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Significance of definitions of relapse after discontinuation of oral antivirals in HBeAg‐negative chronic hepatitis B
George V. Papatheodoridis
Spilios Manolakopoulos
Tung‐Hung Su
Spyros Siakavellas
Chun‐Jen Liu
Anastasia Kourikou
Hung‐Chih Yang
Jia‐Horng Kao
First published: 31 August 2017
https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.29497
Cited by: 3
Potential conflict of interest: George V. Papatheodoridis advises, is on the speakers' bureau, and has received grants from Bristol‐Myers Squibb and Gilead and advises Roche. Spilios Manolakopoulos consults, advises, is on the speakers' bureau, and has received grants from Gilead and Bristol‐Myers Squibb and consults, advises, and is on the speakers' bureau for Novartis. Jia‐Horng consults, advises, and is on the speaker's bureau for Abbvie, Bristol‐Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Merck Sharp & Dohme, and Novartis, and consults and advises for Roche.
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Abstract
Relapses are observed in most hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)‐negative chronic hepatitis B patients who discontinue treatment with nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs); however, the rates of relapse vary widely among studies, and whether all patients with relapse need retreatment is unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of different definitions on the rates of posttreatment relapse and therefore on the probability of retreatment in patients who have discontinued effective long‐term NA therapy. In total, 130 HBeAg‐negative chronic hepatitis B patients without cirrhosis and before NA treatment were included. All had on‐therapy virological remission for ≥24 months and close follow‐up for ≥12 months after stopping NA treatment or until retreatment, which started on stringent predefined criteria. Relapses rates based on several predetermined definitions of virological and perhaps biochemical criteria were assessed. The median duration of therapy was 60 months and the median duration of on‐therapy virological remission was 43 months. During a median off‐NAs follow‐up of 15 months, no patient experienced liver decompensation or died. Cumulative relapse rates were 2%‐49%, 4%‐73%, 11%‐82%, and 16%‐90% at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months, respectively, whereas cumulative retreatment rates were 15%, 22%, and 40% at 6, 12, and 24 months, respectively, after discontinuation of NA therapy. No patient characteristic was independently associated with the probability of relapse based on at least two definitions or of retreatment. Conclusion: In HBeAg‐negative chronic hepatitis B patients who discontinue NA therapy, the definition of relapse has a great impact on off‐NAs relapse rates and potentially on the probability of retreatment. Regardless of definition, off‐NAs relapses cannot be easily predicted by patient characteristics. A substantial proportion of such patients may not require retreatment if stringent criteria are adopted. (Hepatology 2017).
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