Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C During Pregnancy With Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir
Phase 1 Pharmacokinetic Trial of Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir in Pregnant Women With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Enrollment
Phase
Phase
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
- University of Pittsburgh, Magee Womens Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Able and willing to provide written informed consent and take part in the study -procedures
- Able and willing to provide adequate locator information
- Chronic hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection, defined as a positive HCV test at least 6 months prior to screening
- Detectable HCV RNA viral load at Screening
- Desired pregnancy at 23 + 0 to 25 + 6 weeks' gestation at enrollment with gestational dating confirmed by ultrasound
- Singleton gestation with no known fetal abnormalities
- Documented negative Hepatitis B (HB) testing for current infection (negative HB serum antigen test) or previous infection (negative anti-HB Core) performed at the screening visit
- Negative HIV testing at the screening visit
- Per participant report at screening and enrollment, agrees not to participate in other research studies involving drugs or medical devices for the duration of study participation
Exclusion Criteria:
Participant report of any of the following at screening or enrollment:
- Previous treatment for Hepatitis C virus with sofosbuvir or a non-structural protein 5A inhibitor
- Use of any medications contraindicated with concurrent use of velpatasvir or sofosbuvir according to the most current Epclusa package insert
- Plans to relocate away from the study site area in the next 1 year and 4 months and unable/unwilling to return for study visits
- Current sexual partner is known to be infected with HIV or Hepatitis B virus
- History of cirrhosis documented or reported by previous liver biopsy or liver imaging tests
- Reports participating in any other research study involving drugs or medical devices within 60 days or less prior to enrollment
- Clinically significant and habitual non-therapeutic drug abuse, not including marijuana, as determined by Protocol Chair
- At Screening or Enrollment, as determined by the Protocol Chair, any significant uncontrolled active or chronic cardiovascular, renal, liver (such as evidence of decompensated cirrhosis by ascites, encephalopathy, or variceal hemorrhage), hematologic, neurologic, gastrointestinal, psychiatric, endocrine, respiratory, immunologic disorder or infectious disease (other than Hepatitis C)
- Has a high risk of preterm birth defined as a history of spontaneous preterm birth at less than 34 weeks of gestation or a shortened cervical length of less than 20 millimeters
Has any of the following laboratory abnormalities at screening:
- Aspartate aminotransferase or alanine transaminase greater than 10 times the upper limited of normal
- Hemoglobin less than 9g/dL
- Platelet count less than 90,000 per mm3
- International normalized ratio > 1.5
- Creatinine greater than 1.4
- Has any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator or designee, would preclude informed consent, make study participation unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving study objectives
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Sofosbuvir-Velpatasvir
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One oral pill containing 400mg sofosbuvir and 100mg velpatasvir taken once daily for 12 weeks
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Maximum Concentration of Velpatasvir in Maternal Plasma
Time Frame: Up to 9 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Maximum concentration of Velpatasvir measured in maternal plasma samples.
Plasma samples were obtained pre-dose and at 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 8-, and 12- and 24 hours post-dose at the 3- and 9-week visits after treatment initiation.
At the 6-week visit, a single convenience blood sample was collected.
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Up to 9 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Maximum Concentration of Sofosbuvir in Maternal Plasma
Time Frame: Up to 9-weeks from initiation of treatment
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Maximum concentration of Sofosbuvir measured in maternal plasma samples.
Plasma samples were obtained pre-dose and at 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 8-, and 12- and 24 hours post-dose at the 3- and 9-week visits after treatment initiation.
At the 6-week visit, a single convenience blood sample was collected.
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Up to 9-weeks from initiation of treatment
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Maximum Concentration of GS-331007 in Maternal Plasma
Time Frame: Up to 9 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Maximum concentration of GS-331007, an inactive metabolite of Sofosbuvir, measured in maternal plasma samples.
Plasma samples were obtained pre-dose and at 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 8-, and 12- and 24 hours post-dose at the 3- and 9-week visits after treatment initiation.
At the 6-week visit, a single convenience blood sample was collected.
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Up to 9 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Area Under the Maternal Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve of Velpatasvir
Time Frame: Up to 9 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Area under the maternal plasma concentration of Velpatasvir versus time curve tau of the dosing interval.
