Chronic hepatitis C
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients infected with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 2. Telaprevir-experienced patients
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Positivity for antibody to human immunodeficiency virus or positivity for hepatitis B surface antigen 2. Clinical or biochemical evidence of hepatic decompensation (Child-Pugh B or C, ascites, bleeding varices, or encephalopathy); 3. Other causes of liver disease (hemochromatosis, autoimmune hepatitis, or primary biliary cirrhosis) 4. Excessive active alcohol consumption (a daily intake of more than 40g of ethanol), drug abuse or severe mental disorder 5. The presence of active cancer at entry
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sustained virological response (SVR) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Predictors associated with SVR 2. Safety of simeprevir-based triple therapy 3. Association between HCV variants and efficacy | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kyushu University Hospital Department of General Internal Medicine