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A Phase IIIb Study to Compare Entecavir Plus Tenofovir vs. Adefovir Added to Continuing Lamivudine Therapy in Adult Patients With Lamivudine-Resistant Hepatitis B Infection

Information source: Bristol-Myers Squibb
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on November 03, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Chronic Hepatitis B

Intervention: Entecavir + Tenofovir (Drug); Adefovir + continuing Lamivudine (Drug)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Study Director, Affiliation: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Overall contact:
For participation information at a USA site use a phone number below. For site information outside the USA please email:, Email: Clinical.Trials@bms.com

Summary

The purpose of this clinical research study is to find out whether a combination of entecavir plus tenofovir works better against Hepatitis B virus than adefovir added to continuing lamivudine therapy in patients whose Hepatitis B virus is resistant against lamivudine. The safety of this treatment will also be studied

Clinical Details

Official title: A Comparative Study of the Antiviral Efficacy and Safety of Entecavir Plus Tenofovir Versus Adefovir Added to Continuing Lamivudine in Adults With Lamivudine- Resistant Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Primary outcome: The proportion of subjects who achieve an HBV DNA level <50 IU/mL

Secondary outcome: The proportion of subjects who achieve an HBV DNA level <50 IU/mL

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Chronic HBV infection

- History of lamivudine treatment, and LVD resistance

- Compensated liver function

- HBV DNA ≥ 172,000 IU/mL

- HBeAg-positive or HBeAg-negative

- Documented LVDR substitutions

- Men and women, ≥ 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

- Evidence of decompensated cirrhosis

- Coinfection with HIV, HCV or HDV

- Recent history of pancreatitis

- Serum alpha fetoprotein > 100 ng/mL

- Except lamivudine, any prior therapy with nucleoside or nucleotide analogue antiviral

agents with activity against hepatitis B

Locations and Contacts

For participation information at a USA site use a phone number below. For site information outside the USA please email:, Email: Clinical.Trials@bms.com

Local Institution, Leuven 3000, Belgium; Recruiting
Site 007

Local Institution, Bruxelles 1200, Belgium; Recruiting
Site 008

Local Institution, Berlin 13353, Germany; Recruiting
Site 001

Local Institution, Mainz 55131, Germany; Recruiting
Site 002

Local Institution, Bonn 53105, Germany; Recruiting
Site 003

Local Institution, Duesseldorf 40237, Germany; Recruiting
Site 010

Local Institution, Messina 98124, Italy; Not yet recruiting
Site 005

Local Institution, Naples 80135, Italy; Not yet recruiting
Site 006

Local Institution, Padova 35128, Italy; Not yet recruiting
Site 014

Local Institution, San Giovanni Rotondo 71013, Italy; Not yet recruiting
Site 015

Local Institution, Modena 41100, Italy; Not yet recruiting
Site 016

Local Institution, Istanbul 34460, Turkey; Not yet recruiting
Site 018

Local Institution, Istanbul 34722, Turkey; Not yet recruiting
Site 019

Local Institution, Istanbul 34093, Turkey; Not yet recruiting
Site 020

Local Institution, Istanbul 34360, Turkey; Not yet recruiting
Site 022

Local Institution, Kocaeli 41380, Turkey; Not yet recruiting
Site 025

Local Institution, Ankara 06010, Turkey; Not yet recruiting
Site 028

Local Institution, Istanbul 34098, Turkey; Not yet recruiting
Site 029

Local Institution, Izmir 35100, Turkey; Not yet recruiting
Site 031

Local Institution, Sihhiye Ankara 06100, Turkey; Not yet recruiting
Site 032

Local Institution, Trabzon 61080, Turkey; Not yet recruiting
Site 034

Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, United States; Recruiting
Fred F. Poordad, Site 011

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94118, United States; Recruiting
Jeffrey Fessel, Site 026

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States; Recruiting
Joseph Ahn, Site 027

Local Institution, New York, New York 10025, United States; Not yet recruiting
Site 033

Additional Information

BMS Clinical Trials Disclosure

For FDA Safety Alerts and Recalls refer to the following link: http://www.fda.gov/MEDWATCH/safety.htm

Starting date: August 2008
Ending date: April 2012
Last updated: October 20, 2008

Page last updated: November 03, 2008

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