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Filter by:Purpose: The purpose of this exploratory study is to evaluate phosphoprotein profiling to determine differences in the intracellular actions of interferon or interferon stimulated genes among people with different treatment outcomes to interferon based therapy for hepatitis C (HCV). Participants: Patients with genotype 1 HCV who have had interferon based therapy at the University of North Carolina (UNC). Procedures: Thirty patients with varied responses to treatment will be given a single subcutaneous injection of interferon alpha 2b. Prior to the injection and at 30 minutes, 1,2,4,6,12 and 20 hours after injection, blood will be drawn for analysis of phosphoprotein profiling and changes in serum cytokines.
The study is to investigate whether DEB025 alone or in combination with either ribavirin or peg-IFNα2a is more efficient compared to SOC in treatment-naïve patients with HCV genotype 2 and 3. In addition, triple therapy with DEB025 plus SOC will be applied to patients not achieving RVR in the different arms.
The purpose of this study is to determine the amount of fibrosis in the liver of hepatitis C patients with advanced fibrosis, using endoscopic ultrasound.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of steady-state concentrations of TMC435 on the steady-state pharmacokinetics of TMC278 or Tenofovir , and vice versa. Steady state is a term which means that the drug has been given long enough so that the plasma concentrations will remain the same with each subsequent dose. TMC435 is being investigated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. TMC278 and Tenofovir are two antiretroviral drugs for treatment of human deficiency virus (HIV) infection. Pharmacokinetics (pk) means how the drug is absorbed into the bloodstream, distributed in the body and eliminated from the body.
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of TMC647055 both after increasing single oral doses from 100 mg up to maximum 3000 mg in fed conditions, and after multiple oral doses in fed conditions at increasing dose levels administered for 6 days, as well as to assess the pharmacokinetics of TMC647055 after increasing single oral doses from 100 mg up to maximum 3000 mg in fed conditions, and after multiple oral doses in fed conditions at increasing dose levels administered for 6 days and to assess the effect of food on a single oral dose of TMC647055 at one dose level, all in healthy participants. In addition, the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and the antiviral activity of TMC647055 will be determined after 6 days of consecutive dosing and of TMC647055 and TMC435 after 10 days of co-administration in chronic hepatitis C virus infected patients. Pharmacokinetics means how the drug is absorbed into the bloodstream, distributed in the body and eliminated from the body. TMC647055 is being investigated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection.
The main purpose of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of multiple dosing of miravirsen in subjects infected with chronic hepatitis C. Secondary purpose includes assessment of pharmacokinetics of miravirsen and assessment of miravirsen's effect on HCV viral titer.
This prospective observational study will assess the insulin resistance and its impact on sustained virological response in patients with hepatitis C treated with Pegasys and Copegus. Data will be collected from each patient during the up to 72 weeks of treatment and for 24 weeks of treatment-free follow-up.
The main objective of antiviral therapy of patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is the sustained elimination of the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The standard of care (SOC) is peginterferon alfa-2a/-2b with ribavirin for 48 weeks or 24 weeks according to HCV genotype. However, this approach is not sufficient to substantially improve the sustained virologic response (SVR) rates. Therefore, new therapies are needed to treat patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Nitazoxanide (NTZ), originally used to treat cryptosporidium parvum infection, recently was shown to have an unexpected antiviral activity in the HCV replicon system and in chronically infected patients. The aim of this work is to study impact of nitazoxanide therapy in addition to peginterferon/ribavirin combination on virologic responses in patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 4. Patients will be enrolled in this study and will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio into 2 groups: Group A: comprises 100 CHC patients who will receive the standard of care treatment, peginterferon-alf 2a plus weight-based ribavirin for 48 weeks. Group B: comprises 100 CHC patients who will receive nitazoxanide monotherapy at a dose of 500 mg twice daily for 12 weeks as a lead-in phase followed by triple therapy, nitazoxanide 500 mg twice daily plus peginterferon alfa-2a, and weight-based ribavirin for 48 weeks. Data will be collected and statistical analysis will be done comparing the groups regarding response to antiviral therapy. Final results will be discussed and compared to similar studies published in peer reviewed journals and international conferences.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection provokes thousands of deaths every year all over the world, being the major cause of progressive liver disease, primary hepatic cancer and liver transplantation. Today, a "curative" therapy is available, that can eradicate the viral infection and determine the regression of liver fibrosis, also in cirrhotic subjects. The current standard-of-care for HCV chronic infection is combination therapy with peginterferon (P-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV). However, this treatment is not only expensive but determines several side effects, that can reduce drug tolerance and hence, patient adherence to therapy. There are two types of available P-IFN on the market: P-IFN alfa-2a (Pegasys®, F.Hoffmann-La Roche) administered at a flat-dose of 180 mcg/week and P-IFN alfa-2b (PegIntron®, Schering-Plough) given at a weight-based dose of 50 to 150 mcg/week. Since only a single amino acid differentiates these types of IFN, administration strategies depend on their pegilation with molecules of 40 or 12kDa, respectively, that accounts for differences in the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic drug-profile and influences probably also bioactivity. No comparative data are available on the benefits and costs of the licensed Peg-IFN plus RBV for the treatment of HCV infection in the real clinical practice, even if, the benefit and favourable cost-efficacy of this antiviral therapy is well established and of large consensus. Recently, the first randomized controlled mega-trial to compare antiviral therapeutic efficacy in naïve patients with HCV-genotype 1 infection during different regimens of P-IFN alfa-2b (at low and standard-dose) and P-IFN alfa-2a plus RBV, has been published, confirming a similar efficacy, of around 40%, obtained with the three schedules evaluated. In Italy, a regional program on the Surveillance and Control of HCV Infection, set up by the Regional Health Councillorship, has led to the development of a clinical and epidemiological observatory, constituted by a network of liver tertiary centres (Hepatological Cooperative Network of Veneto, HepCoVe). This collaborative group is connected on-line by a common database that, since 2003, has prospectively collected data on a cohort of more than 3000 patients with chronic HCV infection and, among them, of 506 naïve subjects that consecutively underwent combination therapy with P-IFN alfa-2a or alfa-2b plus RBV. The aim of this study was to rationalize and improve the social regional health program on antiviral treatment of chronic hepatitis C by assessing the different schedules utilization of P-IFN plus RBV as well as the respective therapeutic effectiveness, safety and costs in the real clinical practice (Project A).
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ascending doses of Hanferon™ in combination with ribavirin (RBV). The secondary objective of this study is to define the PK and PD of ascending doses of Hanferon™ in combination with RBV. The exploratory objective of this study is to make a preliminary assessment of Hanferon™ efficacy in combination with RBV.