Status:

COMPLETED

Safety,Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Multiple Ascending Doses of VCH 916 in Subjects With Chronic Hep C Infection

Lead Sponsor:

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Collaborating Sponsors:

ViroChem Pharma

Duke Clinical Research Institute

Conditions:

HCV Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a 3-day course of therapy with orally administered VCH-916 given at different dosages can effectively reduce the amount of circulating virus (i.e., vi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Males and females 18 to 60 years of age
  • No evidence of cirrhosis or have liver fibrosis corresponding to Metavir Stages 0 to 3
  • Subject's liver disease is stable with ALT values \< 5 X ULN
  • Serologic evidence of detectable plasma HCV-RNA of ≥ 100,000 IU/ml at screening
  • Documented HCV Genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C.
  • Judged to be in good health on the basis of medical history and physical examination
  • All other hematology and clinical chemistry must be within normal limits or show no clinically significant abnormalities.
  • Be treatment-naïve or experienced.
  • For female subjects, must not be pregnant or breastfeeding and must be postmenopausal, surgically sterile, abstinent, or using two proven methods of birth control.
  • Sexually active male subjects, must be practicing acceptable methods of contraception during the treatment period
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum ß-HCG pregnancy test at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test on Day 1 before the first dose of study drugs.
  • Agree not to participate in other clinical trials for the duration of his/her participation in this clinical trial.

Exclusion

  • Be participating in any other clinical studies or have participated in another clinical trial within the last 30 days before study drug administration, or participation in more than 2 drug studies in the last 12 months (exclusive of the current study).
  • Be actively taking hard illicit drugs within 12 months prior to the screening visit or alcohol.
  • Have a Child-Pugh score \> than 5.
  • Have evidence of liver cirrhosis including histological evidence of hepatic cirrhosis on any liver biopsy.
  • Have any cause of liver disease other than chronic hepatitis C-infection
  • Active or malignant disease or suspicion or history of malignant disease within five previous years (except for adequately treated basal cell carcinoma).
  • Have clinically significant electrocardiogram abnormalities and/or cardiovascular dysfunction within the previous 6 months
  • Have significant renal, pulmonary, gastrointestinal absorption, or neurological diseases, or neoplasia.
  • Have a history of psychiatric disorders determined by the investigator to contraindicate therapy.
  • Have uncontrolled Type 1 or Type II diabetes.
  • Antinuclear antibody titer ≥1:320.
  • Coinfection with hepatitis B and/or HIV 1 or HIV 2.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00623649

Start Date

November 1 2007

End Date

October 1 2008

Last Update

April 4 2014

Active Locations (5)

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The Liver INstitute at Methodist Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75208

2

Alamo Medical Research

San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78215

3

Ottawa Hospital - General Campus

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6

4

Royal Victoria Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 1A1