Chronic Hepatitis B
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and the Change of sAg Levels in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Receiving Clevudine Treatment Over the Long Period.
Interventions
clevudine 30 mg qd
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
1. Patient is 18 years and older. 2. Patient is documented to be HBsAg positive for \> 6 months and HBV DNA positive. 3. Patient is HBeAg positive or negative. 4. Patient has ALT levels ≥ 80 IU/L 5. Patient who is able to give written informed consent prior to study start and to comply with the study requirements.
Exclusion criteria
1. Patient is currently receiving antiviral, immunomodulatory, cytotoxic or corticosteroid therapy. 2. Patients previously treated with interferon within the previous 3 months. 3. Patients previously treated with clevudine, lamivudine, adefovir, entecavir, telbivudine or any other investigational nucleoside for HBV infection. 4. Patient is coinfected with HCV, HDV or HIV. 5. Patient is pregnant or breast-feeding. 6. Patient has a clinically relevant history of abuse of alcohol or drugs. 7. Patient has a significant immunocompromised, gastrointestinal, renal, hematological, psychiatric, bronchopulmonary, biliary diseases excluding asymptomatic GB stone, neurological, cardiac, oncologic(except HCC)or allergic disease or medical illness that in the investigator's opinion might interfere with therapy. 8. Patient has creatinine clearance less than 60mL/min as estimated by the following formula: (140-age in years) (body weight \[kg\])/(72) (serum creatinine \[mg/dL\]) \[Note: multiply estimates by 0.85 for women\]
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of patients with HBV DNA below the assay limit of detection | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The change of HBV DNA from the baseline. | — |
| Proportion of patients with HBeAg loss and/or seroconversion. | — |
| Biochemical improvement (e.g. ALT normalization). | — |
| Proportion of sAg loss | — |
Countries
South Korea