Phase 2 Study of VX-950, Pegasys® With and Without Copegus® in Hepatitis C

Summary

Compare the effectiveness of telaprevir (VX-950) in combination with Pegylated Interferon Alfa 2a (Peg-IFN-alfa-2a) with and without Ribavirin (RBV) in reducing plasma hepatitis C virus (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) levels

Timeline

Start

2006-08

Primary completion

2008-05

Completion

2008-06

Publications

• Hezode C, Forestier N, Dusheiko G, Ferenci P, Pol S, Goeser T, Bronowicki JP, Bourliere M, Gharakhanian S, Bengtsson L, McNair L, George S, Kieffer T, Kwong A, Kauffman RS, Alam J, Pawlotsky JM, Zeuzem S; PROVE2 Study Team. Telaprevir and peginterferon with or without ribavirin for chronic HCV infection. N Engl J Med. 2009 Apr 30;360(18):1839-50. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0807650.

Drugs

Indications