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Study of Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF) in Children and Teen Participants With Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Phase 2
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Chronic Hepatitis B
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT02932150
Lead Sponsor
Gilead Sciences
Brief Summary

The goals of this clinical study are to compare the effectiveness, safety and tolerability of study drug, tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), versus placebo in teens and children with CHB and to learn more about the dosing levels in children.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Open-Label TAFTAFFollowing 24 weeks of blinded randomized treatment, participants will be eligible to participate in an open-label extension phase to receive TAF for an additional 216 weeks.
TAF (Cohort 1)TAFParticipants (12 to \< 18 years) weighing ≥ 35 kg will receive TAF 25 mg tablet for 24 weeks
Placebo (Cohort 1)PlaceboParticipants (12 to \< 18 years) weighing ≥ 35 kg will receive placebo tablet for 24 weeks
TAF (Cohort 2 Group 1)TAFParticipants (6 to \< 12 years) weighing ≥ 25 kg will receive TAF 25 mg tablet for 24 weeks
TAF (Cohort 2 Group 3)TAFParticipants (2 to \< 6 years) will receive TAF for 24 weeks as follows: * weight ≥ 10 kg to \< 14 kg (7.5 mg oral granules) * weight ≥ 14 kg to \< 25 kg (15 mg oral granules)
Cohort 2 PlaceboPlaceboParticipants will receive matching placebo of TAF (tablet or oral granules) for 24 weeks.
TAF (Cohort 2 Group 2)TAFParticipants (6 to \< 12 years) weighing ≥ 14 kg to \< 25 kg will receive TAF 15 mg oral granules for 24 weeks
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) at Week 24Week 24
Percentage of participants with plasma HBV DNA < 20 IU/mL at Week 24Week 24
PK Parameter: AUCtau of TAF for participants from Cohort 2 Part APredose, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 hours postdose at Week 4 or 8 or 12

AUCtau is defined as concentration of drug over time (the area under the concentration verses time curve over the dosing interval).

Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) at Week 24Week 24
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage change from baseline in BMD of lumbar spine by DXABaseline; Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240
Change from baseline in serum creatinineBaseline; Weeks 4, 8, 12, 24, 48, 96, and 240
Percentage of participants experiencing graded laboratory abnormalitiesWeeks 24, 48, 96, and 240
Development as measured by Tanner Stage AssessmentWeeks 24, 48, 96, and 240
Incidence of treatment-emergent SAEs in participants treated with TAF or placebo for 24 weeks followed by open-label TAF at Weeks 48, 96 and 240Weeks 48, 96, and 240
Percentage change from baseline in bone mineral density (BMD) of whole body (minus head) by dual imaging x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)Baseline; Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240
Change from baseline in beta-2-microglobulin to creatine ratio at Weeks 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48Baseline; Weeks 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48
Change from baseline in glucose at Weeks 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48Baseline; Weeks 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48
Composite endpoint of percentage of participants with ALT normalization and HBV DNA < 20 IU/mL at Weeks 24, 48, 96 and 240Weeks 24, 48, 96 and 240
Percentage of participants with composite endpoint of ALT normalization, HBeAg seroconversion and HBV DNA < 20 IU/mL at Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240 (in HBeAg-positive participants only)Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240
Change from baseline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) by the Schwartz formulaBaseline; Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240
Incidence of resistance mutations at Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240
Acceptability of study drugBaseline; Weeks 4, 24, and 36

To assess acceptability of study drug, the investigator will ask participants if they were able to taste the medication on a scale of 1-5, how much they like the taste of the medication (1 = dislike very much to 5 = like very much).

Palatability of study drugBaseline; Weeks 4, 24, and 36

To assess palatability of study drug, the investigator will ask participants on a scale of 0-3 how easy it was to swallow the pill (0 = poor to 3 = excellent).

PK Parameter: AUCtau of tenofovir (TFV)Predose, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 hours postdose at Week 4 or 8 (Cohort 1), and Week 4, 8, or 12 (Cohort 2)

AUCtau is defined as concentration of drug over time (the area under the concentration verses time curve over the dosing interval).