Plasma samples were obtained pre-dose and at 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 8-, and 12- and 24 hours post-dose at the 3- and 9-week visits after treatment initiation.
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Up to 9 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Area Under the Maternal Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve of Sofosbuvir
Time Frame: Up to 9 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Area under the maternal plasma concentration of Sofosbuvir versus time curve tau of the dosing interval.
Plasma samples were obtained pre-dose and at 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 8-, and 12- and 24 hours post-dose at the 3- and 9-week visits after treatment initiation.
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Up to 9 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Area Under the Maternal Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve of GS-331007
Time Frame: Up to 9 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Area under the maternal plasma concentration of GS-331007 versus time curve tau of the dosing interval; GS-331007 is an inactive metabolite of Sofosbuvir.
Plasma samples were obtained pre-dose and at 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 8-, and 12- and 24 hours post-dose at the 3- and 9-week visits after treatment initiation.
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Up to 9 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Intracellular Concentration of GS-461203 From Maternal Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells at 3 Weeks
Time Frame: Approximately 3 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Intracellular concentration of GS-461203, the active form of Sofosbuvir, from maternal peripheral blood mononuclear cells measured 3 weeks after initiation of treatment
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Approximately 3 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Intracellular Concentration of GS-461203 From Maternal Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells at 6 Weeks
Time Frame: Approximately 6 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Intracellular concentration of GS-461203, the active form of Sofosbuvir, from maternal peripheral blood mononuclear cells measured 6 weeks after initiation of treatment
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Approximately 6 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Intracellular Concentration of GS-461203 From Maternal Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells at 9 Weeks
Time Frame: Approximately 9 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Intracellular concentration of GS-461203, the active form of Sofosbuvir, from maternal peripheral blood mononuclear cells measured 9 weeks after initiation of treatment
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Approximately 9 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Intracellular Concentration of GS-461203 From Dried Maternal Blood Spots at 3 Weeks
Time Frame: Approximately 3 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Intracellular concentration of GS-461203, the active form of Sofosbuvir, from dried maternal blood spots measured 3 weeks after initiation of treatment
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Approximately 3 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Intracellular Concentration of GS-461203 From Dried Maternal Blood Spots at 6 Weeks
Time Frame: Approximately 6 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Intracellular concentration of GS-461203, the active form of Sofosbuvir, from dried maternal blood spots measured 6 weeks after initiation of treatment
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Approximately 6 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Intracellular Concentration of GS-461203 From Dried Maternal Blood Spots at 9 Weeks
Time Frame: Approximately 9 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Intracellular concentration of GS-461203, the active form of Sofosbuvir, from dried maternal blood spots measured 9 weeks after initiation of treatment
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Approximately 9 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Quantity of Hepatitis C Virus in Maternal Plasma After Completion of Velpatasvir and Sofosbuvir Treatment
Time Frame: Approximately 24 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Quantity of Hepatitis C RNA in maternal plasma measured at least 12 weeks after completion of Velpatasvir and Sofosbuvir treatment regimen
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Approximately 24 weeks from initiation of treatment
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Number of Maternal and Infant Participants That Experience Adverse Events Related to Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir
Time Frame: Up to 16 weeks from initiation of treatment or 12 months from delivery
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Number of maternal and infant participants that experience an adverse event that is deemed related to Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir by a study physician
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Up to 16 weeks from initiation of treatment or 12 months from delivery
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Maternal Gestational Age at Delivery
Time Frame: Up to 16 weeks from treatment initiation (at delivery)
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Maternal gestational age at delivery determined by medical record review
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Up to 16 weeks from treatment initiation (at delivery)
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Infant Weight at Delivery
Time Frame: Up to 16 weeks from treatment initiation (at delivery)
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Infant birth weight determined by medical record review
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Up to 16 weeks from treatment initiation (at delivery)
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Frequency of Delivery Modes for Maternal Participants
Time Frame: Up to 16 weeks from treatment initiation (at delivery)
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Frequency of delivery modes (spontaneous and assisted vaginal, scheduled and emergent cesarean section) for maternal participants determined by medical record review
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Up to 16 weeks from treatment initiation (at delivery)
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Number of Infant Participants With Congenital Anomalies
Time Frame: Up to 12 months from delivery
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Number of infant participants with congenital anomalies determined by medical record review for up to 12 months of age.
