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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to provide anti-HCV drugs to +/- 200 subjects treated in prior BMS studies with placebo + Peginterferon Alfa-2a and Ribavirin and determine if the addition of these drugs can result in higher cure rates in patients who previously failed therapy. Approximately 100 genotype 1b subjects rolling over from BMS study AI447-028 who received placebo will be treated with active drugs in this study.
The investigators believe that boceprevir's drug concentrations will be reduced when administered in combination with etravirine. The investigators believe that etravirine's drug concentrations will be increased when administered in combination with boceprevir. Additionally, the investigators believe that boceprevir and etravirine are safe when administered alone or in combination.
This is a Phase 4, descriptive, observational, open, prospective study of patients who their doctor prescribes INFERGEN for clinical practice. No medication was provided by the sponsor. The planned observation time is 48 weeks and 24 weeks of follow-up. Each investigator participating in this registry will employ his or her discretion and standard clinical practice to determine when to see the patient in the clinic, how to manage the patient's drug regimen, and how best to monitor the patient's response and tolerance to therapy.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Boceprevir (BOC, SCH 503034, MK-3034) in combination with Peginterferon Alfa 2-b (PEG) plus Ribavirin (RBV) [PEG+RBV=PR] is effective in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) genotype 1 among the Russian population. The primary hypothesis is that the percentage of participants achieving sustained virologic response in the BOC + PR group is superior to that in the Placebo (PBO) + PR group.
This is a study to determine the pharmacokinetics (PK) and weight-based dose of boceprevir following single oral dose administration in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) pediatric participants.
The purpose of this study is to find the best monthly dose schedule for the new Hepatitis Immune Globulin (Boca HBVIg, a study drug) when used in combination with an antiviral agent Lamivudine after liver transplantation. Boca HBVIg will be given along with Lamivudine to prevent hepatitis B reinfection following liver transplantation in patients with end stage liver failure due to hepatitis B infection.
This prospective, multi-center, observational study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a) plus Copegus (ribavirin) in participants with previously untreated chronic hepatitis C, genotype 2, 3, 1 or 4, who are undergoing opioid maintenance therapy. Data will be collected from eligible participants receiving Pegasys and Copegus treatment as prescribed by treating physician and treatment-free follow-up period of 24 weeks.
Chronic hepatitis C is a major cause of liver disease and is thus an important public health problem. Although some strains (genotypes) of the hepatitis C virus are highly responsive to treatment with a combination of peginterferon and ribavirin, the most common form of the virus (genotype 1) is relatively resistant to this treatment. Recently, telaprevir has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be given in combination with peginterferon and ribavirin. This 3-drug combination boosts the remission rate for genotype 1 hepatitis C to that seen with other more responsive hepatitis C genotypes treated with only peginterferon and ribavirin. However, telaprevir has additional side affects such as rash and anemia that may limit its usefulness. Intriguingly, about one third of patients infected with genotype 1 hepatitis C, who have a specific variation (polymorphism) in the DNA sequence (CC) near an immune response gene (IL28B), in fact are highly responsive to 2-drug treatment with peginterferon and ribavirin. This raises the possibility that individuals who have the IL28B CC polymorphism may not need to be treated with the addition of telaprevir and could therefore be spared unnecessary side effects. Thus, the purpose of this study is to determine among genotype 1 hepatitis C patients with the IL28B CC polymorphism the success rate and side effects of 3-drug treatment compared with 2-drug treatment. In this study, patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C who have the IL28B CC polymorphism will be randomly assigned to be treated with telaprevir, peginterferon, and ribavirin or with only peginterferon with ribavirin. These medications and the procedures involved, including patient history, physical examination, and obtaining small volume blood specimens (less than 4 teaspoons) for laboratory testing, are within the scope of standard management of hepatitis C treatment. All patients will be monitored during treatment with periodic blood testing (weeks 2, 4, and every 4 weeks thereafter while on treatment, and 24 weeks after stopping treatment) and office visits (weeks 5, 12, 25, 49 while on treatment and 25 weeks after stopping treatment). The success of treatment will be judged by the presence or absence of detectable virus in blood, as measured by a sensitive diagnostic test (PCR). The data to be generated will include measurement by PCR of hepatitis C viral loads before, during, and after treatment, as well as reporting of adverse drug effects.
Hepatitis C virus is one of the leading causes of liver failure and liver cancer worldwide. Current treatment of hepatitis C infection is only successful in about half of those who are eligible. The current treatment aims to boost the host immune system but does not directly act on the virus. Many drugs are in various stages of development that target the virus directly - their specific mode of action is confirmed by showing the virus is forced to adapt in the presence of the drug. As with many viruses, treating with only one specific drug would quickly lead to the virus adapting and becoming resistant. We therefore need to find new combinations of directly acting drugs. Rimantadine has already been shown in the laboratory to target hepatitis C directly. We have designed this study to see if it happens in real life as well. If so, we could use rimantadine to help fight hepatitis c more effectively.
The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of high dose vitamin C in chronic hepatitis patients whose serum liver enzymes are elevated more than upper limit.