Effect of Insulin Resistance on the Safety and Efficacy of Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin Treatment in HCV (Study P05562)

Patients with chronic hepatitis C

Naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) of any genotype will be treated with a standard treatment regimen (pegylated interferon and ribavirin) according to routine clinical practice in Russia.

Biológico: Pegylated Interferon

Routine treatment with a combination of any pegylated interferon and ribavirin was used according to the label/local practice in Russia.

The treatment course duration complied with the labeled dosage regimen. Each dose of pegylated interferon was administered as a subcutaneous

injection calculated as 1.5 mcg/kg once a week. Therapy duration varied from 24 to 48 weeks depending on Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype, viral load, activity and stage of hepatitis C.

The Sponsor did not provide formal drug supply.

Outros nomes:

• PegIntron
• (SCH 54031)

Medicamento: Ribavirin

Routine treatment with a combination of any pegylated interferon and ribavirin was used according to the label/local practice in Russia.

The treatment course duration complied with the labeled dosage regimen. Ribavirin was taken orally as 200 mg gelatinous capsules. The daily dose varied from 800 to 1200 mg (depending on patient's body weight) twice daily in the

morning and in the evening with meal. Therapy duration varied from 24 to 48 weeks depending on HCV genotype, viral load, activity and stage of hepatitis C.

The Sponsor did not provide formal drug supply.

Outros nomes:

• Rebetol
• (SCH 18908)

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Sustained Virological Response as Assessed at End of Study

Sustained Virological response (SVR) was assessed at the end of the study (Visit 4) to investigate the presence or absence of SVR. SVR was defined as undetectable plasma hepatitis C virus RNA (HCV-RNA) at 24 weeks after termination of treatment. Visit 4 was considered Week 48 or Week 72 depending on a treatment duration of 24 or 48 weeks respectively.

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Sustained Virological Response as Assessed at End of Study by HCV Genotype and Presence of Insulin-Resistance at Baseline

SVR was assessed at the end of the study (Visit 4) by HCV genotype (I, II, III, or other) and presence of insulin-resistance at baseline (defined as Homeostasis model assessment - of insulin-resistance [HOMA-IR] >3) to investigate the presence or absence of SVR. SVR was defined as undetectable plasma HCV-RNA at 24 weeks after termination of treatment. Visit 4 was considered Week 48 or Week 72 depending on a treatment duration of 24 or 48 weeks respectively.

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Response Following Treatment as Assessed at End of Treatment by HCV Genotype and Presence of Insulin-Resistance at Baseline

Response following treatment (RFT) was assessed at the end of treatment (Visit 3) by HCV genotype (I, II, III, or other) and presence of insulin-resistance at baseline (defined as HOMA-IR >3) to investigate the presence or absence of RFT. RFT was defined as undetectable plasma HCV-RNA at end of treatment. Visit 3 was considered Week 24 or Week 48 after treatment start depending on treatment duration.

Percentage of Participants Who Demonstrated Virological Relapse as Assessed at End of Study by HCV Genotype and Presence of Insulin-Resistance at Baseline

Virological relapse (VR) was assessed at the end of the study (Visit 4) by HCV genotype (I, II, III, or other) and presence of insulin-resistance at baseline (defined as HOMA-IR >3) to investigate the percentage of participants who demonstrated VR. VR was defined as undetectable plasma HCV-RNA (RFT +) at end of treatment (Visit 3- considered Week 24 or Week 48 after treatment start depending on treatment duration), but lost RFT (considered sustained non-Responders) at end of study (Visit 4- considered Week 48 or Week 72 depending on a treatment duration of 24 or 48 weeks respectively).

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Early Virological Response as Assessed at Visit 2 by HCV Genotype and Presence of Insulin-Resistance at Baseline

Early Virological response (EVR) was assessed at 12 weeks after treatment start (Visit 2) by HCV genotype (I, II, III, or other) and presence of insulin-resistance at baseline (defined as HOMA-IR >3) to investigate the percentage of participants who achieved EVR. EVR was defined as a substantial (greater than 2 log10) decrease in viral load (measured as International Units/milliliter) and/or negative Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based viral load qualitative result as assessed at visit 2 of the study.