Study of Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF) in Children and Teen Participants With Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

NCT ID: NCT02932150

Last Updated: 2025-12-01

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-11-30

Study Completion Date

2029-10-31

Brief Summary

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The goals of this clinical study are to compare the effectiveness, safety and tolerability of study drug, tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), versus placebo in teens and children with CHB and to learn more about the dosing levels in children.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Hepatitis B

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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TAF (Cohort 1)

Participants (12 to \< 18 years) weighing ≥ 35 kg will receive TAF 25 mg tablet for 24 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TAF

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered orally once daily

Placebo (Cohort 1)

Participants (12 to \< 18 years) weighing ≥ 35 kg will receive placebo tablet for 24 weeks

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered orally once daily

TAF (Cohort 2 Group 1)

Participants (6 to \< 12 years) weighing ≥ 25 kg will receive TAF 25 mg tablet for 24 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TAF

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered orally once daily

TAF (Cohort 2 Group 2)

Participants (6 to \< 12 years) weighing ≥ 14 kg to \< 25 kg will receive TAF 15 mg oral granules for 24 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TAF

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered orally once daily

TAF (Cohort 2 Group 3)

Participants (2 to \< 6 years) will receive TAF for 24 weeks as follows:

* weight ≥ 10 kg to \< 14 kg (7.5 mg oral granules)
* weight ≥ 14 kg to \< 25 kg (15 mg oral granules)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TAF

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered orally once daily

Cohort 2 Placebo

Participants will receive matching placebo of TAF (tablet or oral granules) for 24 weeks.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered orally once daily

Open-Label TAF

Following 24 weeks of blinded randomized treatment, participants will be eligible to participate in an open-label extension phase to receive TAF for an additional 216 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TAF

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered orally once daily

Interventions

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TAF

Administered orally once daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Administered orally once daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Males and non-pregnant, non-lactating females
* Weight at screening as follows:

* Cohort 1 = ≥ 35 kg (≥ 77 lbs)
* Cohort 2 Group 1 = ≥ 25 kg (≥ 55 lbs)
* Cohort 2 Group 2 = ≥ 14 kg to \< 25 kg (≥ 30 lbs to \<55 lbs)
* Cohort 2 Group 3 = ≥ 10 kg to \< 14 kg (≥ 22 lbs to \< 30 lbs) or

* 14 kg to \< 25 kg (≥ 30 lbs to \< 55 lbs)
* Willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent (child and parent/legal guardian)
* Documented evidence of CHB (eg, HBsAg-positive for ≥ 6 months)
* HBeAg-positive, or HBeAg-negative, chronic HBV infection with all of the following:

* Screening HBV DNA ≥ 2 × 10\^4 IU/mL
* Screening serum ALT \> 45 U/L (\> 1.5 × ULN: 30 U/L) and ≤ 10 × ULN (by central laboratory range)
* Treatment-naive or treatment-experienced will be eligible for enrollment.
* Estimated creatinine clearance (CLCr) ≥ 80 mL/min/1.73m\^2 (using the Schwartz formula)
* Normal ECG

Exclusion Criteria

* Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding
* Males and females of reproductive potential who are unwilling to use an "effective", protocol-specified method(s) of contraception during the study.
* Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), HIV, or hepatitis D virus (HDV)
* Evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (Note: if screening alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is \< 50 ng/mL no imaging study is needed; however, if the screening AFP is \> 50 ng/mL an imaging study is required)
* Any history of, or current evidence of, clinical hepatic decompensation
* Abnormal hematological and biochemical parameters
* Chronic liver disease of non-HBV etiology (e.g., hemochromatosis, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, cholangitis)
* Received solid organ or bone marrow transplant
* Currently receiving therapy with immunomodulators (eg, corticosteroids), or immunosuppressants
* Significant renal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, or neurological disease in the opinion of the Investigator
* Malignancy within the 5 years prior to screening. Individuals under evaluation for possible malignancy are not eligible.
* Current alcohol or substance abuse judged by the investigator to potentially interfere with subject compliance.
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Gilead Sciences

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gilead Study Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Gilead Sciences

Locations

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Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Rady Childrens Hospital

San Diego, California, United States

Site Status

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Site Status

The Children's Hospital at Montefiore

The Bronx, New York, United States

Site Status

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Cook Children's Medical Center

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Site Status

Texas Children's Hospital - Main Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

American Research Corporation at Texas Liver Institute

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Cliniques Universitaires Saint-LUC UCL

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status

Prince of Wales Hospital

Shatin, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Institute of Post Graduation Medical Education & Research

Kolkata, , India

Site Status

M. V Hospital and Research Center

Lucknow, , India

Site Status

Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital

Mumbai, , India

Site Status

LTMMC & LTMG Hospital

Mumbai, , India

Site Status

Khalatkar Hospital

Nagpur, , India

Site Status

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

New Delhi, , India

Site Status

SIDS Hospital and Research Centre

Surat, , India

Site Status

Samvedna Hospital

Varanasi, , India

Site Status

Spitalul Grigore Alexandrescu-Sectia Pediatrie III

Bucharest, , Romania

Site Status

Institutul National de Boli Infectioase "Prof.Dr. Matei Bals"

Bucharest, , Romania

Site Status

Federal Research Centre of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

Federal State-Financed Institution Pediatric Research and Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases

Saint Petersburg, , Russia

Site Status

Republican Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases named after A.F. Agafonov

Tatarstan, , Russia

Site Status

Limited Medical Company Hepatolog

Tolyatti, , Russia

Site Status

Kyungpook National University Hospital

Daegu, , South Korea

Site Status

Asan Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung City, , Taiwan

Site Status

Chang Gung Medical Foundation, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung City, , Taiwan

Site Status

National Cheng Kung University Hospital

Tainan, , Taiwan

Site Status

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status

Chang Gung Medical Foundation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou

Taoyuan District, , Taiwan

Site Status

Countries

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United States Belgium Hong Kong India Romania Russia South Korea Taiwan

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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2016-000785-37

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2023-506143-42

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

GS-US-320-1092

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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