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NCT number NCT01686789
Other study ID # RC08-064
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
First received September 13, 2012
Last updated February 23, 2016
Start date January 2011
Est. completion date August 2015

Study information

Verified date February 2016
Source King Abdulaziz Medical City
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Saudi Arabia: Ethics CommitteeKing Abdallah International Medical Research Centre, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study aims to study the outcome of pharmacokinetics-adjusted dose ribavirin (plus pegIFN) on the SVR in chronic HCV patients.


Description:

Background: The introduction of Peg interferon and Ribavirin (an oral nucleoside analogue) for chronic Hepatitis C has led to the concept that chronic hepatitis C (HCV) is a curable disease. Improvement of treatment efficacy is still a major challenge. Optimal Ribavirin doses are essential to achieve SVR (sustained virological response). A recent trial showed significantly higher sustained virological response (SVR) in patients receiving 15.2 mg/kg/day of Ribavirin compared with 13.3 mg/kg/day. Ribavirin was given in combination with Peg interferon alpha-2b (1). A small pilot study, in which 10 patients with Chronic Hepatitis C genotype 1 were treated with Ribavirin dosage up to 3600 mg/day- mean of 2540 mg/day- plus Peg-interferon alpha-2a, achieving a target concentration of Ribavirin >15 micromol before W 12, led to 90% of SVR(2). All patients managed to complete the one year treatment period but all needed EPO and two were transfused.

Patient's global exposure to Ribavirin as evaluated by the area under the curve (AUC) seems more pertinent in terms of exposure-effect relationship than measuring Ribavirin level at any single time point. A recent study showed in HCV patients infected with genotype 1 that Ribavirin plasma exposure after the first dose (i.e., interdose AUC0-12h or abbreviated AUC0-4h) was significantly and strongly linked with SVR, whereas AUCs determined at W12 and W24 and trough concentrations at Day 0 and W12 were not (3).

Therefore, we propose a randomized controlled trial to investigate whether adjusted Ribavirin doses based on AUC0-4h obtained at D-7 after 600mg dose of Ribavirin versus fixed standard doses can improve outcome in treatment of chronic hepatitis C naïve patients infected with genotype 4.

Methodology: After AUC0-4h has been determined at D-7 (7 days before randomization) for 190 genotype 4 patients recruited into the trial, the patients are randomized into two groups: Group A: to receive standard dose of Ribavirin 1000-1200 mg/day) and Group B: to receive adjusted-dose of Ribavirin according to AUC0-4h. The individual calculated dose should be administered for each patient beginning on the first day of treatment. Both groups will receive combination treatment with peginterferon alpha 2a 180 mcg/week for a total of 48 weeks.

Both treatment groups will receive Darbepoetin if subsequent Hb is < 11 g/dl for males and females. Our main inclusion criteria will be: patients 18-70 years old with serological evidence of chronic hepatitis C and positive HCV RNA of genotype 4, with a liver biopsy within 3 years prior to recruitment. Our main exclusion criteria will be: decompensated cirrhotic patients, HBV/HIV co-infection, evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), significant evolutive cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal or psychiatric disease, pregnancy/breast feeding or patients post liver transplantation and anemia.

Our primary outcome will be: HCV-RNA negativity 24 weeks after the end of treatment (SVR) (input adjusted dose on SVR). Our secondary outcome will be: rapid virological response (RVR), early virological response (EVR), partial early virological response (pEVR), end of treatment response (ETR), relapse after (ETR), biochemical response and safety and tolerability of high doses of Ribavirin.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 181
Est. completion date August 2015
Est. primary completion date August 2015
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 70 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18-70 years of age

2. Chronic hepatitis C documented by a detectable HCV RNA level by a PCR performed within 3 months -A liver biopsy performed within 3 years or fibro test/fibroscan within 1 year of inclusion.

3. Naive patients

4. Genotype 4

5. Compensated cirrhosis hepatitis C liver disease (Child-Pugh = 6)

6. Patient needing, according to the physician, the initiation of a combined therapy of pegylated interferon alfa plus Ribavirin

7. Negative HBsAg test and HIV-Elisa test

8. Negative pregnancy test at baseline in women in age of procreation

9. Efficient contraception all along the treatment period, and for 6 months after discontinuation of the treatment for women and men

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Decompensated Cirrhotic patients

2. HBV or HIV co-infection

3. Evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma

4. Significant and evolutive cardiovascular, pulmonary, severe psychiatric disorder or renal dysfunction (calculated creatinine CL < 50 ml/min) *. Patients who met the trial criteria if subsequent calculated creatinine CL < 50 ml/min may need ribavirin dose reduction.

5. Non compensated thyroid dysfunction

6. Recent history of epilepsy (less than 6 months)

7. Absolute contraindications to one of the drug of combination therapy

8. Any non-compensated cardiac disease including ischemic heart disease Chronic cardiac failure (grade III or IV - NYHA classification)

9. Uncontrolled high blood pressure (SBP > 180 mmHg during inclusion in spite of hypertension treatment)

10. Pregnancy or breast feeding.

11. Post liver transplantation patient with HCV

12. Alcohol or drug induced liver disease.

13. Metabolic or autoimmune liver disease.

14. Hemoglobinopathies or anemia; hemoglobin <12 gm /dl for females and <12.5 for males not corrected by erythropoietin

15. Neutropenia (<1500/mm³)

16. Thrombocytopenia (<90,000/mm3), thrombocytosis (> 500,000/mm3)

17. Patients with evolutive diabetic or hypertensive retinopathy. Patients who are stable can be included but should be regularly followed during treatment.

18. Hypersensitivity to epoetin beta or one of its excipients

19. Previous history or increased risk of venous thrombosis

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Intervention

Drug:
Pegylated interferon alpha-2a


Locations

Country Name City State
Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz Medical City Riyadh
Saudi Arabia King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh
Saudi Arabia King Khaled University Hospital Riyadh

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
King Abdulaziz Medical City

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Saudi Arabia, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Sustained virological response Detectability of HCV RNA after 24 weeks of treatment completion by a realTime PCR-based technique 72 weeks No
Secondary Requirement of blood-related products The development of anemia or requirement of blood-related products 48 weeks Yes
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