Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of ASV and DCV Therapy on the Quality of Immune Status in Chronic HCV Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Foundation for Liver Research

Conditions:

Chronic Hepatitis C

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Rationale: Chronic HCV infection is characterised by a weak HCV specific CD8+ T cell response, due to continuous pressure of high viral load. Treatment of chronic HCV patients with ASV and DCV will re...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients between 18 and 70 years of age, with a chronic hepatitis C - genotype 1b infection
  • Patients are non-responders to previous treatment with peginterferon or conventional interferon plus ribavirin combination therapy
  • High viral load (\>400,000 IU/ml)
  • Indication for antiviral therapy of hepatitis C according to current clinical guidelines
  • Written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Decompensated cirrhosis (Child-Pugh Grade B or C)
  • Hepatic imaging (ultrasound, CT or MRI) with the evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma within the last 3 months.
  • Females who are pregnant or breast-feeding
  • History or other evidence of severe illness, malignancy or any other condition which would make the patient, in the opinion of the investigators, unsuitable for the study
  • Co-infections with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
  • Presence of contra-indications for antiviral therapy with ASV and DCV:
  • Interfering substance abuse, such as high alcohol intake (indicator: 28 drinks/ week)
  • Any exposure to NS3 protease inhibitors or NS5A polymerase inhibitors
  • Treatment with peginterferon/ ribavirin within 6 months before start of therapy
  • Any other condition which in the opinion of the investigator would make the patient unsuitable for enrollment, or could interfere with the patient participating and completing in the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02282709

Start Date

February 1 2014

End Date

July 1 2015

Last Update

October 19 2015

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Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3015 CE