Clinical trial • Phase II • Infectious Disease
BEPIROVIRSEN SODIUM for Chronic hepatitis B | HIV infection
Phase II trial of BEPIROVIRSEN SODIUM for Chronic hepatitis B | HIV infection.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Infectious Disease
- Trial Disease
- Chronic hepatitis B | HIV infection
- Trial Stage
- Phase II
- Drug Modality
- Oligonucleotide
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 10-09-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 15-01-2025
Trial design
Randomised, placebo for bepirovirsen solution for injection (placebo for bepirovirsen solution for injection, 150 mg/ml ssd) vs active treatment with bepirovirsen 300 mg weekly for 24 weeks (with 2 loading doses).-controlled Phase II trial in Spain, France, Italy.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Placebo for Bepirovirsen Solution for Injection (Placebo for Bepirovirsen Solution for Injection, 150 mg/mL SSD) vs active treatment with bepirovirsen 300 mg weekly for 24 weeks (with 2 loading doses).
- Biomarker Stratified
- True, biomarker: HBsAg level (>100 IU/mL to ≤1000 IU/mL; >1000 IU/mL to ≤3000 IU/mL) and HBeAg status (positive or negative)
- Target Sample Size
- 99
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 420
Stratification factors
- HBsAg level (>100 IU/mL to ≤1000 IU/mL or >1000 IU/mL to ≤3000 IU/mL)
- HBeAg status (positive or negative)
Eligibility
Recruits 99 adults.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Documented chronic HBV infection and documented HIV-1 infection greater than equal to (>=)12 months prior to screening\n- Must be on uninterrupted ART containing at least Tenofovir disoproxil (TDF) or Tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) plus Lamivudine (3TC) or Emtricitabine (FTC) for greater than (>)12 months, with no planned changes to the stable regimen over the duration of the study o\tSwitch in ART is permitted >=6 months prior to Screening for reasons not related to loss of HIV or HBV control (e.g., change in formulary, tolerability, side effects)\n- Documented evidence of at least 2 plasma HIV-1 Ribonucleic acid (RNA) measurements <50 copies/mL are required in the 12 months prior to Screening: 1 within 6 to 12 months prior to screening and 1 within 6 months prior to Screening\n- Plasma or serum HBV DNA concentration must be adequately suppressed, defined as plasma or serum HBV DNA <90 IU/mL\n- Plasma HIV-1 RNA concentration must be undetectable, defined as plasma HIV 1 RNA <50 copies/mL\n- Cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) count >=350 cells/Cubic Millimeters (mm3)\n- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) <=2 times Upper limit of normal (ULN)"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- History of or suspected liver cirrhosis and/or evidence of cirrhosis. Diagnosed or suspected Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)\n- Currently taking, or took within 3 months of screening, any immunosuppressing drugs (e.g., prednisone), other than a short course of therapy (<=2 weeks) or topical/inhaled steroid use\n- Participants to whom immunosuppressive treatment, including therapeutic doses of steroids, is contraindicated should not be considered for enrolment in the study\n- Currently taking, or has taken within 12 months of Screening, any interferon containing therapy\n- Participants requiring anti coagulation therapies (e.g., warfarin, Factor Xa inhibitors) or anti platelet agents (including but not limited to clopidogrel or aspirin) unless treatment can safely be discontinued throughout duration of study intervention, by the discretion of the investigator. Occasional use is permitted.\n- Treatment with an HIV-1 immunotherapeutic vaccine within 90 days of screening\n- Prior treatment with any oligonucleotide or Small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) within 12 months prior to the first dosing day\n- Prior treatment with bepirovirsen\n- History of extrahepatic disorders possibly related to HBV immune conditions (e.g., nephrotic syndrome, any type of glomerulonephritis, polyarteritis nodosa, cryoglobulinemia, uncontrolled hypertension)\n- Coinfection with: a.\tHepatitis C virus (HCV) with positive HCV antibody and detectable HCV RNA at Screening I.\tHCV treatment should have completed >12 months prior to Screening b.\tHepatitis D virus (HDV) defined as positive or equivocal HDV antibody regardless of HDV RNA level\n- Clinically significant abnormalities, aside from HIV-1 infection and chronic HBV infection in medical history (e.g., moderate severe liver disease other than chronic HBV/HIV, acute coronary syndrome within 6 months of screening, major surgery within 3 months of screening, significant/unstable cardiac disease, uncontrolled diabetes, bleeding diathesis coagulopathy) or clinically significant physical examination findings\n- Untreated syphilis infection (positive Rapid plasma reagin [RPR] at Screening without clear documentation of treatment) are excluded unless they complete treatment during the screening period and 7 days prior to randomization\n- History of malignancy within the past 5 years with the exception of specific cancers that are cured by surgical resection (e.g., skin cancer). Participants under evaluation for possible malignancy are not eligible\n- History of vasculitis or presence of symptoms and signs of potential vasculitis (e.g., vasculitic rash, skin ulceration, repeated blood detected in urine without identified cause), current or history of an autoimmune condition or history/presence of other diseases that may be associated with vasculitis condition (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, relapsing polychondritis, mononeuritis multiplex)\n- Participants who in the investigator’s judgment, have a significant risk of suicide or self-harm\n- Alcohol or drug abuse/dependence"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Percentage of participants achieving HBsAg not detected and HBV Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) less than (<) Lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) at 36 weeks after scheduled end of study treatment in absence of rescue medication","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants with HBsAg reported as not detected and HBV DNA below the assay LLOQ measured at 36 weeks after scheduled end of study treatment; assessed in absence of rescue medication."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Percentage of participants achieving HBsAg not detected and HBV DNA ","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants achieving HBsAg not detected and HBV DNA < LLOQ at the scheduled end of treatment in the absence of rescue medication (end of treatment timepoint)."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 99
- Recruitment Window Months
- 29
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent is to be obtained from participants using subject information and consent forms (L1_ICF_Main and language-specific versions). Consent documents and related informed consent materials are present in multiple language versions (English, Spanish, French, Italian). No details on assent or consent by proxy are provided in the available CTIS metadata.
