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Adding peginterferon to entecavir for HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B: A multicentre randomized trial (ARES study)
- Willem Pieter Brouwer1,
- Qing Xie2,
- Milan Johan Sonneveld1,
- Ningping Zhang3,
- Qing Zhang4,
- Fehmi Tabak5,
- Anca Streinu6,
- Ji-Yao Wang3,
- Ramazan Idilman7,
- Hendrik Reesink8,
- Mircea Diculescu9,
- Krzysztof Simon10,
- Mihai Voiculescu11,
- Meral Akdogan12,
- Wlodzimierz Mazur13,
- Jurrien Reijnders1,
- Elke Verhey1,
- Bettina Hansen1,14,
- Harry L.A. Janssen1,15,* and
- for the ARES study group
DOI: 10.1002/hep.27586 Copyright © 2014 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
AbstractEntecavir (ETV) is a potent inhibitor of hepatitis B viral replication, but long-term therapy may be required. We investigated whether adding-on peginterferon (PEG-IFN) to ETV therapy enhances serologic response rates. In this global investigator-initiated, open-label, multicentre randomized trial, HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with compensated liver disease started on ETV monotherapy (0.5mg/day) and were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either PEG-IFN add-on therapy (180µg/week) from week 24 to 48 (n=85), or to continue ETV monotherapy (n=90). Response was defined as HBeAg loss with HBV DNA <200 IU/mL at week 48. Responders discontinued ETV at week 72. All patients were followed until week 96. Response was achieved in 16/85 (19%) patients allocated to the add-on arm versus 9/90 (10%) in the monotherapy arm (p=0.095). Adjusted for HBV DNA levels prior to randomized therapy, PEG-IFN add-on was significantly associated with response (OR 4.8, 95%CI: 1.6 – 14.0, p=0.004). Eleven (13%) of add-on treated patients achieved disease remission after ETV cessation, versus 2/90 (2%) of patients treated with monotherapy (p=0.007), which was 79% (11/14) versus 25% (2/8) of those who discontinued ETV (p=0.014). At week 96, 22 (26%) patients assigned add-on versus 12 (13%) assigned monotherapy achieved HBeAg seroconversion (p=0.036). PEG-IFN add-on led to significantly more decline in HBsAg, HBeAg and HBV DNA (all p<0.001). Combination therapy was well-tolerated. Conclusion: Although the primary endpoint was not reached, 24 weeks of PEG-IFN add-on therapy led to a higher proportion of HBeAg response compared to ETV monotherapy. Add-on therapy resulted in more viral decline and appeared to prevent relapse after stopping ETV. Hence PEG-IFN add-on therapy may facilitate the discontinuation of nucleos(t)ide analogues. http://www.Clinicaltrials.gov number: NCT00877760. (Hepatology 2014;)
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