Pegylated Interferon(Peg-IFN) in Reducing Relapse Rate in Patients After Discontinuation of NUC Therapy

NCT ID: NCT02594293

Last Updated: 2022-10-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

180 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-10-31

Study Completion Date

2022-09-30

Brief Summary

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This study evaluates whether Peg-IFN alfa-2a can reduce the recurrence rate of hepatitis B in 96 weeks after nucleoside analogue (NUC) withdrawal.

The HBV HBeAg-Negative patients who received NUC anti-virus treatment for 2.5 years and reached stopping rule in 《Chinese chronic hepatitis B prevention and treatment guidelines》(2010) were randomly assigned into three groups: One group discontinue the NUC treatment and follow up for 96 weeks,One discontinue the NUC treatment ,receive Peg-IFN alfa-2a 180 μg by week for 24 weeks and follow up for 72 weeks,The other discontinue the NUC treatment ,receive Peg-IFN alfa-2a 180 μg by week for 48 weeks and follow up for 48 weeks.

Detailed Description

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NUC is a potent inhibitor of hepatitis B viral(HBV) replication, but long-term therapy may be required. Therefore, NUC resistance is an important clinical risk resulting from long-term therapy in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) management. Discontinuation of NUC is a feasible strategy to reduce resistance. However, the high rate of relapse after cessation of NUC treatment in CHB patients remains a big problem. NUC treatment of how to safely stop drug needs to be solved.

Peg-IFN can clear HBV by direct anti-viral and immune regulation mechanisms including enhancing natural killer cell response, increased cluster of differentiation 8(CD8 +) T lymphocytes and other mechanisms to restore and enhance the immune response in patients with CHB. Response to PEG-IFN is frequently sustained after a finite treatment course due to its immune modulating capacity.

Conditions

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Chronic Hepatitis B

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Controlled Group

Discontinue the NA treatment and follow up for 96 weeks

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Pegasys 48 weeks

Discontinue the NA treatment ,PegIFN alfa-2a 180 μg by week for 48 weeks and follow up for 48 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

PegIFN alfa-2a

Intervention Type DRUG

180 μg/ 0.5 ml ,hypodermic injection once a week

Interventions

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PegIFN alfa-2a

180 μg/ 0.5 ml ,hypodermic injection once a week

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Pegasys

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. HBeAg-Negative Chronic Hepatitis B Patients:HBsAg-Positive,HBsAb-Negative,HBeAg-Negative,HBeAb-Positive during screening period and before NA treatment
2. NUC monotherapy (including adefovir and entecavir) for more than 2.5 years,and reached stopping rule in 《Chinese chronic hepatitis B prevention and treatment guidelines》(2010):the patients who achieved undetectable HBV DNA (\<300 copies/mL) with normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and the consolidation therapy reached 1.5 years ,total course of the treatment reached 2.5 years can stop NUC therapy
3. Willing to stop the drug, and signed a written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. HBsAb positive in screening period
2. Compensated or Decompensated liver cirrhosis:with history of cirrhosis before NUC treatment or Child-Pugh score ≥ 5 or Complications of liver cirrhosis such as ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, esophageal gastric varices bleeding
3. Hypersensitivity to interferon(IFN) or its active substance, and ineligible to IFN
4. A history of immunoregulation drug therapy within one year before entry including IFN and so on.
5. Coinfection with HAV、HCV、HDV、HEV 、HIV or with Other chronic liver diseases such as Alcoholic Liver Disease,Inherited Metabolic Liver Disease,Drug induced Liver Disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver
6. Autoimmune disease including Autoimmune hepatitis and Psoriasis and so on.
7. Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) or alpha feto protein(AFP) levels more than 100 ng/ml and Hepatic malignant potential of Imaging examination or AFP levels more than 100 ng/ml for 3 months
8. A neutrophil count of less than 1500 per cubic millimeter or a platelet count of less than 90,000 per cubic millimeter
9. A serum creatinine level that was more than 1.5 times the upper limit of the normal range
10. With other malignant tumors(exclude the cured ones)
11. Severe organ dysfunction
12. With severe psychiatric condition or nervous disease such as epilepsy, depression, mania, epilepsy, schizophrenia and so on
13. Uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension or thyroid disease
14. Pregnant women and lactating women or patients with pregnancy plans and not willing to use contraception during the study period
15. Participate in other clinical studies at the same time
16. Patients unsuitable for the research
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Huashan Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jiming Zhang

chief physician,professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jiming Zhang, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Huashan Hospital

Locations

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Wuhan Seventh People's Hospital

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Site Status

Changzhou Third People's Hospital

Changzhou, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

Nantong Third People's Hospital

Nantong, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

Suzhou Fifth People's Hospital

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

Taicang People's Hospital

Taicang, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

Wuxi Infectious Disease Hospital

Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College

Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

Shandong Provincial Hospital

Jinan, Shandong, China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Second Military Medical University

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

Ruijin Hospital Affiliate to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

Shanghai Third People's Hospital

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

Shuguang Hospital Affiliate to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

The Infectious Disease Hospital of Shanghai Huangpu Distric

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

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Other Identifiers

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CEASE

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Identifier Source: org_study_id

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