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A Study Evaluating Treatment Intensification With ABI-H0731 in Participants With Chronic Hepatitis B Infection on Nucleos(t)Ide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Chronic Hepatitis B
Interventions
Drug: NrtI
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT04454567
Lead Sponsor
Assembly Biosciences
Brief Summary

This study will explore the safety and antiviral activity of ABI-H0731 when added to a nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NrtI) in participants who are partially virologically suppressed.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2
Inclusion Criteria
  • Body mass index (BMI) 18 to 36 kg/m^2 and a minimum body weight of 45 kg (inclusive)
  • In good general health except for chronic hepatitis B (CHB)
  • HBeAg positive or HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B
  • HBV DNA >LLOQ using a commercially available assay with LLOQ=20 IU/mL
  • On a stable NrtI regimen (ETV, TDF or TAF) for more than 12 months
  • Lack of cirrhosis or advanced liver disease
Exclusion Criteria
  • Current or prior treatment for CHB with lamivudine, telbivudine, adefovir, HBV core inhibitor, or previous treatment with an investigational agent for HBV infection

  • Presence of substitutions in the HBV polymerase coding region which may confer reduced susceptibility to NrtIs

  • Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis A virus, hepatitis C virus, hepatitis E virus, or hepatitis D virus

  • Females who are lactating or wish to become pregnant during the course of the trial

  • History or evidence of advanced liver disease or hepatic decompensation

  • Clinically significant cardiac disease including poorly-controlled or unstable hypertension; pulmonary disease; chronic or recurrent renal or urinary tract disease; liver disease other than CHB; endocrine disorder; autoimmune disorder; poorly controlled diabetes mellitus; neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, or mucocutaneous conditions requiring frequent treatment, seizure disorders requiring treatment; ongoing infection 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 trial participation

  • History of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

  • Exclusionary laboratory parameters at Screening:

    • Platelet count <100,000/mm^3
    • Albumin <lower limit of normal
    • Total bilirubin >1.2 × upper limit of normal (ULN)
    • Direct bilirubin >1.2 × ULN
    • ALT >10 × ULN
    • Serum alpha fetoprotein (AFP) ≥100 ng/mL. If AFP at Screening is >ULN but <100 ng/mL, the participant is eligible if a hepatic imaging trial prior to initiation of study drug reveals no lesions indicative of possible HCC.
    • International Normalized Ratio >1.5 × ULN
    • Glomerular filtration rate <50 mL/min/1.73 m^2 by Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation
    • Any other laboratory abnormality deemed clinically significant by the Sponsor or the Investigator.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ABI-H0731 + SOC NrtIABI-H0731Participants with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection with partial virologic suppression on NrtI alone will receive ABI-H0731 300 mg once daily plus standard of care (SOC) NrtI for 96 weeks, followed by SOC NrtI alone for an additional 24 weeks (120 weeks total).
ABI-H0731 + SOC NrtINrtIParticipants with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection with partial virologic suppression on NrtI alone will receive ABI-H0731 300 mg once daily plus standard of care (SOC) NrtI for 96 weeks, followed by SOC NrtI alone for an additional 24 weeks (120 weeks total).
Placebo + SOC NrtIABI-H0731Participants with chronic HBV infection with partial virologic suppression on NrtI alone will receive placebo to ABI-H0731 once daily plus SOC NrtI for 48 weeks, followed by ABI-H0731 300 mg once daily plus SOC NrtI for Weeks 48 to 96, followed by SOC NrtI alone for Weeks 96 to 120.
Placebo + SOC NrtIPlaceboParticipants with chronic HBV infection with partial virologic suppression on NrtI alone will receive placebo to ABI-H0731 once daily plus SOC NrtI for 48 weeks, followed by ABI-H0731 300 mg once daily plus SOC NrtI for Weeks 48 to 96, followed by SOC NrtI alone for Weeks 96 to 120.
Placebo + SOC NrtINrtIParticipants with chronic HBV infection with partial virologic suppression on NrtI alone will receive placebo to ABI-H0731 once daily plus SOC NrtI for 48 weeks, followed by ABI-H0731 300 mg once daily plus SOC NrtI for Weeks 48 to 96, followed by SOC NrtI alone for Weeks 96 to 120.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Participants With an Adverse EventBaseline and up to 5 months
Number of Participants With HBV DNA <Lower Limit of Quantification (LLOQ) at Week 48Week 48
Number of Participants With Premature Discontinuation of TreatmentBaseline and up to 5 months
Number of Participants With a Laboratory AbnormalityBaseline and up to 5 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean Change From Baseline in log10 HBV DNABaseline and up to 5 months
Number of Participants With HBV DNA <LLOQ at Each TimepointBaseline and up to 5 months
Number of Participants With Normalized Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)Baseline and up to 5 months
Plasma Concentrations of ABI-H0731Baseline and up to 5 months
Mean Change From Baseline in log10 Serum Hepatitis B Core-related Antigen (HBcrAg)Baseline and up to 5 months
Mean Change From Baseline in log10 Serum Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg)Baseline and up to 5 months
Plasma Concentrations of EntecavirBaseline and up to 5 months
Incidence of HBV Variants Among Participants With Evidence of Non-response to TreatmentBaseline and up to 5 months
Number of Participants With HBV pgRNA <LLOQBaseline and up to 5 months
Mean Change From Baseline in log10 Serum Hepatitis B 'e' Antigen (HBeAg)Baseline and up to 5 months
Number of Participants With HBV DNA <Limit of Detection (LOD)Baseline and up to 5 months
Mean Change From Baseline in log10 HBV Pregenomic RNA (pgRNA)Baseline and up to 5 months

Trial Locations

Locations (12)

Quest Clinical Research

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

Asia Pacific Liver Center

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Research and Education

🇺🇸

San Diego, California, United States

Schiff Center for Liver Disease

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

California Liver Research Institute

🇺🇸

Pasadena, California, United States

Prince of Wales Hospital

🇭🇰

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Infectious Disease Care

🇺🇸

Hillsborough, New Jersey, United States

Northwell Health

🇺🇸

Manhasset, New York, United States

Queen Mary Hospital

🇭🇰

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Institute of Human Virology

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Office of X.M., MD

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Auckland Clinical Studies

🇳🇿

Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand

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