Peg-Intron for Prevention of Disease Progress in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients With Cirrhosis (Study P02569)

Summary

The objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of PEG-Intron vs. no treatment for the prevention of disease progression in adult subjects with compensated cirrhosis secondary to chronic hepatitis C, who failed to respond to therapy with an a interferon plus ribavirin.

Timeline

Start

2002-06

Primary completion

2008-04

Completion

2008-04

Publications

• Bruix J, Poynard T, Colombo M, Schiff E, Burak K, Heathcote EJ, Berg T, Poo JL, Mello CB, Guenther R, Niederau C, Terg R, Bedossa P, Boparai N, Griffel LH, Burroughs M, Brass CA, Albrecht JK; EPIC3 Study Group. Maintenance therapy with peginterferon alfa-2b does not prevent hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients with chronic hepatitis C. Gastroenterology. 2011 Jun;140(7):1990-9. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.03.010. Epub 2011 Mar 17.

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