An Observational Study to Assess the Effect of Cumulative Ribavirin Dose in Participants With Chronic Hepatitis C
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Interventions
- Biological: Peginterferon alfa-2a
- Registration Number
- NCT02557646
- Lead Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this open-label, non-randomized, single-arm, multicentre observational study is to investigate the influence of the cumulative dose (total administered dose/ planned dose) of ribavirin on the sustained virologic response (SVR) in participants who have been receiving combination therapy with pegylated interferon alfa-2a (Pegasys) and ribavirin (Copegus).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 697
- Participants with serologically confirmed chronic hepatitis C
- Participants using and accepting a double method of contraception
- Participants not approved by the national treatment guideline or the Interferon Committee for combined pegylated interferon-ribavirin treatment
- Contraindications in the summary of product characteristics of pegylated interferon alpha-2a and ribavirin
- Participants previously treated with pegylated interferon and/or ribavirin
- Hepatitis B and Human Immunodeficiency Virus co-infections
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Pegasys + Copegus Peginterferon alfa-2a Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who are started on combined Pegasys-Copegus treatment in accordance with current guidelines and SPCs, and whose treatment has been approved by the Interferon Committee. Pegasys + Copegus Ribavirin Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who are started on combined Pegasys-Copegus treatment in accordance with current guidelines and SPCs, and whose treatment has been approved by the Interferon Committee.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percentage of Participants Achieving Sustained Virological Response (SVR) According to Cumulative Dose of Ribavirin 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 Weeks) Determination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) titers was performed using COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C, at Weeks 4, 12 and 24 of the treatment period (and, optionally, at the end of treatment \[EOT\] visit), and at the end of the 24-week follow-up period. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24, and at EOT were interpreted as virological response, and negative HCV titers measured at the end of the 24-week follow-up period were interpreted as SVR. Percentage of participants achieving SVR in each cumulative dose group is presented. Cumulative dose was calculated as: (administered dose divided by planned dose) multiplied by 100.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percentage of Participants With Virologic Response According to Body Weight-normalized Dose of Ribavirin Up to EOT (maximum up to 72 weeks) Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24, and at EOT were interpreted as virological response. Percentage of participants achieving virological response in each body weight-normalized (measured in milligram per kilogram per day \[mg/kg/day\]) dose group is presented.
Percentage of Participants With Virologic Response According to Interleukin-28B (IL-28B) Polymorphism Up to EOT (maximum up to 72 weeks) Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24 and at EOT were interpreted as virological response. Percentage of participants achieving virological response for each IL-28B allele (CC allele, CT allele, TT allele) is presented.
Percentage of Participants With Viral Relapse or Breakthrough According to Starting Dose of Ribavirin Week 4, 12, 24, at EOT Visit, 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. In participants with virological response, positive HCV titers measured during 24-week follow-up was interpreted as viral relapse, and positive HCV titers measured during the treatment period was interpreted as viral breakthrough. Percentage of participants with no relapse/breakthrough (none), with relapse, and with breakthrough in each dose group (600 mg, 800 mg, 1000 mg, 1200 mg, and 1400 mg) is presented.
Percentage of Participants With Virologic Response Week 4, 12, 24 and at EOT (maximum up to 72 weeks) Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24 and at EOT were interpreted as virological response.
Percentage of Participants With Viral Relapse or Breakthrough Up to 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. In participants with virological response, positive HCV titers measured during 24-week follow-up was interpreted as viral relapse, and positive HCV titers measured during the treatment period was interpreted as viral breakthrough. Percentage of participants with no relapse/breakthrough (none), with relapse, and with breakthrough is reported.
Percentage of Participants With Virologic Response According to Starting Dose of Ribavirin Up to EOT (maximum up to 72 weeks) Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24 and at EOT were interpreted as virological response. Percentage of participants achieving virological response in each dose group is presented.
Percentage of Participants With SVR According to Starting Dose of Ribavirin 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24, and at EOT were interpreted as virological response, and negative HCV titers measured at the end of the 24-week follow-up period were interpreted as SVR. Percentage of participants achieving SVR in each dose group is presented.
Percentage of Participants With SVR According to Body Weight-normalized Dose of Ribavirin 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24, and at EOT were interpreted as virological response, and negative HCV titers measured at the end of the 24-week follow-up period were interpreted as SVR. Percentage of participants achieving SVR in each body weight-normalized dose group is presented.
Percentage of Participants With Virologic Response According to Dose Reduction of Ribavirin Up to EOT (maximum up to 72 weeks) Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24, and at EOT were interpreted as virological response. Percentage of participants achieving virological response in each dose-reduction group (none, dose reduction within 12 weeks, dose reduction after 12 weeks, dose reduction not specified) is presented.
Percentage of Participants With SVR According to Dose Reduction of Ribavirin 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24 and at EOT were interpreted as virological response, and negative HCV titers measured at the end of the 24-week follow-up period were interpreted as SVR. Percentage of participants achieving SVR in each dose-reduction group (none, dose reduction within 12 weeks, dose reduction after 12 weeks, dose reduction not specified) is presented.
Percentage of Participants With SVR According to IL-28B Polymorphism 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 Weeks) Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24 and at EOT were interpreted as virological response, and negative HCV titers measured at the end of the 24-week follow-up period were interpreted as SVR. Percentage of participants achieving SVR for each IL-28B allele (CC allele, CT allele, TT allele) is presented.
Percentage of Participants With Viral Relapse or Breakthrough According to Body Weight-normalized Dose of Ribavirin Up to 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. In participants with virological response, positive HCV titers measured during 24-week follow-up was interpreted as viral relapse, and positive HCV titers measured during the treatment period was interpreted as viral breakthrough. Percentage of participants with no relapse/breakthrough (none), with relapse, and with breakthrough in each body weight-normalized dose group (\<5mg/kg/day, 5-10 mg/kg/day, 10-15 mg/kg/day, 15-20 mg/kg/day, and \>20 mg/kg/day) is presented.
Percentage of Participants With Viral Relapse or Breakthrough According to Cumulative Dose of Ribavirin Up to 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. In participants with virological response, positive HCV titers measured during 24-week follow-up was interpreted as viral relapse, and positive HCV titers measured during the treatment period was interpreted as viral breakthrough. Percentage of participants with viral relapse or breakthrough in each cumulative dose group is presented. Cumulative dose was calculated as: (administered dose divided by planned dose) multiplied by 100. Percentage of participants with no relapse/breakthrough (none), with relapse, and with breakthrough in each cumulative dose group (\<60%, 60-69%, 70-79%, 80-89%, and \>90%) is reported.
Percentage of Participants With Viral Relapse or Breakthrough According to Dose Reduction of Ribavirin Up to 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. In participants with virological response, positive HCV titers measured during 24-week follow-up was interpreted as viral relapse, and positive HCV titers measured during the treatment period was interpreted as viral breakthrough. Percentage of participants with no relapse/breakthrough (none), with relapse, and with breakthrough in each dose-reduction group (none, dose reduction within 12 weeks, dose reduction after 12 weeks, dose reduction not specified) is presented.