E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Long lasting infection with hepatitis B |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Virus Diseases [C02] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 15.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10008910 |
E.1.2 | Term | Chronic hepatitis B |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10021881 - Infections and infestations |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
• To compare the antiviral efficacy, safety and tolerability of tenofovir DF 300 mg once daily versus placebo once daily in adolescents (aged 12–17 years) with chronic hepatitis B infection |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
• To evaluate the biochemical and serological responses to tenofovir DF versus placebo in adolescents with chronic hepatitis B infection
• To evaluate the incidence of drug resistance mutations
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Male or female
• 12 through 17 years of age, inclusive (consent of parent/legal guardian required)
• Documented chronic HBV infection, defined as positive serum HBsAg ≥ 6 months
• HBeAg-positive or HBeAg-negative (a maximum of 50% of subjects may be HBeAg-negative)
• Weight ≥ 35 kg
• Able to swallow oral tablets
• HBV DNA ≥10(5) copies/mL (PCR method)
• ALT ≥ 2 × 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 β-HCG pregnancy test (for post-menarchal females only)
• Estimated glomerular filtration rate (creatinine clearance) ≥ 80 mL/min/1.73m2
• Adequate hematologic function (absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm3; hemoglobin ≥ 10.0 g/dL)
• No prior tenofovir DF therapy (subjects may have received prior interferon or oral anti-HBV nucleoside/nucleotide therapy; subjects must have discontinued interferon therapy ≥ 6 months prior to screening; subjects 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)
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Pregnant women, women who are breast feeding or who believe they may wish to become pregnant during the course of the study.
• Sexually-active males and females of reproductive potential who are not willing to use an effective method of contraception during the study. For males, condoms should be used and for females, a barrier contraception method should be used in combination with one other form of contraception.
• Decompensated liver disease defined as direct (conjugated) bilirubin > 1.2 x ULN, PT > 1.2 x ULN, platelets < 150,000/mm3, serum albumin < 3.5 g/dL, or prior history of clinical hepatic decompensation (e.g., ascites, jaundice, encephalopathy, variceal hemorrhage).
• 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
• α-fetoprotein > 50 ng/mL
• Evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
• Co-infection with HIV, HCV, or HDV
• History of significant renal disease (e.g., nephrotic syndrome, renal dysgenesis, polycystic kidney disease, congenital nephrosis, acute tubular necrosis, other renal disease)
• History of significant bone disease (e.g., osteomalacia, chronic osteomyelitis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteochrondroses, 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 any of the following:
- Nephrotoxic agents
- Chronic daily non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy
Administration of any of the above medications must be discontinued at least 30 days prior to the Baseline Visit and for the duration of the study period.
• 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 subject unsuitable for the study or unable to comply with dosing requirements
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary efficacy endpoint is HBV DNA < 400 copies/mL at Week 72. A long-term evaluation of efficacy intention-to-treat algorithm will be employed for handling missing data; the details of this algorithm will be included in a separate statistical analysis plan.
The primary safety endpoint is cumulative incidence of at least a 6% decrease from baseline in bone mineral density of the spine through Week 72.
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
For Week 72, secondary endpoints to be evaluated in all subjects include:
• ALT normal,
• composite endpoint of HBV DNA < 400 copies/mL and ALT normal,
• HBV DNA < 169 copies/mL,
• HBsAg loss and seroconversion,
• cumulative incidence of at least a 6% decrease from baseline in bone mineral density of whole body,
• percent change from baseline in bone mineral density of spine,
• percent change from baseline in bone mineral density of whole body,
• change in Z-score for bone mineral density of spine,
• change in Z-score for bone mineral density of whole body, and
• development of drug resistance mutations.
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Week 72.
At Weeks 48 and 192, secondary efficacy endpoints include all of the endpoints at Week 72, including HBV DNA < 400 copies/mL. Of note, Week 48 endpoints will not be analyzed prior to the primary efficacy analysis at Week 72, and Weeks 96 and 144 endpoints will not be analyzed prior to the Week 192 efficacy analyses. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 2 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 24 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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The end of study is defined as when the last subject has completed the Week 192 visit and is 18 years of age or older. Subjects 17 years of age or younger at the Week 192 visit will be offered continuation in an extension of the study where they will receive open-label tenofovir DF (300 mg) until they have reached 18 years of age.
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 6 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |