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Not yet recruitingNCT05467553Updated Dec 29, 2022

A Study to Compare P1101 Plus TAF With or Without UDCA in Patients With HBV and HDV Co-Infection

A Phase 2 interventional study of Ursodeoxycholic acid and Ropeginterferon alfa-2b in Hepatitis D, sponsored by National Taiwan University Hospital. Not yet recruiting at 2 sites in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-12-29.

Sponsored by National Taiwan University Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is an open-label, randomized, multi-center study in patients with chronic HBV and HDV co-infection.

Read the detailed description

There will be 2 treatment groups in this study, 15 subjects per group as follows:

Group 1: TAF 25 mg orally (PO) QD for 60 weeks with P1101 450 µg subcutaneously (SC) Q2W add-on at treatment week 12 for 48 weeks.

Group 2: Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA)* 15 mg/kg orally (PO) QD plus TAF 25 mg orally (PO) QD for 60 weeks, with P1101 450 µg subcutaneously (SC) Q2W add-on at treatment week 12 for 48 weeks.

Both groups will have a post-treatment follow-up of 24 weeks.

*: Dose of Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA) will be determined by weight at Day 1 (TW0) in 2-4 divided doses.

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Conditions studied

  • Hepatitis D

Keywords

  • Ropeginterferon alpha-2b, Hepatitis D, UDCA, TAF
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Positive for HBsAg for at least 6 months, either HBeAg(+) or HBeAg(-), and positive for anti-HDV with detectable HDV RNA and ALT ≥ ULN to ≤ 10X ULN at screening.
  2. Interferon treatment naïve.
  3. Willing and able to provide written informed consent.
  4. Age 20-75 years old; subjects who are over 70 years of age must be in generally good health.
  5. Laboratory test results before study entry: WBC ≥ 3,000/mm3; ANC ≥ 1,500/mm3; Platelet ≥ 90,000/mm3; Hemoglobin ≥ 10g/dL; e-GFR ≥ 60mL/min.
  6. ECG without clinically significant abnormalities before study entry.
  7. Be able to attend all scheduled visits and to comply with all study procedures.
  8. Patients with anti-HCV(+) or anti-HIV(+) can be enrolled if:

    1. anti-HCV(+) with undetectable HCV RNA ≥ 3 months.
    2. anti-HIV(+) with undetectable HIV viral load (either with or without Highly Active Anti- Retroviral Therapy, HAART).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Clinically significant illness or surgery that might interfere with study participation.
  2. Clinically significant vital sign abnormalities, uncontrolled hypertension, or fever [body temperature >38 degrees Celsius].
  3. History of significant alcohol or drug abuse within 6 months prior to the screening visit (alcohol consumption of more than 14 units of alcohol per week [1 Unit = 150 mL of wine, 360 mL of beer, or 45 mL of 40% alcohol]) or refusal to abstain from alcohol or illicit drugs throughout the study.
  4. Any history or presence of poorly controlled or clinically significant medical conditions that are not suitable to receive interferon-based treatment, at the discretion of the investigator: major psychiatric (including but not limited to those with severe depression, severe bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia, suicidal ideation or history of suicidal attempt), neurological, cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, immunologic, autoimmune diseases, thyroid or other endocrine diseases, metabolic (e.g. diabetes mellitus with HbA1C > 8.0%) or other uncontrolled systemic disease, coagulation disorders or blood dyscrasias.
  5. Pregnant subject; female subject who are breast feeding or lactating; female subject or the spouse of male subject, with child-bearing potential who is unwilling or unable to practice adequate contraception, defined as vasectomy in men, tubal ligation in women, or use of condoms and spermicides, or birth control pills, or intrauterine devices throughout the study.
  6. History of severe allergic or hypersensitivity reactions, e.g. hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients of ropeginterferon alfa 2b, ursodeoxycholic acid, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and tenofovir alafenamide.
  7. Therapy with any systemic anti-viral treatment, anti-neoplastic, or immunomodulatory treatment (including supraphysiologic doses of steroids and radiation) within 1 month (3 months for those with long elimination half-lives) prior to the first dose of study drug.
  8. A depot injection or an implant of any drug within 3 months prior to administration of study medication, other than contraception or hyaluronic acid injections in joints for osteoarthritis.
  9. Body organ transplant or taking immunosuppressant.
  10. Use of an investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of the study drug.
  11. History of malignancy diagnosed or treated within 5 years prior to screening (except for localized treatment of squamous or non-invasive basal cell skin cancers; cervical carcinoma in situ); cancer survivors not on maintenance therapy within the past 5 years.
  12. History of opportunistic infection (e.g., invasive candidiasis or pneumocystis pneumonia).
  13. Serious localized infection (e.g., cellulitis, abscess) or systemic and life-threatening infection (e.g., septicemia) within 3 months prior to screening.
  14. Clinically significant medical conditions known to interfere absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of the study drugs.
  15. Decompensated liver disease, which includes but not limited to the following: total bilirubin ≥ 2 mg/dL (except in Gilbert syndrome), direct bilirubin ≥ 2X ULN, albumin level \< 3.5 g/dL, INR ≥ 1.5; clinical evidence of ascites, liver decompensation, hepatic encephalopathy, oesophageal varices or cirrhosis as identified by ultrasound or any other examination before study entry.
  16. Significant steatohepatitis by ultrasound or other examination at the discretion of investigator.
  17. Other form of significant chronic liver diseases, except those mentioned above.
  18. Significant or major fundoscopic findings at screening including but not limited to retinal exudates, hemorrhage, detachment, neovascularization, papilloedema, optic atrophy, microaneurysms and macu-lar changes.
  19. Patients with complete biliary obstruction, chololithiasis, severe pancreatic disease or peptic ulcer.
  20. Patients treated by monotherapy of telbivudine/TDF/TAF/adefovir dipivoxil or any other combination therapy with telbivudine/TDF/TAF/adefovir dipivoxil within 1 month prior to screening.
  21. Patient who vaccination with any live attenuated vaccine within 1 month prior to screening.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    TAF and P1101 combination therapy with UDCA

    Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA) 15 mg/kg orally (PO) QD plus TAF 25 mg orally (PO) QD for 60 weeks, with P1101 450 µg subcutaneously (SC) Q2W add-on at treatment week 12 for 48 weeks.

    Drug: Ursodeoxycholic acid · Drug: Ropeginterferon alfa-2b · Drug: Tenofovir Alafenamide

  • Active comparator
    TAF and P1101 combination therapy without UDCA

    TAF 25 mg orally (PO) QD for 60 weeks with P1101 450 µg sub-cutaneously (SC) Q2W add-on at treatment week 12 for 48 weeks.

    Drug: Ropeginterferon alfa-2b · Drug: Tenofovir Alafenamide

Interventions

  • DrugUrsodeoxycholic acid

    Ursodeoxycholic Acid 15 mg/kg PO QD for 60 weeks

    Also known as: Uroso Tablets

  • DrugRopeginterferon alfa-2b

    P1101 450 µg SC Q2W add-on at treatment week 12 for 48 weeks

    Also known as: BESREMI

  • DrugTenofovir Alafenamide

    TAF 25 mg PO QD for 60 weeks

    Also known as: Vemlidy

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. HDV RNA level

    Decline in HDV RNA ≥ 2 log10 IU/mL at Week 60

    Time frame: Week 60

  2. ALT level

    ALT normalization (ALT \< upper limit of normal) at Week 60

    Time frame: Week 60

Secondary outcomes

  1. Undetectable HDV RNA

    Undetectable HDV RNA (HDV RNA\< low limit of quantifica-tion) at Week 60 and Week 84

    Time frame: Week 60 and Week 84

  2. HBsAg level

    Reduction in HBsAg ≥ 1 log10 IU/mL at Week 60 and Week 84

    Time frame: Week 60 and Week 84

  3. Undetectable HBsAg

    HBsAg loss at Week 60 and Week 84

    Time frame: Week 60 and Week 84

  4. HBsAg and anti-HBs level

    HBsAg seroconversion (HBsAg loss plus positive anti-HBs) at Week 60 and Week 84

    Time frame: Week 60 and Week 84

  5. HDV RNA level

    Decline in HDV RNA ≥ 2 log10 IU/mL at Week 84

    Time frame: Week 84

  6. ALT level

    ALT normalization (ALT \< upper limit of normal) at Week 84

    Time frame: Week 84

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Study locations

2 sites
  • National Taiwan University Hospital
    Taipei, Taiwan
  • Taipei Medical University Hospital
    Taipei, Taiwan
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05467553
Lead sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital
Collaborators
PharmaEssentia
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 20, 2022
Start date
Feb 24, 2023 (estimated)
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 31, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 29, 2022

Study contacts

Pei-Jer Chen
Contact
peijerchen@ntu.edu.tw
886-2-23123456 ext. 67072
Pei-Jer Chen
principal investigator · National Taiwan University Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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