The Pharmacokinetics of Grazoprevir (MK-5172) and Elbasvir (MK-8742) in Participants With Renal Insufficiency (MK-5172-050)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01937975 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 10, 2013
Results First Posted : March 4, 2016
Last Update Posted : June 12, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Chronic Hepatitis C Renal Impairment | Drug: Grazoprevir Drug: Elbasvir | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 24 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Open-Label Study to Investigate the Pharmacokinetics of MK-5172 and MK-8742 in Subjects With Renal Insufficiency |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 6, 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 17, 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 17, 2013 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Participants with End Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis
Participants with End Stage Renal Disease on hemodialysis received once daily Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet and Elbasvir 50 mg tablet for 10 days..
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Drug: Grazoprevir
100 mg oral tablet administered once a day for 10 days Drug: Elbasvir 50 mg oral tablet administered once a day for 10 days |
Experimental: Participants with Severe Renal Impairment
Participants with Severe Renal Impairment (estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/min/1.73 m^2) received once daily Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet and Elbasvir 50 mg tablet for 10 days.
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Drug: Grazoprevir
100 mg oral tablet administered once a day for 10 days Drug: Elbasvir 50 mg oral tablet administered once a day for 10 days |
Experimental: Healthy Participants
Healthy participants (estimated glomerular filtration rate >=80 mL/min/1.73 m^2) received once daily Grazoprevir 100 mg tablet and Elbasvir 50 mg tablet for 10 days.
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Drug: Grazoprevir
100 mg oral tablet administered once a day for 10 days Drug: Elbasvir 50 mg oral tablet administered once a day for 10 days |
- Area Under the Concentration-time Curve From 0 to 24 Hours Postdose (AUC0-24hr) of Grazoprevir [ Time Frame: Up to 24 hours postdose ]Blood for determination of Grazoprevir concentration was collected predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, and 24 hours postdose on Day 9 (ESRD participants only) or Day 10 (all participants)
- Plasma Concentration at 24 Hours Postdose (C24hr) of Grazoprevir [ Time Frame: 24 hours postdose ]Blood for determination of Grazoprevir concentration was collected at 24 hours postdose on Day 9 (ESRD participants only) or Day 10 (all participants)
- Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Grazoprevir [ Time Frame: Up to 120 hours postdose ]Blood for determination of Grazoprevir concentration was collected predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours postdose on Day 10 (all participants) and only up to 24 hours for ESRD participants on Day 9
- Time of Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Grazoprevir [ Time Frame: Up to 120 hours postdose ]Blood for determination of Grazoprevir concentration was collected predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours postdose on Day 10 (all participants) and only up to 24 hours for ESRD participants on Day 9
- Apparent Terminal Half-life (T1/2) of Grazoprevir [ Time Frame: Up to 120 hours postdose ]Blood for determination of Grazoprevir concentration was collected predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours postdose on Day 10
- Apparent Clearance After Extravascular Administration (CL/F) of Grazoprevir [ Time Frame: Up to 24 hours postdose ]Blood for determination of Grazoprevir concentration was collected predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, and 24 hours postdose on Day 9 (ESRD participants only) or Day 10 (all participants)
- Apparent Volume of Distribution After Extravascular Administration (Vz/F) of Grazoprevir [ Time Frame: Up to 24 hours postdose ]Blood for determination of Grazoprevir concentration was collected predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, and 24 hours postdose on Day 10
- Area Under the Concentration-time Curve From 0 to 24 Hours Postdose (AUC0-24hr) of Elbasvir [ Time Frame: Up to 24 hours postdose ]Blood for determination of Elbasvir concentration was collected predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, and 24 hours postdose on Day 9 (ESRD participants only) or Day 10 (all participants)
- Plasma Concentration at 24 Hours Postdose (C24hr) of Elbasvir [ Time Frame: 24 hours postdose ]Blood for determination of Elbasvir concentration was collected at 24 hours postdose on Day 9 (ESRD participants only) or Day 10 (all participants)
- Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Elbasvir [ Time Frame: Up to 120 hours postdose ]Blood for determination of Elbasvir concentration was collected predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours postdose on Day 10 (all participants) and only up to 24 hours for ESRD participants on Day 9
- Time of Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Elbasvir [ Time Frame: Up to 120 hours postdose ]Blood for determination of Elbasvir concentration was collected predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours postdose on Day 10 (all participants) and only up to 24 hours for ESRD participants on Day 9
- Apparent Terminal Half-life (T1/2) of Elbasvir [ Time Frame: Up to 120 hours postdose ]Blood for determination of Elbasvir concentration was collected predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours postdose on Day 10
- Apparent Clearance After Extravascular Administration (CL/F) of Elbasvir [ Time Frame: Up to 24 hours postdose ]Blood for determination of Elbasvir concentration was collected predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, and 24 hours postdose on Day 9 (ESRD participants only) or Day 10 (all participants)
- Apparent Volume of Distribution After Extravascular Administration (Vz/F) of Elbasvir [ Time Frame: Up to 24 hours postdose ]Blood for determination of Elbasvir concentration was collected predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, and 24 hours postdose on Day 10

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
All Participants
- For a female of childbearing potential: either be sexually inactive (abstinent) for 14 days prior to the first dose and throughout the study or be using an acceptable birth control method. Females of non-childbearing potential must have undergone a sterilization procedure at least 6 months prior to the first dose
- Non-vasectomized male participants must agree to use a condom with spermicide or abstain from sexual intercourse during the trial and for 90 days after stopping the study medication and agree not to donate sperm during this time period Participants with ESRD on HD
- Maintained on a stable regimen of HD within 3 months prior to first dosing Participants with Severe Renal Impairment
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at screening is < 30 mL/min/1.73m^2 Healthy Controls
- Participant is within ± 10 years of the mean age and within 10% of the mean body mass index of severe renal impairment participants
- eGFR at screening is >=80 mL/min/1.73m^2
Exclusion Criteria:
All Participants
- History or presence of significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, hematological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic, or neurological disease whose current condition is considered unstable
- History or presence of alcoholism and drug abuse within the past 6 months
- Female participants who are pregnant or lactating
- Regular user of any medication (including over the counter) that would significantly alter GFR
- Donation of blood or significant blood loss within 56 days prior to the first dose of study medication(s)
- Plasma donation within 7 days prior to the first dose of study medication(s)
- A renal transplant or nephrectomy Participants with ESRD or Severe Renal Impairment
- Rapidly fluctuating renal function

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01937975
Study Director: | Medical Director | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. |
Publications of Results:
Responsible Party: | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01937975 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
5172-050 |
First Posted: | September 10, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | March 4, 2016 |
Last Update Posted: | June 12, 2019 |
Last Verified: | June 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | http://engagezone.msd.com/doc/ProcedureAccessClinicalTrialData.pdf |
URL: | http://engagezone.msd.com/ds_documentation.php |
MK-5172 Hepatitis C Hepatitis C, Chronic Renal Insufficiency Hepatitis Liver Diseases Digestive System Diseases Hepatitis, Viral, Human |
Virus Diseases Flaviviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Hepatitis, Chronic Kidney Diseases Urologic Diseases Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents |