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A Study of ABI-H0731 + Nucleos(t)Ide as Finite Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Chronic Hepatitis B
Interventions
Drug: standard of care (SOC) Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NrtI)
Registration Number
NCT03780543
Lead Sponsor
Assembly Biosciences
Brief Summary

Open-label, extension study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combination therapy and its effect on sustained viral response biomarkers.

Detailed Description

This is an open-label extension of parent studies ABI-H0731-201 (NCT03576066) and ABI-H0731-202 (NCT03577171). The extension study will assess the safety of long-term (up to 100 weeks of treatment in extension study ABI-H0731-211) combination therapy and its effect on biomarkers of sustained viral response (SVR) (NCT03780543).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
92
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Willing and able to provide informed consent.
  2. Previously enrolled on Study ABI-H0731-201 (NCT03576066) or ABI-H0731-202 (NCT03577171) and completed the treatment period, with demonstrated compliance in the opinion of the investigator.
  3. Female subjects must agree to use an effective birth control method for the duration of the study and follow-up, or be surgically sterile for at least 6 months, or at least 2 years postmenopausal with serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels consistent with a postmenopausal status. Effective birth control methods include male or female condom (may not be used together due to increased risk of breakage), vasectomy, intrauterine device (IUD), diaphragm, or cervical cap. Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test.
  4. All heterosexually active male subjects must agree to use an effective birth control method for the duration of the study and follow-up. Effective birth control methods include male or female condom (may not be used together due to increased risk of breakage), vasectomy, hormone-based contraception (only female partner of a male subject), IUD, diaphragm, or cervical cap.
  5. Agreement to adhere to Lifestyle Considerations (including abstaining from alcohol abuse [defined as alcohol consumption exceeding 2 standard drinks per day on average (1 standard drink = 10 grams of alcohol)] and the use of illicit substances, herbal or other substances, or unnecessary over-the-counter medications throughout study duration.
  6. In good general health except for chronic HBV infection.
  7. Have the ability to take oral medication and be willing to adhere to the ABI-H0731-211 regimen in the opinion of the Investigator.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Must not have had evidence of HBV resistance-associated variants (RAVs) or lack of compliance on a previous study of ABI H0731.
  2. Must not have had a treatment-emergent adverse event or laboratory abnormalities deemed clinically significant and possibly or probably related to drug while on a previous study of ABI-H0731, that in the opinion of the Investigator or the Sponsor makes the subject unsuitable for this study.
  3. Current clinically significant cardiac or pulmonary disease, chronic or recurrent renal or urinary tract disease, liver disease other than HBV, endocrine disorder, autoimmune disorder, diabetes mellitus requiring treatment with insulin or hypoglycemic agents, neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, or mucocutaneous conditions requiring frequent treatment, seizure disorders requiring treatment, or other medical conditions requiring frequent medical management or pharmacologic or surgical treatment that in the opinion of the Investigator or the Sponsor makes the subject unsuitable for the study.
  4. Females who are lactating or pregnant or wish to become pregnant within the duration of the ABI-H0731-211 study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
HBeAg-positive Subjects from Parent Study ABI-H0731-201standard of care (SOC) Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NrtI)Subjects who on Day 1 of parent study ABI-H0731-201 (NCT03576066) were SOC NrtI-suppressed and HBeAg-positive will receive ABI-H0731 + SOC NrtI for at least 52 weeks, after which time their viral response will be evaluated. 1. Subjects who meet the virologic response criteria will discontinue both ABI-H0731 and SOC NrtI and enter long-term off-treatment follow-up (FU) for up to 3 years. 2. Subjects with insufficient virologic response will discontinue ABI-H0731 only and continue on SOC NrtI alone and followed-up for 12 weeks.
HBeAg-negative Subjects from Parent Study ABI-H0731-201standard of care (SOC) Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NrtI)Subjects who on Day 1 of parent study ABI-H0731-201 (NCT03576066) were standard of care (SOC) nucleos(t)ide (NrtI)-suppressed and HBeAg-negative will receive both ABI-H0731 + SOC NrtI for at least 52 weeks, after which time they will discontinue both ABI-H0731 and SOC NrtI and enter long-term off-treatment follow-up (FU) for up to 3 years.
Subjects from Parent Study ABI-H0731-202standard of care (SOC) Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NrtI)Subjects who on Day 1 of parent study ABI-H0731-202 (NCT03577171) were treatment-naive and HBeAg-positive will receive ABI-H0731 + SOC NrtI for at least 52 weeks, after which time their viral response will be evaluated. 1. Subjects who meet the virologic response criteria at Week 52 will continue to receive ABI-H0731 + SOC NrtI for an additional 96 weeks, after which time their viral response will be evaluated at Week 148. Subjects who meet the virologic response criteria at Week 148 will discontinue both ABI-H0731 and SOC NrtI and enter long-term off-treatment follow-up for up to 3 years. Subjects with insufficient virologic response at Week 148, will discontinue ABI-H0731 only and continue on SOC NrtI alone for up to 12 weeks. 2. Subjects with insufficient virologic response at Week 52 will discontinue from ABI-H0731only and continue on SOC NrtI alone and enter follow-up for up to 12 weeks.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sustained Viral Response (SVR) at 24 Weeks Off TreatmentCompleting from week 52 until week 76

To evaluate the potential for combination therapy with ABI-H0731+ NrtI to increase SVR rates in subjects who have chronic hepatitis B (CHB). To evaluate the proportion of subjects who meet the definition of SVR at 24 weeks off treatment, the SVR rate and corresponding 95% confidence interval will be presented for the overall population while on combination therapy.

SVR is defined as sustained viral response with HBV DNA , LOQ (20 IU/mL) through off-treatment Week 24.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Subjects With Abnormal Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) at Baseline Who Have Normal ALT at End of Treatment (EOT) and End of Study (EOS)EOT: up to Week 52 or 148; EOS: up to 3 years off treatment

To measure the number and proportion of subjects with abnormal ALT at baseline who have normal ALT at end of treatment (EOT) and end of study (EOS)

To measure the number and proportion of subjects regardless of levels of ALT at baseline at EOT and EOS

Number of Subjects With Adverse EventsUp to Week 148

Incidence of treatment emergent adverse events (AEs)

Number of Subjects With Suppression/Loss of Viral HBeAg Antigen/DNA on Combination Treatment Whose Viral Antigens Rebound Off Therapyupto Week 148

Incidence of subjects with suppression/loss of viral Hepatitis B "e" antigen (HBeAg) antigen/DNA on combination treatment whose viral antigens rebound off therapy

Number of Subjects With Suppression/Loss of Viral Core-related Antigen/DNA on Combination Treatment Whose Viral Antigens Rebound Off TherapyUp to Week 148

Incidence of subjects with suppression/loss of viral core-related antigen (HBcrAg) or DNA on combination treatment whose viral antigens rebound off treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (24)

University of Miami Hospital and Clinics

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Digestive Disease Associates

🇺🇸

Catonsville, Maryland, United States

Infectious Disease Care

🇺🇸

Hillsborough, New Jersey, United States

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

GI Research Institute

🇨🇦

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Toronto Liver Center

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital

🇭🇰

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Toronto General Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Auckland Clinical Studies

🇳🇿

Auckland, New Zealand

Waikato Hospital

🇳🇿

Hamilton, New Zealand

King's College London

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Southern California Research Center

🇺🇸

Coronado, California, United States

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

🇺🇸

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Research and Education

🇺🇸

San Diego, California, United States

Medical Associates Research Group

🇺🇸

San Diego, California, United States

Quest Clinical Research

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

Stanford University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Stanford, California, United States

Sing Chan, MD

🇺🇸

Flushing, New York, United States

NYU Langone Health

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Xiaoli Ma, MD

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Coalition of Inclusive Medicine

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

University of California Los Angeles

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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