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Serum HBsAg kinetics in relation to hepatitis flare
during first 6 months of direct antiviral therapy
Rachel Wen-Juei Jeng1,2, Yun -Fan Liaw1,2; 1Liver research unit,
Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Linko, Taipei, Taiwan; 2Chang
Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Background: The decline of hepatitis B surface antigen
(HBsAg) level during nucleos(t)ide analog (Nuc) therapy in
chronic hepatitis B is usually slow and small. However, earlier
study showed “rapid HBsAg decline” ≥0.5 log10 IU/mL
by month 6 of entecavir therapy in over 50% of the patients
with pretherapy alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 5X upper
limit of normal (ULN). Of note, “rapid HBsAg decline” was
also observed in 7% of the patients with pretherapy ALT < 5X
ULN. Aim: To investigate who and why patients with pretherapy
ALT <5X ULN showed “rapid HBsAg decline” during Nuc
treatment Patients and methods: Patients with pretherapy ALT
<5X ULN and HBsAg quantification at baseline, month 6 and
12 of Nuc therapy were included. “Significant ALT elevation”
was defined as >10% increase above baseline level and >2X
ULN during first 6 months of Nuc therapy. “Hepatitis flare”
was defined as an event with abrupt ALT elevation to >5X
ULN. Serum HBV DNA was measured using Cobas Amplicor
HBV Monitor(Roche Diagnostics, Pleasanton, California; detection
range 20-1.7*108IU/ml). HBsAg was measured using
Roche Elecsys® II kit. (detection range 0.05-52000 IU/mL)
Results: Among 263 patients meeting the inclusion criteria,
55 experienced transient “significant ALT elevation” [Group
A], including 33 (12.6%) with peak ALT of 2-5X ULN [group
A-1] and 22 (8.4%) > 5X ULN (hepatitis flare) [group A-2].
The remaining 208 patients showed no ”significant ALT elevation”
[group B]. HBsAg decline at month 6 was significantly
greater in group A than in group B (-0.364 vs -0.047 log10
IU/mL; P=0.000), greatest in group A-2 and smallest in group
B-1 (-0.523 vs -0.025 log10 IU/mL; P=0.000). “Rapid HBsAg
decline” by month 6 was documented in 38.2% of group A
and 9.6% of group B patients (P=0.000), highest in group A-2
and lowest in group B-1 patients (50% vs 2.2%). Of the group
B patients, those with a baseline ALT of 2-5X ULN (group B-2)
showed greater HBsAg decline (-0.104 vs -0.025 log10 IU/
mL, P=0.000) and more frequent rapid HBsAg decline (15.3%
vs 2.2%; P=0.001) at month 6 of therapy than those with a
baseline ALT of <2X ULN (group B-1). Conclusion: Hepatitis
B flare (ALT>5X ULN) developed during Nuc therapy in 8.4%
of the patients with prehterapy ALT<5XULN, and 50% of the
patients developing hepatitis flare showed “rapid HBsAg
decline” >-0.5 log10 IU/mL by moth 6 of Nuc therapy. Only
10% of the patients without ”significant ALT elevation” showed
“rapid HBsAg decline” which occurred mainly in those with
pretherapy ALT of 2-5X ULN. These findings suggest the importance
of immune factor(s) for HBsAg decline during Nuc therapy.
Disclosures:
Yun -Fan Liaw - Advisory Committees or Review Panels: Roche; Grant/Research
Support: Roche
The following people have nothing to disclose: Rachel Wen-Juei Jeng
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