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Study to Evaluate Switching to Brelovitug for the Treatment of CHD in Participants Receiving Bulevirtide

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of Brelovitug (BJT-778) and Bulevirtide in Chronic Hepatitis D, sponsored by Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Recruiting at 44 sites in 8 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-10.

Sponsored by Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a Phase 2b/3, randomized, open-label, multicenter trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of switching from bulevirtide to brelovitug for the treatment of chronic hepatitis Delta infection (CHD).

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This is a Phase 2b/3, open-label, multicenter study evaluating the efficacy and safety of switching participants on bulevirtide to brelovitug for the treatment of chronic hepatitis delta (CHD).

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Conditions studied

  • Chronic Hepatitis D

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Willing and able to provide written informed consent.
  2. Male or female, ≥18 years of age at Screening.
  3. Taking or willing to take TDF, TAF, or ETV at baseline, and willing to remain on stable treatment for the duration of the study.
  4. Currently taking bulevirtide treatment for CHD for ≥6 months at the time of Screening.
  5. HDV RNA ≥100 IU/mL at Screening.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Evidence of decompensated liver disease (e.g., CTP Class B or C, history of hepatic encephalopathy, clinically significant ascites, or variceal bleeding).
  2. Known history of immune-complex disease.
  3. Active or clinically significant co-infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  4. Evidence of other significant liver diseases (e.g., autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis).
  5. History of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or evidence of HCC on screening imaging.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Immediate Switch to Brelovitug

    Participants will switch to brelovitug 300 mg once weekly for 96 weeks.

    Drug: Brelovitug (BJT-778)

  • Experimental
    Delayed Switch from Bulevirtide to Brelovitug

    Participants will continue bulevirtide once daily and then switch to brelovitug 300 mg once weekly for 72 weeks.

    Drug: Bulevirtide

Interventions

  • DrugBrelovitug (BJT-778)

    Brelovitug (BJT-778), 300 mg administered subcutaneously once weekly for 96 weeks.

    Also known as: BJT-778

  • DrugBulevirtide

    Bulevirtide - once daily. Brelovitug (BJT-778) - 300 mg once weekly for 72 weeks following bulevirtide.

    Also known as: BJT-778, Hepcludex

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of participants with undetectable HDV RNA (<LLOQ Target not detected [TND])

    The proportion of participants with undetectable HDV RNA (\<LLOQ, TND) at Week 24

    Time frame: Week 24

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs)

    Incidence and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) during brelovitug and bulevirtide treatment periods.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  2. Proportion of participants who permanently discontinue treatment due to an adverse event

    Proportion of participants who permanently discontinue study treatment because of an adverse event.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  3. Change from baseline in serum total bile salts

    Mean change from baseline in serum total bile salt levels.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  4. Proportion of participants achieving virologic response (HDV RNA ≥2 log10 IU/mL decline from baseline or HDV RNA <LLOQ, TND)

    Proportion of participants with virologic response at Weeks 24, 48, 72, and 96.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  5. Proportion of participants achieving HDV RNA < LLOQ at Weeks 24, 48, 72 and 96.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  6. Proportion of participants achieving HDV RNA (HDV RNA < LLOQ, TND) at Weeks 48, 72, and 96.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  7. Proportion of participants achieving normal ALT at Weeks 24, 48, 72 and 96.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  8. Proportion of participants achieving normal ALT with virologic response (HDV RNA ≥2 log10 IU/mL decline from baseline or HDV RNA <LLOQ, TND)

    Proportion of participants with normal ALT and virologic response at Weeks 24, 48, 72, and 96.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  9. Proportion of participants achieving normal ALT with HDV RDA < LLOQ at Weeks 24, 48, 72 and 96.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  10. Proportion of participants achieving normal ALT with HDV RNA (HDV RNA < LLOQ, TND) at Weeks 24, 48, 72 and 96

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  11. Change from baseline in HDV RNA

    Change from baseline in HDV RNA levels over time during treatment.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  12. Change from baseline in ALT levels

    Change from baseline ALT levels over time during treatment.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  13. Change from baseline in liver stiffness

    Change from baseline in liver stiffness as determined by transient elastography at weeks 24, 48 and 96

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  14. Change from baseline in APRI

    Change from baseline in APRI at weeks 24, 48, and 96

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  15. Change in baseline in CTP score

    Change from baseline in CTP score at Weeks 24, 48, and 96 in participants with cirrhosis

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  16. Change from baseline in MELD score

    Change from baseline in MELD score at Weeks 24, 48, and 96 in participants with cirrhosis

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  17. Proportion of participants with clinical disease progression from baseline

    Proportion of participants with clinical disease progression from baseline in HDV-associated liver disease at Weeks 24, 48, and 96.

