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Registration number
NCT00623428
Ethics application status
Date submitted
18/02/2008
Date registered
26/02/2008
Date last updated
22/07/2013

Titles & IDs
Public title
A Study of Combination Therapy With PEGASYS (Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a (40KD)) and Copegus (Ribavirin) in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 2 or 3 Who Do Not Achieve a Rapid Viral Response
Scientific title
A Randomized, Open-label Study of the Effects of 24 vs 48 Weeks of Combination Therapy With PEGASYS (Peginterferon Alfa-2a 40KD) Plus COPEGUS (Ribavirin) on Sustained Virological Response in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C, Genotype 2 or 3 Who do Not Achieve a Rapid Viral Response
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
2007-004993-15
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
MV21371
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Hepatitis C, Chronic 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Infection 0 0 0 0
Other infectious diseases
Oral and Gastrointestinal 0 0 0 0
Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - peginterferon alfa-2a
Treatment: Drugs - Ribavirin

Experimental: PEG-IFN alfa-2a + Ribavirin for 24 weeks - After 24 weeks of treatment with pegylated interferon alfa-2a (PEG-IFN alfa-2a) 180 µg/week plus ribavirin 800-1200 mg/day participants who achieved at least a 2-log10 drop of hepatitis C virus (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) at Week 12 (as compared to HCV RNA levels prior to treatment initiation) or had HCV RNA <15 IU/mL, and who were still taking study medication at treatment Week 24 were randomized into the study, at which time treatment was stopped. Participants were followed for an additional 48 weeks during the treatment-free follow-up period.

Active Comparator: PEG-IFN alfa-2a + Ribavirin for 48 weeks - After 24 weeks of treatment with PEG-IFN alfa-2a 180 µg/week plus ribavirin 800-1200 mg/day participants who achieved at least a 2-log10 drop of HCV RNA at Week 12 (as compared to HCV RNA levels prior to treatment initiation) or had HCV RNA <15 IU/mL, and who were still taking study medication at treatment Week 24 were randomized into the study, and continued treatment for another 24 weeks (for a total of 48 weeks of treatment). Participants were followed for an additional 24 weeks during the treatment-free follow-up period.


Treatment: Drugs: peginterferon alfa-2a


Treatment: Drugs: Ribavirin
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Percentage of Participants With a Sustained Virologic Response 24 Weeks After Scheduled Completion of Treatment
Timepoint [1] 0 0
24 weeks after scheduled treatment completion (approximately Week 48 for participants in the 24-week treatment group and Week 72 for participants in the 48-week treatment group.
Primary outcome [2] 0 0
Percentage of Participants With a Sustained Virologic Response 24 Weeks After Actual End of Treatment
Timepoint [2] 0 0
24 weeks after actual end of treatment (range from Week 48 to Week 72).
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Percentage of Participants With Virological Response 72 Weeks After Treatment Initiation
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Week 72
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Percentage of Participants With Virological Response at End of Treatment
Timepoint [2] 0 0
End of Treatment (Week 24 and Week 48 for each treatment group respectively).
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Percentage of Participants With Virological Relapse
Timepoint [3] 0 0
End of treatment (Weeks 24 or 48) and 24 weeks after the end of treatment (weeks 48 and 72 in each treatment group respectively).
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Percentage of Participants With a Sustained Virologic Response 12 Weeks After Actual End of Treatment
Timepoint [4] 0 0
12 weeks after actual end of treatment (range from Week 36 to Week 60)
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)
Timepoint [5] 0 0
From Week 1 through Week 72.

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- adult patients, >=18 years of age;

- serological evidence of chronic hepatitis C (CHC);

- CHC genotype 2 or 3;

- receiving PEGASYS + Copegus according to local standard of care and no rapid viral
response (RVR);

- compensated liver disease.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
- pegylated interferon, standard interferon or ribavirin therapy at any time prior to
initiation of current therapy with PEGASYS + Copegus;

- coinfection with hepatitis A or B, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV);

- history or other evidence of decompensated liver disease.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/06/2008
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/05/2012
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
235
Recruitment in Australia
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- Darlinghurst
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- Fremantle
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- Melbourne
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- Nedlands
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- Sydney
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2010 - Darlinghurst
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6160 - Fremantle
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3186 - Melbourne
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6009 - Nedlands
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2139 - Sydney
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
Hoffmann-La Roche
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of peginterferon alfa-2a 40KD + ribavirin
combination therapy given for 24 weeks versus 48 weeks in patients with chronic hepatitis C,
genotype 2/3.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00623428
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Clinical Trials
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Hoffmann-La Roche
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00623428