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Entecavir Improves Liver Function and Fibrosis in Patients with Hepatitis B Virus-associated Liver Cirrhosis: A 2 Years-Multicenter Study
Seung Kak Shin1, Oh Sang Kwon1, Jong Eun Yeon2, Jeong Han Kim3, So Young Kwon3, Sang Jun Suh4, Yun Soo Kim1, Ju Hyun Kim1;
1Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Inchon, Republic of Korea; 2Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 3Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 4Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
Background and aims: Entecavir (ETV) induces biochemical and histologic improvement of the liver in patients with chronic hepatitis B. This study aimed to verify whether ETV improves liver function and fibrosis in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated liver cirrhosis (LC) during 2 years treatment.
Methods: A total 430 naTve patients with HBV associated LC was treated by ETV for at least 2 years, between March 2007 and December 2012. Exclusion criteria were the patients who 1) skipped the ETV more than 3 months and 2) had the development of hepatocelullar carcinoma within 2 years after ETV treatment. For the evaluation of liver function, laboratory findings, model for end stage liver disease (MELD) score, and Child-Pugh (CP) class were compared between the baseline and 2 years after ETV treatment. For the evaluation of fibrosis, AST platelet ratio index (APRI) score, FIB-4 index, and fibrosis index (FI) were compared between the baseline and 2 years after ETV treatment.
Results: The final 370 patients were enrolled. The mean age was 51 ±10 years and 64.9% of patients was male. The baseline mean AST and ALT were 126±150 IU/L and 128±169 IU/L, respectively. The mean HBV DNA level was 7.0±1.2 log copies/mL. At 2 years after ETV treatment, the rate of ALT normalization was 80.5%, HBeAg loss in HBeAg positive-patients (n=182) was 37.0% and the undetectable rate of HBV DNA (by real-time polymerase chain reaction, detection limit: >120 copies/mL) was 88.3%. The changes of total bilirubin, albumin, platelet count, and MELD score between the two time points were from 1.9±2.6 to 1.3±1.0 mg/dL (p<0.001), from 3.7±0.6 to 4.1 ±0.5 g/dL (p<0.001), from 102±40 to 106±44 x1000/mm3 (p<0.001), and from 8.5±4.6 to 6.2±4.2 (p<0.001), respectively. The distribution of CP class at baseline was 71.1% in A, 24.6% i n B, and 4.3% in C. The distribution of CP class at 2 year after ETV treatment was 89.5% in A, 9.7% in B, and 0.8% in C. The change of CP class between the two time points was significant (p<0.001). The changes of APRI score, FIB-4 index, and FI between the two time points were from 3.6±4.5 to 1.5±1.5 (p<0.001), from 7.0±6.2 to 3.9±2.8 (p<0.001), and from 3.3±0.9 to 2.5±1.1 (p<0.001), respectively.
Conclusions: Entecavir improves not only liver function but also fibrosis in patients with HBV-associ-ated LC for long-term treatment.
Disclosures:
The following people have nothing to disclose: Seung Kak Shin, Oh Sang Kwon, Jong Eun Yeon, Jeong Han Kim, So Young Kwon, Sang Jun Suh, Yun Soo Kim, Ju Hyun Kim
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