7977 trial

I,m in Atlanta,Ga. Transplanted 2001, but still with virus (type 2 geno), other therapies didn't clear virus. How can I get in trial.
Would be willing volunteer for a post transplant patient.

[Bill200]

Where do you go?  Emory used to do a lot of trials.

[fretboard]

Look at the link and welcome to the forum.  Most clinical trials are given at University type hopital.  Usually they are located in the surrounding area of a teaching Hospital.  good luck

http://clinicaltrials.gov/

[HectorSF]

Most trial exclude post-transplant patients. The only trial that would be conducted would be through transplant centers

Have you spoken to your transplant center? They would know about any clinical trials that they will be conducting that you would qualify for.

You will need to be under the care of a transplant center if you should make any changes to the drugs you are taking. Needless to say there may be drug to drug interactions that could be very serious for a patient with a liver trasnplant. The only drugs that have be tested and used by post-transplant patients at this time are interferon and ribavirin. There are some small studies with pre-selected patients that are now experimenting with the new protease Inhibitors but there is no data available at this time.

You should be running any changes through your transplant center first. Clinic trails normally are not set up to handle post-transplant patients.

Ask Orpanedhawk she is a post-transplant patient and treating now.

Good luck.
Hector

[orphanedhawk]

You are certainly welcome to ask me anything.

Like you I'm geno 2.
I  did tx prior to my tp and relapsed.
My transplant was in April 2009.
I began interferon/ribavarin tx in October.
As of 4 weeks, I'm und, happy, and sure I'm going to be hep C free.

Some trails with the new orals have great success rates for genotype 2.
Unfortunately, being post tp, makes us the last group to get into research.

But, if I were you, I'd call around to local universities and tp centers and ask.
What have you got to lose? Maybe you'll get lucky.
Let us know.

Good luck,
OH

[HectorSF]

Thanks OH for chiming in. Your are really the best source on this for Jim.
(I guess he already tried with pegIFN & RIba post TP?)

Cheers!
Hector