clinical trial. Such research is for biomarker testing to address emergent questions not described elsewhere in the protocol (as part of the main trial) and will only be conducted on specimens from appropriately consented subjects. The objective of collecting specimens for Future Biomedical Research is to explore and identify biomarkers that inform the scientific understanding of diseases and/or their therapeutic treatments. The overarching goal is to use such information to develop safer, more effective drugs, and/or to ensure that subjects receive the correct dose of the correct drug at the correct time |
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E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
•You are greater than or equal to 18 years of age.
•You have chronic genotype 1, 4, 5, or 6 Hepatitis C virus.
•You must be on opiate substitution therapy (OST), have kept at least 80% of scheduled appointments while on OST, and not missed any scheduled appointments between screening and study entry
•You have had a liver biopsy, Fibroscan, or Fibrotest to check for cirrhosis or no cirrhosis.
•You are treatment naïve to all HCV treatment
•You may be co-infected with HIV
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• You have signs of decompensated liver disease.
•You are coinfected with Hepatitis B virus.
•You have signs of hepatocellular carcinoma or history of malignancy.
•You are taking or plan to take any medication not allowed for this study.
•You have a history of, or signs of, chronic hepatitis not caused by hepatitis C virus.
•You have an exclusionary laboratory value
•If you have HIV, you use HIV drugs other than a dual NNRTI backbone of tenofovir or abacavir and either emtricitabine or lamivudine PLUS raltegravir [or dolutegravir or rilpivine]
•You have a history of opportunistic infection in the preceding 6 months prior to screening.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The SVR12 rate of subjects enrolled. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
The SVR24 rate of subjects enrolled. |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | Yes |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 2 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 19 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Australia |
Belgium |
Canada |
France |
Germany |
Greece |
Ireland |
Israel |
Italy |
Lithuania |
Malaysia |
Netherlands |
New Zealand |
Norway |
Romania |
Spain |
Taiwan |
United Kingdom |
United States |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 17 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 17 |