Long-term Follow-up of HALT-C Sustained Virological Responders

NCT00825877 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 09006709-DK-0067
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 140
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-term Treatment against Cirrhosis (HALT-C) trial is a multicenter clinical trial conducted to assess the effects of long-term antiviral drug therapy on the progression of liver disease in patients who have advanced chronic hepatitis C and have not responded to prior therapies. Chronic hepatitis C is a long-lasting viral infection affecting the liver that may lead to permanent liver damage and cirrhosis (replacement of healthy liver cells by scar tissue). If left untreated, a proportion of patients with chronic hepatitis C will be at risk for complications of liver disease. The drug therapy in the HALT-C trial was designed to clear the hepatitis C virus from the patient s system in order to prevent or mitigate these potential complications. The purpose of this research is to determine if patients with chronic hepatitis C who experienced clearance of hepatitis C virus (known as a sustained virologic response, or SVR) during the HALT-C trial have developed any complications of their liver disease. This study will include 180 subjects who participated in the initial phase of the HALT-C trial and experienced an SVR. The participants will visit the National Institutes of Health for an in-person study visit. During the visit, patients will have blood drawn for lab tests to monitor the progress of their liver disease, and may be asked to undergo an ultrasound examination of the liver to detect any abnormalities that may be attributed to liver cancer. Patients will also answer questions about their medical history particularly any outcomes or events related to their hepatitis C that have occurred since the HALT-C trial and may be asked to sign a release of information to allow researchers to obtain medical records from other clinics or physicians where they have received treatment. ...

Conditions

Hepatitis C; Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Ascites; Variceal Hemorrhage; Death

Keywords

Hepatitis C; Sustained Virological Response; HALT-C; Peginterferon and Ribavirin; HCV RNA

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients who developed a virological response at week 20 of the HALT-C study.

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): lead

Study Sites (1)

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Morishima C, Morgan TR, Everhart JE, Wright EC, Shiffman ML, Everson GT, Lindsay KL, Lok AS, Bonkovsky HL, Di Bisceglie AM, Lee WM, Dienstag JL, Ghany MG, Gretch DR; HALT-C Trial Group. HCV RNA detection by TMA during the hepatitis C antiviral long-term treatment against cirrhosis (Halt-C) trial. Hepatology. 2006 Aug;44(2):360-7. doi: 10.1002/hep.21265.

  PMID: 16871570 BACKGROUND

• Ikeda K, Saitoh S, Arase Y, Chayama K, Suzuki Y, Kobayashi M, Tsubota A, Nakamura I, Murashima N, Kumada H, Kawanishi M. Effect of interferon therapy on hepatocellular carcinogenesis in patients with chronic hepatitis type C: A long-term observation study of 1,643 patients using statistical bias correction with proportional hazard analysis. Hepatology. 1999 Apr;29(4):1124-30. doi: 10.1002/hep.510290439.

  PMID: 10094956 BACKGROUND

• Yoshida H, Shiratori Y, Moriyama M, Arakawa Y, Ide T, Sata M, Inoue O, Yano M, Tanaka M, Fujiyama S, Nishiguchi S, Kuroki T, Imazeki F, Yokosuka O, Kinoyama S, Yamada G, Omata M. Interferon therapy reduces the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma: national surveillance program of cirrhotic and noncirrhotic patients with chronic hepatitis C in Japan. IHIT Study Group. Inhibition of Hepatocarcinogenesis by Interferon Therapy. Ann Intern Med. 1999 Aug 3;131(3):174-81. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00003.

  PMID: 10428733 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hepatitis C; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Ascites; Death

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Blood-Borne Infections; Communicable Diseases; Infections; Hepatitis, Viral, Human; Virus Diseases; Flaviviridae Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Hepatitis; Liver Diseases; Digestive System Diseases; Adenocarcinoma; Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Liver Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Marc G Ghany, M.D.

  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: NIH

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 17, 2009
• First Posted: January 21, 2009
• Study Start: January 15, 2009
• Study Completion: June 29, 2012
• Last Updated: December 17, 2019

Record last verified: 2012-06-29

Locations

US (1)