Status:

UNKNOWN

Continuing Treatment With Pegasys and Copegus

Lead Sponsor:

Májbetegekért Alapítvány

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hoffmann-La Roche

Conditions:

Chronic Hepatitis C

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Primary objective is to measure sustained viral response given to continuation or prolongation of combined Pegasys\&Copegus treatment Secondary objective is to measure histological response given to ...

Detailed Description

Prospective, multicentre, randomized, open-label comparative study According to our national guideline of management of patient with chronic viral hepatitis, patients need to stop therapy if they do ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and female patients above 18 and below 65 years of age chronically infected with genotype 1 HCV receiving combined Pegasys\&Copegus treatment first time in-line with the valid treatment guideline approved by the National Interferon Committee (see attached guideline)
  • Subgroup 1:
  • Positive HCV PCR result at week 12 of the ongoing treatment
  • ALT \> 1ULN, but the value decreased by week 12
  • Subgroup 2:
  • ALT was normal and PCR was positive at week 12, therefore combined treatment could be continued between week 12 and 24 based on the approved guideline
  • Positive HCV RNA PCR at week 24 of the ongoing treatment
  • GPT \< 2 ULN at week 24 of the ongoing treatment.

Exclusion

  • Women with ongoing pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Therapy with any systemic anti-neoplastic or immunomodulatory treatment at inclusion or within 6 months prior to it
  • Any investigational drug usage at inclusion or within 6 weeks prior to it
  • Co/infection with hepatitis A, B or HIV
  • Any chronic liver disease other than HCV infection
  • Sign or symptom of hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Decompensated liver disease
  • History of depression or any other relevant psychiatric disease which, in the opinion of a psychiatrist or neurologist, contraindicates study therapy
  • Uncontrolled thyroid dysfunction
  • Severe retinopathy
  • Evidence of regular alcohol consumption at inclusion or within 1 year prior to it
  • Any side effect probably caused by ongoing combined treatment which, in the opinion of the investigator, contraindicates continuation of the therapy or necessitates dose reduction of any drug in the combination therapy
  • Unwillingness to provide informed consent
  • Subgroup 1:
  • Laboratory findings at week 16 of the ongoing combined Pegasys\&Copegus treatment:
  • ANC \<1000/mm3
  • PLT \<75.000/mm3
  • hemoglobin \<10g/dl
  • creatinine \>1,5 ULN
  • Subgroup 2:
  • Laboratory findings at week 28 of the ongoing combined Pegasys\&Copegus treatment:
  • ANC \<1000/mm3
  • PLT \<75.000/mm3
  • hemoglobin \<10g/dl
  • creatinine \>1,5 ULN

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

July 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00336518

Start Date

June 1 2006

End Date

July 1 2009

Last Update

June 13 2006

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Szt. László Hospital

Budapest, Hungary, 1097