Safety and Efficacy of the Therapeutic Vaccine GI-5005 Combined With Pegylated Interferon Plus Ribavirin Standard of Care Therapy Versus Standard of Care Alone in Patients With Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C Infection
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00606086 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 1, 2008
Results First Posted : June 3, 2014
Last Update Posted : June 27, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C | Drug: GI-5005 Drug: Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 140 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2 Randomized, Open Label, Multi-center, Therapeutic Trial of the Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of GI-5005; an Inactivated Recombinant Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Expressing a Hepatitis C Virus NS3-Core Fusion Protein, Combined With Pegylated Interferon Plus Ribavirin Standard of Care Therapy Versus Standard of Care Alone, and GI-5005 Salvage of Standard of Care Failures, in Patients With Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C Infection |
Study Start Date : | December 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 2012 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 2012 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 1
GI-5005 monotherapy continuing on to triple therapy
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Drug: GI-5005
40YU, subcutaneous
Other Name: Pegasys and Ribavirin |
Active Comparator: 2
Standard of care alone
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Drug: GI-5005
40YU, subcutaneous
Other Name: Pegasys and Ribavirin Drug: Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin Pegylated interefron is an injection and ribavirin is an oral tablet
Other Name: Pegasys and Ribavirin |
- EVR (Early Virologic Response) [ Time Frame: At 12 weeks of treatment ]Early Virologic Response (EVR) is a response measured by the reduction of virus in the blood after 12 weeks of treatment.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Chronic hepatitis C infection with genotype 1 based on serum positivity for HCV RNA or a positive test for serum anti-HCV antibody for at least 6 months;
- One of the following response criteria based on response to prior combination therapy with pegylated or non-pegylated interferon plus ribavirin:
Non-Responders
- Poor responders - a subset of non-responders who achieved > 1 log10 but < 2 log10 reduction in HCV RNA after a minimum of 12 weeks of prior interferon based therapy.
- Partial responders - a subset of non-responders who achieve at least a 2 log10 reduction in HCV RNA by 12 weeks, but do not achieve an end of treatment response (ETR defined as HCV RNA negativity by PCR assay at the end of a minimum of 6 months of therapy).
Naive
- Patients who are treatment naïve and have refused IFN therapy for reasons other than contraindication.
- Signed, written, informed consent from the patient or legal representative before any study-specific procedures are performed;
- Liver biopsy within 3 years of the screening visit, documenting extent of liver disease consistent with chronic hepatitis C with evidence of inflammation and/or fibrosis. Liver biopsy within 1 year for subjects consenting to paired biopsy testing. Eight unstained liver biopsy slides are required for the baseline sample and post-treatment sample for use in central blinded evaluation for paired biopsy testing;
- Age ≥ 18 years;
- Negative scratch test (immediate hypersensitivity, IgE mediated) to S. cerevisiae.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of decompensated liver disease, including but not restricted to, portal hypertension as manifested by a known history of gastroesophageal varices, variceal bleeding, ascites or encephalopathy, histopathologic or clinical evidence of cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, or renal impairment consistent with hepatorenal syndrome;
- History of significant non-HCV chronic liver disease, i.e. alcoholic hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis;
- Null response to prior IFN plus ribavirin therapy, defined as patients that have received at least 12 weeks of interferon-based treatment with < 1 log10 reduction in viral load;
- Subjects treated with more than 1 complete hepatitis C regimen (subjects with a history of 1 complete prior regimen and a second incomplete prior regimen may be eligible upon discussion with and approval of the medical monitor);
- Subjects that required a dose reduction of >25% of the planned exposure of IFN or >50% of their planned ribavirin exposure during their previous interferon/ribavirin treatment;
- Subjects that required growth factors during their previous interferon/ribavirin treatment;
- Subjects that received small molecule inhibitor therapy combined with an interferon based regimen. (subjects that received small molecule inhibitor monotherapy can be included);
- Treatment for HCV infection within 28 days before screening;
- Chronic hepatitis B infection or positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) at screening;
- Body weight >275 pounds;
- Known history of HIV infection or positive HIV antibody test at screening;
- History of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis;
- Concurrent therapy with herbal supplements taken specifically for the treatment of HCV (i.e. milk thistle). Wash-out of HCV related herbals for 28 days prior to Day 1. Consult sponsor before excluding potential subjects;
- Alcohol and/or IV drug abuse within the past year;

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00606086

Responsible Party: | GlobeImmune |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00606086 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
GI-5005-02 |
First Posted: | February 1, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | June 3, 2014 |
Last Update Posted: | June 27, 2014 |
Last Verified: | May 2014 |
Hepatitis, HCV, Liver disease, HepC |
Hepatitis A Hepatitis C Hepatitis C, Chronic Hepatitis Hepatitis, Chronic Liver Diseases Digestive System Diseases Hepatitis, Viral, Human Virus Diseases Enterovirus Infections Picornaviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections |
Flaviviridae Infections Interferons Ribavirin Peginterferon alfa-2a Interferon-alpha Antineoplastic Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs |