A Phase 3 interventional study of Grazoprevir 100 mg/Elbasvir 50 mg FDC tablet (MK-5172A) and Placebo to Grazoprevir 100 mg/Elbasvir 50 mg FDC tablet in Chronic Hepatitis C, sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-12-05.
Sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment
This is a 2-part study. The purpose of Part A is to assess the efficacy and safety of grazoprevir (MK-5172) 100 mg in combination with elbasvir (MK-8742) 50 mg for 12 weeks in the treatment of chronic HCV GT1, GT4, or GT6 infection in treatment-naïve participants who are on opiate substitution therapy (OST). The primary hypothesis is that the percentage of participants who receive grazoprevir/elbasvir fixed-dose combination (FDC) in the Immediate Treatment Arm and achieve a Sustained Virologic Response 12 weeks after the end of all study therapy (SVR12) will be superior to 67%. In addition, participants who received at least 1 dose of grazoprevir/elbasvir in Part A will be eligible to participate in Part B, which is a 3-year observational follow-up.
2,709 studies on the registry are indexed under Hepatitis A; 142 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 301 is above the median of 100 across 1,886 interventional studies indexed under Hepatitis A.
Browse Hepatitis A studies →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.
Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.
Part A
Part B
Exclusion Criteria:
Part A
Part B
In Part A, participants receive grazoprevir 100 mg plus elbasvir 50 mg FDC (MK-5172A) once daily for 12 weeks (blinded) and were followed-up for 24 weeks. In Part B, participants could enroll in a 3-year follow-up period where they were followed every 6 months for 3 years in an observational cohort (no treatment was administered during Part B).
Drug: Grazoprevir 100 mg/Elbasvir 50 mg FDC tablet (MK-5172A)
In Part A, participants receive placebo to MK-5172A once daily for 12 weeks (blinded), followed by 4 weeks of follow-up. Afterwards, participants received 12 weeks of open-label treatment with the MK-5172A FDC and were followed-up for 24 weeks. In Part B, participants could enroll in a 3-year follow-up period where they were followed every 6 months for 3 years in an observational cohort (no treatment was administered during Part B).
Drug: Grazoprevir 100 mg/Elbasvir 50 mg FDC tablet (MK-5172A) · Drug: Placebo to Grazoprevir 100 mg/Elbasvir 50 mg FDC tablet
Grazoprevir 100 mg/Elbasvir 50 mg FDC tablet, taken once daily by mouth for 12 weeks.
Also known as: MK-5172A
Placebo Grazoprevir 100 mg/Elbasvir 50 mg FDC tablet, taken once daily by mouth for 12 weeks.
Percentage of Participants Achieving Sustained Virologic Response 12 Weeks After the End of All Study Therapy (SVR12)
Blood was drawn from each participant to assess Hepatitis C Virus ribonucleic acid (HCV RNA) plasma levels using the Roche COBAS® AmpliPrep/COBAS® Taqman HCV Test, v2.0, which had a lower limit of quantification of 15 IU/mL. SVR12 was defined as HCV RNA below the lower limit of detection (\<LLOQ) at 12 weeks after the end of all study therapy for baseline infection, or HCV RNA≥ LLOQ demonstrated to be due to reinfection (after clearance of baseline infection). The Clopper-Pearson method was used to construct 95% confidence intervals for the SVR12 rate. The primary efficacy analysis for Part A was the percentage of participants in the immediate treatment arm (ITA) who achieved SVR12. SVR12 was also calculated for the Deferred Treatment Arm.
Time frame: 12 weeks after end of all therapy (Study Week 24 for Immediate Treatment Arm and Study Week 40 for Deferred Treatment Arm)
Percentage of Participants Experiencing at Least One Adverse Event (AE) During the Double-Blind (DB) Treatment Period and First 14 Follow-up Days
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a pre-existing condition that was temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, was also an AE. For this outcome measure, the primary safety analysis compared the percentage of participants experiencing an AE in the Immediate Treatment Arm during the double-blinded active treatment period to that of the Deferred Treatment Arm during the double-blinded placebo treatment period.
Time frame: DB Treatment period plus first 14 follow-up days (up to Study Week 14)
Percentage of Participants Discontinued From Study Therapy Due to AEs During the DB Treatment Period
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a pre-existing condition that was temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, was also an AE. For this outcome measure, the primary safety analysis compared the percentage of participants discontinuing study therapy due to an AE in the Immediate Treatment Arm during the double-blinded active treatment period to that of the Deferred Treatment Arm during the double-blinded placebo treatment period.
