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Study Title: Boceprevir in Subjects with Previously Untreated Chronic HCV Genotype 1
Category: Gastroenterology
Currently accepting participants?
Yes - please read the description below and contact the study coordinator if you are interested.
Principal Investigator: Kris Kowdley
Study Coordinator: Cheryl Saunders
Phone: 206-341-1786
Email: cheryl.saunders@vmmc.org
What is the Boceprevir in Subjects with Previously Untreated Chronic HCV Genotype 1 study?
This study aims to compare the standard treatment for chronic hepatitis C infection (PegIntron + Ribavirin) to the standard care plus boceprevir (a new protease inhibitor used to prevent viral replication). It is also designed to examine whether a shorter treatment period with boceprevir is effective in patients with undetectable virus load after 8 weeks of treatment.
Patients will undergo 4 weeks of treatment with PegIntron + Ribivirin and will then be given either boceprevir or placebo for an additional 44 weeks.
Who can participate?
Men and Women over the age of 18 with a documented diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 who have not received any treatment for their disease.
What do I have to do as a study participant?
Study participants will need to be available to come to the VM clinic for study visits every 2 weeks for the first 3 months and once a month for remainder of the 18 month study. Participants will also need to be willing and able to consistently take study medication 3 times each day and must be comfortable with frequent blood draws.
Study Summary:
This study aims to compare the standard treatment for chronic hepatitis C infection (PegIntron + Ribavirin) to the standard care plus boceprevir (a new protease inhibitor used to prevent viral replication). It is also designed to examine whether a shorter treatment period with boceprevir is effective in patients with undetectable virus load after 8 weeks of treatment.
Patients will undergo 4 weeks of treatment with PegIntron + Ribivirin and will then be given either boceprevir or placebo for an additional 44 weeks.
Detailed Study Description:
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Study Design: Interventional, Blinded
Phase of Study: Phase III
Study Type: Interventional
Condition or Study Focus: Hepatitis C
Intervention Type: drug
Intervention Name: Boceprevir
Gender: Male and Female
Age group: Interventional
Sponsor: Schering-Plough Research Institute
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