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In this study Peg-Intron will be tested to see if it will give better results than Colchicine. At this time, there is currently no recommended maintenance treatment for patients who have failed to respond to Interferon/Rebetron/Peg Intron and have advanced fibrosis. The purpose of this study is to compare two treatments to slow down the progression of liver disease and to prevent liver failure and liver cancer. The treatment will not cure Hepatitis C, but is being evaluated to see if it can slow down disease progression.


Clinical Trial Description

We are proposing a randomized trial of Peg-Intron 0.5mcg per kg weekly versus colchicine 0.6mg bid in prior non-responders to Interferon, Rebetron, PegIntron, or PegIntron & Ribavirin or any third agent such as Pegasys, CellCept, Amantadine with advanced fibrosis/cirrhosis. The specific aims of this proposal are to evaluate the role of long term Peg-Intron therapy on the natural history of patients with advanced chronic HCV infection with a primary focus on prevention of hepatic decompensation, progression of fibrosis and hepatoma development.

The study design will focus on 3 monthly clinical evaluation for decompensation of liver function, rigorous clinical screening for development of hepatocellular cancer and liver biopsies for determination of progression of liver fibrosis every second year. ;


Study Design

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


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NCT number NCT00179413
Study type Interventional
Source Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Status Active, not recruiting
Phase Phase 4
Start date January 2001
Completion date December 2009

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