Time frame: DB Treatment period (up to Study Week 12)
Percentage of Participants Achieving Sustained Virologic Response 24 Weeks After the End of All Study Therapy (SVR24)
Blood was drawn from each participant to assess HCV RNA plasma levels using the Roche COBAS® AmpliPrep/COBAS® Taqman HCV Test, v2.0, which has an LLOQ of 15 IU/mL. SVR24 was defined as HCV RNA \<LLOQ at 24 weeks after the end of all study therapy. The Clopper-Pearson method was used to construct 95% confidence intervals for the SVR24 rate. The secondary efficacy analysis for Part A evaluated the percentage of participants in the immediate treatment arm (ITA) who achieved SVR24. SVR24 was also calculated for the Deferred Treatment Arm.
Time frame: 24 weeks after end of all therapy (Study Week 36 for Immediate Treatment Arm and Study Week 52 for Deferred Treatment Arm)
| Milestone | Immediate Treatment Arm: Grazoprevir/Elbasvir | Deferred Treatment Arm: Placebo > Grazoprevir/Elbasvir |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 201 | 100 |
| Completed | 181 | 83 |
| Not completed | 20 | 17 |
| Withdrew: Adverse event | 1 | 0 |
| Withdrew: Death | 0 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Lost to follow-up | 15 | 11 |
| Withdrew: Physician decision | 0 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Status unknown | 0 | 2 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 4 | 2 |
| Milestone | Immediate Treatment Arm: Grazoprevir/Elbasvir | Deferred Treatment Arm: Placebo > Grazoprevir/Elbasvir |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 131 | 68 |
| Completed | 94 | 48 |
| Not completed | 37 | 20 |
| Withdrew: Death | 2 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Lost to follow-up | 23 | 15 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 9 | 3 |
| Withdrew: Physician decision | 3 | 1 |
Blood was drawn from each participant to assess Hepatitis C Virus ribonucleic acid (HCV RNA) plasma levels using the Roche COBAS® AmpliPrep/COBAS® Taqman HCV Test, v2.0, which had a lower limit of quantification of 15 IU/mL. SVR12 was defined as HCV RNA below the lower limit of detection (\<LLOQ) at 12 weeks after the end of all study therapy for baseline infection, or HCV RNA≥ LLOQ demonstrated to be due to reinfection (after clearance of baseline infection). The Clopper-Pearson method was used to construct 95% confidence intervals for the SVR12 rate. The primary efficacy analysis for Part A was the percentage of participants in the immediate treatment arm (ITA) who achieved SVR12. SVR12 was also calculated for the Deferred Treatment Arm.
| Percentage of Participants | Immediate Treatment Arm: Grazoprevir/Elbasvir | Deferred Treatment Arm: Placebo > Grazoprevir/Elbasvir |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants Achieving Sustained Virologic Response 12 Weeks After the End of All Study Therapy (SVR12) | 95.5 (91.5 to 97.9) | 96.6 (90.4 to 99.3) |
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a pre-existing condition that was temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, was also an AE. For this outcome measure, the primary safety analysis compared the percentage of participants experiencing an AE in the Immediate Treatment Arm during the double-blinded active treatment period to that of the Deferred Treatment Arm during the double-blinded placebo treatment period.
| Percentage of Participants | Immediate Treatment Arm: Grazoprevir/Elbasvir | Deferred Treatment Arm: Placebo > Grazoprevir/Elbasvir |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants Experiencing at Least One Adverse Event (AE) During the Double-Blind (DB) Treatment Period and First 14 Follow-up Days | 83.1 | 83.0 |
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a pre-existing condition that was temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, was also an AE. For this outcome measure, the primary safety analysis compared the percentage of participants discontinuing study therapy due to an AE in the Immediate Treatment Arm during the double-blinded active treatment period to that of the Deferred Treatment Arm during the double-blinded placebo treatment period.
