A Study to Evaluate the Erythropoietic Response in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Patients Receiving Combination Ribavirin (RBV)/Interferon (IFN) Therapy or RBV/PEG IFN
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 105
- 主要终点
- Primary endpoints were change in Hb and sEPO from baseline to week 8 (or early withdrawal)
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study was to describe the time course and extent of hemoglobin (Hb) changes and the erythropoietic response to PEG-IFN/RBV-induced anemia In HCV-infected subjects.
详细描述
Patients receiving combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (standard or pegylated interferon alfa [PEG-IFN] in combination with ribavirin [RBV]) frequently develop moderate to severe anemia. In large, prospective, clinical trials of PEG-IFN alfa-2b and PEG-IFN alfa-2a, the reported mean decreases in hemoglobin (Hb) were 2.5 g/dL and 3.7 g/dL, respectively. Furthermore, in a retrospective study, 54% of standard interferon/RBV-treated patients had hemoglobin (Hb) decreases of at least 3 g/dL. It is important to understand the causes, natural history, and risk factors associated with HCV therapy-induced anemia, because such decreases in Hb can result in RBV dose reduction or discontinuation, which may adversely affect the likelihood of a virologic response. Erythropoietin is an endogenous hormone that acts in the bone marrow to increase the number of erythroid progenitor cells. Normally, a decrease in the Hb level is accompanied by an increase in the serum erythropoietin (sEPO) level, which will ultimately normalize the Hb level. The relationship between Hb and sEPO is less apparent in patients with chronic diseases such as cancer and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. It is not known whether HCV-infected patients receiving combination PEG-IFN/RBV therapy have a similarly diminished erythropoietic response to anemia.
One hundred HCV-infected patients who are receiving combination RBV/IFN or RBV/PEG-IFN therapy will be enrolled in this multicenter study. No study medication will be administered during this study. Weekly blood samples will be collected at specified times during the initial 8 weeks of RBV/IFN or RBV/PEG-IFN therapy. Assessment of laboratory tests, vital signs, incidence and severity of adverse experiences will be obtained.
The objective of this study is to document the pattern of hemoglobin changes and erythropoietic response (from baseline to final assessment, up to Week 8) in HCV-infected patients receiving combination therapy with RBV/IFN or RBV/PEG-IFN. N/A
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 75 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Signed Informed Consent
- •HCV- infected patients confirmed by PCR or branched DNA (b-DNA)
- •Scheduled to commence combination RBV/IFN or RBV/PEG-IFN therapy on Day 1
- •Normal serum creatinine
- •Life expectancy > 6 months
排除标准
- •HIV-infected patients
- •History of any primary hematologic disease
- •Anemia attributable to factors such as iron or folate deficiency, pre-treatment
- •hemolysis or gastrointestinal bleeding
- •Has suspected or confirmed significant hepatic disease from an etiology other than
- •HCV (e.g. alcohol, HBV, autoimmune disease etc)
- •Current, active substance abuser
- •Pregnant or breast feeding
- •Women of childbearing potential not taking adequate birth control measures
- •Exposure to Epoetin alfa within three (3) months prior to study enrollment or during study
- •Transfusion within three (3) months prior to study entry
结局指标
主要结局
Primary endpoints were change in Hb and sEPO from baseline to week 8 (or early withdrawal)
次要结局
- Other endpoints measured were changes in reticulocytes, platelets, total bilirubin, and RBV dose from baseline to week 8.