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Study of Tenofovir Alafenamide in HBV-Infected Pregnant Women

Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetic, Safety, and Efficacy of TAF in HBV-Infected Pregnant Women

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05853718
Enrollment
50
Registered
2023-05-11
Start date
2021-05-06
Completion date
2025-12-30
Last updated
2025-09-08

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Conditions

Chronic Hepatitis b, Tenofovir Alafenamide Fumarate

Keywords

pharmacokinetics, CHB, TAF, pregnancy, mother-to-child transmission

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, efficacy and safety of TAF in HBV-infected pregnant women.

Detailed description

Pregnant women with high viral load (HBV DNA\>2 × 10\^5 IU/mL ) are recommended to be given Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate(TDF) for mother-to-child blocking of Chronic hepatitis B(CHB) by guidelines. Tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) is a new targeted pro-drug of Tenofovir (TFV) and was approved for use in China in December 2018. Compared with TDF, the therapeutic dose of TAF is small. 25mg TAF can obtain the antiviral effect similar to 300mg TDF, thus reducing the concentration of TFV in the blood. This is a prospective clinical study, aiming to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, efficacy and safety of TAF in HBV-infected pregnant women when used for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus. 50 HBeAg-positive and HBV DNA levels ≥ 2 × 10\^5 IU/mL pregnant women will be enrolled to receive Tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) from week 28-32 of gestation until delivery. According to the mother's wishes, intensive blood samples will be collected to determine the concentration of TAF and TFV in plasma of pregnant women before and after taking TAF, calculate the pharmacokinetic parameters. And the mother's milk is collected every day for 5 days for TAF concentration determination. The primary endpoint was the pharmacokinetic parameters of TAF and TFV, rate of mother-to-child transmission, the congenital malformation rate of infants. The secondary endpoint was the decrease of HBV DNA level at delivery, the clearance and seroconversion rate of HBeAg, postpartum ALT flare, concentration of TAF and TFV in milk,and other adverse events of mothers and infants.

Interventions

Take 25mg TAF daily from week 28-32 of gestation until delivery

Sponsors

First People's Hospital of Hangzhou
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age of 20-40 years; Positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B virus e antigen (HBeAg); HBV DNA level \>200 000 IU/mL during the 24th-32nd week of pregnancy; Willing to take TAF for mother-to-child blockade; Both husband and wife are willingly sign an informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Co-infected with hepatitis C or HIV, or other chronic diseases; History of spontaneous abortion or congenital malformation; Decompensated cirrhosis and liver cancer; History of kidney injury, CCr \<50ml/min and urine protein test positive (\>300mg/L); Fetal malformations detected by B-ultrasound during pregnancy; ALT \> 2×upper limit of normal (ULN); TBIL ≥ 1×ULN; Albumin (ALB) \< 25 g/L.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Assessment on the pharmacokinetics of TAF and TFV in plasma of pregnant womenThe day before deliveryWhen taking the last TAF before delivery , 2ml of drug-containing blood was collected from the upper extremity veins at 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 and 24h after taking TAF. Blood drug concentration at each time point was calculated according to standard curve.
Rate of mother-to-child transmission of HBVDuring 7-12 months after birthTesting for HBsAg in the infants between 7 and 12 months of age.
Rate of birth defect of infantsFrom the date of birth to age of 28 weeksThe proportion of infants with the aforementioned abnormalities discovered during the study period

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Reduction of HBV DNA levels at deliveryAt deliveryReduction of HBV DNA levels (IU/mL) at delivery when compared to the baseline before initiating TAF
Drug concentration of TAF and TFV in breast milk after drug withdrawalImmediately after breast milk is available and last for 5 daysPostpartum breast milk was collected to measure TAF and TFV concentrations after drug withdrawal
Concentrations of TAF and TFV in infant urine and plantar bloodWithin 72 hours of birthCollect infant urine and plantar blood within 72 hours of birth

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactJie Jin, MD
jinjie0429@163.com13372517879
Backup ContactZhiyuan Ma, PhD
zhiyuan_ma@zju.edu.cn18858273870

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026