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# Long-term Follow-up Study to Evaluate Durability of Treatment Response in Previous Bepirovirsen Study Participants (B-Sure)

NCT04954859

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954859)

Phase

Phase 2

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Recruitment status

Active, not recruiting

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Participants

360

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954859)

Lead sponsor

GlaxoSmithKline

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954859)

Start date

2021-12-14

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954859)

Number of sites

163

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954859)

## Title and summary

**Summary**

This is a global multi-center, long-term follow-up study to assess durability of efficacy, as measured by maintenance of treatment response from the parent study, in participants who participated in a previous bepirovirsen study and achieved a complete or partial response. Eligible participants will be enrolled in this study after completing the end of study (EoS) visit in the respective parent bepirovirsen studies (studies B-Clear \\\[209668: NCT04449029\\\], B-Together \\\[209348: NCT04676724\\\], B-Fine \\\[212602: NCT04544956\\\], B-Well 1 \\\[202009: NCT05630807\\\], B-Well 2 \\\[219288: NCT05630820\\\], and TH HBV ASO-001 \\\[217023: NCT05276297\\\]). Participants will be categorized as Not-on-NA, NA-cessated, or On-NA based on their nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) status in the parent study. No further treatment with bepirovirsen will be administered in this study.

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954859)

**Acronym**

B-Sure

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**Short title**

Long-term Follow-up Study to Evaluate Durability of Treatment Response in Previous Bepirovirsen Study Participants (B-Sure)

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954859)

**Official title**

A Prospective, Multi-Centre Study (B-Sure) to Evaluate Long-Term Durability of Treatment Response in Chronic Hepatitis B Participants With and Without Nucleos(t)Ide Therapy Who Have Participated in a Previous Bepirovirsen Treatment Study

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## Status and phase

**Control arm**

Open label

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**Registry reports results**

No

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**Listing at source**

Listed

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**Recruitment status**

Active, not recruiting

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**Phase**

Phase 2

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**Study type**

Interventional

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## Dates

**Completion date**

2029-01-24

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**First posted**

2021-07-08

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**Registry last updated**

2026-06-24

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**Primary completion date**

2029-01-24

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**Start date**

2021-12-14

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954859)

## Size and sites

**Participants**

360

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954859)

**Participant count basis**

Estimated

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**Planned participants**

360

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**Protocol amendments**

2

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**Number of sites**

163

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954859)

## Sponsor and oversight

**Data monitoring committee**

No

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**Registry sponsor category**

Industry

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**Lead sponsor**

GlaxoSmithKline

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**Source registry**

ClinicalTrials.gov

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## Identifiers

**Registry ID**

NCT04954859

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**ClinicalTrials.gov ID**

NCT04954859

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**Registry record**

Open registry record

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## Study design

**Allocation**

Not randomised

**Model**

Parallel groups

**Purpose**

Treatment

**Masking**

No masking

Sources for study design

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954859)

## Outcomes

### Primary outcomes

1. Percentage of Not-on-NA participants without loss of parent study primary outcome (PSPO)  
Timeframe: From primary endpoint assessment in the parent study up to Month 57  
NA indicates nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA).
2. Percentage of On-NA participants rolling over from studies 209668 and 209348 without loss of functional cure (FC) after NA-cessation in study 206882  
Timeframe: From Month 3 up to Month 57
3. Percentage of On-NA participants rolling over from study 217023 without loss of FC after NA-cessation in study 206882  
Timeframe: From Month 3 up to Month 33
4. Percentage of NA-cessated participants rolling over from studies 202009 and 219288 without loss of FC after NA-cessation in the parent study  
Timeframe: From primary endpoint assessment in the parent study up to Month 33

