Chronic Hepatitis B Clinical Trial
Official title:
Pegasys Plus Entecavir Versus Entecavir Versus Pegasys for Hepatitis B e Antigen-Negative Chronic Hepatitis B
Currently, there are several antiviral treatments effective for suppression of viral
replication but still failed to cure HBV infection in patients with chronic hepatitis B
(CHB). Seven drugs have been worldwide approved for the treatment of CHB at present:
conventional IFN (IFN) alfa, lamivudine (LAM), adefovir dipivoxil (ADV), pegylated IFN
(Peg-IFN) alfa, entecavir (ETV), telbivudine (LdT) and tenofovir (TDF). Conventional or
Peg-IFN alfa monotherapy has a narrow range of efficacy, is associated with several adverse
effects and is inconvenient because of frequent injections. Oral nucleot(s)ide analogues
(NA) are better tolerated; but virologic response to NA is frequently not durable and
prolonged treatment is associated with the emergence of drug-resistant HBV mutants.
Although the best treatment choice for CHB is not clarified yet, certain therapeutic
concepts could be derived from the experience of treating patients with chronic hepatitis C
or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. A major advancement in treating hepatitis C
or HIV infection has been the development of combination therapy. Combination therapy has
ever been investigated in patients with CHB, but again the optimal strategy remains to be
identified. Entecavir, a carbocyclic deoxyguanosine NA, is one of the most potent anti-HBV
agents ever discovered. In addition, the 6-year drug resistance rate is 1.2% in selected
lamivudine-naïve cohorts. Pegylated interferon alfa-2a possesses both antiviral and
immunomodulatory effects. Overall, satisfactory virologic and serologic responses could be
achieved using pegylated IFN alfa in around 30-44% of these patients. Whether the
combination therapy using Peg-IFN alfa-2a plus ETV can achieve a long-term beneficial effect
against ETV or Peg-IFN alfa-2a alone is not clarified. A prior single-arm pilot study
suggested that similar combination therapy may be beneficial in patients with CHB. In this
proposal, the investigators thus hypothesize that the efficacy by using combination therapy
with Peg-IFN alfa-2a plus prolonged ETV is superior to that by using ETV or Peg-IFN alfa-2a
alone in that Peg-IFN may restore host immunity against HBV and prolonged ETV can maximize
viral suppression.
The objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of the combination of
Peg-IFN alfa-2a at a dose of 180 mcg administered subcutaneously per week and ETV 0.5 mg
daily for 48 weeks followed by ETV 0.5 mg daily monotherapy for an additional 96 weeks
versus ETV 0.5 mg daily monotherapy for 144 weeks or Peg-IFN alfa-2a 180 mcg per week for 48
weeks in patients with HBeAg-negative CHB. It will be an open-label, randomized,
comparative, multi-center clinical trial. The recruited patients will be equally randomized
into three treatment groups. Treatment-free follow-up period will be 48 weeks in both groups
of patients. The primary parameter is the "Simultaneous achievement of HBsAg titer below 100
IU/ml and HBV DNA below 300 IU/ml at 144 weeks after start of treatment", by an
intention-to-treat analysis. Genotypic and virologic resistance to ETV will also be assessed
at baseline and at end of years 1, 2 and 3.
The investigators anticipate that the rate of HBsAg <100 IU/mL plus HBV DNA <300 IU/mL at 3
years of the study period will be 30% for patients receiving Peg-IFN therapy and increased
to be 45% for patients receiving Peg-IFN plus entecavir therapy. With a 5% nominal
significance level (two-sided), 163 patients per group under a 1:1:1 ratio will provide 80%
power to detect a difference of 15% in treatment response rates between group I and III.
