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Assessment of Pharmacokinetics of Single Dose Odanacatib (MK-0822) in Participants With Moderate Hepatic Insufficiency (MK-0822-070)

A Phase 1 interventional study of MK-0822 in Hepatic Insufficiency, sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-08-29.

Sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
17
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This open-label, non-randomized study was designed to compare pharmacokinetics of a single 50 milligram (mg) dose of MK-0822 in participants with and without moderate hepatic insufficiency (abnormal liver function) in order to determine to what degree hepatic dysfunction may impact therapeutic blood levels of MK-0822. The primary hypothesis is that plasma AUC0-∞ of odanacatib in participants with moderate hepatic insufficiency is similar to that in matched healthy participants following a single 50 mg oral dose.

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Conditions studied

  • Hepatic Insufficiency
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In context

Hepatic Insufficiency

325 studies on the registry are indexed under Hepatic Insufficiency; 53 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 17 is below the median of 36 across 220 interventional studies indexed under Hepatic Insufficiency.

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Lead sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC is the lead sponsor of 2,114 studies on the registry; 133 are open to participants now.

Of its 489 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 362 (74%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Not currently pregnant, nursing or planning to be pregnant through-out the course of the study; agree to use specified contraception per protocol requirement
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) of ≤ 39 kg/m\^2 (not obese)
  • Judged to be in good health (for healthy participant population)
  • Non-smoker for the past 6-months; social smokers (smoke less than 10 cigarettes within the past 3 months; or per discretion of the study Investigator, quit smoking within the past 3 months.
  • Diagnosed with chronic (more than 6 months), stable (no acute episodes of illness within the previous 2 months) hepatic insufficiency (liver dysfunction) with features of cirrhosis due to any cause (for the moderate hepatic insufficiency participant population)
  • Possess the ability to understand the study, grant voluntary informed consent and willingly comply with all study requirements

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Does not meet the age requirement, is mentally or legally incapacitated, has or is expected to have significant emotional problems, or a history of a clinically significant psychiatric disorder
  • Has been diagnosed with a disease or medical condition which may pose a risk to the participant or may confound the study results
  • Compromised renal (kidney) function, significant organ system disease(s) or cancer(s)
  • Unable to refrain from or anticipates the use of any new medication, including prescription and non-prescription drugs or herbal remedies
  • Meets the requirements of the study in regard to current medication profile including: prescribed medications, caffeine, alcohol, over-the-counter drugs, herbals and nutritional products; with expected non-use of recreational (illicit) drugs associated with misuse, abuse and/or addiction
  • Had surgery, donated 1 unit of blood or received another investigational study medication within 4 weeks prior to the study's first dose of investigational product
  • History of multiple and/or severe allergies, or has had a life-threatening reaction or inability to tolerate prescription or non-prescription drugs or food
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
17 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Moderate Hepatic Insufficiency Group

    Single-dose administration of odanacatib 50 mg to participants with moderate hepatic insufficiency.

    Drug: MK-0822

  • Experimental
    Healthy Matched Control Group

    Single-dose administration of odanacatib 50 mg to healthy matched control participants.

    Drug: MK-0822

Interventions

  • DrugMK-0822

    A single oral dose (50 mg tablet) of MK 0822 will be administered on Day 1 after an overnight fast.

    Also known as: odanacatib

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Area Under the Concentration-time Curve of MK-0822 From Time 0 to Infinity (AUC0-∞) After Single Dose

    For healthy and moderate hepatic insufficiency participants, plasma samples were collected from predose to 336 hours postdose for determination of AUC0-∞ (Total AUC). AUC0-∞ is a measure of total drug exposure.

    Time frame: Pre-dose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168, 240, and 336 hours postdose

Secondary outcomes

  1. Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of MK-0822 After Single Dose

    For healthy and moderate hepatic insufficiency participants, plasma samples were collected from predose to 336 hours postdose for determination of Cmax.

    Time frame: Pre-dose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168, 240, and 336 hours postdose

  2. Time to Maximum Concentration (Tmax) of MK-0822 After Single Dose

    For healthy and moderate hepatic insufficiency participants, plasma samples were collected from predose to 336 hours postdose for determination of Tmax.

    Time frame: Pre-dose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168, 240, and 336 hours postdose

  3. Apparent Terminal Half-life (t1/2) of MK-0822 After Single Dose

    Apparent terminal half-life is the time required to divide the plasma (serum) concentration by two after reaching pseudo-equilibrium. (Note: it is not the time required to eliminate half the administered dose.) For healthy and moderate hepatic insufficiency participants, plasma samples were collected from predose to 336 hours postdose for determination of t1/2. Results are presented using harmonic mean and jackknife standard deviation.

