Phase 2 Study of AHB-137 in HBeAg Negative Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) Participants in Asia Pacific Region

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorAusperBio Therapeutics Inc.

About this trial

This study is a randomized, open-label, multicenter phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of AHB-137 injection in participants with HBeAg-negative CHB treated with Nucleos(t)ide Analogue (NAs).

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Adults ≥18 years of age (or per local age of majority) and ≤65 years of age at Screening who are able to provide informed consent, comply with study procedures, and agree to discontinue nucleos(t)ide analog (NA) therapy if protocol-defined discontinuation criteria are met.

Body mass index (BMI) ≤35 kg/m².

Documented chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection for ≥6 months prior to randomization, defined by hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positivity or detectable HBV DNA.

Hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) negative at Screening.

Disqualifiers

Clinically significant disease other than chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, as documented in medical history or identified on physical examination, including but not limited to acute coronary syndrome within 6 months prior to Screening, significant or unstable cardiac disease, uncontrolled diabetes, bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy, or prior solid organ or bone marrow transplant

Concomitant clinically significant liver disease, including but not limited to viral hepatitis caused by other pathogens, hemochromatosis, Wilson's disease, primary biliary cholangitis, autoimmune liver disease, alcoholic liver disease, drug-induced liver injury, or current or prior history of clinical hepatic decompensation (e.g., ascites, encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome, or variceal hemorrhage).

Any severe infection (other than chronic HBV infection) within 1 month prior to randomization and/or requiring intravenous anti-infective therapy.

History of immune thrombocytopenia.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • AHB-137

    Drug

    Subcutaneous injection

Treatment groups

84 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Arm A: AHB-137 + 2 LDsExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Arm B: AHB-137 + 3 LDsExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Proportion of participants with sustained response post AHB-137 treatment

Sustained response defined as hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) level below the limit of detection (LOD, 0.05 international units \[IU\]/mL) and HBV deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) below the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ)

Time frame
24 Weeks post AHB-137 treatment

Secondary outcomes

1

Proportion of participants with functional cure (FC) or sustained HBV DNA response off all HBV treatment

Time frame
Off-treatment follow-up (Week 48 to 96)
2

Proportion of participants with functional cure (FC)

Time frame
Week 72
3

Proportion of participants with sustained HBV DNA response

Time frame
From baseline through Week 72
4

Proportion of participants with HBsAg ≤10 IU/mL and HBV DNA < Lower Limit of Quantification (LLOQ) post AHB-137 treatment

Time frame
24 weeks post AHB-137 treatment

Other outcomes

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