Because this will be a 4-year study for each patient, the investigators thus anticipate that
the dropout rate may be as high as 10%. Accordingly, a total of 540 (180x3) patients will be
recruited, in order to account for a dropout rate of up to10%.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 540 |
Est. completion date | |
Est. primary completion date | December 2018 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 20 Years to 70 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adult male or female, 20 to 70 years of age Patient must have documented positive serum HBsAg for a minimum of 6 months prior to entry into study. Patients must show evidence of HBV replication and hepatitis documented by - Positive serum HBV DNA within 3 months prior to entry (HBV DNA >10,000 copies/mL or 2000 IU/mL). - Negative serum HBeAg within 3 months prior to entry. - Documented presence of abnormal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) twice within 6 months prior to entry, at least 3 months apart (2 to 10 folds above the upper normal level). - Naïve to interferon, lamivudine, and telbivudine; but patients ever receiving adefovir, tenofovir or entecavir could be enrolled, only if they have been discontinued for more than 3 months. 2. Compensated liver disease with the following minimum hematological and serum biochemical criteria: - Hemoglobin values of 12 gm/dL for both genders - WBC 3,000/mm3 - Neutrophil count 1,500/ mm3 - Platelets 100,000/ mm3 - PT prolong 3 sec, INR 1.2 - Total bilirubin 2 mg/dL - Albumin > 3.5 g/dL - Uric acid within normal ranges - Serum creatinine 123.76 mmol/L ( 1.4 mg/dL) - Hemoglobin A1C 8.5% for diabetic patients (whether on medication and/or controlled with diet) 3. Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), within normal ranges (subjects requiring medication to maintain TSH levels in the normal range are eligible if all other.inclusion/exclusion criteria are met) 4. Negative serum antibody to hepatitis C (anti-HCV) and hepatitis D (anti-HDV) 5. Negative antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (anti-HIV) 6. Alfa-fetoprotein within normal range (obtained within the previous year, or if elevated and <100 ng/ml, then a negative ultrasound for hepatocellular carcinoma within prior 3 months is required.) 7. Subject must be willing to give written informed consent and be able to adhere to dose and visit schedules *Patients with well compensated liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh A), in the absence of splenomegaly (by abdominal ultrasonography) and varices (if patients ever received upper GI endoscope),could be enrolled. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Women who are pregnant or nursing. 2. Prior treatment for hepatitis with any interferon, lamivudine, telbivudine, or other investigational agents. 3. Prior treatment for hepatitis with immunomodulatory drug within previous 2 years. 4. Suspected hypersensitivity to interferon. 5. Have evidence of cirrhosis with the presence of splenomegaly or varices, or evidence of decompensated cirrhosis. 6. History of severe psychiatric disease, especially depression. 7. Concurrent malignancies (including hepatocellular carcinoma). 8. Unstable or significant cardiovascular diseases (e.g., angina, congestive heart failure,recent myocardial infarction, severe hypertension or significant arrhythmia; subjects with ECG showing clinically significant abnormalities). 9. Prolonged exposure to known hepatotoxins such as alcohol or drugs 10. History of thyroid disease poorly controlled on prescribed medication 11. Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus 12. Have suspected or confirmed significant hepatic disease from an etiology other than HBV (e.g., alcohol, autoimmune disease etc.) 13. Patients co-infected with hepatitis C, hepatitis D and /or HIV 14. Severe renal disease or myeloid dysfunction 15. History of organ transplantation other than cornea and hair transplant 16. Any medical condition requiring, or likely to require during the course of the study,chronic systemic administration of steroids 17. Any other condition which in the opinion of the investigator would make the subject unsuitable for enrollment, or could interfere with the subject participating in and completing the protocol. |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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Taiwan | National Taiwan University Hospital Department of Internal Medicine | Taipei |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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National Taiwan University Hospital | Roche Pharma AG |
Taiwan,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
---|---|---|---|---|
Primary | Simultaneous achievement of HBsAg below 100 IU/mL and HBV DNA<300 IU/mL | at 144 weeks after start of treatment | No | |
Secondary | serum HBV DNA <2000 IU/mL,HBsAg <1000 IU/mL,ALT normalization,HBsAg loss,entecavir resistance, HBsAg seroconversion,Fibrosis stages | At 144 weeks after the start of treatment | No |
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