A Study of Different Durations of Treatment With Grazoprevir (MK-5172) in Combination With Ribavirin in Participants With Chronic Hepatitis C (MK-5172-039)

Summary

This study will compare two different durations of treatment with grazoprevir (MK-5172) in combination with ribavirin (RBV) in treatment-naïve non-cirrhotic interferon-eligible interleukin 28b CC (IL28B CC) genotype participants with genotype 1 (GT1)-positive chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Participants will be randomized to receive 12 or 24 weeks of combination therapy.

Timeline

Start

2013-01-18

Primary completion

2013-12-09

Completion

2014-03-12

Publications

• Results Gane E, Ben Ari Z, Mollison L, Zuckerman E, Bruck R, Baruch Y, Howe AY, Wahl J, Bhanja S, Hwang P, Zhao Y, Robertson MN. Efficacy and safety of grazoprevir + ribavirin for 12 or 24 weeks in treatment-naive patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection. J Viral Hepat. 2016 Oct;23(10):789-97. doi: 10.1111/jvh.12552. Epub 2016 Jun 12.

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