Study of ARO-HBV in Normal Adult Volunteers and Patients With Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)

NCT ID: NCT03365947

Last Updated: 2025-10-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

114 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-03-27

Study Completion Date

2020-04-23

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of single- and multiple-ascending doses of ARO-HBV in healthy adult volunteers and participants with hepatitis B virus (HBV).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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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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ARO-HBV 35 mg

Single dose of ARO-HBV 35 mg subcutaneous (sc) injection in normal healthy volunteers

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 100 mg

Single dose of ARO-HBV 100 mg sc injection in normal healthy volunteers

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 200 mg

Single dose of ARO-HBV 200 mg sc injection in normal healthy volunteers

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 300 mg

Single dose of ARO-HBV 300 mg sc injection in normal healthy volunteers

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 400 mg

Single dose of ARO-HBV 400 mg sc injection in normal healthy volunteers

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

Placebo

Sterile normal saline (0.9% NaCl) sc injection in normal healthy volunteers

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Sterile Normal Saline (0.9% NaCl)

Intervention Type OTHER

sc injection

ARO-HBV 25 mg, Q28D

ARO-HBV 25 mg sc injection every 28 days (Q28D) in participants with chronic hepatitis B

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 50 mg Q28D

ARO-HBV 50 mg sc injection Q28D in participants with chronic hepatitis B

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 100 mg Q28D

ARO-HBV 100 mg sc injection Q28D in participants with chronic hepatitis B

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 200 mg Q28D

ARO-HBV 200 mg sc injection Q28D in participants with chronic hepatitis B

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 300 mg Q28D

ARO-HBV 300 mg sc injection Q28D in participants with chronic hepatitis B

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 400 mg Q28D

ARO-HBV 400 mg sc injection Q28D in participants with chronic hepatitis B

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 100 mg Q14D

ARO-HBV 100 mg sc injection every 14 days (Q14D) in participants with chronic hepatitis B

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 100 mg Q7D

ARO-HBV 100 mg sc injection every 7 days (Q7D) in participants with chronic hepatitis B

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 300 mg, Q28D, HBeAg+/ Trt Naïve

ARO-HBV 300 mg sc injection Q28D in hepatitis B e antigen positive/treatment naïve (HBeAg+/Trt Naïve) participants with chronic hepatitis B

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 300 mg, Q28D, HBeAg+/ NUC

ARO-HBV 300 mg sc injection Q28D in HBeAg+/nucleotide or nucleoside analog treated (HBeAg+/NUC) participants with chronic hepatitis B

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 200 mg, Q7D

ARO-HBV 200 mg sc injection Q7D in participants with chronic hepatitis B

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 300 mg, Q7D

ARO-HBV 300 mg sc injection Q7D in participants with chronic hepatitis B

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

ARO-HBV 200 mg Q28D + JNJ-56136379 250 mg

ARO-HBV 200 mg sc injection Q28D plus JNJ-56136379 250 mg in participants with chronic hepatitis B

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARO-HBV

Intervention Type DRUG

sc injection

JNJ-56136379

Intervention Type DRUG

oral tablets

Interventions

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ARO-HBV

sc injection

Intervention Type DRUG

Sterile Normal Saline (0.9% NaCl)

sc injection

Intervention Type OTHER

JNJ-56136379

oral tablets

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test, cannot be breast feeding, and must be willing to use contraception.
* Willing to provide written informed consent and comply with study requirements


* Diagnosis of chronic HBV infection
* Hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) at screening \> or = 50 IU/mL
* Liver Elastography score \< or = 10.5

Exclusion Criteria

* Clinically significant health concerns (with the exception of HBV for Patients in Part B)
* Abnormal for any clinical safety laboratory result considered clinically significant
* Regular use of alcohol within 1 month prior to screening
* Recent use of illicit drugs
* Use of an investigational agent or device within 30 days prior to dosing or current participation in an investigational study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Research Site 5

Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Site Status

Research Site 4

Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Site Status

Research Site 3

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Site Status

Research Site 6

Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

Site Status

Research Site 7

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Research Site 1

Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand

Site Status

Research Site 2

Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand

Site Status

Countries

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Australia Hong Kong New Zealand

References

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Yuen MF, Locarnini S, Lim TH, Strasser SI, Sievert W, Cheng W, Thompson AJ, Given BD, Schluep T, Hamilton J, Biermer M, Kalmeijer R, Beumont M, Lenz O, De Ridder F, Cloherty G, Ka-Ho Wong D, Schwabe C, Jackson K, Lai CL, Gish RG, Gane E. Combination treatments including the small-interfering RNA JNJ-3989 induce rapid and sometimes prolonged viral responses in patients with CHB. J Hepatol. 2022 Nov;77(5):1287-1298. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2022.07.010. Epub 2022 Jul 20.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 35870702 (View on PubMed)

Gane E, Yuen MF, Kakuda TN, Ogawa T, Takahashi Y, Goeyvaerts N, Lonjon-Domanec I, Vaughan T, Schluep T, Hamilton J, Njumbe Ediage E, Hillewaert V, Snoeys J, Lenz O, Talloen W, Biermer M. JNJ-73763989 pharmacokinetics and safety: Liver-targeted siRNAs against hepatitis B virus, in Japanese and non-Japanese healthy adults, and combined with JNJ-56136379 and a nucleos(t)ide analogue in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Antivir Ther. 2022 Jun;27(3):13596535221093856. doi: 10.1177/13596535221093856.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35695169 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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AROHBV1001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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