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ABSTRACT: Background
Pradefovir is a liver-targeted prodrug of adefovir, a nucleoside/nucleotide analogue with antiviral activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA polymerase. This phase 2 study compared the efficacy and safety of oral pradefovir (30, 45, 60, or 75 mg) versus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF; 300 mg) and aimed to identify the most appropriate dose of pradefovir for the forthcoming phase 3 study.Methods
Treatment-naive and experienced (not on treatment >6 months) patients with chronic hepatitis B were eligible.Results
A total of 240 participants were randomized and treated in the study (48 per group). Approximately 80% were hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positive, and 10% had liver cirrhosis. The reductions from baseline in HBV DNA levels achieved at week 24 were 5.40, 5.34, 5.33, and 5.40 log10 IU/mL, with pradefovir doses of 30-, 45-, 60-, and 75-mg, respectively, compared with 5.12 log10 IU/mL with TDF. However, HBeAg loss was attained by more participants who received 45-, 60-, or 75-mg pradefovir than by those receiving TDF (12%, 6%, and 9% vs 3%). The TDF group exhibited a more significant increase in serum creatinine than the pradefovir 30- and 45-mg groups, and serum phosphate levels were comparable among all groups. Most adverse events (AEs) were mild (grade 1). No treatment-related severe AEs were reported. Overall, AEs and laboratory abnormalities were comparable to those in the TDF group.Conclusions
Pradefovir and TDF exhibited comparable reductions in HBV DNA levels. All treatments were safe and well tolerated.Clinical trials registration
NCT00230503 and China Drug Trials CTR2018042.
SUBMITTER: Gao Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9187326 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gao Yanhang Y Kong Fei F Song Xinwen X Shang Jia J Yao Lvfeng L Xia Jinyu J Peng Yanzhong Y Liu Weidong W Gong Huanyu H Mu Mao M Cui Hesong H Han Tao T Chen Wen W Wu Xiaolu X Yang Yongfeng Y Yan Xuebing X Jin Zhenjing Z Wang Peng P Zhu Qingjing Q Chen Liang L Zhao Caiyan C Zhang Dengke D Jin Weili W Wang Daidi D Wen Xiuhong X Liu Chunmei C Jia Jidong J Mao Qing Q Ding Yanhua Y Jin Xueyuan X Zhang Zong Z Mao Qianguo Q Li Guangming G Niu Junqi J
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<h4>Background</h4>Pradefovir is a liver-targeted prodrug of adefovir, a nucleoside/nucleotide analogue with antiviral activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA polymerase. This phase 2 study compared the efficacy and safety of oral pradefovir (30, 45, 60, or 75 mg) versus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF; 300 mg) and aimed to identify the most appropriate dose of pradefovir for the forthcoming phase 3 study.<h4>Methods</h4>Treatment-naive and experienced (not on treatment >6 months) patien ...[more]