Trial of Peg-interferon Plus Epoetin-alfa for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

150

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2002

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2005

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2005

Conditions
Hepatitis C
Interventions
DRUG

Peginterferon-alpha-2b (PEG-Intron)

"PEG-interferon-alpha-2b 1.5 μg/kg QW plus ribavirin \~13.3 mg/kg QD~PEG-interferon-alpha-2b 1.5 μg/kg QW plus standard dose ribavirin, \~13.3 mg/kg QD, plus erythropoetin (PROCRIT®) 40,000 U/week.~PEG-interferon-alpha-2b 1.5 μg/kg QW plus high dose ribavirin, \~15.2 mg/kg QD, plus erythropoetin (PROCRIT®) 40,000 U/week."

DRUG

Ribavirin

"PEG-interferon-alpha-2b 1.5 μg/kg QW plus ribavirin \~13.3 mg/kg QD~PEG-interferon-alpha-2b 1.5 μg/kg QW plus standard dose ribavirin, \~13.3 mg/kg QD, plus erythropoetin (PROCRIT®) 40,000 U/week.~PEG-interferon-alpha-2b 1.5 μg/kg QW plus high dose ribavirin, \~15.2 mg/kg QD, plus erythropoetin (PROCRIT®) 40,000 U/week."

DRUG

Epoetin-alpha (Procrit)

"PEG-interferon-alpha-2b 1.5 μg/kg QW plus standard dose ribavirin, \~13.3 mg/kg QD, plus erythropoetin (PROCRIT®) 40,000 U/week.~PEG-interferon-alpha-2b 1.5 μg/kg QW plus high dose ribavirin, \~15.2 mg/kg QD, plus erythropoetin (PROCRIT®) 40,000 U/week."

Trial Locations (1)

23298

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Ortho Biotech, Inc.

INDUSTRY

lead

Virginia Commonwealth University

OTHER

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