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Study to Evaluate Drug-drug Interaction Between Valopicitabine and Ribavirin

A Partially-blinded, Randomized, Parallel-group Study to Evaluate the Potential Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Interactions Between Valopicitabine and Ribavirin When Administered in Combination With Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a in Treatment-naive Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00395421
Enrollment
114
Registered
2006-11-02
Start date
2006-10-31
Completion date
2008-08-31
Last updated
2010-06-10

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Conditions

Chronic Hepatitis C

Keywords

treatment-naive

Brief summary

This study is being conducted to see if the investigational medication, valopicitabine, is safe to use in combination with ribavirin, a drug approved by the FDA for treating hepatitis C infection.

Interventions

DRUGNM283 plus Peg-IFNα-2a

200 mg QD 180 µg QW

Sponsors

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

* Documented clinical history compatible with chronic hepatitis C and compensated liver disease * Has not previously received anti-viral therapy for hepatitis C infection Other protocol-defined inclusion criteria may apply.

Exclusion criteria

* Patient is pregnant or breastfeeding * Patient is co-infected with hepatitis B virus and/or HIV Other protocol-defined

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026