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Filter by:This study evaluates generic emtricitabine(FTC) efficacy and safety in Chinese naive pregnant chronic hepatitis B patients. Single group patients were enrolled to receive emtricitabine till 48 weeks after delivery.
This study evaluates generic emtricitabine(FTC) in Chinese naive children chronic hepatitis B patients. Single group of child patients were enrolled, which include HBeAg positive and negative Chronic hepatitis B(CHB)group.
This study evaluates generic emtricitabine(FTC) in Chinese naive chronic hepatitis B patients. Patients were divided into 2 groups: HBeAg positive Chronic hepatitis B(CHB)group and HBeAg negative Chronic hepatitis B(CHB)group.
This prospective, national, multicenter, non-interventional study will examine the use of triple combination therapy with boceprevir, Pegasys and ribivarin in re-treating patients with genotype 1 CHC infection. Dosing and treatment duration are at the discretion of the investigator in accordance with local clinical practice and local labeling. Patients will be observed for the duration of their triple combination therapy and for up to 24 weeks thereafter.
Previous studies dealt with patients who maintained antiviral drugs for 2 ~ 6 months after final chemotherapy and they revealed that many of the patients who stopped preemptive antiviral drug within 6 months experienced viral reactivation. Based on the study results, guidelines recommend that preemptive antiviral therapy should be maintained for at least 6 months. Nevertheless, many clinicians apply the preemptive antiviral drugs for 1~2 years or longer after final chemotherapy without definite evidences, and this practice increases the medical expenditure a lot. Therefore, the investigators are going to find out the proper and safe duration of preemptive antiviral therapy which can be a good reference in the future practice.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the antiviral efficacy of Boceprevir-based therapy for the treatment of genotype 6 chronic hepatitis C infection. Boceprevir has recently been approved for the treatment of genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C infection. Recent in vitro studies suggest similar efficacy against genotype 6 chronic hepatitis C infection. The investigators therefore hypothesise that: i) Boceprevir is a potent inhibitor of genotype 6 hepatitis C replication in vivo. ii) Boceprevir in combination with pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin for 24 weeks will cure a high proportion of patients chronically infected with genotype 6 chronic hepatitis C infection.
Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma world-wide. Current combination therapy of pegylated interferon-alfa, ribavirin and protease inhibitors is limited by resistance and substantial side effects. The investigators identified epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) as host factor for HCV infection. Inhibition of kinase function of EGFR by approved inhibitor Erlotinib (TarcevaTM) broadly inhibits HCV infection of all major genotypes including viral escape variants resistant to host immune responses. Completed preclinical proof-of-concept studies in HCV cell culture and animal model systems demonstrate that inhibition of EGFR function by Erlotinib constitutes a novel antiviral approach for prevention and treatment of HCV infection (European patent application EP 08 305 604.4, Filing date: September 26, 2008; Inserm, Paris, France and Lupberger et al. Nature Medicine 2011). Since Erlotinib (TarcevaTM) is an established approved drug for cancer treatment and has a well characterized safety profile in humans, the aim of the study is to investigate the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of Erlotinib, a first-in-class entry inhibitor, for treatment of HCV infection in a randomized placebo-controlled double blind clinical trial in patients chronically infected with HCV. Following completion, this trial will set the stage for a further investigation of entry inhibitors as antivirals in combination with standard of care or direct antivirals such as HCV protease inhibitors. Thus, this randomized clinical trial will be an important step in the development of novel urgently needed antiviral therapies overcoming resistance.
Chronic hepatitis B virus infection is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and entecavir were licensed for the treatment of hepatitis B virus infection. In this study, the investigators will try to make comparison between Entecavir and Tenofovir and investigate the efficacy.
1. A maximally tolerated dose of ribavirin can be defined in each patient with ESRD undergoing hemodialysis. 2. Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)undergoing hemodialysis will be able to tolerate and remain on treatment with peginterferon alfa-2b, the maximally tolerated dose of ribavirin and boceprevir. 3. A significant percentage of patients with chronic HCV and ESRD undergoing hemodialysis can achieve rapid virologic response (RVR), extended virologic response (eRVR) and sustained virologic response (SVR) when treated with peginterferon alfa-2b, the maximally tolerated dose of ribavirin and boceprevir.
The use of oral aCD3 Monoclonal antibody (MAb) alone in subjects with hepatitis C is justified on the basis of scientific and medical reasons. There are data in multiple animal models that aCD3-alone confers efficacy in models of inflammatory or autoimmune disease and induces regulatory T cells and immune-modulation as desired in clinical studies. These observations are reinforced by data in the Phase 1 clinical study showing that aCD3-alone induced the desired immune-modulation in terms of immunological markers for regulatory T cells and appropriate rises and declines in certain cytokine levels.