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    Clinical Trial Results:
    Multicenter trial for the treatment of acute Hepatitis C for 8 weeks with Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir fix dose combination - The HepNet Acute HCV-V study

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    2018-003474-27
    Trial protocol
    DE  
    Global end of trial date
    08 Jun 2021

    Results information
    Results version number
    v1(current)
    This version publication date
    23 Sep 2022
    First version publication date
    23 Sep 2022
    Other versions

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    HepNet-aHCV-V
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    -
    US NCT number
    NCT03818308
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    -
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    Hannover Medical School
    Sponsor organisation address
    Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, Hannover, Germany, 30625
    Public contact
    Stabsstelle Qualitätsmanagement in der Klinischen Forschung, Hannover Medical School, EudraCT@mh-hannover.de
    Scientific contact
    Stabsstelle Qualitätsmanagement in der Klinischen Forschung, Hannover Medical School, EudraCT@mh-hannover.de
    Paediatric regulatory details
    Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
    No
    Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    08 Sep 2021
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    Yes
    Primary completion date
    08 Jun 2021
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    08 Jun 2021
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    No
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    • To evaluate the efficacy of treatment with sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (SOF/VEL) Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) for 8 weeks in patients with acute HCV infection as measured by the proportion of subjects with sustained viral response (undetectable HCV RNA) 12 weeks after stop of therapy (SVR 12)
    Protection of trial subjects
    Before study enrolment all subjects got detailed information about study procedures, potential risks and benefits as well as alternative treatment options. The study was approved by regulatory authorities and independent monitoring was conducted to ensure subjects safety. The IMP is an approved drug with extensive data from clinical trials and favorable risk-benefit profile.
    Background therapy
    -
    Evidence for comparator
    -
    Actual start date of recruitment
    26 Jun 2019
    Long term follow-up planned
    No
    Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement?
    No
    Population of trial subjects
    Number of subjects enrolled per country
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Germany: 31
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    31
    EEA total number of subjects
    31
    Number of subjects enrolled per age group
    In utero
    0
    Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk
    0
    Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
    Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
    Children (2-11 years)
    0
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
    Adults (18-64 years)
    31
    From 65 to 84 years
    0
    85 years and over
    0

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    Patints were screened in 14 study centers in Germany. Overall 31 patients were screened for elegibility and signed informed consent. 11 of these screened patients had to be excluded due to inclusion/exclusion criteria (Screening failures). Recruitment period was between 06/2019 and 01/2020.

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    Adults (≥18 years) with acute HCV monoinfection. Leading inclusion criteria were HCV RNA > 10³ IU/ml and proven antibody or RNA seroconversion or ALT > 10 ULN with known exposure within 4 month. Leading exclusion criteria were HIV co-infection, clinically significant illness (other than HCV) and contraindications against SOF/VEL.

    Pre-assignment period milestones
    Number of subjects started
    31
    Number of subjects completed
    20

    Pre-assignment subject non-completion reasons
    Reason: Number of subjects
    Screening Failure: 11
    Period 1
    Period 1 title
    ITT Population (overall period)
    Is this the baseline period?
    Yes
    Allocation method
    Not applicable
    Blinding used
    Not blinded

    Arms
    Arm title
    single-arm
    Arm description
    single-arm study
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Epclusa®
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    sofosbuvir/ velpatasvir
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Film-coated tablet
    Routes of administration
    Oral use
    Dosage and administration details
    Sofosbuvir/ velpatasvir (SOF/VEL, Epclusa®), film-coated, fixed-dose combination tablet, consisting of 400 mg SOF and 100 mg VEL for oral administration

    Number of subjects in period 1 [1]
    single-arm
    Started
    20
    End of treatment
    19
    Completed
    18
    Not completed
    2
         Lost to follow-up
    2
    Notes
    [1] - The number of subjects reported to be in the baseline period are not the same as the worldwide number enrolled in the trial. It is expected that these numbers will be the same.
    Justification: 31 patients were screened for enrolment and 20 patients finally were enrolled in the study. 11 patients dit not met inclusion-/ exclusion criteria and thus must be excluded as screening failure. The number of patients in the baseline period reflects the number of patients who received at least one dose of study medication (ITT).

