Long Term Interferon for Patients Who Did Not Clear Hepatitis C Virus With Standard Treatment

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1,050

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2000

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2007

Study Completion Date

October 31, 2009

Conditions
Chronic Hepatitis cCirrhosis, LiverFibrosis, LiverHepatic Cirrhosis
Interventions
DRUG

Peginterferon alfa-2a + Ribavirin

Peginterferon alfa-2a 180 mcg/week injection, for 24 weeks, plus 1000-1200 mg Ribavirin oral (prescribed according to weight \<75 kg, \>75 kg) daily in two divided doses for 24 weeks

DRUG

Peginterferon alfa-2a

90 mcg/week injection, for 3.5 years

Trial Locations (11)

48109

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

63104

Saint Louis University, St Louis

80262

UCHSC (University of Colorado), Denver

90033

USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles

90822

University of California-Irvine/VA Medical Center-Long Beach, Long Beach

06030

University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington

20892-1800

Lds, Niddk, Nih, Bethesda

02114

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

01655

UMass Memorial HealthCare, University Campus, Worcester

75390-9195

University of Texas Southwestern - Dallas, Dallas

23298-0341

Medical College of Virginia, Richmond

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

NIH

collaborator

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

NIH

collaborator

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

collaborator

Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

lead

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

NIH

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