NCT04431245Active, not recruiting
Stopping Antiviral Treatment in Chronic Hepatitis B
Stopping Antiviral Treatment and Subsequent Flare in Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: Immunological and Virological Profiling
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 10 Feb 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection affected 292 million individuals in the world, translating to about 3.9% of global prevalence. Up to 40% of patients with CHB will develop liver-related complications. Many patients require long-term oral antiviral therapy since off-treatment sustained virological control can only be achieved in a minority of patients. It is uncommon for patients taking long-term antivirals to be able to stop the treatment if favorable factors are not present. Those include low viral load, long enough duration of treatment, and absence of cirrhosis. Some studies have found that inducing a mild flare is beneficial for achieving functional cure in chronic hepatitis B infection. There is lack of data in the immunological and virological profile in patients who stop their long-term antiviral therapy, and in those who developed flare after treatment cessation.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 54 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 31 May 2020
- Start date
- 1 Jun 2021
- Primary completion date
- 31 Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Diseases
- Hepatitis B
- NCT number
- NCT04431245
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 54
- From 1 Jun 2021 to the primary completion date, 31 Aug 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- HCC, cirrhosis, history of liver transplantation, or on immunosuppressants,
Who the study is looking for
- HBeAg-negative
- non-cirrhotic
- on long-term NA ≥3 years (entecavir or tenofovir)
- undetectable serum HBV DNA
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man Fung Yuen Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR China | Unknown status |
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