    Time frame: Pre-dose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168, 240, and 336 hours postdose

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Results

Posted Oct 27, 2017

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneModerate Hepatic Insufficiency GroupHealthy Matched Control Group
Started89
Completed88
Not completed01
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject01

Outcome measures

PrimaryArea Under the Concentration-time Curve of MK-0822 From Time 0 to Infinity (AUC0-∞) After Single Dose

For healthy and moderate hepatic insufficiency participants, plasma samples were collected from predose to 336 hours postdose for determination of AUC0-∞ (Total AUC). AUC0-∞ is a measure of total drug exposure.

Time frame:
Pre-dose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168, 240, and 336 hours postdose
Reported as:
Least squares mean · μM*hr
Area Under the Concentration-time Curve of MK-0822 From Time 0 to Infinity (AUC0-∞) After Single Dose
μM*hrModerate Hepatic Insufficiency GroupHealthy Matched Control Group
Area Under the Concentration-time Curve of MK-0822 From Time 0 to Infinity (AUC0-∞) After Single Dose28.84 (21.88 to 38.01)33.79 (25.64 to 44.54)
Statistical analysis
  • Moderate Hepatic Insufficiency Group vs Healthy Matched Control Group · Gmr: 0.85 · 90% CI 0.61 to 1.19
SecondaryMaximum Concentration (Cmax) of MK-0822 After Single Dose

For healthy and moderate hepatic insufficiency participants, plasma samples were collected from predose to 336 hours postdose for determination of Cmax.

Time frame:
Pre-dose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168, 240, and 336 hours postdose
Reported as:
Least squares mean · nM
Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of MK-0822 After Single Dose
nMModerate Hepatic Insufficiency GroupHealthy Matched Control Group
Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of MK-0822 After Single Dose199.41 (150.26 to 264.64)279.59 (210.68 to 371.05)
Statistical analysis
  • Moderate Hepatic Insufficiency Group vs Healthy Matched Control Group · Gmr: 0.71 · 90% CI 0.51 to 1.00
SecondaryTime to Maximum Concentration (Tmax) of MK-0822 After Single Dose

For healthy and moderate hepatic insufficiency participants, plasma samples were collected from predose to 336 hours postdose for determination of Tmax.

Time frame:
Pre-dose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168, 240, and 336 hours postdose
Reported as:
Median · hr
Time to Maximum Concentration (Tmax) of MK-0822 After Single Dose
hrModerate Hepatic Insufficiency GroupHealthy Matched Control Group
Time to Maximum Concentration (Tmax) of MK-0822 After Single Dose4.00 (2.00 to 48.00)24.00 (2.00 to 48.00)
SecondaryApparent Terminal Half-life (t1/2) of MK-0822 After Single Dose

Apparent terminal half-life is the time required to divide the plasma (serum) concentration by two after reaching pseudo-equilibrium. (Note: it is not the time required to eliminate half the administered dose.) For healthy and moderate hepatic insufficiency participants, plasma samples were collected from predose to 336 hours postdose for determination of t1/2. Results are presented using harmonic mean and jackknife standard deviation.

Time frame:
Pre-dose and 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168, 240, and 336 hours postdose
Reported as:
Mean · hr
Apparent Terminal Half-life (t1/2) of MK-0822 After Single Dose
hrModerate Hepatic Insufficiency GroupHealthy Matched Control Group
Apparent Terminal Half-life (t1/2) of MK-0822 After Single Dose91.5 ± 30.170.5 ± 10.2

Adverse events

Collected over Up to 15 days. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Moderate Hepatic Insufficiency Group—0/8 (0%)1/8 (12.5%)
Healthy Matched Control Group—0/9 (0%)1/9 (11.1%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventModerate Hepatic Insufficiency GroupHealthy Matched Control Group
NasopharynigitisInfections and infestations1/80/9
HeadacheNervous system disorders0/81/9

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Moderate Hepatic Insufficiency GroupHealthy Matched Control GroupTotal
Mean53.1 ± 4.954.2 ± 5.353.7 ± 5.0
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Moderate Hepatic Insufficiency GroupHealthy Matched Control GroupTotal
Female112
Male7815
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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — https://www.merck.com/clinical-trials/pdf/ProcedureAccessClinicalTrialData.pdf

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 29, 2018, 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
NCT01512693
Lead sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 19, 2012
Start date
Feb 23, 2012
Primary completion
Apr 24, 2012
Completion
Apr 24, 2012
Results posted
Oct 27, 2017
Last update
Aug 29, 2018

Study contacts

Medical Director
study director · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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