New hope for hepatitis c: triple therapy shows promise in untreated patients
NCT ID NCT00780416
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new drug called MP-424 (Telaprevir) added to the standard two-drug therapy for hepatitis C. It involved 189 adults with genotype 1 hepatitis C who had never been treated before. The goal was to see if the triple combination could clear the virus from the blood for at least 24 weeks 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
- Telaprevir (MP-424) combined with peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more effective treatment for hepatitis C, helping more patients clear the virus.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 trial, but results may not apply to all patients, and side effects from the drug combination can be significant.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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189 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Nov 2008
- Finished
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Aug 2010
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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20 to 65 years
- 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: * Genotype 1, chronic hepatitis C * Treatment-naïve (patient who has received no previous interferon based treatment for hepatitis C) * Able and willing to follow contraception requirements Exclusion Criteria: * Cirrhosis of the liver or hepatic failure * Hepatitis B surface antigen-positive or HIV antibodies-positive * History of, or concurrent hepatocellular carcinoma * History of, or concurrent depression, schizophrenia; or suicide attempt in the past * Pregnant, lactating, or suspected pregnant patients, or male patients whose female partner is pregnant
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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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Toranomon Hospital
Kawasaki, Takatsu-ku, Japan
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