Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in Adolescents With Chronic Hepatitis B Infection
Lead Sponsor:
Gilead Sciences
Conditions:
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-17 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The primary purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in adolescents (aged 12-17 years) with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria
- Male or female, 12 through 17 years of age, inclusive (consent of parent/legal guardian required)
- Documented chronic HBV infection
- HBeAg positive or HBeAg negative
- Weight \> 35 kg
- Able to swallow oral tablets
- HBV DNA \> 100,000 copies/mL (polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method)
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 2 × upper limit of normal (ULN) at screening, OR any history of ALT \> 2 × ULN over the past 24 months
- Willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent (child and parent/legal guardian)
- Negative serum pregnancy test (for postmenarchal females only)
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (creatinine clearance \[using the Schwartz formula\]) \> 80 mL/min/1.73m\^2
- Adequate hematologic function (absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3; hemoglobin ≥ 10.0 g/dL)
- No prior TDF therapy (participants may have received prior interferon or oral anti-HBV nucleoside/nucleotide therapy; participants must have discontinued interferon therapy ≥ 6 months prior to screening; participants experienced on anti-HBV nucleoside/nucleotide therapy must have discontinued therapy ≥ 16 weeks prior to screening to avoid flare if randomized to the placebo arm)
- Exclusion Criteria
- Pregnant women, women who are breast feeding or who believe they may wish to become pregnant during the course of the study
- Males and females of reproductive potential who are not willing to use an effective method of contraception during the study
- Decompensated liver disease
- Receipt of interferon (pegylated or not) therapy within 6 months of the Screening Visit
- Receipt of anti-HBV nucleoside/nucleotide therapy within 16 weeks of the Screening Visit
- Alpha fetoprotein \> 50 ng/mL
- Evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
- Coinfection with HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), or hepatitis D virus (HDV)
- History of significant renal disease (eg, nephrotic syndrome, renal dysgenesis, polycystic kidney disease, congenital nephrosis, acute tubular necrosis, other renal disease)
- History of significant bone disease (eg, osteomalacia, chronic osteomyelitis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteochondroses, multiple bone fractures)
- Significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, or neurological disease
- Evidence of a gastrointestinal malabsorption syndrome that may interfere with absorption of orally administered medications
- History of solid organ or bone marrow transplantation
- Ongoing therapy with nephrotoxic agents, competitors of renal excretion, systemic chemotherapeutic agents, systemic corticosteroids, interleukin-2 (IL-2), or other immunomodulating or investigational agents
- Known hypersensitivity to the study drugs, the metabolites or formulation excipients
- Any other condition (including alcohol or substance abuse) or prior therapy that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make the participants unsuitable for the study or unable to comply with dosing requirements
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
106 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00734162
Start Date
December 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2015
Last Update
September 1 2016
Active Locations (21)
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1
Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland
Oakland, California, United States, 94609
2
Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
3
Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, d/b/a Seattle Children's Research Institute
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105
4
Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment Sveti Georgi
Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 4002