NCT00724620

PEG-IFN Alfa-2b Plus Ribavirin for Treatment of Mexican naïve Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Infected With Genotype 1 (Study P04511)(COMPLETED)

Open Multicenter Study of Combination Therapy With Weight-Based PEG-IFN Alfa-2b Plus Ribavirin for Treatment of Mexican naïve Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Infected With Genotype 1. Impact of the Combination Therapy on Sustained Virological Response and Tolerability, in These Patients.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 103 (actual)
• Sponsor: Schering-Plough · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of peginterferon alfa-2b plus weight-based ribavirin as initial treatment in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 patients. All patients will receive peginterferon alfa-2b plus oral ribavirin for 12 weeks. At the end of this period, quantitative PCR will be used to determine the Early Viral Response (EVR) at this point of treatment. Total treatment duration will be 48 weeks for Early Responders, 72 weeks for Slow Responders, and 12 weeks for Nonresponders.

Conditions

• Hepatitis C, Chronic

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BIOLOGICAL	Peginterferon alfa-2b (SCH 054031)	All patients will receive peginterferon alfa-2b 1.5 ug/kg administered subcutaneously (SC) once weekly in combination with ribavirin (800-1200 mg/day) administered orally (PO) for a minimum period of 12 weeks. The total treatment duration will be as follows: 48 weeks for Early Responders, 72 weeks for Slow Responders, and 12 weeks for Nonresponders.
DRUG	Ribavirin (SCH 018908)	All patients will receive peginterferon alfa-2b 1.5 ug/kg administered subcutaneously (SC) once weekly in combination with ribavirin (800-1200 mg/day) administered orally (PO) for a minimum period of 12 weeks. The total treatment duration will be as follows: 48 weeks for Early Responders, 72 weeks for Slow Responders, and 12 weeks for Nonresponders.

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-06-01
• Primary completion: 2008-02-01
• Completion: 2008-02-01
• First posted: 2008-07-29
• Last updated: 2008-07-29