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A Study of Mericitabine in Combination With Boceprevir and Pegasys/Copegus in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C

A Phase 2 interventional study of Copegus and Copegus in Hepatitis C, Chronic, sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche. Completed at 24 sites in 7 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-08-05.

Sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
58
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This randomized, double-blind, multi-center, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study will evaluate the sustained virologic response and the safety of mericitabine (RO5024048) in combination with boceprevir and Pegasys/Copegus in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection. The anticipated time on study treatment is up to 48 weeks.

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Conditions studied

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In context

Hepatitis A

2,709 studies on the registry are indexed under Hepatitis A; 142 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 58 is below the median of 100 across 1,886 interventional studies indexed under Hepatitis A.

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Lead sponsor

Hoffmann-La Roche is the lead sponsor of 2,061 studies on the registry; 85 are open to participants now.

Of its 319 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 239 (75%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult patients, >/=18 years of age
  • Chronic hepatitis C infection for at least 6 months duration
  • Hepatitis C genotype 1a or 1b
  • Patients must have discontinued prior hepatitis C treatment at least 12 weeks prior to enrollment in this study
  • Patient showed a previous null response to therapy as defined by \< 2 log10 IU/mL decrease in viral titer after at least 12 weeks of treatment with PEG-IFN/RBV

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Hepatitis C infection with a genotype other than genotype 1a or 1b
  • Body mass index \<18 or >/=36
  • Hepatitis A, hepatitis B, or HIV infection
  • Herbal remedies \</=1 month prior to the first dose of study drug
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
58 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treatment Arm A

    24 weeks of therapy with mericitabine 1000 mg twice a day (BID), boceprevir 800 mg three times daily (TID), Pegasys 180 microgram/week, and Copegus 1000/1200 mg/day (total treatment duration of 24 weeks), followed by a 24-week treatment-free follow-up period.

    Drug: Copegus · Drug: Pegasys · Drug: boceprevir · Drug: mericitabine

  • Experimental
    Treatment Arm B

    24 weeks of therapy with mericitabine + boceprevir + Pegasys/Copegus followed by 24 weeks of therapy with boceprevir + Pegasys/Copegus (triple) (total treatment duration of 48 weeks), followed by a 24-week treatment-free follow-up period.

    Drug: Copegus · Drug: Pegasys · Drug: boceprevir · Drug: mericitabine

  • Active comparator
    Treatment Arm C (Control)

    4 weeks of therapy with mericitabine placebo, boceprevir placebo + Pegasys/Copegus, then 20 weeks of therapy with mericitabine placebo + boceprevir + Pegasys/Copegus, then 24 weeks of therapy with boceprevir + Pegasys/Copegus (total treatment duration of 48 weeks), followed by a 24-week treatment-free follow-up period.

    Drug: Copegus · Drug: Pegasys · Drug: mericitabine placebo · Drug: boceprevir placebo · Drug: boceprevir

Interventions

  • DrugCopegus

    total daily dose of 1000 mg or 1200 mg for 24 weeks

  • DrugCopegus

    total daily dose of 1000 mg or 1200 mg for 48 weeks

  • DrugPegasys

    180 microgram subcutaneous once a week for 24 weeks

  • DrugPegasys

    180 microgram subcutaneous once a week for 48 weeks

  • Drugboceprevir

    800 mg three times a day for 24 weeks

  • Drugboceprevir

    800 mg three times a day for 48 weeks

  • Drugmericitabine

    1000 mg twice daily for 24 weeks

  • Drugmericitabine placebo

    mericitabine placebo

  • Drugboceprevir placebo

    boceprevir placebo

  • Drugboceprevir

    800 mg three times a day for 44 weeks

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Sustained virological response 12 weeks after treatment (SVR-12)

    Time frame: up to 60 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Sustained virological response 4 weeks after treatment

    Time frame: up to 52 weeks

  2. Virologic response over time

    Time frame: 60 weeks

  3. Proportion of patients who develop treatment resistance

    Time frame: 60 weeks

  4. Safety (incidence of adverse events)

    Time frame: 60 weeks

  5. Pharmacokinetics: trough concentration of RO4995855

    Time frame: Day 1 and Week 8

  6. Pharmacokinetics: trough concentration of RO5012433

    Time frame: Day 1 and Week 8

  7. Pharmacokinetics: trough concentration of boceprevir

    Time frame: Day 1 and Week 8

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Study locations

24 sites
  • Littleton, Colorado 80120, United States
  • Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
  • Shreveport, Louisiana 71130, United States
  • Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
  • Kansas City, Missouri 64128, United States
  • San Antonio, Texas 78215, United States
  • Chesapeake, Virginia 23320-1706, United States
  • Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada
  • Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1H2, Canada
  • London, Ontario N6A 5A5, Canada
  • Creteil, 94010, France
  • Nice, 06202, France
  • Rennes, 35033, France
  • Berlin, 13353, Germany
  • Hamburg, 20099, Germany
  • Hannover, 30625, Germany
  • Napoli, Campania 80131, Italy
  • Milano, Lombardia 20121, Italy
  • Firenze, Toscana 50134, Italy
  • Ponce, 00716, Puerto Rico
  • Santander, Cantabria 39008, Spain
  • Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares 07010, Spain
  • Pontevedra, 36071, Spain
  • Valencia, 46014, Spain
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References and documents

Publications

  • Wedemeyer H, Forns X, Hezode C, Lee SS, Scalori A, Voulgari A, Le Pogam S, Najera I, Thommes JA. Mericitabine and Either Boceprevir or Telaprevir in Combination with Peginterferon Alfa-2a plus Ribavirin for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 1 Infection and Prior Null Response: The Randomized DYNAMO 1 and DYNAMO 2 Studies. PLoS One. 2016 Jan 11;11(1):e0145409. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145409. eCollection 2016. PubMed 26752189 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 5, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01482403
Lead sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 30, 2011
Start date
Nov 2011
Primary completion
Jan 2014
Completion
Jan 2014
Last update
Aug 5, 2016

Study contacts

Clinical Trials
study director · Hoffmann-La Roche
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