A Safety and Effectiveness Study of TMC435 in Chronic, Genotype 1, Hepatitis C Patients Who Failed to Previous Standard Treatment (ASPIRE)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00980330 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 21, 2009
Results First Posted : February 6, 2014
Last Update Posted : June 9, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hepatitis C | Drug: TMC435 Drug: Placebo Drug: Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (P) Drug: Ribavirin (R) | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 463 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase IIb, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Investigate the Efficacy, Tolerability, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of TMC435 as Part of a Treatment Regimen Including PegIFNa-2a and Ribavirin in HCV Genotype 1 Infected Subjects Who Failed Previous Standard Therapy |
Study Start Date : | October 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: TMC435 100 mg 12 Wks + PR48
Participants will receive TMC435 100 mg once daily with Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (P) once weekly and ribavirin (R) twice daily for 12 weeks followed by Placebo with PR for 36 weeks.
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Drug: TMC435
One TMC435 100-mg capsule or two 75-mg capsules orally (by mouth) once daily for 12, 24, or 48 weeks. Drug: Placebo One or 2 capsules of placebo identical in appearance to TMC435 taken orally once daily for 24, 36, or 48 weeks. Drug: Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (P) 180 micrograms taken as one 0.5 mL subcutaneous injection once weekly for 48 weeks.
Other Name: PEGASYS Drug: Ribavirin (R) 1000 or 1200 mg/day (5 or 6 tablets) taken orally as a twice daily regimen taken for 48 weeks.
Other Name: COPEGUS |
Experimental: TMC435 100 mg 24 Wks + PR48
Participants willl receive TMC435 100 mg once daily with Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (P) once weekly and ribavirin (R) twice daily for 24 weeks followed by Placebo with PR for 24 weeks.
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Drug: TMC435
One TMC435 100-mg capsule or two 75-mg capsules orally (by mouth) once daily for 12, 24, or 48 weeks. Drug: Placebo One or 2 capsules of placebo identical in appearance to TMC435 taken orally once daily for 24, 36, or 48 weeks. Drug: Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (P) 180 micrograms taken as one 0.5 mL subcutaneous injection once weekly for 48 weeks.
Other Name: PEGASYS Drug: Ribavirin (R) 1000 or 1200 mg/day (5 or 6 tablets) taken orally as a twice daily regimen taken for 48 weeks.
Other Name: COPEGUS |
Experimental: TMC435 100 mg 48 Wks + PR48
Participants will receive TMC435 100 mg once daily with Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (P) once weekly and ribavirin (R) twice daily for 48 weeks.
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Drug: TMC435
One TMC435 100-mg capsule or two 75-mg capsules orally (by mouth) once daily for 12, 24, or 48 weeks. Drug: Placebo One or 2 capsules of placebo identical in appearance to TMC435 taken orally once daily for 24, 36, or 48 weeks. Drug: Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (P) 180 micrograms taken as one 0.5 mL subcutaneous injection once weekly for 48 weeks.
Other Name: PEGASYS Drug: Ribavirin (R) 1000 or 1200 mg/day (5 or 6 tablets) taken orally as a twice daily regimen taken for 48 weeks.
Other Name: COPEGUS |
Experimental: TMC435 150 mg 12 Wks + PR48
Participants will receive TMC435 150 mg once daily with Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (P) once weekly and ribavirin (R) twice daily for 12 weeks followed by Placebo and PR for 36 weeks.
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Drug: TMC435
One TMC435 100-mg capsule or two 75-mg capsules orally (by mouth) once daily for 12, 24, or 48 weeks. Drug: Placebo One or 2 capsules of placebo identical in appearance to TMC435 taken orally once daily for 24, 36, or 48 weeks. Drug: Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (P) 180 micrograms taken as one 0.5 mL subcutaneous injection once weekly for 48 weeks.
Other Name: PEGASYS Drug: Ribavirin (R) 1000 or 1200 mg/day (5 or 6 tablets) taken orally as a twice daily regimen taken for 48 weeks.
