The Pharmacokinetics of P1101 + Ribavirin in Interferon Treatment-Naïve Subjects With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotype 2 Infection

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Status and phase

Completed

Phase 1

Conditions

Hepatitis C, Chronic

Treatments

Drug: P1101 + Ribavirin

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT04774107

A20-102

Details and patient eligibility

About

Primary Objective:

To determine the P1101 pharmacokinetic (PK) profile at the single dose of 400 μg.

Full description

Secondary Objective:

To determine the safety and immunogenicity of P1101 400 μg subcutaneous (SC) single dose + Ribavirin 800-1400 mg PO daily.

Enrollment

17 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 70 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adults ≥18 years of age (or other age required by local regulations); subjects who are over 70 years of age must be in generally good health.
Confirmed diagnosis of chronic hepatitis with HCV genotype 2 infection.
Compensated liver disease defined by normal or elevated alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤10 x upper limit of normal (ULN), total bilirubin level <2 mg/dL (except in Gilbert's syndrome), normal albumin, normal international normalized ratio (INR)
Interferon treatment naïve: never received any interferon.
No other known form of chronic liver disease apart from chronic hepatitis C infection.
Hemoglobin 12 g/dL in men or 11 g/dL in women, white blood cell (WBC) count 3,000/mm3, absolute neutrophil count (ANC) 1,500/mm3, platelet count 90,000/mm3; and estimated glomerular filtration rate >60 mL/min.
Female and male subjects, and their partners of reproductive potential using effective means of contraception during the whole trial period.
Be able to attend all scheduled visits and to comply with all study procedures;
Be able to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Decompensated liver disease.
Clinically significant illness or surgery within 4 weeks prior to dosing.
Any reason which, in the opinion of the investigator, would prevent the subject from participating in the study.
Positive test for HBsAg or HIV at screening.
Clinically significant abnormal vital signs.
Evidence of severe retinopathy by fundoscopy except age-related macular degeneration.
Significant alcohol or illicit drug abuse within one year prior to the screening visit or refusal to abstain from excessive alcohol consumption as defined above or illicit drugs throughout the study.
Pregnant or breast feeding female subjects.
Therapy with any systemic anti-viral, anti-neoplastic, and immunomodulatory treatment.
Use of an investigational drug or participation in an investigational drug.
Known clinically significant presence of any gastrointestinal pathology, clinically significant unresolved gastrointestinal symptoms, clinically significant liver or clinically significant kidney disease, or other conditions known to interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of the drug.
Clinically significant presence of depression determined by investigators.
Clinically significant presence of severe neurological disorders.
Clinically significant presence of severe cardiovascular conditions and severe pulmonary conditions, uncontrolled immunologic, uncontrolled autoimmune, uncontrolled endocrine, uncontrolled metabolic, haematological, severe coagulation disorders or severe blood dyscrasias or other severe uncontrolled systemic disease.
A depot injection or an implant of any drug within 3 months prior to administration of study medication, other than contraception or hyaluronic acid injections in joints for osteoarthritis;
Body organ transplant and are taking immunosuppressants;
History of malignant disease, including solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. However, subjects who are cancer survivors not on maintenance therapy and who had no malignant diseases history within the past 5 years could be recruited.
History of or ongoing opportunistic infection.
Serious local infection or systemic infection.