Tenofovir Alone Versus Tenofovir With Emtricitabine to Treat Chronic Hepatitis B
Information source: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
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Condition(s) targeted: Hepatitis B
Intervention: Tenofovir/ & amp; Emtricitabine (Drug); Tenofovir (Drug)
Phase: Phase 2
Status: Recruiting
Sponsored by: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s): Marc G Ghany, M.D., Principal Investigator, Affiliation: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Overall contact: Elenita Rivera, R.N., Phone: (301) 496-3531, Email: erivera@cc.nih.gov
Summary
This study will test whether the combination of two medications, tenofovir and
emtricitabine, are safer and more effective for treating chronic hepatitis B than tenofovir
alone. Chronic hepatitis B is a liver disease caused by infection with the hepatitis B
virus. Several medications, including standard and pegylated interferon and the anti-viral
drugs lamivudine, adefovir, entecavir and telbivudine, are currently used to treat the
disease. Problems are associated with all of these agents, however, including development of
viral resistance with long-term therapy of the anti-virals. Since many patients require
long-term therapy to prevent their disease from worsening, a major goal of new approaches to
treatment is to prevent the development of viral resistance. Combination treatment has been
shown to be an effective strategy in preventing this resistance.
Tenofovir is an anti-viral drug approved for use in patients with HIV infection. In small
studies in patients infected with both HIV and hepatitis B, tenofovir lowered the level of
hepatitis B virus in the blood, with no viral resistance reported when used for up to 5
years. Emtricitabine is an anti-viral drug similar to lamivudine and is effective at
lowering viral load and improving liver damage.
Patients 18 years of age and older with chronic hepatitis B may be eligible for this study.
Participants are admitted to the NIH Clinical Center for a complete medical history and
examination, including blood and urine tests, chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, abdominal
ultrasound, Fibroscan (ultrasound exam of the liver that measures the amount of scarring),
bone mineral density scan and liver biopsy. They are then randomly assigned to take
combination treatment with tenofovir plus emtricitabine or tenofovir alone for at least 48
weeks. During the treatment period, patients visit the Clinical Center for blood tests and a
physical examination every 2 weeks for the first month and then every 4 to 12 weeks. After
48 weeks, patients are readmitted to the Clinical Center for a complete evaluation that
includes all the tests done at the start of therapy, including a liver biopsy. Patients who
seem to have improved with treatment may continue therapy for up to 192 weeks, when they are
again admitted to the Clinical Center for a complete medical evaluation and liver biopsy.
Patients whose condition has not improved after 48 weeks of treatment have their treatment
changed or stopped and continue to have regular outpatient clinic visits for 24 more weeks.
Clinical Details
Official title: Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Alone Versus Its Combination With Emtricitabine for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B
Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Primary outcome: HBV DNA & lt; 1000 IU/ml
Secondary outcome: Normalization of ALTHistological improvements Loss of HBeAg Loss of HBsAg
Detailed description:
Chronic hepatitis B is a major cause of cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease and
hepatocellular carcinoma and affects approximately 1. 25 million Americans. Six medications
have been licensed for use in chronic hepatitis B in the United States, but their relative
benefit and long-term efficacy remain unclear. In previous studies, we have shown that
maintained suppression of HBV DNA can be achieved with nucleoside analogues and that
suppression is associated with marked improvements in disease. In this randomized study, we
propose to evaluate long-term therapy with tenofovir alone or in combination with
emtricitabine (FTC). Forty treatment-naive patients with chronic hepatitis B will be
enrolled in the primary study. After medical evaluation and liver biopsy, patients will be
stratified by hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) status and randomized to receive either
tenofovir alone or in combination with FTC. Treatment will be continued long-term (at least
four years) and patients will be carefully monitored for side effects, serum
aminotransferase and HBV DNA levels. Patients will undergo repeat liver biopsy and
assessment of antiviral resistance at 1 and 4 years. The primary endpoint of therapy will be
the maintained suppression of HBV DNA to below 10(2) copies/ml (lower limit of detection of
current assays). The study will assess the relative efficacy and safety of combination
versus mono-therapy. A separate group of 60 previously treated patients will also be
enrolled and randomized to mono- or combination-therapy to assess the safety profile of
these agents. The primary analysis will be conducted on the entire study cohort.
Eligibility
Minimum age: 18 Years.
Maximum age: N/A.
Gender(s): Both.
Criteria:
- INCLUSION CRITERIA (nucleoside analogue-naive subjects):
- Age greater than 18 years and older, male or female.
- Known serum HBsAg positivity for 24 weeks.
- Detectable HBV DNA greater than 10(5) copies per ml.
- Serum ALT or AST levels 1. 5 times the upper limit of normal (for ALT: greater than or
equal to 62 U/L and for AST greater than or equal to 46 U/L) based on at least two
determinations taken at least one month apart during the 24 weeks before study entry.
- Liver biopsy within 2 years of entry that is consistent with chronic.
- Written informed consent.
INCLUSION CRITERIA SALVAGE STUDY (nucleoside analogue experienced subjects):
- Age > 18 years and older, male or female
- Known serum HBsAg positivity for 6 months
- Detectable HBV DNA > 10(2) copies/ml.
- Liver biopsy within 5 years of entry that is consistent with chronic hepatitis
- Written informed consent
INCLUSION CRITERIA: SALVAGE STUDY (relapsers)
- Age greater than 18 years and older, male or female.
- Known serum HBsAg positivity for 6 months.
- Detectable HBV DNA greater than 10(3) copies per milliliter.
- Liver biopsy within 5 years of entry that is consistent with chronic hepatitis.
- Written informed consent.
Serum ALT or AST levels 1. 5 times the ULN (for ALT: greater than 62 U/L and for AST:
greater than 46 U/L) based on at least two determinations taken at least 2 weeks apart.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Previous or current treatment with tenofovir or emtricitabine.
- Co-infection with HDV as defined by the presence of anti-HDV in serum and/or HDV
antigen in the liver.
- Co-infection with HCV as defined by the presence of HCV RNA in serum.
- Co-infection with HIV as defined by the presence of anti-HIV in serum.
- Decompensated liver disease as defined by serum bilirubin greater than 2. 5 milligram
per deciliter (with direct bilirubin greater than 0. 5 milligram per deciliter),
prothrombin time of greater than 2 seconds prolonged, a serum albumin of less than 3
grams per deciliter, or a history of ascites, variceal bleeding or hepatic
encephalopathy.
- Presence of other causes of liver disease (i. e. hemochromatosis, Wilson disease,
alcoholic liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, alpha-1anti-trypsin
deficiency).
- A history of organ transplantation or in the absence of organ transplantation, any
immunosuppressive therapy requiring the use of more than 5 milligrams of prednisone
(or its equivalent) daily.
- Significant systemic illness other than liver diseases including congestive heart
failure, renal failure, chronic pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus with poor control
that in the opinion of the investigator may interfere with therapy.
- Pregnancy or inability to practice contraception in patients capable of bearing or
fathering children and lactating women.
- Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or the presence of a mass on imaging studies of the
liver that is suggest of HCc, or an alpha-fetoprotein level of greater than 500ng/mL.
- History of clinically apparent pancreatitis or evidence of subclinical pancreatitis
as shown by serum amylase values twice the upper limits of the normal range and
abnormalities of the pancreas on CT or other imaging studies of the abdomen.
- Sensory or motor neuropathy apparent from medical history and physical examination.
- Creatinine clearance less than 50 ml/min, serum creatinine greater than 1. 3 mg/dl or
urine protein greater than 1 gram/24 hours; creatinine clearance will be determined
on the average of two 24 hour urine specimens. Accuracy of collection will be ensured
by documenting appropriate total creatinine excretion in the 24 hour urine specimen
(15mg/kg) and correcting for the patient's age, gender and body surface area.
- Concurrent use of nephrotoxic agents (e. g. aminoglycosides, amphotericin B,
vancomycin, foscarnet, cis-platinum, pentamidine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
agents) or competitors of renal tubular excretion (e. g. probenecid) within 2 months
prior to study screening or the expectation that the subject will receive these
during the course of the study.
- History of hypersensitivity to nucleoside analogues.
- Active ethanol/drug abuse/psychiatric problems such as major depression,
schizophrenia, bipolar illness, obsessive-compulsive disorder, severe anxiety,
personality disorder that, in the investigator's opinion, might interfere with
participation in the study.
- History of renal tubular acidosis.
- History of malignancy or treatment for a malignancy within the past 5 years.
- Presence of conditions that, in the opinion of the investigators, would not allow the
patient to be followed in the current study for at least 5 years.
Locations and Contacts
Elenita Rivera, R.N., Phone: (301) 496-3531, Email: erivera@cc.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States; Recruiting For more information at the NIH Clinical Center contact Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office (PRPL), Phone: 800-411-1222, Ext: TTY8664111010, Email: prpl@mail.cc.nih.gov
Additional Information
NIH Clinical Center Detailed Web Page
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