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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
Current therapies available for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B are limited in their ability to result in a cure. Clevudine is a new pyrimidine analog with potent anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) activity in vitro. A multicenter dose-escalation study evaluated clevudine at 10, 50, 100, and 200 mg once daily for 28 days. Eligible patients had HBV DNA levels of 3 x 10(6) copies/mL or more, had not undergone nucleoside treatment, and were without human immunodeficiency or hepatitis C virus coinfection. Thirty-two patients were enrolled (5, 10, 10, and 7 patients in the 10-, 50-, 100-, and 200-mg dose groups, respectively), 81% were male, 81% Asian, and 88% were hepatitis Be antigen (HBeAg) positive at baseline. Median pretreatment serum HBV DNA levels ranged from 7.3 to 8.8 log(10) copies/mL. After 28 days, the median HBV DNA log(10) change from baseline was -2.5, -2.7, -3.0, and -2.6 log(10). Six months after dosing, median changes from baseline were -1.2, -1.4, -2.7 and -1.7 log(10) in the 10-, 50-, 100-, and 200-mg cohorts, respectively. Six of 27 patients lost HBeAg, and 3 of 27 patients seroconverted to HBe antibody. Clevudine was well tolerated, with no dose-limiting toxicities. A transient increase in alanine aminotransferase of up to 7.8 times the upper limit of normal (increase ranged from 20 to 186 IU/L) was observed in six patients in the 100-mg cohort, without signs of liver failure. These increases were associated with improved viral suppression. The pharmacokinetic profile of clevudine was proportional to the dose. In conclusion, these results demonstrate the tolerability and potent activity of clevudine in HBV-infected patients and support further clinical study.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0270-9139
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
140-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Alanine Transaminase, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Antibodies, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Antiviral Agents, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Arabinofuranosyluracil, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Area Under Curve, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Gene Dosage, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Hepatitis B, Chronic, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Hepatitis B e Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Hepatitis B virus, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:15239097-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
A phase II dose-escalating trial of clevudine in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
pubmed:affiliation
Service d'Hépatologie, Hopital Beaujon, Clichy, France. marcellin@bichat.inserm.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study, Clinical Trial, Phase II