Active clinical trials for "Hepatitis B, Chronic"

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of GSK548470 administered once daily at a dose level of 300 mg to Japanese patients with compensated chronic hepatitis B untreated with any nucleic acid analogue. In efficacy, the non-inferiority of GSK548470 to ETV will be verified using the antiviral effect as the index.

A prospective, randomised, open-label phase IIb clinical trial assessing the effect of pegylated interferon alfa-2a(Pegasys®) 180 μg once weekly for 48 weeks added to an ongoing nucleos(t)ide based treatment in patients with chronic HBeAg-negative hepatitis B The primary objective of the trial is to investigate whether the add-on of pegylated interferon alfa-2a to a continued treatment with nucleos(t)ide analogues increases the percentage of patients who have significant decrease (≥ 1log10) of HBs antigen after 48 weeks. 170 Patients with chronic hepatitis B, HBe antigen negative, already being treated with an oral antiviral regimen and having a nondetectable viral load for at least 12 months are included.

Objective(s) The primary study objective is to assess the antiviral effect of 12 weeks of adefovir dipivoxil treatment in Korean patients with chronic hepatitis B and compensated liver disease. The secondary study objectives are to assess the antiviral effect, clinical benefit and safety of 52 weeks of adefovir dipivoxil treatment. Endpoint(s) The primary efficacy endpoint is "Mean log10 reduction in serum HBV DNA level from baseline to Week 12". The secondary efficacy endpoints include (a) the proportion of patients achieving serum ALT normalization at Week 52, (b) other assessments of antiviral effects (the proportion of patients achieving HBV DNA no less than 300 copies per mL at Week 52), (c)HBeAg loss, HBeAg seroconversion, HBsAg loss and HBsAg seroconversion, (d)the proportion of patients achieving serum ALT normalization at Week 12. Study Design This is an open label, multi centre phase IV study for Korean patients with chronic hepatitis B and compensated liver disease, assessing the antiviral effect of 12 weeks treatment of Adefovir dipivoxil as a primary objective and antiviral effect, clinical benefit and safety of 52 weeks treatment as secondary objectives. Patients will be screened for eligibility criteria and the baseline visit for the treatment initiation should occur no more than 4 weeks after screening. Total treatment period will be 52 weeks and patients will return to the clinic for assessments as scheduled during treatment period. After the 52 week study period, it is likely that the patient will benefit from continued treatment with commercial adefovir. If in the investigator's clinical judgement this is the case, the investigator should ensure that a routine prescription is available in a timely manner, and that no unnecessary interruption in treatment occurs. Study Population A minimum of 100 male or female Korean patients more than 18 years of age with HBeAg positive chronic hepatitis B and compensated liver disease who meet the eligibility criteria will be enrolled. Study Assessments and Procedures Potential patients will be screened prior to study entry and eligible patients who have given their consent will have further baseline assessments. Following the screening, the first doses of study medications will be given at baseline and patients will return to the clinic for assessment as scheduled during treatment period. Patients who discontinue treatment prematurely will be followed up every 4 weeks for 12 weeks following the withdrawal visit. The following key assessment and or measurement will be made at one or more visits during the study. (See section 14.1 Appendix 1. Time and event schedule): Pregnancy test (females of child-bearing potential only) Haematology and serum chemistry profile including prothrombin time(PT) and AFP HBV DNA (Roche COBAS AMPLICOR HBV MONITOR Test, LLOD 300 copies per ml) Hepatitis B markers: HBeAg(Anti HBe will be tested if HBeAg is negative), HBsAg(Anti HBs will be tested if HBsAg is negative) Investigational Product(s) Adefovir dipivoxil 10mg tablets will be supplied by GlaxoSmithKline and presented as a white to off white, round tablets, packaged in the bottle containing 30 tablets

The purpose of this study is to determine if DV-601, an investigational, therapeutic vaccine will be well-tolerated and induce hepatitis B virus (HBV)-specific virological and immunological responses in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients.

This clinical trial compares the efficacy of peginterferon plus tenofovir for 24 weeks followed by monotherapy with tenofovir for a further 3.5 years to the efficacy of tenofovir alone given for 4 years in patients with chronic hepatitis B. The primary measure of outcome will be HBsAg loss in serum at 48 weeks after stopping all antiviral therapy (sustained off-treatment response).

The purpose is to evaluate efficacy and safety of therapeutic Hepatitis B Virus（HBV） vaccine (mimogen-based) treatment in chronic hepatitis B patients and to explore the most effective dosage and provide the rational for optimal dosing schedule.

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of two dosages of PegIntron for treating hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positive chronic hepatitis B compared with the approved dosage, which is PegIntron 1.0 microgram (mcg)/kg given once a week for 24 weeks. This study compares dosages of (1) 1.5 mcg/kg once a week for 24 weeks and (2) 1.5 mcg/kg once a week for 48 weeks with the approved dosage. All subjects are followed for 24 weeks after their treatment ends.

Antiviral resistance mutations limit the efficacy of therapy for chronic hepatitis B. At year 2, resistance to adefovir may occur as high as 25% in patients with history of lamivudine resistance. Resistance to entecavir is reported to be 10% in lamivudine refractory patients during the same period. However, combination of lamivudine and adefovir decreased the adefovir resistance rate as low as 0% in the recent studies. By overcoming the antiviral resistance, the efficacy of therapy will be maximized. This study is intended to compare the efficacy of two strategies, combination of lamivudine and adefovir vs. entecavir monotherapy in patients with lamivudine resistance.

This is a randomized, open-labelled, prospective 96-week study comparing the antiviral efficacy and safety of switching to entecavir 0.5mg QD from lamivudine versus maintaining lamivudine 100mg QD treatment in CHB patients currently receiving lamivudine monotherapy.

This 3 arm study will compare the efficacy and safety of combination therapy with PEGASYS + adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) versus PEGASYS monotherapy, in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients.Patients will be randomized to receive 1)PEGASYS 180 micrograms sc weekly + ADV 10mg po daily for 48 weeks, followed by ADV 10mg po monotherapy for an additional 48 weeks, and a further 48 week treatment-free follow-up, 2)PEGASYS 180 micrograms sc weekly + ADV 10mg po daily for 48 weeks, followed by a 96 week treatment-free follow-up, or 3)PEGASYS 180 micrograms sc monotherapy weekly for 48 weeks, followed by a 96 week treatment-free follow-up. The anticipated time on study treatment is 1-2 years, and the target sample size is <100 individuals.