NCT04980482CompletedPhase 2
Open-Label Study of AB-729, Nucleos(t)Ide Analogue and Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a in Subjects With Chronic Hepatitis B Infection
A Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Study Investigating AB-729, Nucleos(t)Ide Analogue and Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a Treatment in Subjects With Chronic Hepatitis B Infection
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Apr 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This is a randomized, open label, multicenter Phase 2 study investigating the safety and antiviral activity of AB-729 in combination with ongoing NA therapy and short courses of Peg-IFNα-2a in subjects with CHB.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 43 (actual)
- First submitted
- 19 Jul 2021
- Start date
- 29 Oct 2021
- Primary completion date
- 13 Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
- Diseases
- Hepatitis B
- NCT number
- NCT04980482
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
- Participants enrolled: 43
- From 29 Oct 2021 to the primary completion date, 13 Mar 2025
- 17 sites in 7 countries
- 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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Prior treatment
- Previous treatment with an experimental HBV-directed RNA-interference or antisense oligonucleotide product.
Other illness
- Evidence of co-infection with hepatitis A, C, D or E virus or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at screening
- History of any clinically significant medical condition associated with chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, evidence of decompensated liver disease, or findings suggestive of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at any time
Other
- Contraindications to the use of Peg-IFNα-2a or incapable of self-administration or assisted administration of Peg-IFNα-2a
Who the study is looking for
- Chronic hepatitis B virus infection with documentation at least 6 months prior to screening
- Subjects must have been receiving either TAF, TDF (or equivalent), or ETV consistently for ≥12 months prior to dosing Day 1
- HBV DNA \<LLOQ at Screening
- HBsAg between 100 and 5,000 IU/mL at Screening
- Subjects must be HBeAg-negative at Screening
- Fibroscan® result of ≤8.5 kPa within 6 months prior to dosing Day 1
- Medically stable based on physical examination, medical history, vital signs, laboratory values, and 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) at screening
Age in the registry: 18 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (17)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepean Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kingswood | Australia | Unknown status |
| St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Melbourne | Australia | Unknown status |
| Prince of Wales Hospital / The Chinese University of Hong Kong Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR China | Unknown status |
| Queen Mary Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR China | Unknown status |
| Pusan National University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pusan | South Korea | Unknown status |
| Asan Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seoul | South Korea | Unknown status |
| Arensia Exploratory Medicine Moldova Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chisinau | Moldova | Unknown status |
| Chia-Yi Christian Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chiayi City | Taiwan | Unknown status |
| Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kaohsiung City | Taiwan | Unknown status |
| Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kaohsiung City | Taiwan | Unknown status |
| Medical Center of Limited Liability Company "Harmoniya Krasy" Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kyiv | Ukraine | Unknown status |
| Arizona Liver Health Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chandler | United States | Unknown status |
| Henry Ford Health System Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Detroit | United States | Unknown status |
| ID Care Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hillsborough | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Miami | United States | Unknown status |
| Research and Education, Inc. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Diego | United States | Unknown status |
| Arizona Liver Health Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tucson | United States | Unknown status |
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