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Tenofovir Alafenamide Versus Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate for Treatment of Hepatitis B e Antigen-Negative Hepatitis B (China)

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF) 25 mg QD Versus Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) 300 mg QD for the Treatment of HBeAg-Negative, Chronic Hepatitis B

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02836236
Enrollment
155
Registered
2016-07-18
Start date
2015-06-19
Completion date
2023-09-18
Last updated
2024-10-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

HBV, Chronic HBV Infection

Keywords

Hepatitis, Tenofovir, Viread

Brief summary

The primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) versus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in treatment-naive and treatment-experienced adults with hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in China.

Detailed description

This study GS-US-320-0108 is an international study planned to enroll participants in global countries, including China. However, due to the review timeline difference in China, full enrollment was reached in the main study (NCT01940341) before China was able to participate. Therefore, this registration only includes the China cohorts as they were not part of the main study analysis. Data for China cohorts were analyzed separately after the main study analysis was completed.

Interventions

DRUGTAF

TAF 25 mg tablet administered orally once daily

DRUGTDF

TDF 300 mg tablet administered orally once daily

TAF placebo tablet administered orally once daily

TDF placebo tablet administered orally once daily

Sponsors

Gilead Sciences
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria: * Ability to understand and sign a written informed consent form, which must be obtained prior to initiation of study procedures * Adult males and non-pregnant, non-lactating females * Documented evidence of chronic HBV infection * Hepatitis e antigen (HBeAg)-negative, chronic hepatitis B with all of the following: * HBeAg-negative and hepatitis B e antibody (HBeAb) positive at screening * Screening HBV DNA ≥ 2 x 10\^4 IU/mL * Screening serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level \> 60 U/L (males) or \> 38 U/L (females) and ≤ 10 x the upper limit of the normal range (ULN) * Treatment-naive participants (defined as \< 12 weeks of oral antiviral treatment with any nucleoside or nucleotide analogue), OR treatment-experienced participants (defined as participants meeting all entry criteria \[including HBV DNA and serum ALT criteria\] and with ≥ 12 weeks of previous treatment with any nucleoside or nucleotide analogue) * Previous treatment with interferon (pegylated or non-pegylated) must have ended at least 6 months prior to the baseline visit. * Adequate renal function * Normal ECG Key

Exclusion criteria

* Females who are breastfeeding * Males and females of reproductive potential who are unwilling to use an effective, protocol-specified method(s) of contraception during the study * Co-infection with hepatitis C virus, HIV, or hepatitis D virus * Evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma * Any history of, or current evidence of, clinical hepatic decompensation * Abnormal hematological and biochemical parameters, including aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \> 10 x ULN * Received solid organ or bone marrow transplant * History of malignancy within the past 5 years, with the exception of specific cancers that are cured by surgical resection; individuals under evaluation for possible malignancy are not eligible * Currently receiving therapy with immunomodulators (eg, corticosteroids), investigational agents, nephrotoxic agents, or agents capable of modifying renal excretion * Individuals receiving ongoing therapy with drugs not to be used with tenofovir alafenamide or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate or individuals with a known hypersensitivity to study drugs, metabolites, or formulation excipients * Current alcohol or substance abuse judged by the investigator to potentially interfere with participant compliance * Any other clinical condition or prior therapy that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make the participant unsuitable for the study or unable to comply with dosing requirements Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of Participants With Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) DNA < 29 IU/mL at Week 48Week 48

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Percent Change From Baseline in Hip Bone Mineral Density (BMD) at Week 48Baseline, Week 48
Percent Change From Baseline in Spine BMD at Week 48Baseline, Week 48
Change From Baseline in Serum Creatinine at Week 48Baseline, Week 48

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Proteinuria by Urinalysis (Dipstick) Through Week 48Up to 48 weeksGrades 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), and 3 (severe) were the highest treatment-emergent postbaseline grades for urine protein using the dipstick method.

Countries

China

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Participants were enrolled at the study sites in China.

Pre-assignment details

236 participants were screened in China.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TAF 25 mg
Tenofovir alafenamide (Vemlidy®; TAF) 25 mg + tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Viread®; TDF) placebo tablets administered once daily for up to 144 weeks (per amendment 3.1).
104
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TDF 300 mg
TDF 300 mg + TAF placebo tablets administered once daily for up to 144 weeks (per amendment 3.1).
50
Total154

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003
Double-Blind Treatment PhaseAdverse Event0100
Double-Blind Treatment PhaseInvestigator's Discretion2100
Double-Blind Treatment PhaseRandomized but Never Treated1000
Double-Blind Treatment PhaseWithdrew Consent3100
Open-Label TAF Treatment PhaseDeath0011
Open-Label TAF Treatment PhaseInvestigator's discretion0010
Open-Label TAF Treatment PhaseLost to Follow-up0021
Open-Label TAF Treatment PhaseWithdrew consent0032

