Efficacy of All-Oral Anti-Viral Therapy for Symptomatic Hepatitis C Virus Infection-Related Cryoglobulinemia

NCT02825212 | Completed Phase 2 Results

• 2 other identifiers: GCO 15-2282IN-US-337-1716
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 10
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

10 patients with chronic genotype 1 HCV infection and mixed cryoglobulinemia will be treated with Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir 90mg/400 mg FDC once daily for 12 weeks (naïve subjects or non-cirrhotic treatment experienced subjects) or 24 weeks (treatment experienced subjects with cirrhosis). The researchers anticipate that approximately 20% of subjects may have cirrhosis.

Conditions

Hepatitis C; Cryoglobulinemia

Keywords

Hepatitis C; Cryoglobulinemia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Sustained Virologic Response (SVR)

  Number of participants who attain SVR, ie, cleared HCV

  2-4 weeks and 24 weeks after treatment

• Response in Patients With Mixed Cryoglobulinemia (MC)

  Response to medication in patients with MC categorized as either complete response (100% response) vs partial response (50% response).

  up to 24 weeks after treatment

Study Arms (1)

Participant with Symptomatic Hepatitis C Virus Infection-Related Cryoglobulinemia

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants treated with either Harvoni or Epclusa * Harvoni 90mg/400 mg FDC once daily. Subjects will take 1 tablet daily with or without food. * Epclusa 400mg/100mg 400mg/100mg FDC once daily

Drug: Harvoni; Drug: Epclusa

Interventions

Harvoni DRUG

12 weeks for naïve subjects or non-cirrhotic treatment experienced subjects; or 24 weeks for treatment experienced subjects with cirrhosis

Also known as: Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir, LDV/SOF FDC

Participant with Symptomatic Hepatitis C Virus Infection-Related Cryoglobulinemia

Epclusa DRUG

once daily for 12 weeks (naïve subjects, non-cirrhotic treatment experienced or treatment experienced subjects with compensated cirrhosis) for genotype 1-6 subjects.

Also known as: Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir

Participant with Symptomatic Hepatitis C Virus Infection-Related Cryoglobulinemia

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Willing and able to provide written informed consent
• Male or female, age ≥18 years
• HCV RNA ≥ 15 IU/mL at Screening
• HCV genotype 1
• Chronic HCV infection (≥ 6 months) documented by prior medical history or liver biopsy
• Classification as treatment naïve or treatment experienced:
• Treatment naïve is defined as having never been exposed to approved or experimental HCV-specific direct-acting antiviral agents or prior treatment of HCV with interferon or ribavirin or DAAs (except for SOF-containing regimens).
• Treatment experienced is defined as prior treatment failure or relapse to a regimen containing interferon either with or without RBV or DAAs (except for SOF-containing regimens) that was completed at least 8 weeks prior to Baseline/Day 1.
• The subject's medical records must include sufficient detail of prior virologic failure to allow for categorization of prior response, as either:
• Non-Responder: Subject did not achieve undetectable HCV RNA levels while on treatment, or
• Relapse/Breakthrough: Subject achieved undetectable HCV RNA levels during treatment or within 4 weeks of the end of treatment but did not achieve SVR.
• Cirrhosis determination (approximately 20% of subjects may have cirrhosis) a. Cirrhosis is defined as any one of the following:
• i) Any previous liver biopsy showing cirrhosis (e.g., Metavir score = 4 or Ishak score ≥5) ii) FibroMeter® score \>0.442 or an AST:platelet ratio index (APRI) \>2 during Screening iii) Fibroscan with a result of \>12.5 kPa at any time prior to or during screening.
• b. Absence of cirrhosis is defined as any one of the following: i) Liver biopsy within 2 years of Screening showing absence of cirrhosis ii) FibroMeter® score \<0.442 or APRI ≤ 1 performed during Screening iii) Fibroscan with a result of ≤12.5 kPa within 6 months of Baseline/Day 1 Fibroscan results will supersede FibroMeter® /APRI; liver biopsy results will supersede Fibrotest® /APRI or Fibroscan results and be considered definitive.
• Liver imaging (ultrasound, CT scan or MRI) within 6 months of screening is required in patients with cirrhosis to exclude hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: lead
• Gilead Sciences: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, New York, 10029, United States

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hepatitis C; Cryoglobulinemia

Interventions

ledipasvir, sofosbuvir drug combination; sofosbuvir-velpatasvir drug combination

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Blood-Borne Infections; Communicable Diseases; Infections; Hepatitis, Viral, Human; Virus Diseases; Flaviviridae Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Hepatitis; Liver Diseases; Digestive System Diseases; Hemostatic Disorders; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Paraproteinemias; Blood Protein Disorders; Hematologic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Hemorrhagic Disorders; Skin Diseases, Vascular; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Immune System Diseases

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Peter D. Gorevic
• Organization: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

peter.gorevic@mountsinai.org

212-241-0968

Study Officials

• Peter Gorevic, MD

  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 3, 2016
• First Posted: July 7, 2016
• Study Start: February 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: July 19, 2019
• Study Completion: July 19, 2019
• Last Updated: December 17, 2020
• Results First Posted: December 17, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)