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Up to 12 months from delivery
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Weight of Infant Participant at 1 to 3 Months
Time Frame: Approximately 3 months from delivery
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Weight of infant participant measured at 1 to 3 months of age
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Approximately 3 months from delivery
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Weight of Infant Participant at 6 Months
Time Frame: Approximately 6 months from delivery
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Weight of infant participant measured at 6 months of age
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Approximately 6 months from delivery
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Weight of Infant Participant at 12 Months
Time Frame: Approximately 12 months from delivery
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Weight of infant participant measured at 12 months of age
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Approximately 12 months from delivery
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Length of Infant Participant at 1 to 3 Months
Time Frame: Approximately 3 months from delivery
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Length of infant participant measured at 1 to 3 months of age
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Approximately 3 months from delivery
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Length of Infant Participant at 6 Months
Time Frame: Approximately 6 months from delivery
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Length of infant participant measured at 6 months of age
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Approximately 6 months from delivery
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Length of Infant Participant at 12 Months
Time Frame: Approximately 12 months from delivery
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Length of infant participant measured at 12 months of age
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Approximately 12 months from delivery
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Head Circumference of Infant Participant at 1 to 3 Months
Time Frame: Approximately 3 months from delivery
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Head circumference of infant participant measured at 1 to 3 months of age
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Approximately 3 months from delivery
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Head Circumference of Infant Participant at 6 Months
Time Frame: Approximately 6 months from delivery
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Head circumference of infant participant measured at 6 months of age
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Approximately 6 months from delivery
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Head Circumference of Infant Participant at 12 Months
Time Frame: Approximately 12 months from delivery
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Head circumference of infant participant measured at 12 months of age
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Approximately 12 months from delivery
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Quantity of Hepatitis C Virus in Infant Plasma at Birth
Time Frame: Up to 16 weeks from treatment initiation (at delivery)
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Quantity of Hepatitis C viral RNA measured in infant plasma assessed at birth
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Up to 16 weeks from treatment initiation (at delivery)
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Quantity of Hepatitis C Virus in Infant Plasma at 1 to 3 Months
Time Frame: Approximately 3 months from delivery
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Quantity of Hepatitis C viral RNA measured in infant plasma assessed at 1 to 3 months of age
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Approximately 3 months from delivery
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Quantity of Hepatitis C Virus in Infant Plasma at 6 Months
Time Frame: Approximately 6 months from delivery
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Quantity of Hepatitis C viral RNA measured in infant plasma assessed at 6 months of age
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Approximately 6 months from delivery
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Quantity of Hepatitis C Virus in Infant Plasma at 12 Months
Time Frame: Approximately 12 months from delivery
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Quantity of Hepatitis C viral RNA measured in infant plasma assessed at 12 months of age
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Approximately 12 months from delivery
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Number of Infant Participants Referred for Early Neurological Development Intervention
Time Frame: Approximately 12 months from delivery
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Number of infant participants referred for early intervention based on neurological development assessments using Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development.
Infant participants with a Bayley's score of less than 6 on either cognitive, motor or language development assessments indicates an infant at risk for delayed development; Bayley's score ranges from 1 (extremely low) to 19 (very superior)
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Approximately 12 months from delivery
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Percentage of Unbound Sofosbuvir Measured in Maternal Plasma
Time Frame: Approximately 9 weeks from initiation of maternal treatment
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Percentage of Sofosbuvir not bound to protein out of total protein- unbound and bound Sofosbuvir measured in maternal plasma samples.
Plasma samples were obtained pre-dose and at 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 8-, and 12- and 24 hours post-dose at the 3- and 9-week visits after treatment initiation.
At the 6-week visit, a single convenience blood sample was collected.
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Approximately 9 weeks from initiation of maternal treatment
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Percentage of Unbound Velpatasvir Measured in Maternal Plasma
Time Frame: Approximately 9 weeks from initiation of maternal treatment
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Percentage of Velpatasvir not bound to protein out of total protein- unbound and bound Velpatasvir measured in maternal plasma samples.
