Short Term Treatment With BI 201335, Peginterferon-alpha 2a and Ribavirin in Hepatitis c Virus Genotype-1 Treatment-naïve Patients (SILEN-C3)

Summary

To compare the antiviral efficacy and safety of a 12-week with a 24-week treatment of BI 201335 at a dose of 120 mg once daily, with a 24-week background of pegylated interferon-alpha 2a (PegIFN) plus ribavirin (RBV), in treatment-naïve patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1

Timeline

Start

2009-09

Primary completion

2011-04

Completion

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Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

registry Faldaprevir 120 mg (12 Weeks) vs Faldaprevir 120 mg (24 Weeks); p = 0.855; Adjusted percent difference -1.25 (95% CI -14.3 to 11.8) NCT00984620 ↗

Publications

• Dieterich D, Asselah T, Guyader D, Berg T, Schuchmann M, Mauss S, Ratziu V, Ferenci P, Larrey D, Maieron A, Stern JO, Ozan M, Datsenko Y, Bocher WO, Steinmann G. SILEN-C3, a phase 2 randomized trial with faldaprevir plus pegylated interferon alpha-2a and ribavirin in treatment-naive hepatitis C virus genotype 1-infected patients. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Jun;58(6):3429-36. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02497-13. Epub 2014 Apr 7.

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Indications