    Baseline characteristics

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    Baseline characteristics reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    ITT Population
    Reporting group description
    The overall population is an ITT population and consists of all patients who received at least one dose of the study medication.

    Reporting group values
    ITT Population Total
    Number of subjects
    20 20
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
        In utero
    0 0
        Preterm newborn infants (gestational age < 37 wks)
    0 0
        Newborns (0-27 days)
    0 0
        Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0 0
        Children (2-11 years)
    0 0
        Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0 0
        Adults (18-64 years)
    20 20
        From 65-84 years
    0 0
        85 years and over
    0 0
    Age continuous
    Adults >= 18 yr
    Units: years
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    37.4 ± 9.3 -
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    1 1
        Male
    19 19
    HCV Genotype
    Units: Subjects
        1a.
    12 12
        1b.
    1 1
        2.
    1 1
        3.
    3 3
        4.
    3 3
        5.
    0 0
        6.
    0 0
    HCV RNA
    Units: IU/ml
        median (inter-quartile range (Q1-Q3))
    104307 (7842 to 1726734) -
    ALT/GPT
    Units: U/L
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    393.2 ± 405.1 -
    Subject analysis sets

    Subject analysis set title
    PP Population
    Subject analysis set type
    Per protocol
    Subject analysis set description
    The PP population comprises of all patients that were complying with the studyprotocol until the end of the observational period, particularly all patients that attended all study visits and have fully observed data for the primary endpoint.

    Subject analysis sets values
    PP Population
    Number of subjects
    18
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
        In utero
    0
        Preterm newborn infants (gestational age < 37 wks)
    0
        Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
        Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
        Children (2-11 years)
    0
        Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
        Adults (18-64 years)
    18
        From 65-84 years
    0
        85 years and over
    0
    Age continuous
    Adults >= 18 yr
    Units: years
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    37.7 ± 9.4
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    1
        Male
    17
    HCV Genotype
    Units: Subjects
        1a.
    10
        1b.
    1
        2.
    1
        3.
    3
        4.
    3
        5.
    0
        6.
    0
    HCV RNA
    Units: IU/ml
        median (inter-quartile range (Q1-Q3))
    156325 (7875 to 2963448)
    ALT/GPT
    Units: U/L
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    400.7 ± 424.5

    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    single-arm
    Reporting group description
    single-arm study

    Subject analysis set title
    PP Population
    Subject analysis set type
    Per protocol
    Subject analysis set description
    The PP population comprises of all patients that were complying with the studyprotocol until the end of the observational period, particularly all patients that attended all study visits and have fully observed data for the primary endpoint.

    Primary: Proportion of subjects with sustained virological response (SVR 12) 12 weeks after discontinuation of therapy

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    End point title
    Proportion of subjects with sustained virological response (SVR 12) 12 weeks after discontinuation of therapy
    End point description
    Proportion of subjects with sustained virological response (undetectable HCV RNA) 12 weeks after discontinuation of therapy (SVR 12)
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    Follow up visit 12
    End point values
    single-arm PP Population
    Number of subjects analysed
    20
    18
    Units: Patients
        sustained viral response 12 weeks in all patients
    18
    18
    Statistical analysis title
    two-sided 95%-Wilson-confidence interval
    Statistical analysis description
    The two-sided 95%-Wilson-confidence interval for the proportion of subjects with sustained viral response 12 weeks after discontinuation of therapy (SVR 12). Since it is assumed that all patients will be HCV RNA negative, it is expected that the corresponding 95%-Wilson-confidence interval will be above 83% and it can be concluded that the treatment has an efficacy of at least 83% 12 weeks after a treatment period of 8 weeks. H0: pSVR12 < 0.83 and H1: pSVR12 ≥ 0.83.
    Comparison groups
    single-arm v PP Population
    Number of subjects included in analysis
    38
    Analysis specification
    Pre-specified
    Analysis type
    other [1]
    P-value
    < 0.83 [2]
    Method
    95%Wilson-confidence interval
    Confidence interval
    Notes
    [1] - Patients with missing values for the primary endpoint SVR 12 will be counted as treatment failures for the ITT analysis. These patients are hence counted as patients, which did not show a sustained viral response.
    [2] - H0: pSVR12 < 0.83 and H1: pSVR12 ≥ 0.83.

