180
Participants
Start Date
April 30, 2005
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2008
Study Completion Date
May 31, 2008
Peg-Interferon Alpha-2A
Peg-IFN-Alpha-2A will be administered at 180 micrograms (mcg) once weekly via subcutaneous injection.
Ribavirin
Ribavirin will be administered as either 1000 milligrams (mg) (2\*200 mg tablets in morning and 3\*200 mg tablets in evening) for participants weighing less than (\<) 75 kilograms (kg) or as 1200 mg (3\*200 mg tablets in morning and 3\*200 mg tablets in evening) for participants weighing greater than or equal to (\>/=) 75 kg.
Campinas
Florianópolis
Itajaí
Juiz de Fora
Porto Alegre
Recife
Ribeirão Preto
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio Grande
Santo André
Santos
São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo
Hoffmann-La Roche
INDUSTRY