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Filter by:The current gold standard for treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients is with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin. Drug administration accuracy and ease of use will definitely determine treatment effectiveness. This is the idea behind the development and usage of the PegPen. The goal of this study is to determine the satisfaction grade with this novel device.
Previous intravenous drug abusers with chronic hepatitis C who are under substitution therapy (buprenorphine, methadone) will be treated with PegIntron and Rebetol according to the approved European labeling. The study will assess the tolerability, safety and efficacy of the treatment with PegIntron plus Rebetol in this study population. The objective of the study is to collect data on the prevalence of the hepatitis C infections in drug-substituted patients. The study will also compare the feasibility of HCV (Hepatitis C Virus) treatment in patients receiving Subutex® vs other drug substitution pharmacotherapies.
Although injection drug users represent the majority of new and existing cases of infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), many lack access to treatment because of concerns about adherence, effectiveness, and reinfection. On the basis of a small but growing body of evidence showing that injection drug users can undergo treatment for HCV infection successfully, the 2002 NIH Consensus Statement on Hepatitis C has recommended that substance users be treated for HCV infection on a case-by-case basis. In this study, all patients will receive pegylated interferon alfa-2b (PegIFN-2b) and ribavirin according to European labeling; one cohort of participants will also be receiving substitution therapy (opioid medicines with long-lasting effects [methadone + buprenorphine] or morphine).
Participants will receive PegIntron injection pen (Peginterferon alfa-2b) and Rebetol (Ribavirin) combination therapy as their usual medical treatment. The current study aims to evaluate whether the previously introduced, and now widely accepted and implemented educational program, which represents additional efforts in everyday practice to increase patient compliance, will succeed in achieving adherence rate in treated participants similar to the extent demonstrated by clinical trials.
Treatment compliance is a key success factor in obtaining the full benefit of Pegetron (peginterferon alfa-2b [PegIFN-2b] plus ribavirin combination) therapy for patients. Treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in Canada to whom Pegetron Redipen was prescribed will receive Pegetron Redipen therapy in accordance with approved labeling. The study will assess the effect of the newly approved Pegetron Redipen on treatment compliance and its effect on sustained virologic response rates. Sustained virologic response is defined as negative hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV-RNA) six months post-treatment.
The objective of the study is to evaluate, in each group, the number of participants who achieve rapid virological response (RVR) after 4 weeks treatment with PegIntron and Rebetol. The study will also assess whether RVR is a reliable predictor of sustained virologic response (defined as undetectable viral load at 24 weeks post-treatment).
This study will evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of albinterferon alfa 2b (alb-IFN) single dose in Japanese chronic hepatitis C patients
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of peginterferon alfa-2b plus weight-based ribavirin as initial treatment in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 patients. All patients will receive peginterferon alfa-2b plus oral ribavirin for 12 weeks. At the end of this period, quantitative PCR will be used to determine the Early Viral Response (EVR) at this point of treatment. Total treatment duration will be 48 weeks for Early Responders, 72 weeks for Slow Responders, and 12 weeks for Nonresponders.
The objective of the study is to evaluate the rates of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) eradication and relapse in participants treated with PegIntron and Rebetol in clinical practice in Greece. Participants will not be treated as part of the study. Data on participants treated in accordance with approved labeling will be collected retrospectively from approximately 30 sites in Greece.
The goal of this study is to elucidate the reasons why patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) would not be considered eligible for antiviral treatment. The study is conducted in common clinical practice at approximately 54 sites in Italy. Patients deemed eligible for antiviral therapy will be treated at the discretion of the physician with either peginterferon alfa-2a or peginterferon alfa-2b, both in combination with ribavirin, in accordance with approved labeling. A secondary objective of this study is to define "treatment failure" and to evaluate the reasons for treatment discontinuation.