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March 12, 2019
Genetic Variants and Response to Peg Interferon in Chronic Hepatitis B
Virginia Schad, PharmD
The current Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) identified genetic variants that are associated with both short- and long-term responses to pegylated interferon (Peg IFN) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), according to study results published in Clinical Infectious Diseases .1
Peg IFN is used to reduce viral load and hepatic necroinflammation in patients with CHB infection, thus decreasing the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma and the complications of cirrhosis. 2-4 However, in addition to considerable adverse effects, only 20% to 30% of Patients have a sustained response to treatment. 5-8, researchers sought to determine host genetic determinants of response in order to reduce the costs and side effects of treatment by order 1058 patients with CHB treated with Peg IFN for at least 12 weeks with or Without nucleos (t)ide analogues from 21 centers in Europe, Asia, and North America.1
Response at 24 weeks after Peg IFN treatment was defined as combined HBeAg-loss with HBVDNA <2000 IU/mL, or an HBVDNA <2000 IU/mL in patients who are HBeAg-negative. They found that 282 (31%) patients achieved the Single and long-term responses to Peg IFN in patients with CHB who were HBeAg -positive and HBeAg-negative, respectively.
This was the first and largest GWAS study about patients with CHB who were treated with PegIFN to date.1 The investigators concluded that, "Although no genome-wide significant hits were found, the current GWAS identified genetic variants associated with PegIFN response in CHB. "In addition, "The current findings could pave the way for gene polymorphism-guided clinical counselling, both in the setting of (Peg)IFN and the natural history, and possibly for new immune-modulating therapies."
References
Brouwer WP, Chan HLY, Lampertico P, et al. Genome wide association study identifies genetic variants associated with early and sustained response to (Peg) Interferon in chronic hepatitis B patients: the GIANT-B study [published on February 2, 2019]. Clin Infect Dis. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz084 |
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