Viral sequence analysis of chronic hepatitis B patients treated with the capsid assembly modulator JNJ-56136379 in the JADE phase 2a study

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: In the monotherapy arms of the phase 2 JADE study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03361956) evaluating the safety and efficacy of JNJ-56136379 (capsid assembly modulator-class E) with/without nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA), viral breakthroughs (VBT) were observed, leading to JNJ-56136379 monotherapy discontinuation. We present the viral sequencing analysis of JNJ-56136379±NA-treated hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected patients.

METHODS: The HBV full genome was sequenced using next generation sequencing. Baseline amino acid (aa) polymorphisms were defined as changes versus the universal HBV reference sequence (sequence read frequency >15%). Emerging mutations were defined as aa changes versus baseline sequence (frequency <1% at baseline and ≥15% post-baseline).

RESULTS: 6/28 JNJ-56136379 75 mg monotherapy arm patients experienced VBT; all 6 had emerging JNJ-56136379-resistant variants T33N (n = 5; fold change [FC] = 85) or F23Y (n = 1; FC = 5.2). 1/32 JNJ-56136379 250 mg arm patients (genotype-E) had <1 log10 IU/mL decline in HBV DNA at Week 4, experienced VBT at Week 8, and carried the I105T baseline polymorphism (FC = 7.9), but had no emerging variants. Eight additional monotherapy-treated patients had shallow second phases of their HBV DNA profile and emerging T33N (n = 7) or F23Y (n = 1) variants. NA initiation (switch [75 mg arm]; add-on [250 mg arm]) in all monotherapy patients with VBT resulted in HBV DNA decline in all patients. No VBT was observed during JNJ-56136379+NA combination therapy.

CONCLUSIONS: JNJ-56136379 monotherapy resulted in VBT and was associated with the selection of JNJ-56136379-resistant variants. Efficacy of NA treatment (de novo combination or rescue therapy for VBT) was not impacted, confirming the lack of cross-resistance between these drug classes.

CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: NCT03361956.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:216

Enthalten in:

Antiviral research - 216(2023) vom: 01. Aug., Seite 105660

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Verbinnen, Thierry [VerfasserIn]
Talloen, Willem [VerfasserIn]
Janssen, Harry L A [VerfasserIn]
Zoulim, Fabien [VerfasserIn]
Shukla, Umesh [VerfasserIn]
Vandenbossche, Joris J [VerfasserIn]
Biermer, Michael [VerfasserIn]
De Meyer, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Lenz, Oliver [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral Agents
Capsid Proteins
Capsid assembly modulator
Clinical Trial, Phase II
DNA, Viral
Genome sequencing
Hepatitis B e Antigens
Hepatitis B virus
JNJ-56136379
Journal Article
Polymorphisms
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Viral breakthrough

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Date Completed 01.08.2023

Date Revised 01.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03361956

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.antiviral.2023.105660

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NLM358867509