A Study of ABI-H0731 + Nucleos(t)Ide as Finite Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

Assembly Biosciences

Status and phase: Terminated; Phase 2

Conditions: Chronic Hepatitis B

Treatments: Drug: standard of care (SOC) Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NrtI)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT03780543

ABI-H0731-211

NCT03780543 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Open-label, extension study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combination therapy and its effect on sustained viral response biomarkers.

Full description

This is an open-label extension of parent studies ABI-H0731-201 (NCT03576066) and ABI-H0731-202 (NCT03577171). The extension study will assess the safety of long-term (up to 100 weeks of treatment in extension study ABI-H0731-211) combination therapy and its effect on biomarkers of sustained viral response (SVR) (NCT03780543).

Enrollment: 92 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 71 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Willing and able to provide informed consent.
2. Previously enrolled on Study ABI-H0731-201 (NCT03576066) or ABI-H0731-202 (NCT03577171) and completed the treatment period, with demonstrated compliance in the opinion of the investigator.
3. Female subjects must agree to use an effective birth control method for the duration of the study and follow-up, or be surgically sterile for at least 6 months, or at least 2 years postmenopausal with serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels consistent with a postmenopausal status. Effective birth control methods include male or female condom (may not be used together due to increased risk of breakage), vasectomy, intrauterine device (IUD), diaphragm, or cervical cap. Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test.
4. All heterosexually active male subjects must agree to use an effective birth control method for the duration of the study and follow-up. Effective birth control methods include male or female condom (may not be used together due to increased risk of breakage), vasectomy, hormone-based contraception (only female partner of a male subject), IUD, diaphragm, or cervical cap.
5. Agreement to adhere to Lifestyle Considerations (including abstaining from alcohol abuse [defined as alcohol consumption exceeding 2 standard drinks per day on average (1 standard drink = 10 grams of alcohol)] and the use of illicit substances, herbal or other substances, or unnecessary over-the-counter medications throughout study duration.
6. In good general health except for chronic HBV infection.
7. Have the ability to take oral medication and be willing to adhere to the ABI-H0731-211 regimen in the opinion of the Investigator.

Exclusion criteria

1. Must not have had evidence of HBV resistance-associated variants (RAVs) or lack of compliance on a previous study of ABI H0731.
2. Must not have had a treatment-emergent adverse event or laboratory abnormalities deemed clinically significant and possibly or probably related to drug while on a previous study of ABI-H0731, that in the opinion of the Investigator or the Sponsor makes the subject unsuitable for this study.
3. Current clinically significant cardiac or pulmonary disease, chronic or recurrent renal or urinary tract disease, liver disease other than HBV, endocrine disorder, autoimmune disorder, diabetes mellitus requiring treatment with insulin or hypoglycemic agents, neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, or mucocutaneous conditions requiring frequent treatment, seizure disorders requiring treatment, or other medical conditions requiring frequent medical management or pharmacologic or surgical treatment that in the opinion of the Investigator or the Sponsor makes the subject unsuitable for the study.
4. Females who are lactating or pregnant or wish to become pregnant within the duration of the ABI-H0731-211 study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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92 participants in 3 patient groups

HBeAg-negative Subjects from Parent Study ABI-H0731-201

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects who on Day 1 of parent study ABI-H0731-201 (NCT03576066) were standard of care (SOC) nucleos(t)ide (NrtI)-suppressed and HBeAg-negative will receive both ABI-H0731 + SOC NrtI for at least 52 weeks, after which time they will discontinue both ABI-H0731 and SOC NrtI and enter long-term off-treatment follow-up (FU) for up to 3 years.

Treatment:

Drug: standard of care (SOC) Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NrtI)

HBeAg-positive Subjects from Parent Study ABI-H0731-201

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects who on Day 1 of parent study ABI-H0731-201 (NCT03576066) were SOC NrtI-suppressed and HBeAg-positive will receive ABI-H0731 + SOC NrtI for at least 52 weeks, after which time their viral response will be evaluated. 1. Subjects who meet the virologic response criteria will discontinue both ABI-H0731 and SOC NrtI and enter long-term off-treatment follow-up (FU) for up to 3 years. 2. Subjects with insufficient virologic response will discontinue ABI-H0731 only and continue on SOC NrtI alone and followed-up for 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Drug: standard of care (SOC) Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NrtI)

Subjects from Parent Study ABI-H0731-202

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects who on Day 1 of parent study ABI-H0731-202 (NCT03577171) were treatment-naive and HBeAg-positive will receive ABI-H0731 + SOC NrtI for at least 52 weeks, after which time their viral response will be evaluated. 1. Subjects who meet the virologic response criteria at Week 52 will continue to receive ABI-H0731 + SOC NrtI for an additional 96 weeks, after which time their viral response will be evaluated at Week 148. Subjects who meet the virologic response criteria at Week 148 will discontinue both ABI-H0731 and SOC NrtI and enter long-term off-treatment follow-up for up to 3 years. Subjects with insufficient virologic response at Week 148, will discontinue ABI-H0731 only and continue on SOC NrtI alone for up to 12 weeks. 2. Subjects with insufficient virologic response at Week 52 will discontinue from ABI-H0731only and continue on SOC NrtI alone and enter follow-up for up to 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Drug: standard of care (SOC) Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NrtI)