Methods
- K1_Recruitment arrangements (document title present in CTIS documents) - recruitment arrangements document (associated with specific Member State applications)
- K2_Flyer (document title present) - participant-facing flyer material
- K2_Poster / K2_GP Poster - poster materials for recruitment
- K2_HCP Letter - healthcare professional invitation/notification letter
- K2_Patient Letter / K2_Participant letter - direct patient invitation letters
- K2_Tri-Fold Brochure - informational brochure for participants
- K2_Patient Letter_redacted and related materials (multiple language/redacted versions present)
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 19
- Total Number Of Participants
- 51
Spain
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 16-10-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 10-12-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 420
- Number Of Sites
- 6
- Number Of Participants
- 16
Sites
- Site Name
- Hospital Clinic De Barcelona
- Department Name
- Internal Medicine department-Infectious diseases
- Principal Investigator Name
- Montserrat Laguno Centeno
- Principal Investigator Email
- mlaguno@clinic.cat
- Contact Person Name
- Montserrat Laguno Centeno
- Contact Person Email
- mlaguno@clinic.cat
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor
- Department Name
- Internal Medicine department-Infectious diseases
- Principal Investigator Name
- Pablo Ryan Murúa
- Principal Investigator Email
- pablo.ryan@salud.madrid.org
- Contact Person Name
- Pablo Ryan Murúa
- Contact Person Email
- pablo.ryan@salud.madrid.org
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz
- Department Name
- Internal Medicine department-Infectious diseases
- Principal Investigator Name
- Miguel Gorgolas Hernández-Mora
- Principal Investigator Email
- mgorgolas@fjd.es
- Contact Person Name
- Miguel Gorgolas Hernández-Mora
- Contact Person Email
- mgorgolas@fjd.es
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario La Paz
- Department Name
- Internal Medicine department-Infectious diseases
- Principal Investigator Name
- Luz Martín Carbonero
- Principal Investigator Email
- lmcarbonero@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Luz Martín Carbonero
- Contact Person Email
- lmcarbonero@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre
- Department Name
- Internal Medicine department-Infectious diseases
- Principal Investigator Name
- Otilia Bisbal Pardo
- Principal Investigator Email
- otibisbi@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Otilia Bisbal Pardo
- Contact Person Email
- otibisbi@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
- Department Name
- Internal Medicine department-Infectious diseases
- Principal Investigator Name
- Diana Corona Mata
- Principal Investigator Email
- d.corona.mata@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Diana Corona Mata
- Contact Person Email
- d.corona.mata@gmail.com
France
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 03-12-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 28-11-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 360
- Number Of Sites
- 7
- Number Of Participants
- 15
Sites
- Site Name
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nantes
- Department Name
- Hôtel Dieu - Service Maladies infectieuses et Tropicales
- Principal Investigator Name
- Eric BILLAUD
- Principal Investigator Email
- eric.billaud@chu-nantes.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Eric BILLAUD
- Contact Person Email
- eric.billaud@chu-nantes.fr
- Site Name
- Groupe Hospitalier Du Sud Ile De France
- Department Name
- Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales
- Principal Investigator Name
- Pierre LEROY
- Principal Investigator Email
- pierre.leroy@ghsif.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Pierre LEROY
- Contact Person Email
- pierre.leroy@ghsif.fr
- Site Name
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris (Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard)
- Department Name
- Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard - Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales
- Principal Investigator Name
- Jade GHOSN
- Principal Investigator Email
- jade.ghosn@aphp.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Jade GHOSN
- Contact Person Email
- jade.ghosn@aphp.fr
- Site Name
- Hopital Europeen Marseille
- Department Name
- Service Médecine Interne - Maladies Infectieuses
- Principal Investigator Name
- Patrick PHILIBERT
- Principal Investigator Email
- p.philibert@hopital-europeen.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Patrick PHILIBERT
- Contact Person Email
- p.philibert@hopital-europeen.fr
- Site Name
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris (Hôpital Saint-Antoine)
- Department Name
- Hôpital Saint-Antoine - Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales
- Principal Investigator Name
- Karine LACOMBE
- Principal Investigator Email
- karine.lacombe2@aphp.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Karine LACOMBE
- Contact Person Email
- karine.lacombe2@aphp.fr
- Site Name
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
- Department Name
- Hôpital Saint Eloi - Service Hépato-Gastro-Entérologie
- Principal Investigator Name
- Magdalena MESZAROS
- Principal Investigator Email
- m-meszaros@chu-montpellier.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Magdalena MESZAROS
- Contact Person Email
- m-meszaros@chu-montpellier.fr
- Site Name
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris (46 Rue Henri Huchard)
- Department Name
- Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard - Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales
- Principal Investigator Name
- Jade GHOSN
- Principal Investigator Email
- jade.ghosn@aphp.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Jade GHOSN
- Contact Person Email
- jade.ghosn@aphp.fr
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 18-12-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 23-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 460
- Number Of Sites
- 6
- Number Of Participants
- 20
Sites
- Site Name
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Metropolitana
- Department Name
- U.O. Clinica di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali
- Principal Investigator Name
- Antonio Di Biagio
- Principal Investigator Email
- antonio.dibiagio@hsanmartino.it
- Contact Person Name
- Antonio Di Biagio
- Contact Person Email
- antonio.dibiagio@hsanmartino.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Di Sassari
- Department Name
- SC Malattie Infettive e Tropicali
- Principal Investigator Name
- Ivana Maida
- Principal Investigator Email
- imaida@uniss.it
- Contact Person Name
- Ivana Maida
- Contact Person Email
- imaida@uniss.it
- Site Name
- ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
- Department Name
- SC Malattie Infettive
- Principal Investigator Name
- Massimo Puoti
- Principal Investigator Email
- massimo.puoti@ospedaleniguarda.it
- Contact Person Name
- Massimo Puoti
- Contact Person Email
- massimo.puoti@ospedaleniguarda.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Universita' Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
- Department Name
- UOC Malattie Infettive
- Principal Investigator Name
- Nicola Coppola
- Principal Investigator Email
- nicola.coppola@unicampania.it
- Contact Person Name
- Nicola Coppola
- Contact Person Email
- nicola.coppola@unicampania.it
- Site Name
- ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco
- Department Name
- Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive
- Principal Investigator Name
- Maria Vittoria Cossu
- Principal Investigator Email
- maria.cossu@asst-fbf-sacco.it
- Contact Person Name
- Maria Vittoria Cossu
- Contact Person Email
- maria.cossu@asst-fbf-sacco.it
- Site Name
- National Institute For Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani
- Department Name
- UOC Malattie Infettive-Epatologia
- Principal Investigator Name
- Gianpiero D'Offizi
- Principal Investigator Email
- gianpiero.doffizi@inmi.it
- Contact Person Name
- Gianpiero D'Offizi
- Contact Person Email
- gianpiero.doffizi@inmi.it
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Glaxosmithkline Research & Development Limited
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- United Kingdom
Contract research organisations
- Name
- Sermes CRO
- Responsibilities
- Patient fee reimbursement
Third parties
- {"country":"France","full_name":"Fm Richard Et Associes","duties_or_roles":"Reimbursement of patient fees and compensation / Payment of biological exams performed outside the sites","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Corevitas LLC","duties_or_roles":"7","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Spain","full_name":"Alcura Health Espana S.A.","duties_or_roles":"Medicine product destruction","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent","duties_or_roles":"4","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
- {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Labcorp Early Development Laboratories Limited","duties_or_roles":"4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Monogram Biosciences Inc.","duties_or_roles":"4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"France","full_name":"Creapharm Clinical Supplies","duties_or_roles":"14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Greenphire LLC","duties_or_roles":"Travel reimbursement and Travel organization","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Infinity Biologix LLC","duties_or_roles":"4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Biocair International Limited","duties_or_roles":"14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Eresearchtechnology Inc.","duties_or_roles":"7","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"WCG Clinical Inc.","duties_or_roles":"10","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Spain","full_name":"Sermes CRO","duties_or_roles":"Patient fee reimbursement","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"France","full_name":"Cerba","duties_or_roles":"4","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Acetaminophen Toxicity Diagnostics LLC","duties_or_roles":"4","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
- {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"PPD Global Central Labs","duties_or_roles":"4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Denmark","full_name":"Nordic Bioscience A/S","duties_or_roles":"4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"Cerba Research","duties_or_roles":"4","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- BEPIROVIRSEN SODIUM (sponsor product code GSK3228836)
- Active Substance
- BEPIROVIRSEN SODIUM
- Modality
- Oligonucleotide
- Routes Of Administration
- Subcutaneous use
- Route
- Subcutaneous
- Starting Dose
- 300 mg (with 2 loading doses)
- Dose Levels
- 300 mg weekly for 24 weeks (with 2 loading doses)
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Maximum Dose
- Max daily 300 mg; max total 7800 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- Placebo for Bepirovirsen Solution for Injection, 150 mg/mL SSD
- Modality
- Other
- Combination Treatment
- Yes
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