drugset / Trial / NCT00356486
Viral Kinetics of Treatment With Peginterferon Alpha-2a, Ribavirin and Epoetin β in Patients Coinfected HCV/HIV
Phase 4
Completed
74 enrolled
Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital
Fundación FLS de Lucha Contra el Sida, las Enfermedades Infecciosas y la Promoción de la Salud y la Ciencia · collab
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the early virological response (EVR = undetectable \[ribonucleic acid-hepatitis C virus\] RNA-HCV or a reduction of \> 2 log10) of patients with chronic hepatitis C coinfected with HIV treated with induction doses of peginterferon alpha-2a (40 KD) 270 µg/week and ribavirin 1600 mg/day for 4 weeks, followed by 8 weeks of treatment with peginterferon alpha-2a (40 KD) 180 µg/week and ribavirin 1000-1200 mg/day versus treatment with peginterferon alpha-2a (40 KD) 180 µg/week and ribavirin 1000-1200 mg/day for 12 weeks.
Timeline
- Start
- 2005-10
- Primary completion
- 2009-03
- Completion
- 2009-03
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Peginterferon alfa-2a | Protein / enzyme biologic | 180 ug | Subcutaneous |
| Subject | Ribavirin | Small molecule | 1000 mg | Oral |
| Subject | Ribavirin | Small molecule | 1200 mg | Oral |
| Background | epoetin alfa | Protein / enzyme biologic | 450 iu/kg | — |