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Trial reportPloS one2016

Mericitabine and Either Boceprevir or Telaprevir in Combination with Peginterferon Alfa-2a plus Ribavirin for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 1 Infection and Prior Null Response: The Randomized DYNAMO 1 and DYNAMO 2 Studies.

Heiner Wedemeyer, Xavier Forns, Christophe Hézode, Samuel S Lee, Astrid Scalori, Athina Voulgari, Sophie Le Pogam, Isabel Nájera, James A Thommes

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01482390 phase2completednot on this map

A Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Sustained Virologic Response of the HCV Polymerase Inhibitor Prodrug RO5024048 in Combination With Telaprevir and Pegasys®/Copegus® in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 1 Virus Infection Who Were Prior Null Responders to Treatment With Pegylated Interferon/Ribavirin

TypeinterventionalSponsorHoffmann-La RocheRan2011 to 2014Enrolled80ConditionsHepatitis CArmsRibavirin, Mericitabine, Peginterferon Alfa-2a, Placebo, Telaprevir
NCT01482403 phase2completednot on this map

A Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Sustained Virologic Response of the HCV Polymerase Inhibitor Prodrug RO5024048 in Combination With Boceprevir and Pegasys®/Copegus® in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 1 Virus Infection Who Were Prior Null Responders to Treatment With Pegylated Interferon/Ribavirin

TypeinterventionalSponsorHoffmann-La RocheRan2011 to 2014Enrolled58ConditionsHepatitis C, ChronicArmsCopegus, Pegasys, boceprevir, mericitabine, mericitabine placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Heiner WedemeyerDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology at Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Xavier FornsLiver Unit, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS and CIBEREHD, Barcelona, Spain.
Christophe HézodeDepartment of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Hôpital Henri Mondor, INSERM U955, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France.
Samuel S LeeLiver Unit, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Astrid ScaloriGlobal Product Development Immunology, Respiratory, Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn, United Kingdom.
Athina VoulgariGlobal Product Development Clinical Science, Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn, United Kingdom.
Sophie Le PogamClinical Development-Infectious Diseases, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America.
Isabel NájeraRoche Pharma and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland.
James A ThommesProduct Development Immunology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledMost patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection who have had a previous null response (<2-log10 reduction in HCV RNA by treatment week 12) to peginterferon/ribavirin (PegIFN/RBV) do not achieve a sustained virological response (SVR) when re-treated with a first-generation HCV protease inhibitor (PI) administered in combination with PegIFN/RBV. We studied the incremental benefits associated with adding mericitabine (nucleoside analog inhibitor of HCV polymerase) to PI plus PegIFN alfa-2a/RBV-based therapy in two double-blind randomized multicenter phase 2 trials (with boceprevir in DYNAMO 1, and with telaprevir in DYNAMO 2). The primary endpoint in both trials was SVR, defined as HCV RNA <25 IU/mL 12 weeks after the end of treatment (SVR12). Overall, the addition of mericitabine to PI plus PegIFN alfa-2a/RBV therapy resulted in SVR12 rates of 60-70% in DYNAMO 1 and of 71-96% in DYNAMO 2. SVR12 rates were similar in patients infected with HCV genotype 1a and 1b in both trials. The placebo control arms in both studies were stopped because of high rates of virological failure. Numerically lower relapse rates were associated with longer treatment with mericitabine (24 versus 12 weeks), telaprevir-containing regimens, and regimens that included 48 weeks of PegIFN alfa-2a/RBV therapy. No mericitabine resistance mutations were identified in any patient in either trial. The addition of mericitabine did not add to the safety burden associated with either telaprevir or boceprevir-based regimens. These studies demonstrate increased SVR rates and reduced relapse rates in difficult-to-treat patients when a nucleoside polymerase inhibitor with intermediate antiviral potency is added to regimens containing a first-generation PI.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT01482403 and ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01482390.

Indexed as

AdultAntibodies, ViralAntimetabolitesAntiviral AgentsDeoxycytidineDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGenotypeHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansInterferon-alphaMaleMiddle Aged2'-fluoro-2'-methyl-3',5'-diisobutyryldeoxycytidineAntibodies, ViralAntimetabolitesAntiviral AgentsDeoxycytidineInterferon-alphaN-(3-amino-1-(cyclobutylmethyl)-2,3-dioxopropyl)-3-(2-((((1,1-dimethylethyl)amino)carbonyl)amino)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutyl)-6,6-dimethyl-3-azabicyclo(3.1.0)hexan-2-carboxamideOligopeptidespeginterferon alfa-2aPolyethylene GlycolsProlineProtease InhibitorsRecombinant ProteinsRibavirinRNA, Viraltelaprevir

Identifiers

PMID26752189
PMCPMC4713467

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