A Study to Compare Efficacy and Safety of Tenofovir Used Alone or in Combination With Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2b in Participants With Chronic Hepatitis B and Elevated Alanine Aminotransferase (MK-4031-384)

September 18, 2013 updated by: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

An Open-Label, Pilot, Randomized, Multi-Center Study to Compare Efficacy and Safety of Tenofovir Monotherapy Alone With Tenofovir Monotherapy Followed by Concurrent Combination of Pegylated Interferon-Alpha-2b and Tenofovir or Tenofovir Monotherapy Followed by Sequential Therapy of Pegylated Interferon-Alpha-2b and Tenofovir in HBeAG-Positive Chronic Hepatitis B Patients With Raised ALT.

This study will compare monotherapy with tenofovir to sequential therapy with pegylated interferon alpha-2b (pegIFN-2b) followed by tenofovir, and to combination therapy with pegIFN-2b + tenofovir, in participants with hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive chronic hepatitis B and elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT). All enrolled participants will be be administered tenofovir alone for 8 weeks and then will be randomly assigned to 1 of the 3 treatment arms.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 4

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Chronic hepatitis B (hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg]-positive for >6 months or evidence of chronic hepatitis B in liver biopsy)
  • Elevated serum ALT level
  • Liver biopsy or a non-invasive investigation within 12 months prior to randomization with Chronic Hepatitis B
  • Treatment naïve or history of interferon for not more than 1 month, taken at least 6 months before enrollment
  • Compensated liver disease

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known hypersensitivity to tenofovir, interferon alpha-2b, and/or any other component of the study products
  • Co-infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis D virus (HDV) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Need for prolonged or frequent use of systemic acyclovir or famciclovir
  • Previously received lamivudine or an investigational anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) nucleoside or nucleotide analog and were resistant to these drugs
  • History of variceal bleeding or other GI bleeding due to portal hypertension, hepatic encephalopathy, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, Grade III and IV esophageal varices unless banded or other clinical signs of hepatic decompensation
  • History of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or findings suggestive of possible HCC
  • Need for potentially hepatotoxic drugs (e.g. dapsone, erythromycin, fluconazole, ketoconazole, rifampin, and anti-tuberculosis regimens) or nephrotoxic drugs (e.g. frequent nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, aminoglycosides, amphotericin B, and foscarnet)
  • One or more additional known primary or secondary causes of liver disease, other than hepatitis B
  • History of clinical pancreatitis
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Female participants of childbearing potential and male participants must be willing to use acceptable method of birth control.
  • Medical condition that requires frequent or prolonged use of systemic corticosteroids
  • Use of warfarin or other anticoagulants during 30 days prior to screening or if expected to be needed during the study period

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Tenofovir Monotherapy
Tenofovir 300 mg tablet, orally (PO) once daily for 8 weeks, then Tenofovir 300 mg tablet, PO, once daily for an additional 96 weeks (total treatment duration 104 weeks)
Drug: Tenofovir
Other Names:
  • Truvada
Experimental: PegIFN-2b/Tenofovir Sequential Therapy
Tenofovir 300 mg tablet, PO, once daily for 8 weeks, then PegIFN-2b, 1.5 mcg/kg subcutaneously (SC), once weekly, for 24 weeks, then Tenofovir 300 mg tablet, PO, once daily for 72 weeks (total treatment duration 104 weeks)
Drug: Tenofovir
Other Names:
  • Truvada
Biological: Pegylated interferon alpha-2b
Other Names:
  • SCH 054031
  • MK-4031
Experimental: Peg-IFN-2b + Tenofovir Combination Therapy
Tenofovir 300 mg tablet, PO once daily for 8 weeks, then pegIFN-2b, 1.5 mcg/kg SC once weekly and tenofovir 300 mg tablet, PO, once daily for 24 weeks, and then tenofovir 300 mg tablet, PO, once daily for 72 weeks (total treatment duration 104 weeks)
Drug: Tenofovir
Other Names:
  • Truvada
Biological: Pegylated interferon alpha-2b
Other Names:
  • SCH 054031
  • MK-4031

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of participants who responded to treatment
Time Frame: Week 128
Week 128
Number of participants experiencing adverse events (AEs)
Time Frame: Up to 128 weeks
Up to 128 weeks
Number of participants discontinuing study therapy due to AEs
Time Frame: Up to 104 weeks
Up to 104 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

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

August 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2017

Study Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 12, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 12, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

November 15, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 19, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 18, 2013

Last Verified

September 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 4031-384

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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