Safety and Efficacy of Telaprevir in Combination With Peginterferon Alfa-2a and Ribavirin in Subjects Co-Infected With Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and HIV
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00983853 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: September 24, 2009
Results First Posted
: October 10, 2013
Last Update Posted
: October 10, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hepatitis C HIV Infections | Drug: telaprevir or matching placebo Biological: peginterferon alfa-2a Drug: ribavirin (fixed dose) Drug: ribavirin (weight-based dose) | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 62 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2a, 2-Part, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Multicenter Study of Telaprevir in Combination With Peginterferon Alfa-2a (Pegasys®) and Ribavirin (Copegus®) in Subjects Who Have Chronic HCV-1/HIV-1 Co-Infection and Are Treatment-Naïve for Hepatitis C |
Study Start Date : | October 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2012 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Part A
The dose of ribavirin used (fixed versus weight-based) is region dependent
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Drug: telaprevir or matching placebo
Tablet, Oral, 750 mg, q8h, 12 weeks
Biological: peginterferon alfa-2a
Subcutaneous injection, 180 μg, once weekly, 48 weeks
Drug: ribavirin (fixed dose)
Tablet, Oral, 800 mg, b.i.d., 48 weeks
Drug: ribavirin (weight-based dose)
Tablet, Oral, 1000 mg for subjects weighing <75 kg or 1200 mg for subjects weighing ≥75 kg, b.i.d., 48 weeks
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Experimental: Part B
The dose of ribavirin used (fixed versus weight-based) is region dependent
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Drug: telaprevir or matching placebo
Tablet, Oral, 750 mg or 1125 mg, q8h, 12 weeks
Biological: peginterferon alfa-2a
Subcutaneous injection, 180 μg, once weekly, 48 weeks
Drug: ribavirin (fixed dose)
Tablet, Oral, 800 mg, b.i.d., 48 weeks
Drug: ribavirin (weight-based dose)
Tablet, Oral, 1000 mg for subjects weighing <75 kg or 1200 mg for subjects weighing ≥75 kg, b.i.d., 48 weeks
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- Proportion of Subjects Achieving Undetectable HCV RNA at Week 12 [ Time Frame: 12 weeks after first dose of study drug ]
- Proportion of Subjects Achieving Undetectable HCV RNA at Week 4 and Week 12 [ Time Frame: 4 and 12 weeks after the first dose of study drug ]number of subjects with undetectable HCV RNA
- Proportion of Subjects Who Have Undetectable HCV RNA 12 Weeks (SVR12) and 24 Weeks (SVR24) After Last Planned Dose of Study Treatment [ Time Frame: 12 weeks after last dose of study drug ]
- Effect of Efavirenz-based (EFV) and Atazanavir-based (ATV/r) Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy(HAART) on Telaprevir Exposure [ Time Frame: through 12 weeks after first dose of study drug ]
- Median Trough Plasma Concentration (Ctrough) Ratios of Efavirenz and Tenofovir (Part B Only, Subjects on EFV-based HAART) [ Time Frame: through 12 weeks after first dose of study drug ]Ctrough ratio of HAART medication with telaprevir (test) and without telaprevir (reference)
- Median Trough Plasma Concentration (Ctrough) Ratios of Atazanavir (ATZ), Ritonavir, and Tenofovir (Part B Only, Subjects on ATV-based HAART) [ Time Frame: through 12 weeks after first dose of study drug ]Ctrough of HAART medication with telaprevir (test) and without telaprevir (reference)

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Chronic, genotype 1, hepatitis C with detectable HCV RNA
- HIV-1 infection for >6 months
- Documentation of a liver biopsy within 1 year before the screening visit showing evidence of hepatitis (demonstrated by inflammation and/or fibrosis)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous treatment with any approved or investigational drug or drug regimen for the treatment of hepatitis C
- Previous treatment with interferon or ribavirin
- Evidence of hepatic decompensation in cirrhotic subjects
- Subjects who have participated in a clinical study involving administration of an investigational drug within 2 months
- Part A only: subjects who have been on a HAART regimen within 12 weeks before study start

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00983853
United States, California | |
Beverly Hills, California, United States, 90211 | |
San Diego, California, United States, 92093 | |
San Francisco, California, United States, 94110 | |
United States, Florida | |
Miami, Florida, United States, 33125 | |
Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803 | |
United States, Illinois | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612 | |
United States, Maryland | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
United States, New York | |
New York, New York, United States, 10029 | |
United States, Ohio | |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267 | |
United States, Texas | |
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75204 | |
France | |
Paris, France | |
Germany | |
Bonn-Venusberg, Germany | |
Hamburg, Germany | |
Spain | |
Barcelona, Spain | |
Madrid, Spain |
Study Director: | Medical Monitor | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00983853 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
VX08-950-110 |
First Posted: | September 24, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | October 10, 2013 |
Last Update Posted: | October 10, 2013 |
Last Verified: | August 2013 |
Keywords provided by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated:
VX-950 INCIVEK INCIVO |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Infection Hepatitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis C HIV Infections Liver Diseases Digestive System Diseases Hepatitis, Viral, Human Virus Diseases Enterovirus Infections Picornaviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Flaviviridae Infections Lentivirus Infections |
Retroviridae Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Ribavirin Peginterferon alfa-2a Interferon-alpha Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs |