Phase 2B Dose Ranging Study of Locteron Plus Ribavirin to Treat HCV

Summary

The purpose of the study was to assess in subjects with chronic hepatitis C (treatment-naïve, genotype 1) receiving weight-based doses of ribavirin the virologic response to 3 dose levels of Locteron™, dosed every 2 weeks, in comparison with PEG-Intron™ dosed weekly.

Timeline

Start

2009-03

Primary completion

2010-11

Completion

2011-11

Publications

• Results 1. Lawitz E, Younossi Z, Mehra P, Rigney A, Krastev Z, Tchernev K, Takov D, Long WA. Early viral response of controlled-release interferon alpha2b and ribavirin vs. pegylated interferon alpha 2b and ribavirin in treatment-naïve genotype1 hepatitis C: 12 week results (SELECT-2 Trial). J Hepatology 52:S114 (abstract 272), 2010. (Presented to 45th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver, April 15, 2010, Vienna, Austria.) 2. Long WA, Younossi Z, Lawitz E, Kotsev I, Takov D, Tchernev K, Rigney A, Ghalib R, Stoinov S, Balabanska R, Mehra P, Krastev Z. Timing and frequency of depression during HCV-treatment with controlled-release INFa2b (CR2b) vs. pegylated IFNa2b (PEG2b): Results from SELECT-2, a randomized open-label 72-week comparison in 116 treatment-naïve subjects with genotype-1 HCV. J Hepatology 54:S181-182, 2011 (abstract 446). (Presented to the 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association For The Study Of The Liver, Berlin, Germany, March 31, 2011.) 3. Lawitz E, Younossi Z, Mehra P, Rigney A, Krastev Z, Tchernev K, Takov D, Long WA. SVR for controlled-release interferon alpha-2b (CR2b) + ribavirin compared to pegylated intereferon alpha-2b + ribavirin in treatment-naïve genotype-1 (G1) hepatitis C: final results from SELECT-2. J Hepatology 54:S180-181, 2011 (abstract 444). (Presented to the 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association For The Study Of The Liver, Berlin, Germany, March 31, 2011.) 4. Younossi ZM, Lawitz EJ, Krastev Z, Rigney A, Tchernev K, Takov D, Ghalib RH, Long WA. SELECT-2 clinical trial assessing the efficacy and safety of controlled-release interferon alpha-2b (CR2b) +ribavirin (RBV) versus pegylated interferon alpha-2b (PEG2b) +RBV in treatment-naïve genotype-1 (G1) hepatitis C. Gastroenterology 140:S-942, 2011 (abstract su1868). (Presented to Digestive Disease Week 2011, Chicago, Illinois, May 8, 2011.)

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