A Study to Compare Efficacy and Safety of Tenofovir Used Alone or in Combination With Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2b in Participants With Chronic Hepatitis B and Elevated Alanine Aminotransferase (MK-4031-384)

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2017-08-01

Summary

This study will compare monotherapy with tenofovir to sequential therapy with pegylated interferon alpha-2b (pegIFN-2b) followed by tenofovir, and to combination therapy with pegIFN-2b + tenofovir, in participants with hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive chronic hepatitis B and elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT). All enrolled participants will be be administered tenofovir alone for 8 weeks and then will be randomly assigned to 1 of the 3 treatment arms.

• Phase: Phase 4

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
• Treatments: Interferon alpha-2; Interferon-alpha; Interferons; Peginterferon alfa-2b; Tenofovir