    Time frame: Up to Week 96

  18. Proportion of participants who achieve HDV RNA < LLOQ, TND at post-treatment follow-up

    Time frame: Up to Week 48

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Study locations

44 of 44 sites recruiting
  • Medical University of Graz
    Graz, 8010, Austria
    Recruiting
  • Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck
    Innsbruck, A-6020, Austria
    Recruiting
  • University Hospital St. Polten- Lilenfeld
    Lilienfeld, 3100, Austria
    Recruiting
  • Medical University of Vienna
    Vienna, 1090, Austria
    Recruiting
  • Fakultni Nemocnice Brno (University Hospital Brno)
    Brno, 62500, Czechia
    Recruiting
  • Klin Med Ltd. (KLIN MED s.r.o.)
    Prague, 12000, Czechia
    Recruiting
  • Institut klinicke a experimentalni mediciny- IKEM (Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine)
    Prague, 14021, Czechia
    Recruiting
  • CHU de Bordeaux
    Bordeaux, 33076, France
    Recruiting
  • Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital
    Clermont-Ferrand, 63100, France
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Beaujon
    Clichy, 92110, France
    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal De Creteil
    Créteil, 94000, France
    Recruiting
  • Henri Mondor University Hospital (APHP)
    Créteil, 94000, France
    Recruiting
  • CHU Grenoble Alpes Hopital Nord Michallon
    Grenoble, 38700, France
    Recruiting
  • CHU Limoges
    Limoges, 87000, France
    Recruiting
  • Hospital De La Croix Rousse
    Lyon, 69004, France
    Recruiting
  • Hopital Saint-Eloi
    Montpellier, 34090, France
    Recruiting
  • Pitie-Salpetriere Hosptial
    Paris, 75013, France
    Recruiting
  • Chu de Rennes Hopital Pontchaillou
    Rennes, 35000, France
    Recruiting
  • CHU Toulouse Hospital Rangueil, Toulouse
    Toulouse, 31400, France
    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier de Versailles
    Versailles, 78150, France
    Recruiting
  • University Hospital of Dusseldorf
    Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Goethe University Frankfurt
    Frankfurt, 60323, Germany
    Recruiting
  • ICH Study Center GmbH & Co KG
    Hamburg, 20146, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
    Hanover, 30625, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Universitatsmedizin Rostock
    Rostock, 18057, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII
    Bergamo, 24127, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
    Milan, 20122, Italy
    Recruiting
  • ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
    Milan, 20162, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Centrul Medical Unirea S.R.L
    Iași, Lasi 700023, Romania
    Recruiting
  • National Institute Of Infectious Diseases Prof. Dr. Matei Bals
    Bucharest, 021105, Romania
    Recruiting
  • Fundeni Clinical Institute
    Bucharest, 022328, Romania
    Recruiting
  • Clinical Hospital for Infectious and Tropical Diseases Dr. Victor Babes
    Bucharest, 030303, Romania
    Recruiting
  • National Institute Of Infectious Diseases Prof. Dr. Matei Bals
    Bucharest, 21105, Romania
    Recruiting
  • Spitalul Clinic de Boli Infectioase Constanta
    Constanța, 900709, Romania
    Recruiting
  • Vall d'Hebron Hospital
    Barcelona, 08035, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Clinic I Provincial De Barcelona
    Barcelona, 08036, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Marques De Valdecilla University Hospital
    Cantoria, 39008, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
    Madrid, 28034, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Castle Hill Hospital
    Cottingham, Yorkshire HU165JQ, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
    Cardiff, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Barts Health NHS Trust
    London, E12AT, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
    London, SW109NH, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Manchester University Nhs Foundation Trust
    Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
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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
NCT07454837
Lead sponsor
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 6, 2026
Start date
Feb 26, 2026
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Mar 30, 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 10, 2026

Study contacts

Clinical Trials Mirum
Contact
clinicaltrials@mirumpharma.com
+16506674085
Medinfo Mirum
Contact
medinfo@mirumpharma.com

Oversight

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