Study of High Dosage CIFN Plus RBV for HCV Genotype 1 Infected Patients Who Are Nonresponders to Prior Therapy

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of combination therapy of daily interferon alfacon-1 (Infergen, CIFN) at high dosage (24 mcg) with ribavirin (based on body weight) for 48 weeks in HCV genotype 1 infected subjects, who are non-responders to previous pegylated interferon alfa plus ribavirin therapy. This is an open-label, multicenter study. All subjects will receive Infergen 24 mcg administered by injection daily plus ribavirin 800-1400 mg (based on body weight) administered by mouth daily for 48 weeks * If any 5 of the first 10 subjects can not tolerate the 24 mcg daily dosage of Infergen by week 4, as determined by the principal investigator, then the dosage of Infergen will be changed to 15 mcg administered by injection daily plus ribavirin 800-1400 mg (based on body weight) administered by mouth daily for 48 weeks

Official Title
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A Phase 4 Open-Label Pilot Study of the Safety and Tolerability of High Dosage of CIFN Plus RBV Administered Daily for 48 Weeks in HCV Genotype 1 Infected Patients Who Are Nonresponders to Prior Pegylated Interferon Alfa Plus RBV Therapy

Conditions
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Hepatitis C

Intervention / Treatment
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* Drug: Interferon Alfacon-1 and Ribavirin


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Must have documented failure to respond to past treatment with a Pegylated IFN + RBV. Failure to respond to past treatment is defined as positive HCV RNA at 12 weeks and less than a 2 log drop from baseline; OR positive HCV RNA and greater than 2 log drop from baseline at week 12 and must have received 24 weeks of therapy and still have a positive HCV RNA Must have tolerated previous hepatitis C therapy Must be off hepatitis C therapy for 3 months prior to study participation Must have had a liver biopsy within the past 5 years Exclusion Criteria: Decompensated liver disease Laboratory abnormalities as per protocol HIV+ Autoimmune disease Unstable or deteriorating cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease History of seizures in past 5 years Alcohol or drug abuse in past year Pregnant or lactating women

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 70 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Drug: Interferon Alfacon-1 and Ribavirin|nan|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| *Assessment of safety and tolerability of high dosage Infergen plus ribavirin including adverse events;study medication dose reduction, interruptions, and discontinuations; and BDI-II scores |  |  | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| *Sustained viral response defined as the absence of detectable HCV RNA at week 72 |  |  | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Genotype 1, Hepatitis C Nonresponder, Interferon Alfacon-1, Consensus Interferon, CIFN, Infergen, Ribavirin