Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Effects of Peginterferon Consolidation Therapy on Hepatic cccDNA Dynamics in CHB Patients Achieving Clinical Cure.

Lead Sponsor:

Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Conditions:

Chronic Hepatitis b

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a single-center, prospective, exploratory clinical study. The study plans to enroll 30 chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients which achieved HBsAg clearance based peginterferon α-2b treatment. Eli...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Voluntarily enroll in the study, able to understand and voluntarily sign the informed consent form;
  • Aged 18-65 years (inclusive), no gender restriction;
  • A history of HBsAg positivity for at least 6 months or other evidence suggesting chronic hepatitis B;
  • First observed clinical cure after treatment with peginterferon α-2b (PegIntron®), either as monotherapy or in combination with NAs, defined as serum HBsAg negative (\<0.05IU/ml), HBV DNA undetectable (HBV DNA\<20IU/ml), and HBeAg negative, within a 4-week window from the first observed day of clinical cure at the time of screening;
  • Agreement to undergo two liver biopsies during the study;
  • Negative pregnancy test within 24 hours before the first liver biopsy (for childbearing-age females); and subjects (both male and female) should use effective contraception during the study period.

Exclusion

  • Lactating women;
  • Evidence of acute severe liver injury: such as ALT \> 10 ULN, or significantly elevated ALT with significantly elevated bilirubin;
  • Evidence of decompensated liver disease: such as ascites, esophageal varices rupture bleeding, sepsis, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome, etc.; or history of decompensated cirrhosis;
  • Evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma;
  • Prothrombin time (PT) or INR \> ULN;
  • Participation in other interventional trial studies within 3 months before screening or other conditions deemed unsuitable for inclusion by the investigator.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 20 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 31 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06920329

Start Date

April 20 2025

End Date

March 31 2028

Last Update

April 9 2025

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Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Xiamen, Fujian, China