Status:

TERMINATED

Study of AVI-4065 in Healthy Volunteers and Chronic Active HCV Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.

Conditions:

Hepatitis C

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-64 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Chronic active hepatitis C viral infections are difficult to treat: current drug therapies can result in severe side effects that some patients will not tolerate. AVI-4065 Injection is a new drug desi...

Detailed Description

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common blood-borne infection in the United States and a worldwide public health problem of epidemic proportions. Benign in the acute phase of infection, HCV infecti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria - Part II: (HCV Infected Patients)
  • Adult males and females aged 18 to 64 years of age
  • Chronic HCV infection, defined as virological diagnosis of HCV for at least six months with detectable serum HCV-RNA levels \>100,000 IU/mL by an HCV-RNA PCR assay on two occasions at least one week apart within 4 weeks prior to study drug administration
  • Signed and dated written informed consent form
  • Negative serum ß-HCG (pregnancy) test 24 hours prior to initial dose of AVI-4065 Injection for females of childbearing potential, or post-menopausal and amenorrheic for 2 years, or surgically sterilized for at least one year
  • Willing to abstain from alcohol from the beginning of study entry through Day 28 of the study
  • Willing to participate in all study activities (including the ability to safely self-inject study drug subcutaneously) and all study requirements (including effective contraception) during study period
  • Exclusion Criteria - Part II (HCV Patients):
  • Hematology, coagulation, serum chemistry, and urinalysis laboratory test values \>2 times upper limits of normal or anemia (hemoglobulin \<11 g/dL), leukopenia (total white blood count \<3,000/ µL or total neutrophils \<1,500/ µL) or thrombocytopenia (platelets \<100,000/ µL)
  • Decompensated or severe liver disease, defined as cirrhotic patients with a Child-Pugh score of ≥ 7
  • Encephalopathy or altered mental status of any etiology
  • Any neoplasm, including hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Decompensated renal disease (e.g., serum creatinine \>2.5 or on a dialysis program)
  • Positive HIV-1 or HIV-2 serology
  • Positive Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) or Hepatitis B Core Antibody (HBcAb) status
  • Participation in any interventional clinical trial within previous 6 months
  • Organ transplant recipient (solid or hematopoietic)
  • Use of interferons and ribavirin or experimental HCV treatment within past 6 months
  • Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (e.g., ibuprofen, naproxen or COX-2 inhibitors) that exceeds 2 days per week of the recommended daily dosing or usage that exceeds 5 grams/week.
  • Use of acetaminophen within 15 days of enrollment and throughout Day 28 of the study
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) \> 35
  • Pregnant or nursing female
  • Active serious or poorly controlled chronic illness
  • History of poor compliance with health and treatment regimens
  • Use of herbal or homeopathic products, illicit drugs, statins, corticosteroids, immunosuppressives, or cytotoxic agents within 90 days of first dose of study drug
  • Use of drugs with potential hepatotoxicity, e.g., oral antifungals or oral glucophage inhibitors
  • Unwilling to participate in any study activity (including to safely self-inject study medication subcutaneously) and complete any study requirement (including effective contraception) during study period and competition of any study visit
  • Investigator opinion of unsuitability

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    January 1 2007

    Estimated Enrollment :

    80 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00229749

    Start Date

    September 1 2005

    End Date

    January 1 2007

    Last Update

    April 10 2008

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