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J Hepatol. 2019 Jul 12. pii: S0168-8278(19)30400-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.06.028. [Epub ahead of print]
Anti-PD-1 Blockade with Nivolumab with and without Therapeutic Vaccination for Virally Suppressed Chronic Hepatitis B: A Pilot Study.
Gane E1, Verdon DJ2, Brooks AE2, Gaggar A3, Nguyen AH3, Subramanian GM3, Schwabe C4, Dunbar PR2.
Author information
1
Auckland Clinical Studies, Auckland, New Zealand. Electronic address: [email protected].
2
School of Biological Sciences, and Maurice Wilkins Centre, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
3
Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California, USA.
4
Auckland Clinical Studies, Auckland, New Zealand.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:
To evaluate the hypothesis that increasing T-cell frequency and activity may provide durable control of hepatitis B virus (HBV), we administered nivolumab, a PD-1 inhibitor, with or without GS-4774, an HBV therapeutic vaccine, in virally-suppressed patients with HBeAg negative chronic HBV.
METHODS:
In a Phase 1b study, patients received either single dose of nivolumab at 0.1 mg/kg (n=2) or 0.3 mg/kg (n=12), or 40 yeast units of GS-4774 at baseline and Week 4 and 0.3 mg/kg of nivolumab at Week 4 (n=10). The primary efficacy endpoint was mean change in HBsAg 12 weeks after nivolumab. Safety and immunologic changes were assessed through Week 24.
RESULTS:
There were no grade 3 or 4 adverse events or serious adverse events. All assessed patients retained T-cell PD-1 receptor occupancy 6-12 weeks post-infusion, with a mean total across 0.1 and 0.3 mg/kg cohorts of 76% (95% CI 75,77), and no significant differences were observed between cohorts (p=0.839). Patients receiving 0.3 mg/kg nivolumab without and with GS-4774 had mean declines of -0.30 (95% CI, -0.46,-0.14) and -0.16 (95% CI, -0.33,0.01) log10 IU/mL, respectively. Patients showed significant HBsAg declines from baseline (p=0.035) with three patients experiencing declines of >0.5 log10 by end of study. One patient, whose HBsAg went from baseline 1173 IU/mL to undetectable at Week 20, experienced an ALT flare (grade 3) at Week 4 that resolved by Week 8 accompanied by a significant increase in peripheral HBsAg-specific T-cells at Week 24.
CONCLUSIONS:
In virally suppressed HBeAg-negative patients, checkpoint blockade was well-tolerated and led to HBsAg decline in most patients and sustained HBsAg loss in one patient. Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (http://www.anzctr.org.au/) number: ACTRN12615001133527.
Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier B.V.
KEYWORDS:
Chronic hepatitis B; GS-4774; T cell response; nivolumab; receptor occupancy
PMID:
31306680
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhep.2019.06.028
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