Study Comparing the Tolerability and Viral Reduction of the Combination of IFN a-2b XL + Ribavirin Versus Peg IFN a-2b + Ribavirin in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C, Genotype 1 or 4

Summary

Three-parallel-arm, open-label, international (France and Romania) study, comparing three treatments The purpose of this study is to confirm if IFN alfa-2b XL has a better antiviral activity and tolerability as compared with current marketed reference, while combined with ribavirin, in a 3-month therapy setting.

Timeline

Start

2010-03

Primary completion

2012-09

Completion

2013-06

Publications

• Background Trepo, Christian1,2; Maynard-Muet, Marianne1,2; Pradat, Pierre1,2; Larrey, Dominique G.3; Marcellin, Patrick4; Pol, Stanislas5; de Ledinghen, Victor6; Causse, Xavier7; Ribard, Didier8; Serfaty, Lawrence9; Bourliere, Marc10; Berthillon, Pascale2; Guest, Maryline11; Kravtzoff, Roger11. Interim report on efficacy results of a new sustained release interferon-alpha-2b (IFNα-2bXL) compared with Pegylated IFN-alpha-2b during a 3-month course of combined therapy with ribavirin in hepatitis C patients (Phase 2 study: ANRS HC23 COAT-IFN): 1761. Hepatology 56():p 1013A, October 2012.

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