Trial Information

Summary: A Study of PEGASYS (Peginterferon alfa-2a (40KD)) Plus COPEGUS (Ribavirin) in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC) Genotype 1 and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) Co-infection.

Status: No longer recruiting

Protocol Number: NV18209

Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche

Company Division: Pharmaceutical

Official Scientific Title: A Randomized, Multicenter, Double Blinded, Phase IV Study Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Pegasys 180 µg plus Copegus 1000 or 1200 mg to the Currently Approved Combination of Pegasys 180 µg plus Copegus 800 mg in Interferon-naïve Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 1 virus infection coi

Brief Summary: This 2 arm study will compare the efficacy and safety of treatment with Pegasys (180 micrograms sc weekly) plus Copegus (800mg po daily) and PEGASYS (180 micrograms sc weekly) plus Copegus (1000-1200mg po daily) in interferon-naive patients with CHC genotype 1 co-infected with HIV-1. Treatment will be administered for 48 weeks, and this will be followed by 24 treatment-free weeks. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals. Target sample size is 400.

Study Phase: IV

Study Design / Study Details:

• Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Masking: Double Blind
• Control: Active
• Assignment: Parallel
• Endpoints: Safety/Efficacy

Study Type:

Condition: Hepatitis C, Chronic

Intervention Type: Drug

Intervention Name: peginterferon alfa-2a (40KD) [PEGASYS]

Primary Outcome: 1. Sustained virological response (undetectable HCV RNA) Time frame: Week 72 2. Anemia, dose reductions and discontinuations due to anemia Time frame: Throughout study

Key Secondary Outcomes: 1. AEs, laboratory parameters, AIDS-defining events. Time frame: Throughout study

Inclusion Criteria:

Exclusion Criteria:

Gender: Males or Females

Age Limits: Min: 18 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Anticipated Start Date: June, 2006

Trial Registration Date: 07/19/2006

Date Last Updated: 08/18/2008

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Trial listings updated: August 20, 2008 at 2:17:12 PM