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NCT02932150Active, not recruitingPhase 2

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

A Randomized, Double-Blind Evaluation of the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Antiviral Efficacy of Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF) in Children and Adolescent Subjects With Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 18 Jun 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

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.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
150 (estimated)
First submitted
16 Sept 2016
Start date
Nov 2016
Primary completion date
Sept 2026
Lead sponsor
Gilead Sciences
Diseases
Hepatitis B
NCT number
NCT02932150
EudraCT number
2016-000785-37

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 150
  • From Nov 2016 to the primary completion date, Sept 2026
  • 39 sites in 8 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Received solid organ or bone marrow transplant
  • Currently receiving therapy with immunomodulators (eg, corticosteroids), or immunosuppressants
  • Malignancy within the 5 years prior to screening. Individuals under evaluation for possible malignancy are not eligible.

Other illness

  • Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), HIV, or hepatitis D virus (HDV)
  • Any history of, or current evidence of, clinical hepatic decompensation
  • Chronic liver disease of non-HBV etiology (e.g., hemochromatosis, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, cholangitis)
  • Significant renal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, or neurological disease in the opinion of the Investigator

Other

  • 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.
  • 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)
  • Abnormal hematological and biochemical parameters
  • Current alcohol or substance abuse judged by the investigator to potentially interfere with subject compliance.
    • Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Who the study is looking for

  • 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

Age in the registry: 2 years to 17 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (39)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc (UCL)
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BrusselsBelgiumUnknown status
Prince of Wales Hospital
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ShatinHong Kong SAR ChinaUnknown status
Institute of Post Graduation Medical Education & Research
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KolkataIndiaUnknown status
M. V Hospital and Research Center
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LucknowIndiaUnknown status
LTMMC & LTMG Hospital
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MumbaiIndiaUnknown status
Seth GS medical college and KEM Hospital
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MumbaiIndiaUnknown status
Khalatkar Hospital
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NagpurIndiaUnknown status
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
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New DelhiIndiaUnknown status
SIDS Hospital and Research Centre
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SuratIndiaUnknown status
Samvedna Hospital
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VaranasiIndiaUnknown status
Kyungpook National University Hospital
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DaeguSouth KoreaUnknown status
Asan Medical Center
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
Samsung Medical Center
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
Spitalul Grigore Alexandrescu-Sectia Pediatrie III
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BucharestRomaniaUnknown status
Institutul National de Boli Infectioase "Prof.Dr. Matei Bals"
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BucharestRomaniaUnknown status
Federal Research Centre of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety
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MoscowRussiaUnknown status
Federal State-Financed Institution Pediatric Research and Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases
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Saint PetersburgRussiaUnknown status
Republican Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases named after A.F. Agafonov
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TatarstanRussiaUnknown status
Limited Medical Company Hepatolog
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TolyattiRussiaUnknown status
Chang Gung Medical Foundation Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
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Kaohsiung CityTaiwanUnknown status
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
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Kaohsiung CityTaiwanUnknown status
National Cheng Kung University Hospital
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TainanTaiwanUnknown status
National Taiwan University Hospital
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TaipeiTaiwanUnknown status
Chang Gung Medical Foundation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou
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TaoyuanTaiwanUnknown status
Children's Hospital Colorado
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AuroraUnited StatesUnknown status
Johns Hopkins University
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BaltimoreUnited StatesUnknown status
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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CincinnatiUnited StatesUnknown status
Nationwide Children's Hospital
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ColumbusUnited StatesUnknown status
Cook Children's Medical Center
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Fort WorthUnited StatesUnknown status
Texas Children's Hospital - Main Hospital
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status
Indiana University School of Medicine
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IndianapolisUnited StatesUnknown status
Children's Mercy Hospital
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Kansas CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
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NashvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
American Research Corporation at Texas Liver Institute
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San AntonioUnited StatesUnknown status
Rady Childrens Hospital
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San DiegoUnited StatesUnknown status
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
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San FranciscoUnited StatesUnknown status
Seattle Children's Hospital
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SeattleUnited StatesUnknown status
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
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The BronxUnited StatesUnknown status

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