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Efficacy of PEG-IFN alpha-2b and Ribavirin after curative treatment of hepatitis C virus related hepatocellular carcinoma

Not Applicable
Conditions
Hepatitis C virus related chronic liver disease
Registration Number
JPRN-C000000305
Lead Sponsor
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1) Patients with concomitant carcinoma except for hepatocelular carcinoma 2) Patients with experience of systemic anti-cancer drug treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma 3) Pregnant or lactating women and women who may be pregnant 4) Female patients or male patients with partners who may become pregnant who cannot practice contraception during treatment and 6 months after end of treatment 5) Male patients with pregnant partners who cannot comply with condom use during treatment and 6 months after end of treatment 6) History of hypersensitivity to ribavirin or other nucleoside analogues (acyclovir, ganciclovir, vidarabine etc.) 7) Inadequately controlled cardiac disease (myocardial infarction, cardiac failure, arrhythmia etc.) 8) Hemoglobinopathy (thalassemia, drepanocytic anemia etc.) 9) Chronic renal failure or renal function disorder with creatinine clearance of 50 mL/min or less 10) With or with a history of severe psychosis such as severe depression, suicidal ideation or attempt, etc. 11) Serious hepatic function disorder 12) Autoimmune hepatitis 13) History of hypersensitivity to PEG-IFN alpha-2b or other interferons 14) History of hypersensitivity to biological products such as vaccine 15) Patients receiving shosaiko-to 16) Judged by investigator to be not appropriate for inclusion in this study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease free survival
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1) Survival 2) Sustained viral response 3) Sustained biochemical response 4) Safety
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