Chronic Hepatitis C
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - chronic HCV-1b infected patient - HCV RNA >= 100,000 IU/mL at screening - non-responder to interferon plus ribavirin therapy - patient who has been excluded from interferon/ribavirin therapy or intolerant for interferon/ribavirin therapy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who have; - hepatocellular carcinoma - co-infection with HBV or HIV - severe or uncontrollable complication
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess antiviral activity, as determined by the proportion of subjects with SVR. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - To assess safety - To assess the antiviral activity, as determined by the proportion of subjects who acheive undetectable (or below LOQ) HCV RNA at each scheduled visit. - To assess the relationship between efficacy and the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IL28B gene | — |