Chronic Hepatitis C
Conditions
Keywords
Chronic Hepatitis C, Hepatitis C, CHC, HepC, Genotype 1, Hepatitis, HCV
Brief summary
This is a phase 3, randomized, multi-center study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of albumin interferon alfa-2b (alb-IFN)in combination with ribavirin compared with peginterferon alfa-2a (PEGASYS or PEG-IFNa2a) in combination with ribavirin in subjects with chronic hepatitis C, genotype 2/3 who are IFNa treatment naive.
Interventions
900 and 1200 micrograms Albumin Interferon Alpha 2a given subcutaneously once every two weeks for 24 weeks
DRUGpeginterferon alfa-2a
180 micrograms Pegasys given subcutaneaously once a week for 24 weeks
DRUGRibavirin
800mg/day for 24 weeks
Sponsors
Novartis
Human Genome Sciences Inc.
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C. * Liver biopsy performed within 2 years of Day 0 or during screening. * Infected with hepatitis C virus genotype 2/3. * Interferon alfa treatment naïve (ie, have never been treated with an interferon product). * Subjects are eligible to enter the study if they (or their partners) are not pregnant or nursing, are sterile, or of non childbearing potential, or are willing to practice abstinence or use appropriate birth control methods during the study and for 7 months after the last dose of ribavirin. * Have compensated liver disease. Key
Exclusion criteria
* Decompensated liver disease including those subjects with a past history or presence of ascites, bleeding varices or hepatic encephalopathy. * History of moderate, severe or uncontrolled psychiatric disease, especially depression, including a history of hospitalization or prior suicidal attempt. * Positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) or hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAG). * Clinical diagnosis of other causes of chronic liver disease including but not limited to hepatitis B, autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, alcoholic liver disease, hemochromatosis, Wilson's Disease, or alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency. * A history of immunologically mediated disease (eg, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, moderate/severe psoriasis, sarcoidosis, systemic lupus erythematosus). * Active seizure disorder within the last 2 years. * Organ transplant other than cornea and hair transplant. * Clinically significant hemoglobinopathy (eg, thalassemia, sickle cell anemia). * Cancer within the last 5 years(with the exception of adequately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the uterine cervix). * Drug or alcohol addiction within the last 6 months. Subjects in a supervised methadone treatment program may be enrolled in the study. * Received any experimental agent within 28 days prior to Day 0.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sustained virologic response (SVR) | Week 48 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Early virologic response | Week 12 |
| Undetectable HCV RNA | Week 24 |
| Rapid virologic response | Week 4 |
| Quality of life evaluation | Week 48 |
| Safety assessments (physical exams, Ae reporting, lab testing/analysis, HADS and Immunogenicity results) | Througout the entire treatment period |
| Normalization of ALT (a liver enzyme) | Week 48 |
Countries
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States
Outcome results
None listed