| Percentage of Participants | Immediate Treatment Arm: Grazoprevir/Elbasvir | Deferred Treatment Arm: Placebo > Grazoprevir/Elbasvir |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants Discontinued From Study Therapy Due to AEs During the DB Treatment Period | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Blood was drawn from each participant to assess HCV RNA plasma levels using the Roche COBAS® AmpliPrep/COBAS® Taqman HCV Test, v2.0, which has an LLOQ of 15 IU/mL. SVR24 was defined as HCV RNA \<LLOQ at 24 weeks after the end of all study therapy. The Clopper-Pearson method was used to construct 95% confidence intervals for the SVR24 rate. The secondary efficacy analysis for Part A evaluated the percentage of participants in the immediate treatment arm (ITA) who achieved SVR24. SVR24 was also calculated for the Deferred Treatment Arm.
| Percentage of Participants | Immediate Treatment Arm: Grazoprevir/Elbasvir | Deferred Treatment Arm: Placebo > Grazoprevir/Elbasvir |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants Achieving Sustained Virologic Response 24 Weeks After the End of All Study Therapy (SVR24) | 94.1 (89.7 to 97.0) | 96.5 (90.0 to 99.3) |
Collected over Up to approximately 4 years (Study Week 208). Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate Treatment Arm: Grazoprevir/Elbasvir | 3/201 (1.5%) | 16/201 (8%) | 108/201 (53.7%) |
| Deferred Treatment Arm: Placebo | 1/100 (1%) | 4/100 (4%) | 46/100 (46%) |
| Deferred Treatment Arm: Grazoprevir/Elbasvir | 1/95 (1.1%) | 7/95 (7.4%) | 36/95 (37.9%) |
| Event | Immediate Treatment Arm: Grazoprevir/Elbasvir | Deferred Treatment Arm: Placebo | Deferred Treatment Arm: Grazoprevir/Elbasvir |
|---|---|---|---|
| CellulitisInfections and infestations | 1/201 | 0/100 | 1/95 |
| Accidental overdoseInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 0/201 | 0/100 | 1/95 |
| OverdoseInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 1/201 | 0/100 | 1/95 |
| Road traffic accidentInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 0/201 | 0/100 | 1/95 |
| Skin lacerationInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 0/201 | 0/100 | 1/95 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavityNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) | 0/201 | 0/100 | 1/95 |
| DepressionPsychiatric disorders | 0/201 | 0/100 | 1/95 |
| Drug abusePsychiatric disorders | 1/201 | 0/100 | 1/95 |
| Skin ulcerSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | 0/201 | 1/100 | 1/95 |
| BacteraemiaInfections and infestations | 0/201 | 1/100 | 0/95 |
| Event | Immediate Treatment Arm: Grazoprevir/Elbasvir | Deferred Treatment Arm: Placebo | Deferred Treatment Arm: Grazoprevir/Elbasvir |
|---|---|---|---|
| FatigueGeneral disorders | 32/201 | 20/100 | 13/95 |
| HeadacheNervous system disorders | 26/201 | 14/100 | 12/95 |
| NauseaGastrointestinal disorders | 23/201 | 9/100 | 8/95 |
| DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders | 20/201 | 9/100 | 8/95 |
| ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders | 17/201 | 4/100 | 2/95 |
| VomitingGastrointestinal disorders | 8/201 | 7/100 | 4/95 |
| InsomniaPsychiatric disorders | 13/201 | 6/100 | 0/95 |
| Decreased appetiteMetabolism and nutrition disorders | 8/201 | 6/100 | 3/95 |
| Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders | 11/201 | 4/100 | 3/95 |
| Accidental overdoseInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 7/201 | 4/100 | 5/95 |
Baseline (BL) characteristics were reported for the Full Analysis Set (FAS): all randomized participants receiving ≥1 dose of study treatment.
| Age, Continuous(years) | Immediate Treatment Arm: Grazoprevir/Elbasvir | Deferred Treatment Arm: Placebo > Grazoprevir/Elbasvir | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 47.4 ± 9.9 | 46.4 ± 9.9 | 47.1 ± 9.9 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Immediate Treatment Arm: Grazoprevir/Elbasvir | Deferred Treatment Arm: Placebo > Grazoprevir/Elbasvir | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 48 | 23 | 71 |
| Male | 153 | 77 | 230 |
No study locations are listed for this record.
Plan to share: Yes — http://engagezone.msd.com/doc/ProcedureAccessClinicalTrialData.pdf
This study is completed, as verified in Nov 2019. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.
Sign in to followQuestions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.
Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.
Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC