A Study of Safety and Efficacy of Vaniprevir Administered With Pegylated-Interferon and Ribavirin in Japanese Participants With Chronic Hepatitis C Infection (7009-016)

A Phase II Randomized Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MK-7009 Administered Concomitantly With Pegylated-Interferon and Ribavirin for 28 Days in Japanese Treatment-Experienced Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Infection

The study evaluates safety and efficacy of vaniprevir (MK7009), when administered with Pegylated-Interferon (peg-IFN) and Ribavirin, in Japanese patients with Hepatitis C infection. The primary hypotheses are that 1.) the proportion of patients achieving rapid viral response (RVR) in one or more of the vaniprevir treatment groups is superior to that in the placebo group, when each is administered concomitantly with pegylated interferon (peg-IFN) α-2a and ribavirin; and 2.) vaniprevir at the studied doses is well tolerated compared with placebo, when each is administered concomitantly with peg-IFN α-2a and ribavirin for 28 days.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Has chronic genotype 1 Hepatitis C infection

Exclusion Criteria:

• Has not tolerated previous course of peg-IFN and ribavirin
• Has HIV
• Has Hepatitis B
• Has a history of clinically significant medical condition that may interfere with the study (e.g., stroke or chronic seizures or major neurological disorder) or is contraindicated for treatment with peg-IFN and ribavirin