A Randomized Trial of 24-Week Versus 48-Week Courses of Peginterferon Plus Ribavirin for Patients With Genotype 1 Hepatitis C and IL28B CC Polymorphism
Chronic Hepatitis C
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Hepatitis C
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age > 18 years
- Serum Hepatitis C RNA > 10,000IU/mL
- Hepatitis C virus genotype 1
- IL28B CC polymorphism
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous treatment for chronic Hepatitis C
- clinical or biological evidence of acute hepatitis, including serum ALT or AST > 300U/ml
- HIV antibody positive, hepatitis b surface antigen positive or known diagnosis of other chronic liver disease
Contraindications to PR-based treatment:
- Uncontrolled psychiatric illness
- Active substance dependency
- Known autoimmune disorder
- Untreated thyroid disease
- Uncontrolled seizure disorder
- Pregnancy, lactation or inability to maintain contraception
- Chronic kidney disease w/ estimated GFR< 60
- ANC<1.5/nl, Hb<12g/dl, or platelets<75/nl
Clinical or biochemical evidence of decompensated liver disease including:
- History of encephalopathy
- Ascites
- Variceal bleeding
- Bilirubin > 3g/dl or INR > 1.5
- Life threatening disorder with expected median survival less than 5 years
- Inability to comply with drug regimens or testing schedule required for study
Sites / Locations
- The Eighth People's Hospital of GuangzhouRecruiting
- The Third Affliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen UniversityRecruiting
- Panyu People's HospitalRecruiting
- Zhongshan second people's hospitalRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
24-Week treatment group
48-Week treatment group
Genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C patients with IL28B CC Polymorphism and rapid virological response(undetectable HCV RNA at weeks 4) in this group will be treated with Peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin for an additional 20 weeks
Genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C patients with IL28B CC Polymorphism and rapid virological response(undetectable HCV RNA at weeks 4) in this group will be treated with Peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin for an additional 44 weeks