Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy and Safety Study of PEG-IFN-SA and Ribavirin to Treat Chronic Hepatitis C

Lead Sponsor:

Beijing Kawin Technology Share-Holding Co., Ltd.

Conditions:

Chronic Hepatitis c

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This study is to confirm the potential effects and assess the safety of a new bio-product Pegylated Recombinant Consensus Interferon Variant Solution for Injection (PEG-IFN-SA) and Ribavirin(RBV) in t...

Detailed Description

Total 720 subjects are divided into two groups and treated separately according to the HCV genotype(genotype 2,3 and non-genotype 2,3). With 2:1 ratio between experimental group and positive-control g...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18- 65 years
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) 18-30
  • Chronic hepatitis C , diagnosed according to Chinese guideline of Hepatitis C (year 2004)
  • Detectable serum HCV-RNA by quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay and positive anti-HCV antibody
  • Female subjects of childbearing age with no history of menopause and negative pregnancy test, both female and male( including their partners ) subjects were required to conduct adequate contraception since screening until the 6 months after treatment
  • Volunteered to participate in this study, understood and signed an informed consent

Exclusion

  • Previous IFN treated patients
  • Hepatotoxic drugs was systematically used more than two weeks within past 6 months
  • Systemic therapy with potent immunomodulatory agents such as adrenocorticotropic hormone, thymosin α1, etc more than two weeks within past 6 months, not including corticosteroid nasal sprays, inhaled steroids and / or topical steroids
  • Co-infection with HAV, HBV, HEV, EBV, CMV and HIV
  • Evidences of hepatic decompensation, including but not limited to serum total bilirubin\> 2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); serum albumin \<35g/L; prothrombin activity (PTA) \<60%; ascites, upper gastrointestinal bleeding and hepatic encephalopathy; Child-Pugh score B/C grade
  • Diagnosed with primary hepatocellular carcinoma or supported by evidences including but not limited to AFP\> l00ng/ml, suspicious liver nodules by imaging examinations
  • Liver diseases from causes other than HCV infection, including alcoholic liver disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, drug-induced hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis (antinuclear antibody titer higher than 1:100), hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's disease) and hemochromatosis, etc.
  • White blood cell count \<3×109/L; Neutrophil count\<1.5×109/L; platelet count\<90×109/L; hemoglobin below the lower limit of normal
  • Serum creatinine above the ULN
  • Serum creatine kinase\> 3 ULN
  • Diabetes mellitus or Poorly controlled Thyroid Diseases
  • Poorly controlled hypertension (systolic blood pressure\> 140mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure\> 90 mmHg) with hypertension -related retinal lesions
  • Immunodeficiency or autoimmune diseases including but not limited to inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome, autoimmune thrombocytopenia, etc.
  • Psychiatric and nervous system disorders, including history of Psychiatric illness or with family history (especially depression, depressive tendencies, epilepsy and hysteria, etc.)
  • Severe cardiovascular diseases (New York Heart Association functional class (NYHA) Ⅲ level and above, myocardial infarction occurred within past 6 months or PTCA performed within past 6 months, unstable angina, uncontrolled arrhythmias)
  • Serious blood disorders (all kinds of anemia, hemophilia, etc.)
  • Severe kidney disease (chronic kidney disease, renal insufficiency, etc.)
  • Serious digestive diseases (gastrointestinal ulcers, colitis, etc.)
  • Severe respiratory disease (pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, etc.)
  • Retinal disease (retinal exfoliation, macular hole, retinal tumors, etc.)
  • Malignancies
  • Function organs transplant
  • Allergies or severe allergies, especially allergic to study drugs or any ingredients of the study drugs
  • Evidence of alcohol or drug abuse (average alcohol consumption male\> 40g / day, female\> 20g / day)
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Usage of prohibition drugs in this study
  • Participated in other clinical trials 3 months prior to the screening
  • Unwilling to sign the informed consent and adhere to treatment requirements
  • Other conditions not suitable for study judged by investigators

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

719 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01903278

Start Date

June 1 2013

End Date

August 1 2015

Last Update

September 25 2015

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First Affiliated Hospital of Lanzhou University

Lanzhou, Gansu, China

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Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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Nanfang Hospital Southern Medical Unbiversity

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University

Nanning, Guangxi, China