    Secondary: Proportion of subjects who reached ALT normalization after End of therapy

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    End point title
    Proportion of subjects who reached ALT normalization after End of therapy
    End point description
    Proportion of subjects who reached ALT normalization (ALT <ULN) after 8 weeks of therapy (EOT)
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    Week 8
    End point values
    single-arm
    Number of subjects analysed
    20
    Units: Patients
    16
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Proportion of subjects who reached ALT normalization 12 weeks after discontinuation of therapy (FU12)

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    End point title
    Proportion of subjects who reached ALT normalization 12 weeks after discontinuation of therapy (FU12)
    End point description
    Proportion of subjects who reached ALT normalization (ALT <ULN) after 12 weeks after discontinuation of therapy (FU12)
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    Follow Up Visit 12
    End point values
    single-arm
    Number of subjects analysed
    20
    Units: Patients
    17
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Mean HCV RNA at week 2

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    End point title
    Mean HCV RNA at week 2
    End point description
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    Week 2 after baseline
    End point values
    single-arm
    Number of subjects analysed
    20
    Units: IU/ml
        arithmetic mean (confidence interval 95%)
    10.84 (3.56 to 18.13)
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Mean HCV RNA at week 4

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    End point title
    Mean HCV RNA at week 4
    End point description
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    Week 4 after baseline
    End point values
    single-arm
    Number of subjects analysed
    20
    Units: IU/ml
        arithmetic mean (confidence interval 95%)
    3.16 (0.86 to 5.46)
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Mean HCV RNA at week 8

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    End point title
    Mean HCV RNA at week 8
    End point description
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    Week 8 after baseline
    End point values
    single-arm
    Number of subjects analysed
    20
    Units: IU/ml
        arithmetic mean (confidence interval 95%)
    0 (0 to 0)
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Mean HCV RNA 12 weeks after end of treatment

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    End point title
    Mean HCV RNA 12 weeks after end of treatment
    End point description
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    12 weeks after end of treatment
    End point values
    single-arm
    Number of subjects analysed
    20
    Units: IU/ml
        arithmetic mean (confidence interval 95%)
    0 (0 to 0)
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    The adverse event documentation period for this trial begins with informed consent and ends with the 12 weeks post-treatment visit.
    Adverse event reporting additional description
    Numbers in the non-serious adverse events section reflect all adverse events occurring during the study (non-serious and serious).
    Assessment type
    Systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    MedDRA
    Dictionary version
    20.1
    Reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    SOF/VEL
    Reporting group description
    -

    Serious adverse events
    SOF/VEL
    Total subjects affected by serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         number of deaths (all causes)
    0
         number of deaths resulting from adverse events
    Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
    Poisoning
    Additional description: Toxicity to various agents
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 0%
    Non-serious adverse events
    SOF/VEL
    Total subjects affected by non serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    13 / 20 (65.00%)
    Investigations
    Hepatic enzyme increased
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
    Poisoning
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Vascular disorders
    Hypertension
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Nervous system disorders
    Dizziness
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Headache
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Abdominal pain
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Abdominal pain upper
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Flatulence
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Reproductive system and breast disorders
    Genital erythema
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
    Dry skin
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Acne
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Sensitive skin
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Rash
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Renal and urinary disorders
    Urethral disorder
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Psychiatric disorders
    Depression
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Sleep disorder
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Infections and infestations
    COVID-19
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Nasopharyngitis
         subjects affected / exposed
    5 / 20 (25.00%)
         occurrences all number
    6
    Mycoplasma infection
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Influenza
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Pneumonia
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Post viral fatigue syndrome
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Syphilis
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 20 (5.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1

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    Substantial protocol amendments (globally)

    Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? No

    Interruptions (globally)

    Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No

    Limitations and caveats

    Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data.
    None reported
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