HDV-Interferon in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Nonresponders and Naive Hepatitis C Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00703872 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified January 2009 by Hepasome Pharmaceuticals.
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
First Posted
: June 24, 2008
Last Update Posted
: January 9, 2009
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Chronic Hepatitis C | Drug: Oral HDV-Interferon + ribavarin Drug: Injectable HDV-Interferon + ribavarin | Phase 2 |
Part 1 ("initial part") - 4 weeks of treatment (28 days):
- All patients will complete an initial 4 weeks of treatment with HDV-Interferon (HDV-IFN) (treatment naïve by oral route and non-responders by SC route respectively) and ribavirin.
- The Part 1 of the study shall assess whether a 4-week treatment course with HDV-Interferon (HDV-IFN), orally or by subcutaneous injection, and ribavirin results similar efficacy [Rapid Virologic Response (RVR)] and safety as the reported efficacy and safety with pegylated alpha-interferon-2a and ribavirin (historical control) in patients with chronic hepatitis C (treatment naïve and non-responders).
Part 2 ("continuation part") - 44 or 20 weeks of treatment + 24 weeks (follow-up period):
- Patients with hepatitis C viral genotype 1, who achieve RVR, will be treated for another 44 weeks of therapy (to complete 48 weeks of active treatment) followed by 24 weeks of treatment-free follow-up period.
- Patients with hepatitis C viral genotype 3, who achieve RVR, will be treated for another 20 weeks of therapy (to complete 24 weeks of active treatment) followed by 24 weeks of treatment-free follow-up period.
- Follow-up period (24 weeks): Thus, in addition to treatment in Part 1 of study, each completed patient with viral genotype 1 will receive 44 weeks of therapy and 24 weeks of treatment-free follow-up; and viral genotype 3 patients will have 20 weeks of therapy & 24 weeks of treatment study drug free follow-up.
- Overall study duration (72 or 48 weeks): Patients with viral genotype 1 will have an overall study duration of 72 weeks (48 weeks of therapy plus 24 weeks follow-up) and patients with viral genotype 3 will have an overall study duration of 48 weeks (24 weeks of therapy plus 24 weeks follow-up).
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 50 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Evaluation of Two Dose Routes of HDV-Interferon Administered With Ribavarin in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Nonresponders and Naive Hepatitis C Patients |
Study Start Date : | May 2008 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2009 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 1
Oral HDV-Interferon
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Drug: Oral HDV-Interferon + ribavarin
Naive pateints
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Experimental: 2
Injectable HDV-Interferon + ribavarin
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Drug: Injectable HDV-Interferon + ribavarin
Nonresponders
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- Rapid Virologic Response [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
- Early Virologic Response [ Time Frame: 12 Weeks ]
- Sustained Virologic Response [ Time Frame: 24 weeks post-treatment ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria - Nonresponders:
- Patients >18 years with established chronic hepatitis C with viral genotype 1 or viral genotype 3 who have failed to respond to at least a 3-month course of a pegylated interferon alpha 2a + ribavirin and have a detectable HCV RNA and baseline liver biopsy available from within the prior 12 months.
Inclusion Criteria - Naive:
- Treatment naïve patients > 18 years, inclusive, are eligible for this study.
- Patients will be viral genotype 1 or viral genotype 3, have quantifiable HCV-RNA > 1000 IU/mL as demonstrated by PCR and an abnormal ALT (within 6 months of screening) and compensated liver disease with or without cirrhosis.
Exclusion Criteria - Nonresponders:
- Patients with decompensated cirrhosis or other forms of liver disease
- Hb < 10g/dL for males & Hb < 9 g/dl for females
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- active hepatitis B infection
- human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- pre-existing severe or uncontrolled depression or other psychiatric disease
- significant cardiac disease
- renal disease
- seizure disorders or retinopathy
Exclusion Criteria - Nonresponders:
- Patients with decompensated cirrhosis or other forms of liver disease
- Hb < 10g/dL for males & Hb < 9 g/dl for females
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- active hepatitis B infection
- HIV
- pre-existing severe or uncontrolled depression or other psychiatric disease - significant cardiac disease
- renal disease
- seizure disorders or retinopathy

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00703872
India | |
Global Hospitals | |
Lakdi-ka-Pool, Hyderabad, India, 500 004 |
Principal Investigator: | Dharmesh Kapoor, MD | Global Hospitals, Lakdi-ka-pool, Hyderabad - 500 004 India |
Responsible Party: | Len Rosenberg, PhD, RPh, Hepasome Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00703872 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
HP 01-2006-01 |
First Posted: | June 24, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 9, 2009 |
Last Verified: | January 2009 |
Keywords provided by Hepasome Pharmaceuticals:
Chronic Hepatitis C Naive Nonresponders Interferon Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hepatitis, Chronic Hepatitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis C Hepatitis C, Chronic Liver Diseases Digestive System Diseases Hepatitis, Viral, Human Virus Diseases |
Enterovirus Infections Picornaviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Flaviviridae Infections Interferons Antineoplastic Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents |