PHOENIX Study - A Study of PEGASYS (Peginterferon Alfa-2a (40KD)) and COPEGUS (Ribavirin) Administered After Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C.

Summary

This 2-arm study was designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of prophylactic PEGASYS plus COPEGUS after liver transplantation for hepatitis C, compared to initiation of antiviral therapy at the time of clinical recurrence of hepatitis C infection. The anticipated time on study treatment was 3-12 months, and the target sample size was 100-500 individuals.

Timeline

Start

2004-10

Primary completion

2008-10

Completion

2008-10

Publications

• Bzowej N, Nelson DR, Terrault NA, Everson GT, Teng LL, Prabhakar A, Charlton MR; PHOENIX Study Group. PHOENIX: A randomized controlled trial of peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin as a prophylactic treatment after liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus. Liver Transpl. 2011 May;17(5):528-38. doi: 10.1002/lt.22271.

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