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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

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

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

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (17)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Nepean Hospital
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KingswoodAustraliaUnknown status
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
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MelbourneAustraliaUnknown status
Prince of Wales Hospital / The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Hong KongHong Kong SAR ChinaUnknown status
Queen Mary Hospital
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Hong KongHong Kong SAR ChinaUnknown status
Pusan National University Hospital
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PusanSouth KoreaUnknown status
Asan Medical Center
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
Arensia Exploratory Medicine Moldova
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ChisinauMoldovaUnknown status
Chia-Yi Christian Hospital
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Chiayi CityTaiwanUnknown status
Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
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Kaohsiung CityTaiwanUnknown status
Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
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Kaohsiung CityTaiwanUnknown status
Medical Center of Limited Liability Company "Harmoniya Krasy"
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KyivUkraineUnknown status
Arizona Liver Health
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ChandlerUnited StatesUnknown status
Henry Ford Health System
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DetroitUnited StatesUnknown status
ID Care
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HillsboroughUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
Research and Education, Inc.
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San DiegoUnited StatesUnknown status
Arizona Liver Health
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TucsonUnited StatesUnknown status

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