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Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Peginterferon Lambda for 48 Weeks in Patients With Chronic HDV

Phase 3
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Hepatitis Delta Virus
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05070364
Lead Sponsor
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals
Brief Summary

The Phase 3 LIMT-2 study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Peginterferon Lambda treatment for 48 weeks with 24 weeks follow-up compared to no treatment for 12 weeks in patients chronically infected with HDV. The primary analysis will compare the proportion of patients with HDV RNA \< LLOQ at the 24-week post-treatment visit in the Peginterferon Lambda treatment group vs the proportion of patients with HDV RNA \< LLOQ at the Week 12 visit in the no-treatment comparator group.

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, open-label, parallel arm study that will allocate patients (2:1) with chronic HDV infection to one of two treatment groups: Peginterferon Lambda 180 mcg QW for 48 weeks with 24 weeks follow-up (Arm 1, n=100), or no treatment for 12 weeks followed by Peginterferon Lambda treatment for 48 weeks with 24 weeks of follow-up (Arm 2, n=50). All patients will receive concomitant therapy with a potent 2nd generation anti-HBV nucleos(t)ide analogue (NUC) throughout the study duration.

Data collected during Peginterferon Lambda treatment in Arm 2 will not be included in the primary analysis. The primary purpose of Arm 2 is to provide benchmark data in a parallel reference group for the expected rate of HDV RNA suppression among patients with chronic HDV infection who receive 12 weeks of anti-HBV NUC therapy alone.

Prior to randomization, all patients will enter a run-in phase with 12 weeks of anti-HBV NUC therapy, which will ensure virologic control of HBV (\< 100 IU/mL) prior to randomization and start of Peginterferon Lambda therapy.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  • Chronic HDV infection documented by a positive HDV antibody test or a positive HDV RNA by RT PCR test for at least 6 months at Screening Visit 2
  • Quantifiable HDV RNA by RT-PCR test at Screening Visit 2
  • Documented confirmed suppression of HBV DNA (< 100 IU/mL) following at least 12 weeks of anti-HBV NUC treatment with ETV or a TNF-based NUC (TDF or TAF) at Screening Visit 2
  • Serum ALT > upper limit of normal (ULN) and < 10 × ULN.
  • Patients categorized with Child-Turcotte-Pugh score of ≤ 5 with well compensated liver disease.
Exclusion Criteria
  • History or current evidence of decompensated liver disease (episodes of bleeding esophageal or gastric varices, ascites and/or encephalopathy)
  • Treatment with interferons (IFNs) or immunomodulators within 6 months before Screening Visit 2 or refractory to prior IFN treatment.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Peginterferon Lambda for 48 weeksPeginterferon Lambda-1aPeginterferon Lambda 180 mcg once weekly for 48 weeks with 24 weeks follow-up
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Durable Virologic Response72 weeks

HDV RNA below the limit of quantitation at 24 weeks post-treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (48)

Fundeni Clinical Institute

🇷🇴

Bucharest, Romania

Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

Infectious diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center

🇬🇪

Tbilisi, Georgia

Universitätsmedizin Mainz, I. Med. Klinik

🇩🇪

Mainz, Germany

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana

🇮🇹

Pisa, Italy

Institutul de Cardiologie Chisinau

🇲🇩

Chisinau, Moldova, Republic of

APHP, Hôpital Avicenne

🇫🇷

Bobigny, France

CHU Grenoble-Alpes

🇫🇷

Grenoble, France

LTD,Tbilisi State Medical Univeristy and lngorokva High Medical Technology University Clinic

🇬🇪

Tbilisi, Georgia

ZIM 1, Gastroenterologie, University Hospital Frankfurt

🇩🇪

Frankfurt, Germany

Ankara City Hospital

🇹🇷

Ankara, Turkey

Asian Pacific Liver Center at Coalition of Inclusive Medicine

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

University Hospital Antwerp

🇧🇪

Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium

CUB Hôpital Erasme

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

Icahn School of Medicine - Mount Sinai Medical Center

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

CHU Brugmann

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

Hôpital Beaujon

🇫🇷

Clichy, France

LTD Academician Nikoloz Kipshidze Central University Clinic

🇬🇪

Tbilisi, Georgia

National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Matei Bals"

🇷🇴

Bucharest, Romania

Dr. Victor Babes Foundation

🇷🇴

Bucuresti, Romania

Koc University Hospital

🇹🇷

Istanbul, Turkey

Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Dicle University, Medical Faculty

🇹🇷

Diyarbakır, Turkey

Istanbul Universitry-Cerrahapasa, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine

🇹🇷

Istanbul, Turkey

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

🇪🇸

Sevilla, Spain

Keck Medical Center of USC

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center

🇺🇸

Redwood City, California, United States

Rush University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation - California Pacific Medical Center

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

Hopital Saint Eloi

🇫🇷

Montpellier, Herault, France

Henri-Mondor Hospital

🇫🇷

Creteil, France

CHU de Rouen

🇫🇷

Rouen, France

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

🇩🇪

Hanover, Germany

Fondazione IRCCS CA' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

The Liver Diseases Center, Sheba Medical Center

🇮🇱

Ramat Gan, Tel Hashomer, Israel

Soroka University Medical Center

🇮🇱

Beer-Sheba, Israel

Rambam Health Care Center

🇮🇱

Haifa, Israel

Spitalul de Infectioase Galati Romania

🇷🇴

Galati, Romania

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Ege University Medical Faculty

🇹🇷

Bornova, Turkey

Medical Center "Nov Rehabilitatsionen Centre" EOOD

🇧🇬

Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

CHU Clermont-Ferrand

🇫🇷

Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand Cedex, France

Emek Medical Center

🇮🇱

Afula, Israel

Hadassah University Hospital - Ein Kerem

🇮🇱

Jerusalem, Israel

Hacettepe University Medical Faculty

🇹🇷

Ankara, Turkey

CHU Toulouse

🇫🇷

Toulouse, France

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Foggia

🇮🇹

Foggia, Italy

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