Safety and Efficacy of PegIntron and Rebetol Combination Therapy in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C in Japan (Study P04505)

NCT ID: NCT00724295

Last Updated: 2015-02-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1077 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-04-30

Study Completion Date

2008-12-31

Brief Summary

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This is a post-marketing surveillance of patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with PegIntron and Rebetol combination therapy in clinical practice in Japan. The objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the combination therapy. The study will also compare the safety profile of the combination therapy among elderly patients and younger patients.

Post-marketing surveys are not considered applicable clinical trials and thus the results of this survey will not be posted at its conclusion. The results will be submitted to public health officials as required by applicable national and international laws.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hepatitis C, Chronic Hepatitis C

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Arm 1

Overall study population

peginterferon alfa-2b

Intervention Type DRUG

PegIntron powder (reconstituted) administered in accordance with approved labeling; Subcutaneous injection of 1.5 ug/kg once weekly for 48 weeks.

ribavirin

Intervention Type DRUG

Rebetol capsule administered orally twice daily in accordance with approved labeling (weight based dosing). Dosing duration 48 weeks.

Interventions

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peginterferon alfa-2b

PegIntron powder (reconstituted) administered in accordance with approved labeling; Subcutaneous injection of 1.5 ug/kg once weekly for 48 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

ribavirin

Rebetol capsule administered orally twice daily in accordance with approved labeling (weight based dosing). Dosing duration 48 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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PegIntron SCH 54031 Rebetol SCH 18908

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients with chronic hepatitis C.

* Patients are serogroup 1(genotype I (1a) or II (1b)).
* The HCV-RNA level in the blood is more than 10\^5 IU/mL by RT-PCR method, or 1Meq./mL by b-DNA method

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to test drugs or other interferon preparations
* Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to biological products, such as vaccines
* Patients being treated with Shosaikoto
* Patients with autoimmune hepatitis
* Pregnant women, women who may be pregnant, and nursing mothers
* Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to any component of this drug or other nucleoside analogs (aciclovir, ganciclovir, vidarabine, etc.)
* Patients with difficult-to-control cardiac disease (eg, myocardial infarction, cardiac failure, arrhythmia)
* Patients with hemoglobinopathies (eg, thalassemia, sickle-cell anemia)
* Patients with chronic renal failure or renal function disorder with creatinine clearance of \<=50 mL/min
* Patients with or a history of severe psychiatric condition such as severe depression, suicidal ideation or suicide attempt
* Patients with serious hepatic dysfunction
* Patients with autoimmune hepatitis
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Other Identifiers

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P04505

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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