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A Study Evaluating Slow Response/Non-Rapid Response in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C, Genotype 1, 2, 3 & 4 Treated With Pegasys (Peginterferon Alfa-2a) and Copegus (Ribavirin)
A Study Evaluating Slow Response/Non-Rapid Response in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C, Genotype 1, 2, 3 & 4 Treated With Pegasys (Peginterferon Alfa-2a) and Copegus (Ribavirin)
CompletedPhase 4
Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche
Conditions: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Interventions: peginterferon alfa-2a [Pegasys], ribavirin [Copegus]
Countries: Israel
This multi-center study will evaluate the viral response in patients with chronic hepatitis C, genotype 1, 2, 3 \& 4 on standard anti-viral treatment with Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a) and Copegus (ribavirin). Patients will receive weekly subcutaneous Pegasys plus daily oral Copegus for 24 weeks (genotype 2 \& 3) or 48 weeks (genotype 1 \& 4). Patients identified as slow responders/non-rapid virological responders will be eligible for an additional 24 weeks of treatment.
Eligibility overview
Sex: ALL
Age: 18 Years to —
Healthy volunteers: No
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients, \>/= 18 years of age * Serologic evidence of chronic hepatitis C, genotype 1, 2, 3 or 4 by anti-HCV antibody test * Documented pre-treatment HCV RNA quantitative result * Compensated liver disease (Child-Pugh Grade A) * Patient receiving standard combination treatment of Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a and Copegus (ribavirin) Exclusion Criteria: * Decompensated liver disease (Child-Pugh Class B or C cirrhosis) * Co-infection with active hepatitis A and/or hepatitis B * History or evidence of a medical condition associated with liver disease other than HCV * Signs and symptoms of hepatocellular carcinoma * History of poorly controlled thyroid disease, elevated TSH or any clinical manifestations of thyroid disease * Therapy with antineoplastic treatment \</= 6 months prior to study day * Diabetes mellitus in subjects receiving an insulin therapy * Evidence of severe retinopathy * Pregnant or breast-feeding women, and male partners of women who are pregnant
Locations (26)
- Afula, Israel
- Ashdod, Israel
- Ashkelon, Israel
- Bat Yam, Israel
- Beersheba, Israel
- Beersheba, Israel
- Haifa, Israel
- Haifa, Israel
- Haifa, Israel
- Holon, Israel
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Kfar Saba, Israel
- Nahariya, Israel
- Nazareth, Israel
- Petah Tikva, Israel
- Petah Tikva, Israel
- Ramat Gan, Israel
- Rehovot, Israel
- Rishon LeZiyyon, Israel
- Safed, Israel
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Tiberias, Israel
- Ẕerifin, Israel