Other Name: COPEGUS |
Experimental: TMC435 150 mg 24 Wks + PR48
Participants will receive TMC435 150 mg once daily with Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (P) once weekly and ribavirin (R) twice daily for 24 weeks followed Placebo and PR for 24 weeks.
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Drug: TMC435
One TMC435 100-mg capsule or two 75-mg capsules orally (by mouth) once daily for 12, 24, or 48 weeks. Drug: Placebo One or 2 capsules of placebo identical in appearance to TMC435 taken orally once daily for 24, 36, or 48 weeks. Drug: Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (P) 180 micrograms taken as one 0.5 mL subcutaneous injection once weekly for 48 weeks.
Other Name: PEGASYS Drug: Ribavirin (R) 1000 or 1200 mg/day (5 or 6 tablets) taken orally as a twice daily regimen taken for 48 weeks.
Other Name: COPEGUS |
Experimental: TMC435 150 mg 48 Wks + PR48
Participants will receive TMC435 150 mg once daily with Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (P) once weekly and ribavirin (R) twice daily for 48 weeks.
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Drug: TMC435
One TMC435 100-mg capsule or two 75-mg capsules orally (by mouth) once daily for 12, 24, or 48 weeks. Drug: Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (P) 180 micrograms taken as one 0.5 mL subcutaneous injection once weekly for 48 weeks.
Other Name: PEGASYS Drug: Ribavirin (R) 1000 or 1200 mg/day (5 or 6 tablets) taken orally as a twice daily regimen taken for 48 weeks.
Other Name: COPEGUS |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo 48 Wks + PR48
Participants will receive Placebo once daily with Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (P) once weekly and ribavirin (R) twice daily for 48 weeks.
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Drug: TMC435
One TMC435 100-mg capsule or two 75-mg capsules orally (by mouth) once daily for 12, 24, or 48 weeks. Drug: Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (P) 180 micrograms taken as one 0.5 mL subcutaneous injection once weekly for 48 weeks.
Other Name: PEGASYS Drug: Ribavirin (R) 1000 or 1200 mg/day (5 or 6 tablets) taken orally as a twice daily regimen taken for 48 weeks.
Other Name: COPEGUS |
- The Percentage of Participants Achieving a Sustained Virologic Response at the End of Treatment (EOT) and 24 Weeks After the EOT (SVR24) [ Time Frame: Week 72 ]The table below shows the percentage of participants in the overall population with an SVR24, defined as having plasma levels of Hepatitis C Virus ribonucleic acid less than 25 IU/mL undetectable at the EOT and 24 weeks after the EOT.
- The Percentage of Participants With a Greater Than 2 log10 Drop in Plasma Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) Levels at Time Points During Treatment [ Time Frame: Weeks, 2, 4, 8, and 12 ]The table below shows the percentage of participants in each treatment group who achieved a greater than 2 log10 drop in plasma levels of HCV RNA at selected time points during treatment.
- The Percentage of Participants Achieving Plasma Levels of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) <25 IU/mL Undetectable During Treatment and Follow-up [ Time Frame: Weeks, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72 and EOT (up to Week 48) ]The table below shows the percentage of participants in each treatment who achieved plasma HCV RNA levels of <25 IU/mL undetectable at selected time points during treatment and follow-up and at the end of treatment (EOT).
- The Percentage of Participants Achieving Plasma Levels of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) <25 IU/mL Detectable or Undetectable During Treatment and Follow-up [ Time Frame: Weeks, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, and EOT (up to Week 48) ]The table below shows the percentage of participants in each treatment group who achieved plasma HCV RNA levels below the limit of quantification defined as less than 25 IU/mL (detectable or undetectable) at selected time points during treatment, follow-up, and at the end of treatment (EOT).
- The Percentage of Participants Achieving a Rapid Virologic Response (RVR) [ Time Frame: Week 4 ]The table below shows the percentage of participants in each treatment group who achieved a RVR, defined as having an undetectable plasma Hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid level after receiving 4 weeks of treatment.
