Overview

Pegasys® Plus Ribavirin in Thalassemic Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2009-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Antiviral treatment of HCV in thalassemia has raised concerns of ribavirin-induced hemolysis and increased iron loading. Blood Transfusion in Thalassemic patients are a known high risk for acquiring hepatitis C. The investigators are trying the PEGASYS (Peginterferon alpha-2a(40 KD)) plus Ribavirin in Thalassemic patients with HCV.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University
Collaborators:
Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases
Guilan Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases
Guilan University of Medical Sciences
Tabriz Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases
Tehran Hepatitis Center
Treatments:
Interferon-alpha
Peginterferon alfa-2a
Ribavirin