| Primary | Percentage of Participants Achieving Sustained Virological Response (SVR) According to Cumulative Dose of Ribavirin | Determination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) titers was performed using COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C, at Weeks 4, 12 and 24 of the treatment period (and, optionally, at the end of treatment [EOT] visit), and at the end of the 24-week follow-up period. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24, and at EOT were interpreted as virological response, and negative HCV titers measured at the end of the 24-week follow-up period were interpreted as SVR. Percentage of participants achieving SVR in each cumulative dose group is presented. Cumulative dose was calculated as: (administered dose divided by planned dose) multiplied by 100. | ITT Population. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies the number of participants analyzed for this outcome measure and 'n' signifies the number of participants analyzed for specified category. | Posted | | Number | | percentage of participants | | 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 Weeks) | | | | ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Peginterferon Alfa-2a + Ribavirin | Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who started combination therapy with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in accordance with current guidelines and summary of product characteristics, upon decision of the treating physician, considering each participant's individual response, received combination therapy for 24, 48 or 72 weeks, followed by a 24-week follow-up period. |
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| Cumulative dose of ribavirin <60% (n=35) | | | | Cumulative dose of ribavirin = 60-69% (n=23) | | | | Cumulative dose of ribavirin = 70-79% (n=32) | | |
| | Group IDs | Group Description | Statistical Method | Statistical Comment | P-Value | P-Value Comment | Parameter Type | Parameter Value | Dispersion Type | Dispersion Value | Confidence Interval Sides | Confidence Interval % | CI Lower Limit | CI Upper Limit | CI Lower Limit Comment | CI Upper Limit Comment | Estimate Comment | Tested Non-Inferiority | Non-Inferiority Type | Non-Inferiority Comment | Other Analysis Description |
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| Cumulative dose of ribavirin >90%: the relationship between cumulative dose and SVR response in participants in whom the cumulative dose of ribavirin exceeded 90% was analyzed using Chi-square test. | Chi-squared | | 0.0437 | | | | | | 2-Sided | | | | | | | No | Superiority or Other | | |
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| Secondary | Percentage of Participants With Virologic Response | Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24 and at EOT were interpreted as virological response. | | Posted | | Number | | percentage of participants | | Week 4, 12, 24 and at EOT (maximum up to 72 weeks) | | | | ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Peginterferon Alfa-2a + Ribavirin | Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who started combination therapy with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in accordance with current guidelines and summary of product characteristics, upon decision of the treating physician, considering each participant's individual response, received combination therapy for 24, 48 or 72 weeks, followed by a 24-week follow-up period. |
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| Secondary | Percentage of Participants With Virologic Response According to Starting Dose of Ribavirin | Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24 and at EOT were interpreted as virological response. Percentage of participants achieving virological response in each dose group is presented. | ITT Population. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies the number of participants analyzed for this outcome measure and 'n' signifies the number of participants analyzed for specified category. | Posted | | Number | | percentage of participants | | Up to EOT (maximum up to 72 weeks) | | | | ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Peginterferon Alfa-2a + Ribavirin | Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who started combination therapy with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in accordance with current guidelines and summary of product characteristics, upon decision of the treating physician, considering each participant's individual response, received combination therapy for 24, 48 or 72 weeks, followed by a 24-week follow-up period. |
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| Secondary | Percentage of Participants With SVR According to Starting Dose of Ribavirin | Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24, and at EOT were interpreted as virological response, and negative HCV titers measured at the end of the 24-week follow-up period were interpreted as SVR. Percentage of participants achieving SVR in each dose group is presented. | ITT Population. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies the number of participants analyzed for this outcome measure and 'n' signifies the number of participants analyzed for specified category. | Posted | | Number | | percentage of participants | | 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) | | | | ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Peginterferon Alfa-2a + Ribavirin | Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who started combination therapy with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in accordance with current guidelines and summary of product characteristics, upon decision of the treating physician, considering each participant's individual response, received combination therapy for 24, 48 or 72 weeks, followed by a 24-week follow-up period. |
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| Secondary | Percentage of Participants With Virologic Response According to Body Weight-normalized Dose of Ribavirin | Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24, and at EOT were interpreted as virological response. Percentage of participants achieving virological response in each body weight-normalized (measured in milligram per kilogram per day [mg/kg/day]) dose group is presented. | ITT Population. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies the number of participants analyzed for this outcome measure and 'n' signifies the number of participants analyzed for specified category. | Posted | | Number | | percentage of participants | | Up to EOT (maximum up to 72 weeks) | | | | ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Peginterferon Alfa-2a + Ribavirin | Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who started combination therapy with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in accordance with current guidelines and summary of product characteristics, upon decision of the treating physician, considering each participant's individual response, received combination therapy for 24, 48 or 72 weeks, followed by a 24-week follow-up period. |
