chronic hepatitis B
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - man or woman, age of > 3 years on treatment with direct antivirals for CHB - HBV DNA undetectable or
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - positive HIV test - hepatitis A, C, D or E co-infection - Subject had severe hepatitis activity (ALT >= 10xULN) while on NA(s) treatment 2years before screening, or elevation ALT Level>1xULN 1 year before screening and at screening - decompensated cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma (documented medical history) - Subject has an underlying condition which preclude the choice of direct antivirals as treatment - participation in another translational research study - use of any investigational drug or use of an invasive investigational medical device within 90 days before screening - Subject has received immuno-modulating drugs (within 18 months prior to screening) for HBV - any condition for which, in the opinion of the investigator, participation would not be in the best interest of the subject - major surgery (e.g. requiring general anaesthesia) within 12 weeks before screening - history of drug or alcohol abuse within 1 year before screening - divers lab parameters (platelets, INR, bilirubin, Hb, eGFR, AFP) - anticoagulation therapy or bleeding diathesis - hemoglobinopathy - pregnancy or breast-feeding
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The focus of the research is a comparison between all samples (cross-sectional and prospective study) of fine needle liver aspirates of patients at different chronic HBV infection phases with the aim to identify correlates between intrahepatic immune changes at the cellular or molecular level and viral control. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Multiple assessments are scheduled tor the same time point: vital signs, physical examinalion, blood collection tor safety, biochemica! and serological parameters, blood collection tor PBMC isolation, blood collection for serum and whole blood parameters and liver FNABs. Cells from blood and liver will be evaluated tor their phenotype by flow cytometry, and for their gene expression by RNA sequencing. | — |
Countries
Netherlands