Eltrombopag To Initiate And Maintain Interferon Antiviral Treatment To Benefit Subjects With Hepatitis C Liver Disease

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the ability of eltrombopag to maintain a platelet count sufficient to facilitate initiation of antiviral therapy, to minimise antiviral therapy dose reductions and to avoid permanent discontinuation of antiviral therapy. The clinical benefit of eltrombopag will be measured by the proportion of subjects who are able to achieve a Sustained Virological Response (SVR).

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Start

2007-10

Primary completion

2011-08

Completion

2011-08

Publications

• Saleh MI, Obeidat AR, Anter HA, Khanfar AA. Eltrombopag dose predictors in thrombocytopenic subjects with hepatitis C virus infection. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2015 Oct;42(10):1030-5. doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.12451.
• Giannini EG, Afdhal NH, Sigal SH, Muir AJ, Reddy KR, Vijayaraghavan S, Elkashab M, Romero-Gomez M, Dusheiko GM, Iyengar M, Vasey SY, Campbell FM, Theodore D. Non-cirrhotic thrombocytopenic patients with hepatitis C virus: Characteristics and outcome of antiviral therapy. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Aug;30(8):1301-8. doi: 10.1111/jgh.12942.
• Afdhal NH, Dusheiko GM, Giannini EG, Chen PJ, Han KH, Mohsin A, Rodriguez-Torres M, Rugina S, Bakulin I, Lawitz E, Shiffman ML, Tayyab GU, Poordad F, Kamel YM, Brainsky A, Geib J, Vasey SY, Patwardhan R, Campbell FM, Theodore D. Eltrombopag increases platelet numbers in thrombocytopenic patients with HCV infection and cirrhosis, allowing for effective antiviral therapy. Gastroenterology. 2014 Feb;146(2):442-52.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.10.012. Epub 2013 Oct 12.

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