New hope for HIV patients with Hard-to-Treat hepatitis c
NCT ID NCT00901524
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a more intensive hepatitis C treatment in 58 adults who have both HIV and hepatitis C (genotypes 1 or 4) and had not responded to previous therapy. Participants received higher doses of two drugs, peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin, for up to 18 months. The goal was to see if this approach could clear the hepatitis C virus from the body for at least six months after treatment ended.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more effective treatment option for people with both HIV and hepatitis C who have not responded to standard therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 58 participants. The treatment involves strong drugs that can cause side effects, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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58 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jun 2009
- Finished
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Jun 2012
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age over 18 years * Weight 85 kg below the pre-inclusion visit. * Documented HIV infection (HIV positive) * HCV infection documented by a positive PCR * HCV Genotype 1 or 4 * Compensated liver disease (Child-Pugh below/equal to 6) * Lymphocytes CD4 above 200/mm3 * Patient not answering a treatment for hepatitis C. * Patient not covered by dual by Peg-IFN + riba for at least three months (wash out) Exclusion Criteria: * Co-infection with HBV (HBsAg positive) * Neutropenia below 1000/mm3 * Thrombocytopenia below 90000/mm3 or thrombocytosis over 500 000/mm3. * Hemoglobin below 11 g / dL (men and women) * Arguments radiological (ultrasound, CT or MRI) of hepatocellular carcinoma cell * Antiretroviral containing didanosine (ddI) and stavudine (d4T) and zidovudine (AZT) and abacavir (ABC).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Tenon Service des Maladies Infectieuses
Paris, 75970, France
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