A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of MK-8325 in Hepatitis C-Infected Males (MK-8325-002)

July 20, 2015 updated by: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

A Multiple Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of MK-8325 in Hepatitis C Infected Males

This study is being done to assess the safety, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of MK-8325 in male hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected participants. There will be 3 parts to this study. Part I will enroll only genotype 1 (GT1) HCV patients, Part II will enroll only genotype 3 (GT3) HCV-infected participants, and Part III will enroll only GT1a HCV-infected participants. All parts may run concurrently, or may be staggered as needed by the clinical sites.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Terminated

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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37

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 1

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion criteria:

  • Body mass index (BMI) of 18 to ≤37 kg/m^2
  • Diagnosis of chronic HCV infection
  • Must be infected with HCV GT1a, GT1b, or GT3

Exclusion criteria:

  • Co-infection with GT1 and GT3 HCV
  • History of stroke, chronic seizures, or major neurological disorder
  • History of clinically significant endocrine, gastrointestinal (excepting HCV infection), cardiovascular, hematological, immunological, renal, respiratory, or genitourinary abnormalities or diseases
  • History of neoplastic disease
  • Positive Hepatitis B surface antigen
  • History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or positive HIV serology
  • Major surgery, donated or lost 1 unit of blood (approximately 500 mL) or participated in another investigational study within 4 weeks prior
  • History of significant multiple and/or severe allergies (including latex allergy), or anaphylactic reaction or significant intolerability to prescription or non-prescription drugs or food
  • Current regular user (including "recreational use") of any illicit drugs or history of drug (including alcohol) abuse within approximately 2 months
  • Evidence or history of chronic hepatitis not caused by HCV including but not limited to non-HCV viral hepatitis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), drug-induced hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis
  • Previous treatments(s) with nonstructural 5A (NS5A) protein inhibitors
  • Treatment with protease inhibitor(s) <30 days prior to study enrollment
  • Previous exposure to interferon-alpha and/or ribavirin within 3 months prior to the first dose of MK-8325 in the study
  • Clinical or laboratory evidence of advanced or decompensated liver disease; evidence of bridging fibrosis or higher grade fibrosis (Metavir score ≥3) from prior liver biopsy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: DOUBLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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EXPERIMENTAL: Panel A (GT1 10 mg)
Drug: MK-8325
MK-8325 capsules, orally, once per day for 5 days, at a dose determined by panel assignment (10-200 mg)
EXPERIMENTAL: Panel B (GT1 50 mg)
Drug: MK-8325
MK-8325 capsules, orally, once per day for 5 days, at a dose determined by panel assignment (10-200 mg)
EXPERIMENTAL: Panel C (GT1 100 mg)
Drug: MK-8325
MK-8325 capsules, orally, once per day for 5 days, at a dose determined by panel assignment (10-200 mg)
EXPERIMENTAL: Panel D (GT1 200 mg)
Drug: MK-8325
MK-8325 capsules, orally, once per day for 5 days, at a dose determined by panel assignment (10-200 mg)
EXPERIMENTAL: Panel E (GT3 10 mg)
Drug: MK-8325
MK-8325 capsules, orally, once per day for 5 days, at a dose determined by panel assignment (10-200 mg)
EXPERIMENTAL: Panel F (GT3 50 mg)
Drug: MK-8325
MK-8325 capsules, orally, once per day for 5 days, at a dose determined by panel assignment (10-200 mg)
EXPERIMENTAL: Panel G (GT3 100 mg)
Drug: MK-8325
MK-8325 capsules, orally, once per day for 5 days, at a dose determined by panel assignment (10-200 mg)
EXPERIMENTAL: Panel H (GT3 200 mg)
Drug: MK-8325
MK-8325 capsules, orally, once per day for 5 days, at a dose determined by panel assignment (10-200 mg)
EXPERIMENTAL: Panel I (GT1a 10 mg)
Drug: MK-8325
MK-8325 capsules, orally, once per day for 5 days, at a dose determined by panel assignment (10-200 mg)
EXPERIMENTAL: Panel J (GT1a 50 mg)
Drug: MK-8325
MK-8325 capsules, orally, once per day for 5 days, at a dose determined by panel assignment (10-200 mg)
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: Placebo Panel
Drug: Placebo
Placebo to match MK-8325 capsules, orally, once per day for 5 days

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change from baseline to Day 5 in plasma HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) in GT1 participants
Time Frame: Day 1 predose and 2, 4, 8, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose, Days 3 and 4 predose, Day 5 predose and 2, 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours post-dose.
Day 1 predose and 2, 4, 8, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose, Days 3 and 4 predose, Day 5 predose and 2, 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours post-dose.
Mean maximum reduction from baseline through Day 5 in HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) in GT3 participants
Time Frame: Day 1 predose and 2, 4, 8, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose, Days 3 and 4 predose, Day 5 predose and 2, 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours post-dose.
Day 1 predose and 2, 4, 8, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose, Days 3 and 4 predose, Day 5 predose and 2, 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours post-dose.
Number of participants experiencing at least one adverse event
Time Frame: Day 1 up to 56 days
Day 1 up to 56 days
Number of participants discontinuing study drug due to an adverse event
Time Frame: Days 1-5
Days 1-5

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Trough plasma concentration (C24hr) of MK-8325
Time Frame: Day 1 predose and 0.25 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16 and 24 hours post-dose and Day 5 predose and 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36,48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192, 216, and 240 hours post-dose
Day 1 predose and 0.25 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16 and 24 hours post-dose and Day 5 predose and 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36,48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192, 216, and 240 hours post-dose
Area under the concentration curve from Hour 0 to Hour 24 (AUC0-24hr) for MK-8325
Time Frame: Day 1 predose and 0.25 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16 and 24 hours post-dose and Day 5 predose and 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16 and 24 hours post-dose
Day 1 predose and 0.25 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16 and 24 hours post-dose and Day 5 predose and 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16 and 24 hours post-dose
Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of MK-8325
Time Frame: Day 1 predose and 0.25 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16 and 24 hours post-dose and Day 5 predose and 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36,48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192, 216, and 240 hours post-dose
Day 1 predose and 0.25 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16 and 24 hours post-dose and Day 5 predose and 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36,48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192, 216, and 240 hours post-dose

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
April 1, 2012

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

Primary Completion

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April 1, 2013

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
April 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 12, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 12, 2012

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

First Posted

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March 14, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

Last Update Posted

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July 21, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 20, 2015

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2015

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 8325-002
  • 2011-006263-22 (EUDRACT_NUMBER)

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