BIP48 (Peginterferon Alfa 2b 48kDa) Compared With Pegasys® (Peginterferon 2a 40kDa) for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C

Summary

The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the noninferiority of BIP48 (48 kDa peginterferon alfa-2b) compared to Pegasys ® (40 kDa peginterferon alfa-2a) associated with ribavirin, in naive patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Timeline

Start

2012-01

Primary completion

2016-08

Completion

2016-12

Publications

• da Silva AMV, Alvarado-Arnez LE, Azamor T, Batista-Silva LR, Leal-Calvo T, Bezerra OCL, Ribeiro-Alves M, Kehdy FSG, Neves PCDC, Bayma C, da Silva J, de Souza AF, Muller M, de Andrade EF, Andrade ACM, Dos Santos EM, Xavier JR, Maia MLS, Meireles RP, Cuni HN, Sander GB, Picon PD, Matos DCS, Moraes MO. Interferon-lambda 3 and 4 Polymorphisms Increase Sustained Virological Responses and Regulate Innate Immunity in Antiviral Therapy With Pegylated Interferon-Alpha. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2021 Jul 7;11:656393. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.656393. eCollection 2021.

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