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Individualized extension of combination therapy can achieve clinical cure for CHB.
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Patients with low baseline HBVDNA and week 48 HBsAg achieve HBsAg clearance more quickly.
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Consolidation therapy after HBsAg clearance and high HBsAb level can reduce recurrence.
Abstract
Objectives
The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) cured by antiviral therapy.
Methods
Forty-two patients with CHB were enrolled. All patients had been treated with peginterferon (Peg-IFN) in combination with nucleoside analogue (NA) therapy for variable amounts of time, and all had been successfully cured of the disease.
Results
The combined treatment time for all participants was 124.7 ± 58.8 weeks, and the average Peg-IFN treatment time was 102.6 ± 56.1 weeks. At 24 weeks, Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and Hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) had decreased more than 50% from baseline. Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the week 96 HBsAg-clearing group and the non-HBsAg-clearing group showed a statistically significant difference in baseline HBV DNA levels and week 48 HBsAg levels. Those which baseline HBV DNA was < 2.75 log10 IU/mL, and week 48 HBsAg levels were < 0.88 log10 IU/mL were more likely to achieve rapid HBsAg clearance at 96 weeks. This suggests that low levels of baseline HBV DNA and week 48 HBsAg are a predictor of rapid HBsAg clearance at 96 weeks.
Conclusions
Individualized extension of combination therapy to more than 96 weeks depending on the patient’s response and adverse reaction conditions can help achieve a clinical cure. Patients with low baseline HBV DNA and low HBsAg levels at 48 weeks achieve HBsAg clearance more quickly than other populations. 作者: StephenW 时间: 2020-5-30 15:07