Safety Study of Pegylated Interferon Alpha 2b to Treat Polycythemia Vera

Summary

The purpose of this study is the identification of the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the investigational medicinal product. Moreover the safety and tolerability will be assessed and an exploratory analysis of efficacy and biomarker modulation will be performed.

Timeline

Start

2010-08

Primary completion

2018-01-25

Completion

2018-01-25

Publications

• Gisslinger H, Zagrijtschuk O, Buxhofer-Ausch V, Thaler J, Schloegl E, Gastl GA, Wolf D, Kralovics R, Gisslinger B, Strecker K, Egle A, Melchardt T, Burgstaller S, Willenbacher E, Schalling M, Them NC, Kadlecova P, Klade C, Greil R. Ropeginterferon alfa-2b, a novel IFNalpha-2b, induces high response rates with low toxicity in patients with polycythemia vera. Blood. 2015 Oct 8;126(15):1762-9. doi: 10.1182/blood-2015-04-637280. Epub 2015 Aug 10.

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