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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| The University of New South Wales | OTHER |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | INDUSTRY |
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This is a multi-centre prospective longitudinal cohort study with the aim of collecting and storing clinical data, patient blood, DNA and PBMCs to examine outcomes related to drug resistance, drug monitoring and host genetics in the era of directly acting antiviral drugs for hepatitis C therapy.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of HCV resistance associated variants (RAVs) and the incidence of RAVs arising during therapy. | Descriptive statistics will be used to describe RAVs using standard international nomenclature and presented in table form. Baseline clinical and demographic data on subjects will be presented, as will rates of treatment failure and reasons for failure. | Baseline |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Factors associated with treatment failure due to virological breakthrough / relapse. | Multivariable logistic regression modelling with backwards elimination will be used to identify factors associated with this. | Baseline |
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An anticipated 100 participants will be recruited from 2 study sites: St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney; St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Gail Dr Matthews, MBChB, MRCP (UK), FRACP, PhD | The University of New South Wales | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| St Vincent's Hospital | Sydney | New South Wales | 2010 | Australia | ||
| St Vincent's Hospital |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D019698 | Hepatitis C, Chronic |
| ID | Term |
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| D006526 | Hepatitis C |
| D000086982 | Blood-Borne Infections |
| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
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Stored serum and peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
| Melbourne |
| Victoria |
| 3065 |
| Australia |
| D006525 |
| Hepatitis, Viral, Human |
| D014777 | Virus Diseases |
| D018178 | Flaviviridae Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
| D006521 | Hepatitis, Chronic |
| D006505 | Hepatitis |
| D008107 | Liver Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D002908 | Chronic Disease |
| D020969 | Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |