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Efficacy and Safety of Peginterferon Alfa-2b and Ribavirin Therapy in Subjects With Type C Compensated Liver Cirrhosis (Study P05116)

NCT00687219

Phase 3 Completed 102 enrolled Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

The objective is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combination therapy with peginterferon alfa-2b 1.0 µg/kg/week subcutaneous (SC) + ribavirin administered for 48 weeks in participants with chronic hepatitis C and type C compensated liver cirrhosis. Participants who are hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV-RNA) positive after 24 weeks of treatment will be discontinued from therapy.

Timeline

Start
2007-06
Primary completion
2010-10
Completion
2010-10

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Peginterferon alfa-2b Protein / enzyme biologic 1 ug/kg Subcutaneous
Subject Ribavirin Small molecule 400 mg
Subject Ribavirin Small molecule 600 mg
Subject Ribavirin Small molecule 800 mg
Subject Ribavirin Small molecule 1000 mg