PHOENIX Study - A Study of PEGASYS (Peginterferon Alfa-2a (40KD)) and COPEGUS (Ribavirin) Administered After Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C.

NCT ID: NCT00087633

Last Updated: 2018-03-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

115 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-10-31

Study Completion Date

2008-10-31

Brief Summary

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This 2-arm study was designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of prophylactic PEGASYS plus COPEGUS after liver transplantation for hepatitis C, compared to initiation of antiviral therapy at the time of clinical recurrence of hepatitis C infection. The anticipated time on study treatment was 3-12 months, and the target sample size was 100-500 individuals.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hepatitis C, Chronic

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

peginterferon alfa-2a [Pegasys]

Intervention Type DRUG

135 micrograms subcutaneously (SC) weekly for 4 weeks followed by 180 micrograms SC weekly for 44 weeks

Copegus

Intervention Type DRUG

400 mg orally (PO) daily escalating to 1200 mg PO daily, for 48 weeks

2

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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peginterferon alfa-2a [Pegasys]

135 micrograms subcutaneously (SC) weekly for 4 weeks followed by 180 micrograms SC weekly for 44 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Copegus

400 mg orally (PO) daily escalating to 1200 mg PO daily, for 48 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult patients at least 18 years of age
* Positive hepatitis C virus RNA at pre-transplantation
* Primary, single-organ recipient (cadaveric donor)
* Liver transplant between 10 and 16 weeks before treatment initiation

Exclusion Criteria

* Multi-organ or re-transplant recipient
* Evidence of current hepatitis B infection
* Seropositive for human immunodeficiency (HIV) infection
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trials

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hoffmann-La Roche

Locations

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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San Francisco, California, United States

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San Francisco, California, United States

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Gainesville, Florida, United States

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Miami, Florida, United States

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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Newark, New Jersey, United States

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New York, New York, United States

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New York, New York, United States

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Seattle, Washington, United States

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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Countries

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United States

References

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Bzowej N, Nelson DR, Terrault NA, Everson GT, Teng LL, Prabhakar A, Charlton MR; PHOENIX Study Group. PHOENIX: A randomized controlled trial of peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin as a prophylactic treatment after liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus. Liver Transpl. 2011 May;17(5):528-38. doi: 10.1002/lt.22271.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21506241 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ML18124

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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