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Truvada Versus Truvada Plus HBIG in Prevention of Chronic Hepatitis B Recurrence Post Liver Transplant
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Gilead Sciences, August 2008
Sponsored by: Gilead Sciences
Information provided by: Gilead Sciences
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00507689
  Purpose

The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and antiviral efficacy of the combination therapy (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), plus or minus Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin (HBIG) in preventing the recurrence of chronic hepatitis B after a patient (who was chronically infected with hepatitis B pre-liver transplant) has undergone a liver transplant.


Condition Intervention Phase
Chronic Hepatitis B
Drug: emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate plus Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin
Drug: emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Hepatitis Hepatitis B Liver Transplantation
Drug Information available for: Hepatitis B Vaccines Immunoglobulins Globulin, Immune Tenofovir Tenofovir disoproxil Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Truvada Hepatitis B hyperimmune globulin
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: A Phase 2, Open-Label Randomized Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the Combination Product, Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in the Presence or Absence of Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin (HBIG) in Preventing Recurrence of Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) Post-Orthotopic Liver Transplant (OLT)

Further study details as provided by Gilead Sciences:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Recurrence of Chronic Hepatitis B virus post liver transplant [ Time Frame: 1.5 to 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment: 50
Study Start Date: August 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date: July 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date: January 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
A: Experimental
emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate plus Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin
Drug: emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate plus Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin

emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg fixed dose combination tablet given orally once daily

Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin will be given (either IV or IM) at a dose and frequency per the investigative site protocol

B: Experimental
emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
Drug: emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg fixed dose combination tablet given orally once daily

Detailed Description:

After a minimum of 9 months of HBIG treatment plus oral anti-HBV therapy (3 months prior to study entry and 6 months on study) patients are randomized to discontinue HBIG and continue emtricitabine/tenofovir DF only or to continue on HBIG plus emtricitabine/tenofovir DF. The antiviral efficacy of treatment will be assessed by measuring virus levels in the blood (HBV DNA). Safety and tolerability will be monitored by assessing adverse events and various laboratory parameters.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult subjects (18-75 years of age) with either HBeAg positive or HBeAg negative CHB prior to transplant
  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent
  • Subjects with detectable anti-HBs (by a local laboratory result within 30 days of screening)
  • Subjects must be stable and may not have 2 or more of the following laboratory parameters associated with decompensated liver disease: e.g., conjugated bilirubin >1.5 X ULN, PT > 1.5 X ULN, platelets < 60,000/mm3, serum albumin < 3.0 g/dL
  • Must have had at least 12 weeks of center specific prophylactic therapy including HBIG post-transplant
  • Calculated creatinine clearance (CLcr) >= 40 mL/min using the Cockcroft- Gault equation
  • No significant evidence of ongoing deterioration of renal function.
  • Negative serum beta-HCG (for females of childbearing potential only)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with CHB recurrence, i.e., confirmed HBV DNA >= 400 copies/mL, post liver transplant
  • Pregnant women, women who are breast feeding or who believe they may wish to become pregnant during the course of the study.
  • Males and females of reproductive potential who are unwilling to use an "effective" method of contraception during the study and for at least 30 days from the date of last dose of study drug.
  • Evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), e.g., alpha-fetoprotein > 50 ng/mL or by any other standard of care measure or presence of multifocal HCC at the time of transplantation
  • Prior tenofovir DF or emtricitabine/tenofovir DF experience post-transplant or > 12 months treatment with tenofovir DF or emtricitabine/tenofovir DF treatment pre transplant
  • Co infection with HCV (by serology), HIV, or HDV pre-transplant or at screening.
  • Significant renal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, or neurological disease.
  • Known hypersensitivity to the study drugs, the metabolites or formulation excipients
  • Likely to receive systemic drugs with nephrotoxic potential, except immunosuppressive agents (e.g., cyclosporine, tacrolimus), during the course of the study.
  • History of variceal bleeding or hepatic encephalopathy post OLT
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00507689

Contacts
Contact: Jane Anderson, PhD jane.anderson@gilead.com

Locations
United States, California
Recruiting
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
Recruiting
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
Recruiting
San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
United States, Georgia
Recruiting
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
United States, New York
Recruiting
New York, New York, United States, 10029
Recruiting
New York, New York, United States, 10016
Sponsors and Collaborators
Gilead Sciences
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Lewis Teperman, MD New York University Medical Center
  More Information

Responsible Party: Gilead Sciences ( David Oldach, MD, Director Clinical Research )
Study ID Numbers: GS-US-203-0107
Study First Received: July 25, 2007
Last Updated: August 27, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00507689  
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Gilead Sciences:
Truvada
HBIG
Chronic Hepatitis B Recurrence
Post Orthotopic Liver Transplant

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Liver Diseases
Hepatitis, Chronic
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Recurrence
Hepatitis
Virus Diseases
Antibodies
Digestive System Diseases
Emtricitabine
Hepatitis B, Chronic
Hepatitis B
Tenofovir
DNA Virus Infections
Immunoglobulins
Tenofovir disoproxil

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anti-Infective Agents
Disease Attributes
Anti-HIV Agents
Immunologic Factors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Enzyme Inhibitors
Hepadnaviridae Infections
Antiviral Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Pathologic Processes
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009