PK Parameter: AUClast of TAF and TFVPredose, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 hours postdose at Week 4 or 8 (Cohort 1), and Week 4, 8, or 12 (Cohort 2)

AUClast is defined as the concentration of drug from time zero to the last observable concentration.

PK Parameter: Ctau of TFVPredose, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 hours postdose at Week 4 or 8 (Cohort 1), and Week 4, 8, or 12 (Cohort 2)

Ctau is defined as the observed drug concentration at the end of the dosing interval.

PK Parameter: Cmax of TAF and TFVPredose, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 hours postdose at Week 4 or 8 (Cohort 1), and Week 4, 8, or 12 (Cohort 2)

Cmax is defined as the maximum observed concentration of drug.

PK Parameter: Clast of TAF and TFVPredose, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 hours postdose at Week 4 or 8 (Cohort 1), and Week 4, 8, or 12 (Cohort 2)

Clast is defined as the last observable concentration of drug.

PK Parameter: Tmax of TAF and TFVPredose, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 hours postdose at Week 4 or 8 (Cohort 1), and Week 4, 8, or 12 (Cohort 2)

Tmax is defined as the time of Cmax (the maximum concentration of drug).

PK Parameter: Tlast of TAF and TFVPredose, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 hours postdose at Week 4 or 8 (Cohort 1), and Week 4, 8, or 12 (Cohort 2)

Tlast is defined as the time (observed time point) of Clast.

PK Parameter: λz of TAF and TFVPredose, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 hours postdose at Week 4 or 8 (Cohort 1), and Week 4, 8, or 12 (Cohort 2)

λz is defined as the terminal elimination rate constant, estimated by linear regression of the terminal elimination phase of the log plasma concentration of drug versus time curve of the drug.

PK Parameter: CL/F of TAF and TFVPredose, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 hours postdose at Week 4 or 8 (Cohort 1), and Week 4, 8, or 12 (Cohort 2)

CL/F is defined as the apparent oral clearance following administration of the drug.

PK Parameter: Vz/F of TAF and TFVPredose, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 hours postdose at Week 4 or 8 (Cohort 1), and Week 4, 8, or 12 (Cohort 2)

Vz/F is defined as the apparent volume of distribution of the drug.

PK Parameter: t1/2 of TAF and TFVPredose, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 hours postdose at Week 4 or 8 (Cohort 1), and Week 4, 8, or 12 (Cohort 2)

t1/2 is defined as the estimate of the terminal elimination half-life of the drug.

Incidence of treatment-emergentAEs in participants treated with TAF or placebo for 24 weeks followed by open-label TAF at Weeks 48, 96 and 240Weeks 48, 96, and 240
Change from baseline in retinol-binding protein to creatine ratio at Weeks 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48Baseline; Weeks 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48
Change from baseline in phosphate at Weeks 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48Baseline; Weeks 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48
Percentage of participants with plasma HBV DNA < 20 IU/mL at Weeks 48, 96, and 240Weeks 48, 96, and 240
Proportion of participants with plasma HBV DNA < 20 IU/mL (target not detected) at Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240
Percentage of participants with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) normalization at Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240
Change from baseline in fibrosis as assessed by FibroTest at Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240Baseline; Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240
Percentage of participants with hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) loss and seroconversion to anti-HBe (HBeAG-positive participants only) at Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240
Percentage of participants with composite endpoint of HBeAg seroconversion and HBV DNA < 20 IU/mL at Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240 (in HBeAg-positive participants only)Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240
Percentage of participants with hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss and seroconversion to anti-HBs at Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240
Percentage of participants with qHBsAg log10 IU/mL at Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240Weeks 24, 48, 96, and 240

Trial Locations

Locations (39)

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Rady Childrens Hospital

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San Diego, California, United States

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

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San Francisco, California, United States

Children's Hospital Colorado

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

Indiana University School of Medicine

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Johns Hopkins University

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Children's Mercy Hospital

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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

The Children's Hospital at Montefiore

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Bronx, New York, United States

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Nationwide Children's Hospital

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States

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