| E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation | 
| E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated | 
| Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis with fibrosis |  | 
| E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language | 
| Fatty Liver where the cells in the liver have abnormal fat built-up and built-up of scar tissue in the liver.
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| E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18] | 
| MedDRA Classification | 
| E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation | 
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| E.1.2 | Version | 18.0 |  
| E.1.2 | Level | PT |  
| E.1.2 | Classification code | 10053219 |  
| E.1.2 | Term | Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |  
| E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10019805 - Hepatobiliary disorders |  | 
| 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 | 
| Hepatic histological improvement in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) activity score (NAS) at Year 1 relative to Screening biopsy, defined by a minimum 2-point improvement in NAS with at least a 1-point improvement in more than 1 category and with no concurrent worsening of fibrosis stage (worsening defined as progression to bridging fibrosis or cirrhosis) |  | 
| E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial | 
| Evaluate the resolution of NASH with no concurrent worsening of fibrosis stage (worsening defined as progression to bridging fibrosis or cirrhosis) at Year 2 |  | 
| E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No | 
| E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria | 
| --Histological evidence of NASH, based on Screening biopsy, with a NAS of ≥ 4 with at least 1 in each component of NAS --Histological evidence of liver fibrosis defined as NASH CRN System Stage 1 to 3, inclusive, based on Screening biopsy
 --Meeting any of the 3 following major criteria (a, b, c):
 a. Documented evidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
 b. High BMI (> 25 kg/m2) with at least 1 of the following criteria of the metabolic syndrome, as defined by the NCEP:
 i. Central obesity: waist circumference ≥ 102 cm or 40 inches (male), ≥ 88 cm or 35 inches (female)
 ii. Dyslipidemia: TG ≥ 1.7 mmol/L (150 mg/dL)
 iii. Dyslipidemia: HDL-cholesterol < 40 mg/dL (male), < 50 mg/dL (female)
 iv. Blood pressure ≥ 130/85 mmHg (or treated for hypertension)
 v. Fasting plasma glucose ≥ 6.1 mmol/L (110 mg/dL)
 c. Bridging fibrosis (NASH CRN Stage 3) and/or definite NASH (NAS ≥ 5)
 --Agree to have one liver biopsy at Screening, one at Year 1, and one at the end
 of study treatment (Year 2)
 
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| E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria | 
| --Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive --Hepatitis C antibody (HCVAb) positive with the following 2 exceptions:
 a. Subjects previously treated for viral hepatitis C with at least a 1-year period since documented sustained virologic response at Week 12 (post-treatment) may be eligible if all other eligibility criteria are met
 b. Subjects with presence of hepatitis C antibody but negative hepatitis C virus RNA without treatment (i.e., spontaneous clearance) may be eligible if all other eligibility criteria are met
 --Prior or planned liver transplantation
 --Other known causes of chronic liver disease, including alcoholic liver disease
 --History of cirrhosis and/or hepatic decompensation including ascites, hepatic encephalopathy or variceal bleeding
 --Alcohol consumption greater than 21 units/week for males or 14 units/week for females (one unit of alcohol is ½ pint of beer [285 mL], 1 glass of spirits
 [25 mL] or 1 glass of wine [125 mL])
 -HIV-1 and HIV-2 infection due to CVC's anti-HIV activity
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| E.5 End points | 
| E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) | 
| Hepatic histological improvement in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) activity score (NAS) at Year 1 relative to Screening biopsy, defined by a minimum 2-point improvement in NAS with at least a 1-point improvement in more than 1 category and with no concurrent worsening of fibrosis stage (worsening defined as progression to bridging fibrosis or cirrhosis) |  | 
| E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point | 
| Biopsies will be performed at Screening, Year 1, and Year 2 |  | 
| E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) | 
| Resolution of NASH with no concurrent worsening of fibrosis stage (worsening defined as progression to bridging fibrosis or cirrhosis) at Year 2 |  | 
| E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point | 
| Assessments will be performed every three months for two years. |  | 
| 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 | No | 
| E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No | 
| E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No | 
| E.6.9 | Dose response | No | 
| E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No | 
| E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No | 
| 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) | Yes | 
| E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No | 
| E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No | 
| E.8 Design of the trial | 
| E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes | 
| E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes | 
| E.8.1.2 | Open | No | 
| E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No | 
| E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes | 
| E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes | 
| E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Yes | 
| 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 | Yes | 
| E.8.2.3 | Other | No | 
| E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 3 | 
| 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 | 8 | 
| E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes | 
| E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 35 | 
| 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 |  
| Israel |  
| Italy |  
| Moldova, Republic of |  
| Poland |  
| Romania |  
| Spain |  
| United Kingdom |  
| United States |  | 
| E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes | 
| 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 | 
| LPLV- Last patient last visit |  | 
| E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 | 
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 3 | 
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 | 
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |