J Viral Hepat. 2020 Feb 11. doi: 10.1111/jvh.13275. [Epub ahead of print]
Optimal drug administration manner would rescue partial virological response in chronic hepatitis B patients with entecavir or tenofovir treatment.
Tao YC1,2, Wang ML1,2, Zhang DM1,2, Wu DB1,2, Wang YH1,2, Liao J1,2, Tang H1,2, Chen EQ1,2.
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Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R. China.
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Division of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China.
Abstract
Not all treatment-naïve patients receiving entecavir (ETV) or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) therapy can achieve complete virological response, and many factors may be related with the outcome of partial virological response. This study aimed to determine whether the manner of drug administration affects the antiviral efficacy of ETV/TDF monotherapy. All eligible patients were divided into complete or partical response cohorts based on their virological response following 24-weeks therapy. Factors related with partial response were evaluated. Patients with partial response were further grouped depending on whether they later adjusted the manner of drug administration, and the antiviral efficacy was compared between the two groups during prolonged treatment. A total of 518 patients were enrolled. Suboptimal drug administration (OR 77.511, p =0.000), positive-HBeAg (OR 3.191, p =0.000) and ETV treatment (OR 2.537, p =0.001) were identified as independent risk factors for partial response. Among patients with partial response, 213 were in the adjusted group and 76 were in the unadjusted group. The percentages of patients with undetectable serum HBV DNA (78.9% vs 31.6%, p <0.001) and with normal ALT (88.7% vs 68.4%, p <0.001) were both higher in the adjusted group than that in unadjusted group following a further 6-months therapy. In conclusion, the manner of drug administration is an important factor influencing the efficacy of ETV/TDF therapy, and optimal drug administration manner can help to increase antiviral efficacy and rescue patients with partial response.
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