A Study of PEGASYS (Peginterferon Alfa-2a (40KD)) Plus COPEGUS (Ribavirin) in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC) Genotype 1 and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) Co-infection

Summary

This 2-arm study will compare the efficacy and safety of treatment with Pegasys (180 µg weekly) plus Copegus (800 mg daily) and Pegasys (180 µg weekly) plus Copegus (1000-1200 mg daily) in interferon-naive patients with CHC genotype 1 co-infected with HIV-1. Treatment will be administered for 48 weeks, and this will be followed by 24 treatment-free weeks. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.

Timeline

Start

2006-06

Primary completion

2009-04

Completion

2009-04

Publications

• Rodriguez-Torres M, Slim J, Bhatti L, Sterling R, Sulkowski M, Hassanein T, Serrao R, Sola R, Bertasso A, Passe And S, Stancic S. Peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin for HIV-HCV genotype 1 coinfected patients: a randomized international trial. HIV Clin Trials. 2012 May-Jun;13(3):142-52. doi: 10.1310/hct1303-142.

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