Latino Study - A Study of PEGASYS (Peginterferon Alfa-2a (40KD)) and COPEGUS (Ribavirin) in Treatment-Naive Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C-Genotype 1.

Summary

This single arm study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of PEGASYS (180 micrograms sc weekly) plus ribavirin (1000-1200mg po daily) in treatment-naive Latino patients versus non-Latino Caucasian patients with chronic hepatitis C- genotype 1. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months and the target sample size is 500+ patients.

Timeline

Start

2004-10

Primary completion

2007-09

Completion

2007-09

Publications

• Rodriguez-Torres M, Jeffers LJ, Sheikh MY, Rossaro L, Ankoma-Sey V, Hamzeh FM, Martin P; Latino Study Group. Peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin in Latino and non-Latino whites with hepatitis C. N Engl J Med. 2009 Jan 15;360(3):257-67. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0805062.

Drugs

Indications