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| Secondary | Percentage of Participants With SVR According to Body Weight-normalized Dose of Ribavirin | Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24, and at EOT were interpreted as virological response, and negative HCV titers measured at the end of the 24-week follow-up period were interpreted as SVR. Percentage of participants achieving SVR in each body weight-normalized dose group is presented. | ITT Population. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies the number of participants analyzed for this outcome measure and 'n' signifies the number of participants analyzed for specified category. | Posted | | Number | | percentage of participants | | 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) | | | | ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Peginterferon Alfa-2a + Ribavirin | Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who started combination therapy with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in accordance with current guidelines and summary of product characteristics, upon decision of the treating physician, considering each participant's individual response, received combination therapy for 24, 48 or 72 weeks, followed by a 24-week follow-up period. |
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| Secondary | Percentage of Participants With Virologic Response According to Dose Reduction of Ribavirin | Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24, and at EOT were interpreted as virological response. Percentage of participants achieving virological response in each dose-reduction group (none, dose reduction within 12 weeks, dose reduction after 12 weeks, dose reduction not specified) is presented. | | Posted | | Number | | percentage of participants | | Up to EOT (maximum up to 72 weeks) | | | | ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Peginterferon Alfa-2a + Ribavirin | Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who started combination therapy with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in accordance with current guidelines and summary of product characteristics, upon decision of the treating physician, considering each participant's individual response, received combination therapy for 24, 48 or 72 weeks, followed by a 24-week follow-up period. |
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| Secondary | Percentage of Participants With SVR According to Dose Reduction of Ribavirin | Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24 and at EOT were interpreted as virological response, and negative HCV titers measured at the end of the 24-week follow-up period were interpreted as SVR. Percentage of participants achieving SVR in each dose-reduction group (none, dose reduction within 12 weeks, dose reduction after 12 weeks, dose reduction not specified) is presented. | ITT Population. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies the number of participants analyzed for this outcome measure and 'n' signifies the number of participants analyzed for specified category. | Posted | | Number | | percentage of participants | | 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) | | | | ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Peginterferon Alfa-2a + Ribavirin | Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who started combination therapy with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in accordance with current guidelines and summary of product characteristics, upon decision of the treating physician, considering each participant's individual response, received combination therapy for 24, 48 or 72 weeks, followed by a 24-week follow-up period. |
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| Secondary | Percentage of Participants With Virologic Response According to Interleukin-28B (IL-28B) Polymorphism | Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24 and at EOT were interpreted as virological response. Percentage of participants achieving virological response for each IL-28B allele (CC allele, CT allele, TT allele) is presented. | ITT Population. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies the number of participants analyzed for this outcome measure and 'n' signifies the number of participants analyzed for specified category. | Posted | | Number | | percentage of participants | | Up to EOT (maximum up to 72 weeks) | | | | ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Peginterferon Alfa-2a + Ribavirin | Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who started combination therapy with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in accordance with current guidelines and summary of product characteristics, upon decision of the treating physician, considering each participant's individual response, received combination therapy for 24, 48 or 72 weeks, followed by a 24-week follow-up period. |
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| Secondary | Percentage of Participants With SVR According to IL-28B Polymorphism | Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. Negative HCV titers measured at Weeks 4, 12, 24 and at EOT were interpreted as virological response, and negative HCV titers measured at the end of the 24-week follow-up period were interpreted as SVR. Percentage of participants achieving SVR for each IL-28B allele (CC allele, CT allele, TT allele) is presented. | ITT Population. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies the number of participants analyzed for this outcome measure and 'n' signifies the number of participants analyzed for specified category. | Posted | | Number | | percentage of participants | | 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 Weeks) | | | | ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Peginterferon Alfa-2a + Ribavirin | Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who started combination therapy with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in accordance with current guidelines and summary of product characteristics, upon decision of the treating physician, considering each participant's individual response, received combination therapy for 24, 48 or 72 weeks, followed by a 24-week follow-up period. |
