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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00148863
Date of registration: 07/09/2005
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis
Public title: Interferon Gamma With Peg-Interferon Alpha 2a and Ribavirin in Non Responders Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C
Scientific title: Pilot Study on Interferon Gamma in Association With Peg-Interferon Alpha 2a and Ribavirin Among Patients With a Chronic Hepatitis C and Non Responders to the Association of Peg-Interferon Alpha 2b or 2a and Ribavirin ANRS HC16 Gammatri
Date of first enrolment: June 2004
Target sample size: 65
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00148863
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
France
Contacts
Name:     Patrice Couzigou, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Hôpital du Haut-Lévêque, Pessac, France
Name:     Geneviève Chêne, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  INSERM U593, Bordeaux, France
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Positive anti-HCV antibodies

- Positive HCV RNA (quantitative method)

- Previous treatment with Peg-interferon alpha 2b 1.0 to 1.5 micro g/kg (during at
least 12 weeks) with ribavirin (at least 800 mg/day during at least 12 weeks),stopped
since at least 3 months

- Without lower dosage during previous treatment

- Non responder to the previous treatment with Peg-interferon alpha 2b and ribavirin,
with detectable HCV RNA at W24 or decrease of less than 2 log10 copies/ml at W12 or
decrease greater than 2 log10 but detectable HCV RNA

- Metavir over F2 on the most recent biopsy

- ALT increase over normal value twice during last 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

- HIV infection

- Psychiatric pathology

- Alcool consummation

- Cirrhosis

- Pregnancy or plan of pregnancy

- Breastfeeding



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Intervention(s)
Drug: Interferon gamma (drug)
Drug: Ribavirin (drug)
Drug: Peg-interferon alpha 2a (drug)
Primary Outcome(s)
Virological response as defined by an HCV RNA measure non detectable at W28 with qualitative PCR (centralized measure)
Secondary Outcome(s)
Biochemical response at W72 (ALT below normal value)
Quality of life
Virological response at W72
Immunologic response (CD4 and CD8 HCV specific)
Safety
Secondary ID(s)
ANRS HC16 Gammatri
2004-005033-19
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Hoffmann-La Roche
InterMune
Ethics review
Results
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