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Lead
Erasmus Medical Center
With
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis
UMC Utrecht
University Medical Center Groningen
Maastricht University Medical Center
Rijnstate Hospital
Slotervaart Hospital
Radboud University Medical Center
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Documented recent HCV genotype 1 infection (≤26 weeks old at the time of the baseline visit) according to definition mentioned below.
2. Plan to start a Standard Of Care therapy for acute HCV consisting of 24 weeks of Peginterferon + Ribavirin. HCV RNA plasma viral load at screening \>1000 IU/ml.
3. A previously performed HCV RNA plasma measurement can be used for screening if \<4 weeks old.
4. On HAART at the time of screening.
5. Minimum age 18 years.
You may not be if
1. Disallowed co-medication that cannot be stopped or replaced: Several potentially life-threatening drug-drug interactions (DDI) are possible when boceprevir is combined with other drugs. Therefore ALL co-medication, including over-the-counter drugs should be checked for potential DDI with DDI table in the Dutch summary of product characteristics (SPC, appendix A). If the co-medication is not mentioned in the SPC DDI table, www.HCV-druginteractions.org should be used.
2. Contraindications for the use of full dose of peginterferon alpha-2b or ribavirin: neutrophils \<0,75×109/l or thrombocytes \< 100.000×109/l or a Hb \<6.2mmol/L, creatinine clearance \<50ml/min).
3. History of liver cirrhosis or \>F1 fibrosis on fibroscan. Inclusion of patients with a chronic well-controlled HBV (HBV-DNA below the limit of detection) with tenofovir, lamivudine or emtricitabine therapy is allowed if fibroscan excludes \>F1 fibrosis. Fibroscan reports \<2 years old can be used for screening. Fibroscan is not required for other patients at screening.
4. HAART was started \<4 weeks before baseline visit.
5. Inability to switch to a HAART regimen consisting of 2 nucleoside/tide reverse transcriptase inhibitors + Raltegravir (Isentress®) 400mg BID or rilpivirine 25mg QD or atazanavir (Reyataz®) 300mg QD + ritonavir (Norvir®) 100mg QD.
6. Patient that virologically failed HAART in the past
