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MK-8558

Phase 1

HIV-1 Infection | Small molecule | Infectious Disease |Merck & Company, Inc.|Last Updated: May 28, 2021

Success Probability
Approval Probability 71%
TA Base Rate26%
Adjusted LOA41%
ML RiskLOW_RISK
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Market & Valuation
rNPV $3.2B
Market Size $9.4B
Revenue Basis $1.6B
Competitors 6
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Trial Design
CONTROLLEDBiomarker
Total Trials1
Total Enrollment21
FDA Designations
No designations recorded
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT IDTitlePhaseStatusEnrollmentVelocityDesignStartCompletionLast UpdatedSitesCountries
NCT03859739Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Anti-Retroviral Activity of MK-8558 Monotherapy in Anti-Retroviral-Naïve HIV-1 Infected Participants (MK-8558-002)PHASE1 COMPLETED 21Apr 26, 2019May 29, 2020May 28, 20212 Germany, Romania
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Study Endpoints
Primary Endpoints
Change From Baseline in Plasma HIV-1 Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) Concentration
Baseline and 168 hours post-dose

Plasma was collected at baseline and at 168 hours post-dose to determine the change from baseline in HIV-1 ribonucleic acid (RNA) concentration. The log10 plasma HIV-RNA was measured and analyzed based on a longitudinal data analysis (LDA) model containing fixed effects for dose level and time.

Number of Participants Experiencing ≥1 Adverse Event (AE)
Up to 35 days post-dose

An Adverse Event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a study intervention.

Number of Participants Who Discontinued From the Study Due to an AE
Up to 35 days post-dose

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a study intervention.

Secondary Endpoints
Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From 0 to 168 Hours (AUC0-168) for MK-8558 in Plasma
Pre-dose and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, 120, 168 hours post-dose
Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From 0 up to the Last Quantifiable Time-Point (AUC0-last) for MK-8558 in Plasma
Pre-dose and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, 120, 168, 240, 336, 504 hours post-dose
Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From 0 to Infinity (AUC0-inf) for MK-8558 in Plasma
Pre-dose and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, 120, 168, 240, 336, 504 hours post-dose
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Study Design & Arms
AllocationNON_RANDOMIZED
MaskingNONE
ModelSEQUENTIAL
PurposeTREATMENT
Treatment Arms
ArmTypeDescription
Panel A. MK-8558 400 mgEXPERIMENTALSingle oral dose of MK-8558 administered at 400 mg following a 10-hour fast.
Panel B. MK-8558 at dose level 2EXPERIMENTALSingle oral dose of MK-8558 administered at dose level 2 following a 10-hour fast. Dose level 2 shall not exceed 900 mg. Per protocol, dose will be selected following review of data from panel A.
Panel C. MK-8558 at dose level 3EXPERIMENTALSingle oral dose of MK-8558 administered at dose level 3 following a 10-hour fast. Dose level 3 shall not exceed 1600 mg. Per protocol, dose will be selected following review of data from panel B.
Panel D. MK-8558 at dose level 4EXPERIMENTALSingle oral dose of MK-8558 administered at dose level 4 following a low-fat breakfast. Dose level 4 shall not exceed 1600 mg. Per protocol, Panel D is optional pending results of Panels A-C, and dose will be selected following review of data from panel C.
Interventions
NameTypeDescription
MK-8558DRUGSingle dose of MK-8558 administered as a tablet at a dose up to 1600 mg.
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Eligibility Criteria
Age Range18 Years — 60 Years
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites2

Inclusion Criteria: * Other than having HIV infection, is in good health based on medical history, physical examination, vital sign (VS) measurements, and laboratory safety tests, at the pre-study (screening) visit and/or prior to administration of the study drug * Is documented as being HIV-1 posi...

Countries:GermanyRomania
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