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicDouble-Blind Treatment Phase: TDF 300 mgTotalDouble-Blind Treatment Phase: TAF 25 mg
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
2 Participants4 Participants2 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
48 Participants150 Participants102 Participants
Age, Continuous45 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.2
43 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.4
42 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.9
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
50 Participants154 Participants104 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
HBV DNA5.3 log10 IU/mL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.63
5.5 log10 IU/mL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.7
5.5 log10 IU/mL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.73
IL28b Status
CC
39 Participants133 Participants94 Participants
IL28b Status
CT
10 Participants18 Participants8 Participants
IL28b Status
Missing
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
IL28b Status
TT
1 Participants2 Participants1 Participants
Oral antiviral (OAV) Treatment Status
Treatment Experienced
20 Participants61 Participants41 Participants
Oral antiviral (OAV) Treatment Status
Treatment Naive
30 Participants93 Participants63 Participants
Plasma HBV DNA Level
< 7 log10 IU/mL
39 Participants116 Participants77 Participants
Plasma HBV DNA Level
≥ 7 log10 IU/mL to < 8 log10 IU/mL
10 Participants31 Participants21 Participants
Plasma HBV DNA Level
≥ 8 log10 IU/mL
1 Participants7 Participants6 Participants
Proteinuria by Urinalysis (dipstick)
Grade 0
48 Participants149 Participants101 Participants
Proteinuria by Urinalysis (dipstick)
Grade 1
2 Participants5 Participants3 Participants
Proteinuria by Urinalysis (dipstick)
Grade 2
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Proteinuria by Urinalysis (dipstick)
Grade 3
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
50 Participants154 Participants104 Participants
Region of Enrollment
China
50 count of participants154 count of participants104 count of participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
12 Participants42 Participants30 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
38 Participants112 Participants74 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 1050 / 501 / 991 / 47
other
Total, other adverse events
87 / 10445 / 5081 / 9939 / 47
serious
Total, serious adverse events
11 / 1047 / 5020 / 997 / 47

Outcome results

Primary

Percentage of Participants With Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) DNA < 29 IU/mL at Week 48

Time frame: Week 48

Population: Full Analysis Set: participants who were randomized into the study and received at least 1 dose of study drugs. Participants were analyzed according to the treatment to which they were randomized.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TAF 25 mgPercentage of Participants With Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) DNA < 29 IU/mL at Week 4889.4 percentage of participants
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TDF 300 mgPercentage of Participants With Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) DNA < 29 IU/mL at Week 4898.0 percentage of participants
Secondary

Change From Baseline in Serum Creatinine at Week 48

Time frame: Baseline, Week 48

Population: Participants in the Safety Analysis Set with available data were analyzed. Participants were analyzed according to the treatment they actually received.~Missing data were excluded from analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TAF 25 mgChange From Baseline in Serum Creatinine at Week 480.012 mg/dLStandard Deviation 0.0827
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TDF 300 mgChange From Baseline in Serum Creatinine at Week 480.030 mg/dLStandard Deviation 0.0754
Secondary

Percent Change From Baseline in Hip Bone Mineral Density (BMD) at Week 48

Time frame: Baseline, Week 48

Population: Participants in the Hip Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Analysis Set (participants who were randomized, received at least 1 dose of study drugs, and had nonmissing baseline hip BMD values) with available data were analyzed. Participants were analyzed according to the treatment they actually received. Missing data were excluded from analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TAF 25 mgPercent Change From Baseline in Hip Bone Mineral Density (BMD) at Week 48-0.718 percent changeStandard Deviation 2.0131
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TDF 300 mgPercent Change From Baseline in Hip Bone Mineral Density (BMD) at Week 48-1.096 percent changeStandard Deviation 2.92
Secondary

Percent Change From Baseline in Spine BMD at Week 48

Time frame: Baseline, Week 48

Population: Participants in the Spine DXA Analysis Set (participants who were randomized, received at least 1 dose of study drugs, and had nonmissing baseline spine BMD values) with available data were analyzed. Dual-energy x ray absorptiometry scans were performed only at sites in China with capability. Participants were analyzed according to the treatment they actually received. Missing data were excluded from analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TAF 25 mgPercent Change From Baseline in Spine BMD at Week 480.740 percent changeStandard Deviation 3.3764
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TDF 300 mgPercent Change From Baseline in Spine BMD at Week 48-3.456 percent changeStandard Deviation 3.1071
Other Pre-specified

Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Proteinuria by Urinalysis (Dipstick) Through Week 48

Grades 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), and 3 (severe) were the highest treatment-emergent postbaseline grades for urine protein using the dipstick method.

Time frame: Up to 48 weeks

Population: Participants in the Safety Analysis Set with at least 1 postbaseline urine protein value were analyzed.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TAF 25 mgPercentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Proteinuria by Urinalysis (Dipstick) Through Week 48Grade 121.6 percentage of participants
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TAF 25 mgPercentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Proteinuria by Urinalysis (Dipstick) Through Week 48Grade 22.9 percentage of participants
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TAF 25 mgPercentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Proteinuria by Urinalysis (Dipstick) Through Week 48Grade 30 percentage of participants
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TDF 300 mgPercentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Proteinuria by Urinalysis (Dipstick) Through Week 48Grade 118.0 percentage of participants
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TDF 300 mgPercentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Proteinuria by Urinalysis (Dipstick) Through Week 48Grade 24.0 percentage of participants
Double-Blind Treatment Phase: TDF 300 mgPercentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Proteinuria by Urinalysis (Dipstick) Through Week 48Grade 30 percentage of participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 23, 2026