Safety and Effectiveness Using Pegasys and Copegus in Recipients of Liver Transplantation With Hepatitis C

NCT00275548 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2011-11-11

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Summary

The study is being done to study the impact of prophylactic administration of antiviral therapy as compared to initiation of antiviral therapy at the time of clinical recurrence of hepatitis C infection in liver transplant recipients.

Conditions

  • Liver Transplant
  • Hepatitis C

Interventions

DRUG

Pegasys

135-180 micrograms administered sc once weekly

DRUG

Copegus

400-1200 mg/day for 48 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Roche Pharma AG

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Mayo Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael R. Charlton, M.D. · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-07-31
Primary Completion
2007-06-30
Completion
2009-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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