Además de la atención de pacientes y la docencia, el Dr. Alejandro Soza mantiene una línea de investigación clínica y de laboratorio centrada en las hepatitis virales, en particular en la replicación del virus de la hepatitis C, y ha participado como investigador en numerosos ensayos clínicos internacionales. A continuación se resumen los principales proyectos con financiamiento y los estudios clínicos en los que ha tomado parte.

Los títulos de los proyectos y estudios se conservan en su idioma original, tal como fueron registrados.

Proyectos de investigación con financiamiento

  1. Hepatitis C virus exploits the hepatic lipid pathways: Role of NPC1L1 in HCV infection. FONDECYT (Fondo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Chile), N.º 1130357, 2013-2017. Investigador principal.

  2. Role of extrahepatic replication of hepatitis C virus in the prediction of response to antiviral therapy. FONDECYT (Fondo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Chile), N.º 1080323, 2008-2012. Investigador principal.

  3. Evaluation of Results of the Pilot Program of Hepatitis C Treatment. FONIS (Fondo Nacional de Investigación en Salud), 2007-2009. Investigador principal.

  4. Capture and enrichment of emerging pathogens for multiple and ultra-sensitive diagnostic (USDEP) (FP6-2005-Lifescihealth-7), 2006-2008. Co-investigador local.

  5. Recherches sur les plans diagnostic et physiopathologique chez les Virus Émergents (JEAI-IRD), 2006-2008. Co-investigador local.

  6. Role of extrahepatic viral replication on the natural history and clinical manifestations of chronic hepatitis C. FONDECYT (Fondo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Chile), N.º 1050782, 2005-2008. Investigador principal.

  7. Cytokines in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis. Centro de Investigaciones Médicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 1999.

  8. Hepatitis G Virus Prevalence in Chilean Hemophiliacs. Centro de Investigaciones Médicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 1998.

Participación en ensayos clínicos

  1. A Randomized, Open-Labeled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ABT-450/Ritonavir/ABT-267 and ABT-333 Co-administered With Ribavirin Compared to Telaprevir Co-administered With Pegylated Interferon α-2a and Ribavirin in Treatment-Experienced Adults With Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 1 Virus Infection (MALACHITE-II). AbbVie, 2012. Investigador principal local.

  2. A Randomized, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ABT-450/Ritonavir/ABT-267 and ABT-333 Co-administered With and Without Ribavirin Compared to Telaprevir Co-administered With Pegylated Interferon α-2a and Ribavirin in Treatment-Naïve Adults With Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 1 Virus Infection (MALACHITE-I). AbbVie, 2012. Investigador principal local.

  3. A Phase 3, Safety and Efficacy Study of Boceprevir/Peginterferon Alfa-2a/Ribavirin in Chronic HCV Genotype 1 IL28B CC Subjects (Protocol No. P07755, also known as MK-3034-040-00). Merck, 2011-2014. Investigador principal local.

  4. An International Multicenter Study Evaluating the Correlation of IL28B Genotypes With Features of Chronic Hepatitis C and the Demographics of Patients. Roche, 2011. Investigador principal local.

  5. A Study of Vaniprevir (MK-7009) in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Infection After Participation in Other Vaniprevir Studies (MK-7009-028). Merck, 2010-2011. Investigador principal local.

  6. A Phase II Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of 4 Different Regimens of MK-7009 When Administered Concomitantly With Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin in Treatment-Experienced Patients With Chronic Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Virus Infection (MK-7009-009). Merck, 2009-2011. Investigador principal local.

  7. A Phase II Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MK-7009 Administered Concomitantly With Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin for 28 Days in Treatment-Naïve Patients With Chronic Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Infection (MK-7009-007). Merck, 2008-2010. Investigador principal local.

  8. Protocol 03-DK-0136. Low-Dose Peginterferon and Ribavirin Therapy for Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Infected With Genotype 2 or 3. Estudio diseñado para evaluar un enfoque de tratamiento optimizado de la hepatitis C en pacientes con un perfil favorable de respuesta. Investigador principal.

  9. Protocol 00-DK-0125. Immunogenetics of Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Proyecto orientado al estudio de los factores genéticos que influyen en la respuesta al tratamiento, la progresión y los resultados de la hepatitis C crónica. Investigador asociado.

  10. Protocol 02-DK-0072. Pilot Studies of Gamma Interferon Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C. Investigador asociado.

  11. Protocol 02-DK-0065. Combination of Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin as Therapy for Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C With and Without Renal Disease. Investigador asociado.

  12. Protocol 01-DK-0247. Treatment of Chronic Delta Hepatitis With Pegylated Interferon. Investigador asociado.

  13. Protocol 01-DK-0246. Combination of Lamivudine and Adefovir Dipivoxil for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B. Investigador asociado.

  14. Protocol 01-DK-0130. Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis With Pioglitazone. Investigador asociado.

  15. Protocol 00-DK-0186. The Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment Against Cirrhosis (HALT-C) Trial: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Long-Term Peginterferon Alfa-2a for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in Patients Who Failed to Respond to Previous Interferon Therapy. Investigador asociado.

  16. Protocol 99-DK-0042. Long-Term Therapy With Ribavirin for Chronic Hepatitis C. Investigador asociado.

  17. Protocol 95-DK-0199. Lamivudine for Chronic Hepatitis B. Investigador asociado.

Los estudios con código Protocol NN-DK-NNNN corresponden al periodo de investigación del Dr. Soza en la Liver Diseases Branch del National Institutes of Health (NIH), en Bethesda, Maryland (Estados Unidos).

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