Evaluation of Serum Levels and Pharmacokinetics of a New Hepatitis B Immune Globulin Following Liver Transplantation

February 5, 2009 updated by: Instituto Grifols, S.A.

Evaluation of Anti-Hepatitis B Antibodies Levels in Serum After the Intravenous Administration of Specific Anti-Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin (IGIV-HB Grifols) in Patients Having Previously Undergone Liver Transplantation

The purpose of this study is to determine whether protective anti-HB serum levels are maintained after 6 months of uninterrupted treatment with IGIV-HB Grifols, a new specific hepatitis B immune globulin, in patients having previously undergone liver transplantation.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

20

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
      • Barcelona, Spain, 08035
        • Hospital Vall d'Hebron
      • Barcelona, Spain, 08035
        • Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
      • Madrid, Spain, 28041
        • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
      • Sevilla, Spain, 41013
        • Hospital Virgen del Rocío

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients having undergone a liver transplantation due to liver disease associated with hepatitis B virus, at least 1 year before and no more than 5 years before inclusion in the study.
  2. Patients who have required treatment with HBIG, or are receiving it at present.
  3. Patients from 18 to 70 years of age.
  4. The patient agrees to participate and comply with all aspects of the protocol, including the planned blood sample collection, and has signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Presence of HBV DNA or HBeAg indicating virus replication.
  2. Patients with known allergies to some component of HB-IVIG, such as sorbitol (e.g. patients presenting intolerance to fructose).
  3. Patients with a known background of severe or frequent reactions to products derived from plasma.
  4. Patients presenting arterial hypertension that is not clinically controlled.
  5. Patients presenting a creatinine value >2 mg/dl, nephrotic syndrome or renal failure.
  6. Patients presenting anaemia (haemoglobin < 11 g/dl).
  7. Patients being treated with interferon.
  8. The patient suffers some acute or chronic medical condition that the investigator believes may interfere with the development or interpretation of the study.
  9. The patient is known to abuse of alcohol, opiates, psychotropic agents or other drugs or chemical substances; or has done so in the past 12 months.
  10. Pregnant women at the time of inclusion or that may be pregnant in the next 7 months or breast-feeding women.
  11. Patients participating in another clinical study, or who have received another investigational product in the last 3 months.
  12. Possibility that the patient may be treated with other products containing immunoglobulins in a period of 7 months.
  13. Suspicion of conditions that may affect the patient's compliance, including an expected survival of less than 1 year.
  14. Any patient that does not have a frozen serum sample previous to the first study medication infusion.
  15. Patients with selective IgA deficiency.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: IGIV-HB Grifols
Drug: Specific intravenous anti-hepatitis B immunoglobulin
Monthly doses of 5000 IU administered intravenously during 6 consecutive months
Other Names:
  • Niuliva

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To determine if after 4 months of continuous monthly administration of HB-IVIG Grifols, the anti-hepatitis B antibodies contained in the product reach levels considered as protective, and to assess if these levels are kept constant during 2 more months.
Time Frame: At months 4, 5, and 6
At months 4, 5, and 6

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To determine the in vivo recovery of 6 consecutive doses of HB-IVIG Grifols and demonstrate that it remains constant for each dose.
Time Frame: At months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
At months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
To determine various pharmacokinetic parameters after 6 administrations of HB-IVIG Grifols
Time Frame: At months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
At months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
To determine the incidence of recurrences during the treatment
Time Frame: At months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
At months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
To evaluate tolerance to the administration of HB-IVIG Grifols
Time Frame: At months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
At months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
To confirm the viral safety of the product supervising viral markers
Time Frame: At months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
At months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Instituto Grifols, S.A.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Antoni Mas, MD, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 5, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 5, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

February 6, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 6, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 5, 2009

Last Verified

February 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IG301

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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