Plasma samples were obtained pre-dose and at 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 8-, and 12- and 24 hours post-dose at the 3- and 9-week visits after treatment initiation.
At the 6-week visit, a single convenience blood sample was collected.
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Approximately 9 weeks from initiation of maternal treatment
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Collaborators
Collaborators
Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Catherine Chappell, MD, MSc, University of Pittsburgh
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Gilbert EM, Darin KM, Scarsi KK, McLaughlin MM. Antiretroviral Pharmacokinetics in Pregnant Women. Pharmacotherapy. 2015 Sep;35(9):838-55. doi: 10.1002/phar.1626. Epub 2015 Aug 21.
- Chappell CA, Krans EE, Bunge KE, Macio IS, Bogen D, Scarsi KK, Meyn LA, Hillier SL. A Phase 1 Study of Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir in Pregnant Women with Hepatitis C Virus. In: Conferences on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections; 2010 Mar 4-7; Seattle, WA; Abstract 87
- Ward RM, Varner MW. Principles of Pharmacokinetics in the Pregnant Woman and Fetus. Clin Perinatol. 2019 Jun;46(2):383-398. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2019.02.014. Epub 2019 Mar 30.
- Kirby BJ, Symonds WT, Kearney BP, Mathias AA. Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacodynamic, and Drug-Interaction Profile of the Hepatitis C Virus NS5B Polymerase Inhibitor Sofosbuvir. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2015 Jul;54(7):677-90. doi: 10.1007/s40262-015-0261-7.
- Feld JJ, Jacobson IM, Hezode C, Asselah T, Ruane PJ, Gruener N, Abergel A, Mangia A, Lai CL, Chan HL, Mazzotta F, Moreno C, Yoshida E, Shafran SD, Towner WJ, Tran TT, McNally J, Osinusi A, Svarovskaia E, Zhu Y, Brainard DM, McHutchison JG, Agarwal K, Zeuzem S; ASTRAL-1 Investigators. Sofosbuvir and Velpatasvir for HCV Genotype 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 Infection. N Engl J Med. 2015 Dec 31;373(27):2599-607. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1512610. Epub 2015 Nov 16.
- Foster GR, Afdhal N, Roberts SK, Brau N, Gane EJ, Pianko S, Lawitz E, Thompson A, Shiffman ML, Cooper C, Towner WJ, Conway B, Ruane P, Bourliere M, Asselah T, Berg T, Zeuzem S, Rosenberg W, Agarwal K, Stedman CA, Mo H, Dvory-Sobol H, Han L, Wang J, McNally J, Osinusi A, Brainard DM, McHutchison JG, Mazzotta F, Tran TT, Gordon SC, Patel K, Reau N, Mangia A, Sulkowski M; ASTRAL-2 Investigators; ASTRAL-3 Investigators. Sofosbuvir and Velpatasvir for HCV Genotype 2 and 3 Infection. N Engl J Med. 2015 Dec 31;373(27):2608-17. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1512612. Epub 2015 Nov 17.
- Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). Electronic address: pubs@smfm.org; Hughes BL, Page CM, Kuller JA. Hepatitis C in pregnancy: screening, treatment, and management. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Nov;217(5):B2-B12. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.07.039. Epub 2017 Aug 4.
- MacBrayne CE, Kiser JJ. Pharmacologic Considerations in the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus in Persons With HIV. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Jul 15;63 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S12-23. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw220. Erratum In: Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Sep 1;63(5):715. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw459.
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Primary Completion
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
First Posted
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Posted
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
Last Verified
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Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Blood-Borne Infections
- Pathologic Processes
- Chronic Disease
- Disease Attributes
- Infections
- RNA Virus Infections
- Virus Diseases
- Digestive System Diseases
- Liver Diseases
- Hepatitis, Viral, Human
- Enterovirus Infections
- Picornaviridae Infections
- Communicable Diseases
- Flaviviridae Infections
- Hepatitis, Chronic
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Antiviral Agents
- Sofosbuvir
- Sofosbuvir-velpatasvir drug combination
- Velpatasvir
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- STUDY19100377
- R21HD101996 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
IPD Sharing Time Frame
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- STUDY_PROTOCOL
- SAP
- ICF
- CSR
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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