Telaprevir Open-Label Study in Co-Infected Patients

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to collect safety and tolerability data on telaprevir treatment in combination with Peg-IFN-alfa and RBV in patients with HIV/genotype 1 chronic HCV coinfection with severe fibrosis or compensated cirrhosis who are not eligible for enrollment into an ongoing clinical study of telaprevir.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Janssen-Cilag International NV
• Treatments: Ribavirin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: - Have diagnosis of HIV-1 or HIV-2 infection, or HIV-1 and HIV-2 coinfection for more than 6 months before the screening visit. - Should have been on a stable permissible HAART regimen for more than 8 weeks before Day 1 without switches. OR Not on a HAART regimen and not expected to start HIV treatment during the study, ie, have CD4 count of ≥500 cells/mm3 and a HIV-1 and/or HIV-2 viral load ≤50,000 copies/mL at screening - If on stable permissible HAART regimen, have CD4 count ≥200 cells/mm3 or ≥15% and HIV-1 and/or HIV-2 viral load <50 copies/mL for at least 6 months before starting treatment is recommended - Have evidence of HCV infection genotype 1 (molecular assay) - Have a quantifiable plasma HCV RNA Exclusion Criteria: - Is eligible for enrollment into an ongoing clinical study of telaprevir - Is infected or coinfected with HCV of another genotype than genotype 1 - Has a contraindication to the administration of Peg-IFN-alfa or RBV, or medical history or laboratory values that preclude treatment with Peg-IFN-alfa or RBV according to the respective local prescribing information - Have any contraindication to the currently prescribed HAART regimen at screening. Note: Patients who have a contraindication to a nonprescribed permissible HAART medication are not excluded. - Positive human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B5701 genotyping result at screening (or documented result prior to screening) if abacavir is a component of HAART