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J Viral Hepat. 2017 Nov 28. doi: 10.1111/jvh.12833. [Epub ahead of print]
Great and rapid HBsAg decline in patients with on-treatment hepatitis flare in early phase of potent antiviral therapy.Jeng WJ1, Chen YC1, Liaw YF1.
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1Liver Research Unit, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine Taipei, Taiwan.
AbstractHepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) decline during nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy in chronic hepatitis B with lower pretherapy alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is usually small and slow. This study aimed to investigate why ~10% of such patients showed "rapid HBsAg decline" ≥0.5 log10 IU/mL by month 6 of therapy. Patients with persistent pretherapy ALT <5X upper limit of normal (ULN) who had quantitative HBsAg (qHBsAg) at baseline, month 6 and 12 of entecavir or tenofovir therapy were studied. "On-treatment ALT elevation" was defined as >10% increase above baseline to >2X ULN during first 6 months of therapy. Of the 256 patients treated, 51 experienced transient "on-treatment ALT elevation" [Group A], including 30 (11.7%) with ALT elevation to 2-5X ULN [group A-1] and 21 (8.2%) flared to >5X ULN [group A-2]. The magnitude of qHBsAg decline and rate of "rapid HBsAg decline" by month 6 was significantly greater and more frequent in group A (-0.446 vs -0.042 log10 IU/mL; 45.1 vs 8.8%, respectively, P=0.000) than in the remaining 205 patients without on-treatment ALT elevation (group B), being greatest in patients with hepatitis flare (group A-2: -0.559 log10 IU/mL and 57.1%, respectively). In patients with therapy ≥2 years, patients with "on-treatment ALT elevation" also showed significantly greater annual HBsAg decline, more frequent to <100 IU/mL and 4 times higher HBsAg seroclearance rate. "On-treatment ALT elevation", especially flare >5X ULN, during entecavir or tenofovir therapy may enhance/accelerate HBsAg decline, suggesting the effect of immune restoration upon potent viral suppression. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS: ALT elevation; chronic hepatitis B; cirrhosis; nucleos(t)ide analogue
PMID:29193573DOI:10.1111/jvh.12833
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