### Secondary outcomes

1. Percentage of On-NA and NA-cessated participants with PSPO in the parent study who have hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) reversion or use of any rescue medication after NA cessation (in either parent study or study 206682)  
Timeframe: Up to Month 57
2. Percentage of On-NA and NA-cessated participants with PSPO in the parent study who have virologic relapse or use of any rescue medication after NA cessation (in either parent study or study 206682)  
Timeframe: Up to Month 57
3. Percentage of On-NA and NA-cessated participants with PSPO in the parent study who have clinical relapse or use of any rescue medication after NA cessation (in either parent study or study 206682)  
Timeframe: Up to Month 57
4. Percentage of On-NA and NA-cessated participants with PSPO in the parent study who receive NA retreatment after NA cessation (in either parent study or study 206682)  
Timeframe: Up to Month 57
5. Percentage of On-NA participants with PSPO in the parent study, who continue NA treatment in study 206882, and have no loss of treatment response  
Timeframe: From primary endpoint assessment in the parent study up to Month 33
6. Percentage of Not-on-NA participants with a partial response in the parent study and a delayed FC in study 206882 in absence of rescue medication after end of treatment in the parent study  
Timeframe: Up to Month 57
7. Time to loss of FC from time of achieving delayed FC in Not-on-NA participants with a partial response in the parent study and a delayed FC in study 206882  
Timeframe: From date of achieving delayed FC up to Month 57
8. Percentage of On-NA participants with a partial response in the parent study, who discontinue NA treatment in study 206882, and have a delayed FC in 206882 in absence of rescue medication after end of treatment in the parent study  
Timeframe: Up to Month 57
9. Time to loss of FC in On-NA participants who achieve a partial response in the parent study, discontinue NA treatment in study 206882 and achieve delayed FC in 206882  
Timeframe: From date of achieving delayed FC up to Month 57
10. Percentage of On-NA participants with a partial response in the parent study, who do not discontinue NA treatment in study 206882, and have a delayed treatment response in 206882 in absence of rescue medication after end of treatment in the parent study  
Timeframe: Up to Month 33
11. Time to loss of treatment response in On-NA participants who achieve a partial response in the parent study, do not discontinue NA treatment in study 206882 and have a delayed treatment response in 206882  
Timeframe: From date of achieving delayed treatment response up to Month 33
12. Percentage of On-NA participants with a partial response in the parent study, who discontinue NA treatment in study 206882, and have HBsAg loss in the absence of any rescue medication after NA cessation in 206882  
Timeframe: From Month 3 to Month 57
13. Percentage of On-NA participants with a partial response in the parent study, who discontinue NA treatment in study 206882, and have virologic relapse or use of any rescue medication after NA cessation in 206882  
Timeframe: From Month 3 up to Month 57
14. Percentage of On-NA participants with a partial response in the parent study, who discontinue NA treatment in study 206882, and have clinical relapse or use of any rescue medication after NA cessation in 206882  
Timeframe: From Month 3 up to Month 57
15. Percentage of On-NA participants with a partial response in the parent study, who discontinue NA treatment in study 206882 and have use of any rescue medication after NA cessation in 206882  
Timeframe: From Month 3 up to Month 57
16. Percentage of participants with anti-HBs (antibody to HBsAg)  
Timeframe: Up to 57 months
17. Percentage of participants with anti-HBe (antibody to hepatitis B e-antigen \[HBeAg\])  
Timeframe: Up to 57 months
18. Absolute values for HBsAg, hepatitis B virus (HBV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), HBeAg (logarithm to the base 10 \[log10\] international units per milliliter \[IU/mL\])  
Timeframe: Up to 57 months
19. Change from Baseline for HBsAg, HBV DNA, HBeAg (log10 IU/mL)  
Timeframe: Baseline (End of Study visit in the parent study) and up to 57 months
20. Absolute values for hepatitis B core-related antigen (HBcrAg) (kiloUnits per milliliter \[kU/mL\])  
Timeframe: Up to 57 months
21. Change from Baseline for HBcrAg (kU/mL)  
Timeframe: Baseline (End of Study visit in the parent study) and up to 57 months
22. Absolute values for HBV ribonucleic acid (RNA) (log10 IU/ml)  
Timeframe: Up to 57 months
23. Change from Baseline for HBV RNA (log10 IU/ml)  
Timeframe: Baseline (End of Study visit in the parent study) and up to 57 months
24. Percentage of participants with mutations  
Timeframe: Up to 57 months

Sources for outcomes

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954859)

## Eligibility

**Sex**

All

**Age groups**

Adults, Older adults

**Minimum age**

18 Years

**Healthy volunteers**

No

### Inclusion criteria

- Participants who enter the study on stable NA are willing and able to cease their NA treatment in accordance with the NA cessation schedule.
- Capable of giving informed consent.