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| Secondary | Percentage of Participants With Viral Relapse or Breakthrough | Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. In participants with virological response, positive HCV titers measured during 24-week follow-up was interpreted as viral relapse, and positive HCV titers measured during the treatment period was interpreted as viral breakthrough. Percentage of participants with no relapse/breakthrough (none), with relapse, and with breakthrough is reported. | ITT Population showing virological response. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies the number of participants analyzed for this outcome measure. | Posted | | Number | | percentage of participants | | Up to 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) | | | | ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Peginterferon Alfa-2a + Ribavirin | Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who started combination therapy with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in accordance with current guidelines and summary of product characteristics, upon decision of the treating physician, considering each participant's individual response, received combination therapy for 24, 48 or 72 weeks, followed by a 24-week follow-up period. |
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| Secondary | Percentage of Participants With Viral Relapse or Breakthrough According to Cumulative Dose of Ribavirin | Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. In participants with virological response, positive HCV titers measured during 24-week follow-up was interpreted as viral relapse, and positive HCV titers measured during the treatment period was interpreted as viral breakthrough. Percentage of participants with viral relapse or breakthrough in each cumulative dose group is presented. Cumulative dose was calculated as: (administered dose divided by planned dose) multiplied by 100. Percentage of participants with no relapse/breakthrough (none), with relapse, and with breakthrough in each cumulative dose group (<60%, 60-69%, 70-79%, 80-89%, and >90%) is reported. | ITT Population showing virological response. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies the number of participants analyzed for this outcome measure. | Posted | | Number | | percentage of participants | | Up to 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) | | | | ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Peginterferon Alfa-2a + Ribavirin | Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who started combination therapy with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in accordance with current guidelines and summary of product characteristics, upon decision of the treating physician, considering each participant's individual response, received combination therapy for 24, 48 or 72 weeks, followed by a 24-week follow-up period. |
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| Secondary | Percentage of Participants With Viral Relapse or Breakthrough According to Starting Dose of Ribavirin | Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. In participants with virological response, positive HCV titers measured during 24-week follow-up was interpreted as viral relapse, and positive HCV titers measured during the treatment period was interpreted as viral breakthrough. Percentage of participants with no relapse/breakthrough (none), with relapse, and with breakthrough in each dose group (600 mg, 800 mg, 1000 mg, 1200 mg, and 1400 mg) is presented. | ITT Population showing virological response. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies the number of participants analyzed for this outcome measure. | Posted | | Number | | percentage of participants | | Week 4, 12, 24, at EOT Visit, 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) | | | | ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Peginterferon Alfa-2a + Ribavirin | Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who started combination therapy with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in accordance with current guidelines and summary of product characteristics, upon decision of the treating physician, considering each participant's individual response, received combination therapy for 24, 48 or 72 weeks, followed by a 24-week follow-up period. |
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| Secondary | Percentage of Participants With Viral Relapse or Breakthrough According to Body Weight-normalized Dose of Ribavirin | Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. In participants with virological response, positive HCV titers measured during 24-week follow-up was interpreted as viral relapse, and positive HCV titers measured during the treatment period was interpreted as viral breakthrough. Percentage of participants with no relapse/breakthrough (none), with relapse, and with breakthrough in each body weight-normalized dose group (<5mg/kg/day, 5-10 mg/kg/day, 10-15 mg/kg/day, 15-20 mg/kg/day, and >20 mg/kg/day) is presented. | ITT Population showing virological response. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies the number of participants analyzed for this outcome measure. | Posted | | Number | | percentage of participants | | Up to 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) | | | | ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Peginterferon Alfa-2a + Ribavirin | Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who started combination therapy with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in accordance with current guidelines and summary of product characteristics, upon decision of the treating physician, considering each participant's individual response, received combination therapy for 24, 48 or 72 weeks, followed by a 24-week follow-up period. |
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| Secondary | Percentage of Participants With Viral Relapse or Breakthrough According to Dose Reduction of Ribavirin | Determination of HCV titers was performed by using the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV technique, upon decision of the treating physician and respecting the therapeutic protocol for the treatment of hepatitis C. In participants with virological response, positive HCV titers measured during 24-week follow-up was interpreted as viral relapse, and positive HCV titers measured during the treatment period was interpreted as viral breakthrough. Percentage of participants with no relapse/breakthrough (none), with relapse, and with breakthrough in each dose-reduction group (none, dose reduction within 12 weeks, dose reduction after 12 weeks, dose reduction not specified) is presented. | ITT Population showing virological response. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies the number of participants analyzed for this outcome measure. | Posted | | Number | | percentage of participants | | Up to 24 weeks after EOT (maximum up to 96 weeks) | | | | ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Peginterferon Alfa-2a + Ribavirin | Treatment naive participants with confirmed chronic hepatitis C who started combination therapy with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in accordance with current guidelines and summary of product characteristics, upon decision of the treating physician, considering each participant's individual response, received combination therapy for 24, 48 or 72 weeks, followed by a 24-week follow-up period. |
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