Telaprevir in Genotype 3 HCV (TIG3)

This is an interventional treatment trial for Hepatitis C focused on measuring Telaprevir, Genotype 3 HCV Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥18 years of age and ≤ 70 years old
• Advanced fibrosis - defined as a liver biopsy within 2 years showing an Ishak fibrosis score of >4 OR radiological evidence of cirrhosis (ultrasound scan or fibroscan reading >10.6)
• Previous therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for at least 24 weeks with undetectable HCV RNA at the end of therapy and detectable HCV RNA six months after treatment cessation
• Chronic genotype 3 HCV infection, RNA positivity with genotype 3 infection confirmed at a local laboratory.
• HBsAg negative and no clinical evidence of co-infection with HIV
• Platelet count >50,000 cells/mm3 (support with eltrombopag is permitted) Neutrophil count > 600 cells/mm3
• All female patients of childbearing potential and all males with female partners of childbearing potential must be prepared to use two forms of effective contraception* (combined) during treatment and 6 months after treatment end
• Able and willing to give informed consent and able to comply with study requirements

Exclusion Criteria:

• Evidence of other cause of significant liver disease - serum ferritin > 1000, biochemical evidence of Wilson's disease, autoantibody titres in excess of 1:160
• Poorly controlled diabetes that, in the investigators opinion, precludes therapy
• Severe retinopathy that, in the opinion of the investigator, precludes therapy
• Evidence of ascites seen on previous liver ultrasound
• Haemoglobin concentration <11 g/dL in females or <12 g/dL in males or any patient with an increased risk for anaemia (e.g., thalassemia, sickle cell anaemia, spherocytosis, history of gastrointestinal bleeding) or for whom anaemia would be medically problematic
• Albumin levels <35 G/L
• Females who are pregnant or breast-feeding
• History of severe psychiatric disease, including psychosis and/or depression, characterized by a suicide attempt, hospitalization for psychiatric disease, or a period of disability as a result of psychiatric disease within the last 2 years
• History of immunologically mediated disease (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, lupus erythematosus, autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, scleroderma, severe psoriasis (defined as affecting >10% of the body, where the palm of one hand equals 1%, or if the hands and feet are affected), rheumatoid arthritis requiring more than intermittent nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications for management
• Other on-going serious medical condition in the opinion of the investigator that would prohibit treatment
• Poorly controlled thyroid dysfunction that, in the investigators opinion, precludes therapy
• History of major organ transplantation with an existing functional graft
• History of severe pre-existing cardiac disease, including unstable or uncontrolled cardiac disease in the previous 6 months
• History or laboratory testing showing evidence of a haemoglobinopathy
• Concomitant administration with active substances that are highly dependent on CYP3A for clearance and for which elevated plasma concentrations are associated with serious and/or life-threatening events. These active substances include alfuzosin, amiodarone, bepridil, quinidine, astemizole, terfenadine, cisapride, pimozide, ergot derivatives (dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, ergotamine, methylergonovine), lovastatin, simvastatin, atorvastatin, sildenafil or tadalafil (only when used for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension) and orally administered midazolam or triazolam.
• Concomitant administration with Class Ia or III antiarrhythmics, except for intravenous lidocaine (see section 4.5).
• Concomitant administration of INCIVO with active substances that strongly induce CYP3A e.g. rifampicin, St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum), carbamazepine, phenytoin and phenobarbital and thus may lead to lower exposure and loss of efficacy of INCIVO.