Phase 1 Study to Evaluate Safety and Antiviral Activity of PBGENE-HBV in Adult Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B

NCT ID: NCT06680232

Last Updated: 2025-09-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-11-14

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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This is a Phase 1, open-label, dose escalation and dose expansion study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, and antiviral activity of PBGENE-HBV in adult participants with chronic hepatitis B.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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HEPATITIS B CHRONIC

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Part 1 is to identify a safe and well tolerated dose regimen of PBGENE-HBV Part 2 is an expansion cohort to aid in selecting a dosing regimen.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Participants in both Part 1 and 2 will receive a finite course of PBGENE-HBV.

All participants will receive a finite course of multiple IV dose administrations of PBGENE-HBV. In Part 1, this will be done in a dose escalation manner which may be evaluated further in a Part 2 expansion cohort.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

PBGENE-HBV

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

PBGENE-HBV is an in vivo gene editing intervention based on a novel proprietary ARCUSĀ® platform designed to potentially cure chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) by eliminating cccDNA, the key source of replicating hepatitis B virus, while also inactivating integrated HBV DNA in hepatocytes.

Interventions

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PBGENE-HBV

PBGENE-HBV is an in vivo gene editing intervention based on a novel proprietary ARCUSĀ® platform designed to potentially cure chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) by eliminating cccDNA, the key source of replicating hepatitis B virus, while also inactivating integrated HBV DNA in hepatocytes.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or women of non-child bearing potential
* BMI 18.0 to 35.0
* Good overall health deemed by the study Investigator
* CHB infection documented at least 12 months prior to screening
* HBeAg-negative CHB
* Must be virologically suppressed on current NA treatment

Exclusion Criteria

* No history of cirrhosis of the liver
* No current infections of Hepatitis A, D, and E, human immunodeficiency virus (type 1 and 2), and no history of or current hepatitis C. In addition, no other active infections deemed clinically relevant.
* No signs of hepatocellular carcinoma
* Not received an organ transplant
* No malignancy within 5 years of screening, except for specific cancers that are cured by surgical resection (e.g., basal cell skin cancer)
* No investigational agent received within 6 months of screening
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Precision BioSciences, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Stanley Frankel, MD Medical Monitor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Precision BioSciences, Inc.

Locations

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Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Site Status RECRUITING

ICS ARENSIA Exploratory Medicine SRL

Chisinau, , Moldova

Site Status RECRUITING

New Zealand Clinical Research

Auckland, , New Zealand

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States Hong Kong Moldova New Zealand

Central Contacts

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Precision Trial Manager

Role: CONTACT

800-371-8953

Facility Contacts

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Raymond T Chung, MD

Role: primary

617-724-75

Man-Fung Yuen, MBBS, MD, PhD, DSc

Role: primary

852-2255 3579

Manager, Projects & Research Logistics

Role: primary

373-78883368

Edward Gane, MD

Role: primary

64-2-154-8371

Sophie Townshend, Study Coordinator

Role: backup

64-9-373-3474

Other Identifiers

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PBGENE-HBV-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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