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CompletedNCT01970904Updated Apr 20, 2016

Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Safety of DEB025 Plus Ribavirin in Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 2 and 3 Treatment naïve Patients

An interventional study of Alisporivir and Ribavirin in Hepatitis C and Liver Disease, sponsored by Debiopharm International SA. Completed at 25 sites in 4 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-04-20.

Sponsored by Debiopharm International SA · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
147
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will explore the relationship of different DEB025 doses in combination with RBV to pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic (i.e. viral load reduction) and safety profiles in chronic hepatitis C GT 2 and 3 treatment naïve patients.

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Conditions studied

  • Hepatitis C
  • Liver Disease

Keywords

  • Chronic hepatitis C
  • DEB025
  • Alisporivir
  • ribavirin therapy
  • genotype 2/3 treatment naive patients
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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 147 is above the median of 100 across 1,886 interventional studies indexed under Hepatitis A.

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Lead sponsor

Debiopharm International SA is the lead sponsor of 50 studies on the registry; 6 are open to participants now.

Of its 9 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 6 (67%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Written informed consent must be obtained before any assessment is performed.
  2. No previous treatment for Hepatitis C (HCV) infection (i.e. HCV treatment-naïve)
  3. Chronic hepatitis C (G2 or G3) virus infection diagnosed

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

  1. Use of other investigational drugs at the time of enrollment, or within 30 days or 5 half-lives of that medication before enrollment.
  2. History of hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or to drugs of similar chemical classes
  3. Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) positive
  4. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
147 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    200 mg BID

    Dual-therapy with a response-guided treatment duration with Alisporivir 200 mg twice daily (BID) and Ribavirin (RBV) for 12 or 24 weeks (Treatment period 1). Patients who were considered treatment failures were to be treated with peg-IFNα2a/RBV 800 mg daily for 24 weeks in Treatment period 2 (Roll-over treatment arm).

    Drug: Alisporivir · Drug: Ribavirin · Drug: Peg-IFNα2a

  • Experimental
    300 mg BID

    Dual-therapy with a response-guided treatment duration with Alisporivir 300mg BID and RBV for 12 or 24 weeks (Treatment period 1). Patients who were considered treatment failures were to be treated with peg-IFNα2a/RBV 800 mg daily for 24 weeks in Treatment period 2 (Roll-over treatment arm).

    Drug: Alisporivir · Drug: Ribavirin · Drug: Peg-IFNα2a

  • Experimental
    400 mg BID

    Dual-therapy with a response-guided treatment duration with Alisporivir 400 mg BID and RBV for 12 or 24 weeks (Treatment period 1). Patients who were considered treatment failures were to be treated with peg-IFNα2a/RBV 800 mg daily for 24 weeks in Treatment period 2 (Roll-over treatment arm).

    Drug: Alisporivir · Drug: Ribavirin · Drug: Peg-IFNα2a

Interventions

  • DrugAlisporivir

    Alisporivir 100 mg or 200 mg soft gel capsules (SGC) in blister packs for oral administration

    Also known as: DEB025

  • DrugRibavirin

    Ribavirin tablets of various strengths for oral administration

    Also known as: RBV

  • DrugPeg-IFNα2a

    Peg-IFNα2a solution for subcutaneous injection

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Viral load drop from baseline through Week 12

    Time frame: Baseline through Week 12

  2. Percentage of participants who developed confirmed Stage II or greater hypertension (SBP ≥ 160 mmHg or DBP ≥ 100 mmHg

    Time frame: within 12 weeks

  3. Change in platelet count from baseline through Week 12.

    Time frame: Baseline through Week 12

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of participants with Sustained Virologic Response at Week 12 follow-up (SVR12)

    Time frame: 12 weeks after the end of treatment

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Study locations

25 sites
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Berlin, 10969, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Berlin, 13353, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Duesseldorf, 40225, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Frankfurt, 60590, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Freiburg, 79106, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Hamburg, 20099, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Hamburg, 20246, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Hannover, 30625, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Kiel, 24146, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Köln, 50937, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Muenchen, 81377, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Würzburg, 97080, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Bialystok, 15-540, Poland
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Lublin, 20-079, Poland
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Warszawa, 01-201, Poland
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Göteborg, 416 85, Sweden
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Luleå, SE-971 80, Sweden
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Lund, 221 85, Sweden
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Malmo, SE-205 02, Sweden
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Stockholm, 141 86, Sweden
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Umea, 901 85, Sweden
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Frimley, Surrey GU16 7UJ, United Kingdom
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    London, E1 1BB, United Kingdom
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 20, 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
NCT01970904
Lead sponsor
Debiopharm International SA
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 28, 2013
Start date
Oct 2013
Primary completion
Mar 2015
Completion
Mar 2015
Last update
Apr 20, 2016

Study contacts

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
study director · Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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