A Phase 2 interventional study of Human hepatitis B Immunoglobulin (Hepatect®CP/Zutectra®) in Chronic Hepatitis B, sponsored by Hannover Medical School. Terminated at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-09-04.
Sponsored by Hannover Medical School · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
This is an open-label, single arm (two cohorts), single-center, phase II pilot-study to provide preliminary evidence whether hepatitis B immunoglobulins (HBIG) are efficacious and can be safely used in patients with chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection.
A total of 20 patients (male or female adults aged ≥ 18 years) will be enrolled in the study and receive hepatitis B immunoglobulins Hepatect®CP and Zutectra®.
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Subjects must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for participation in this study:
Confirmation of chronic HBV infection documented by:
positive HBsAg at least 12 months before screening
A negative serum pregnancy test is required for female subjects (unless surgically sterile or women > 54 years of age with cessation for > 24 months of previously occurring menses). Complete abstinence from intercourse. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, postovulation methods) is not permitted. Or Consistent and correct use of 1 of the following methods of birth control listed below, in addition to a male partner who correctly uses a condom, from the date of Screening until the end of FU:
hormone-containing contraceptive:
combined (estrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation:
progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation:
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects who meet any of the following exclusion criteria are not to be enrolled in this study:
20 patients treated in two cohorts for 12 weeks with hepatitis B Immunoglobulins (HBIG, Hepatect®CP/ Zutectra®). Cohort A: 10 HBsAg positive, HBeAg-negative patients being treated with anti-HBV nucleotide or nucleoside analogous (NAs) for at least 12 months before screening. HBV-DNA should be below the lower limit of detection at screening. HBsAg should be positive and below 100 IU/ml. Cohort B: 10 HBsAg positive, HBeAg-negative patients untreated with NAs for at least 12 months before screening. Patients with HBV-DNA levels below 2000 IU/ml and ALT \< 1.5 times upper the limit of normal. HBsAg should be positive and below 100 IU/ml. Trial duration: A recruiting period of approximately 6 months is planned. The total time per patient to complete all study visits is approximately 40 weeks including: * an 28 day screening period * an 12 week treatment period * an 24 week follow-up period
Drug: Human hepatitis B Immunoglobulin (Hepatect®CP/Zutectra®)
Hepatect® is a solution to be administered Intravenously. Zutectra® is a solution to be administered subcutaneously. Treatment for 12 weeks with hepatitis B immunoglobulins with following administration scheme: D0: 10.000 IU Hepatect® i.v. D1-6: 500 IU Zutectra® s.c. D7: 10.000 IU Hepatect® i.v. D9- D84: 500 IU Zutectra® s.c. every 2nd day
To evaluate the efficacy of 12-weeks treatment with hepatitis B immunoglobulins in two different cohorts of patients with chronic hepatitis B defined by the proportion of subjects being HBsAg negative at treatment week 12
Primary efficiency endpoint: HBsAg negativity at week 12 of antiviral therapy
Time frame: week 12 of antiviral therapy
To analyze the change/decline of HBsAg during treatment
Secondary endpoint: HBsAg change/decline at weeks 1, 2, 4, 8 and 12 of treatment
Time frame: week 1, 2, 4, 8 and 12 of treatment
To evaluate the post-treatment HBsAg kinetics/response
Secondary endpoint: Post-treatment HBsAg negativity up to FU week 24
Time frame: Follow-up (FU) week 2, FU week 4, FU week 12 and FU week 24
To determine HBV-DNA levels during and after treatment with hepatitis B immunoglobulins
Secondary endpoint: HBV DNA levels during and after hepatitis B immunoglobulin treatment will be reported for each cohort.
Time frame: screening, day 0, day 1, day 3, day 7, day 28, day 42, day 84, FU week 12 and FU week 24
To evaluate the biochemical disease activity (normalization of serum ALT levels)
Secondary endpoint: biochemical response (proportion of subjects who reached ALT normalization (ALT ≤ ULN) at week 12 of treatment)
Time frame: week 12 of treatment
To determine the quality of life by SF-36 questionnaire
Secondary endpoint: quality of life during treatment and follow-up (SF-36)
Time frame: day 0, day 84, FU week 12, FU week 24
Assessment of safety by collection of adverse events (AEs) as frequencies (absolute/relative).
Adverse events (AEs) will be collected throughout the study (upon first administration of the IMPs up to 24 weeks after discontinuation of therapy, FU24) and will be reported with absolute and relative frequencies along with the corresponding 95% confidence intervals
Time frame: day 0, day 1, day 3, day 7, day 14, day 21, day 28, day 42, day 56, day 84, FU week 2, FU week 4, FU week 12, FU week 24
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