For participants rolling over from 209668 (B-Clear), 209348 (B-Together), and 212602 (B-Fine):

- Participants who have previously received at least one dose of bepirovirsen AND

  1. Achieved the PSPO in the parent study and who maintained a response until the End of Study (EoS) visit in their parent study (defined as complete responders to bepirovirsen from the parent study) OR
  2. Demonstrated hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) reduction greater than or equal to (≥) 1.0 log10 international units per milliliter (IU/mL) from parent study Baseline with HBsAg levels less than (<) 100 IU/mL and HBV deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) < lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) for 24 weeks after the actual end of treatment regimen, in the absence of rescue medication and maintained until their EoS visit in the parent study.

For participants rolling over from 202009 (B-Well1) and 219288 (B-Well 2):

- Participants who have previously received at least 1 dose of bepirovirsen (or matching placebo where appropriate) AND

  1. NA cessated at Week 48 in parent study and achieved at least HBsAg <1 IU/ml and HBV DNA <LLOQ at the EOS visit (Week 96) in the parent study OR
  2. Achieved NA cessation criteria at Week 48 in parent study but have not stopped NA treatment, and are maintaining at least HBsAg <1 IU/ml and HBV DNA <LLOQ at EOS visit (Week 72) of parent study OR
  3. Did not achieve NA cessation criteria in parent study but achieved at least HBsAg <1 IU/ml and HBV DNA <LLOQ at EOS visit (Week 72) of parent study.

For participants rolling over from 217023 (TH HBV ASO-001):

- Participants who have previously received at least 1 dose of bepirovirsen AND

  1. Achieved HBsAg <1 IU/ml and HBV DNA <LLOQ in parent study at Week 66 (ASO12 arm) or Week 78 (ASO 24 arm) and are maintaining HBsAg < 1 IU/ml and HBV DNA <LLOQ, at the EOS study visit \[Week 133 ASO12 arm), or Week 145 (ASO24 arm)\] in parent study OR
  2. Did not achieve HBsAg <1 IU/ml and HBV DNA <LLOQ in parent study at Week 66 (ASO12 arm) or Week 78 (ASO24 arm) but have achieved HBsAg < 1 IU/ml and HBV DNA < LLOQ by the EOS visit (Week 133 (ASO12 arm) or Week 145 (ASO24 arm)) in the parent study.

### Exclusion criteria

- Participants who have/or are currently participating in another non-GSK interventional clinical study exploring HBV treatment since completing their treatment with bepirovirsen.
- Any condition which, in the opinion of the investigator or Medical Monitor, contraindicates their participation in this study.

Sources for eligibility

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954859)

## Sites

- GSK Investigational SiteSacramento, United States
- GSK Investigational SiteSan Jose, United States
- GSK Investigational SiteColorado Springs, United States
- GSK Investigational SiteBoston, United States
- GSK Investigational SiteDetroit, United States
- GSK Investigational SiteLa Plata, Argentina
- GSK Investigational SiteBuenos Aires, Argentina
- GSK Investigational SiteBuenos Aires, Argentina
- GSK Investigational SiteRosario, Argentina
- GSK Investigational SiteSanta Fe, Argentina
- GSK Investigational SiteHerston, Australia
- GSK Investigational SiteFitzroy, Australia
- GSK Investigational SiteAracaju, Brazil
- GSK Investigational SiteCampinas, Brazil
- GSK Investigational SiteCuritiba, Brazil
- GSK Investigational SiteManaus, Brazil
- GSK Investigational SiteSão Paulo, Brazil
- GSK Investigational SiteVila Mariana, Brazil
- GSK Investigational SitePlovdiv, Bulgaria
- GSK Investigational SiteSliven, Bulgaria
- GSK Investigational SiteSofia, Bulgaria
- GSK Investigational SiteSofia, Bulgaria
- GSK Investigational SiteSofia, Bulgaria
- GSK Investigational SiteVarna, Bulgaria
- GSK Investigational SiteCalgary, Canada

And 138 more, listed on the interactive page.

Sources for sites

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954859)

## References

### Other registry identifiers (2)

- 2023
- 2023-506867-33

Sources for references

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954859)

## Related records

### Drugs (1)

- [Bepirovirsen sodium](https://trialight.com/data/asset/bepirovirsen-sodium-9ff2f7ec-3a97-4823-836f-d1f3c02f85e0.md)

### Lead sponsors (1)

- [GlaxoSmithKline](https://trialight.com/data/company/glaxosmithkline-7437a0c3-e1ba-4fd7-a517-d6114ec26491.md)

### Conditions (1)

- [Hepatitis B virus infection](https://trialight.com/data/condition/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-63cb6d13-50c4-5e97-86fd-ce5481d9d1c6.md) Primary condition

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