- The Percentage of Participants Achieving an Early Virologic Response (EVR) [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]The table below shows the percentage of participants who achieved an EVR, defined as having a greater than or equal to 2 log10 reduction in plasma Hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid from baseline at Week 12.
- The Percentage of Participants Achieving a Complete Early Virologic Response (cEVR) [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]The table below shows the percentage of participants in each treatment group who had a cEVR, defined as having undetectable plasma levels of Hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid at Week 12.
- The Percentage of Participants Achieving a Sustained Virologic Response 12 Weeks After the Planned End of Treatment (SVR12) [ Time Frame: Week 60 ]The table below shows the percentage of participants in the overall population who achieved undetectable plasma Hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid levels at the end of treatment (EOT) and 12 Weeks after the planned EOT.
- The Percentage of Participants With Viral Breakthrough [ Time Frame: EOT (up to Week 48) ]The table below shows the percentage of participants in the overall population in each treatment group during the treatment period who experienced viral breakthrough, defined as a confirmed increase of greater than 1 log10 IU/mL in Hepatitis C virus (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) from the lowest level reached or a confirmed HCV RNA of > 100 IU/mL in participants whose HCV RNA had previously been below the lower limit of quantification (i.e., less than 25 IU/mL detectable or undetectable).
- The Percentage of Participants With Viral Relapse [ Time Frame: Up to Week 72 ]The table below shows the percentage of participants in the overall population who had viral relapse, defined as confirmed detectable Hepatitis C virus (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) during the follow-up period in participants with HCV RNA less than 25 IU/mL undetectable at end of treatment.
- The Number of Participants Who Achieved Normalized Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Levels at the End of Treatment (EOT) [ Time Frame: EOT (up to Week 48) ]The table below shows the number of participants with abnormal ALT levels at Baseline who achieved the normal ALT levels at the EOT (up to Week 48).
- Plasma Concentrations of TMC435 [ Time Frame: 0 (predose, baseline) and 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours post-dose at Weeks 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, and 48 ]The table below shows median (range) predose plasma concentration (C0h) values and median (range) average steady-state plasma concentration (Css,av) values for TMC435 for participants in each of the 6 TMC435 treatment groups.
- Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From 0 to 24 Hours (AUC24h) for TMC435 [ Time Frame: 0 (predose, baseline) and 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours post-dose at Weeks 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, and 48 ]The table below shows the median (range) AUC24h values for TMC435 for participants in each TMC435 treatment group.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must have chronic hepatitis C infection as evidenced by liver biopsy, anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HCV RNA positive
- Must have chronic hepatitis C infection (genotype 1) with HCV RNA level greater than10000 IU/mL
- Patient must have failed at least 1 prior course of peg interferon (Peg-IFN-alfa-2a)/ribavirin (RBV) therapy (standard treatment)
- Must be willing to use 2 effective methods of birth control for up to 7 months after last dose of study medication
Exclusion Criteria:
- Has an evidence of decompensated liver disease
- Co-infection with any other Hepatitis C virus genotype or co-infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Has a medical condition which is a contraindication to Peg-INF or RBV therapy
- Have had history of, or any current medical condition which could impact the safety of the patient in the study

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00980330

Study Director: | Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ireland Clinical Trial | Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ireland |
Responsible Party: | Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ireland |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00980330 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CR016063 TMC435-TiDP16-C206 ( Other Identifier: Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ireland ) 2009-010590-20 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | September 21, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | February 6, 2014 |
Last Update Posted: | June 9, 2014 |
Last Verified: | May 2014 |
Hepatitis C Peginterferon alpha-2a PegIFNalpha-2a RBV Ribavirin |
Placebo TMC435-TIDP16-C206 TMC435-C206 TMC435 HCV |
Simeprevir Hepatitis A Hepatitis C Hepatitis Liver Diseases Digestive System Diseases Hepatitis, Viral, Human Virus Diseases Infections Enterovirus Infections Picornaviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Blood-Borne Infections |
Communicable Diseases Flaviviridae Infections Ribavirin Peginterferon alfa-2a Interferon alpha-2 Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Antineoplastic Agents Protease Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors |