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THU-231
Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with immunetolerant
chronic hepatitis B
Gyeol Seong1, Dong Hyun Sinn1, Wonseok Kang1, Geum-Yon Gwak1,
Moon Seok Choi1, Kwang Cheol Koh1, Seoung Woon Paik1,
Yong Han Paik1. 1Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Rep. of South
Email: [email protected]
Background and aims: Recent studies have suggested that patients
with immune-tolerant chronic hepatitis B (CHB), characterized by
hepatitis b e antigen (HBeAg) positive patients with high serum
hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA but normal alanine aminotransferase(ALT), may develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, it is
unclear how to stratify HCC risk in these patients.
Method: A retrospective cohort of 651 HBeAg positive, adult patients
with high serum HBV DNA levels (>7 log IU/ml) but normal or mildly
elevated ALT levels (<80 U/L) were analyzed. Age and FIB-4 index
were used to categorize patients, and assessed HCC incidence rate in
each subgroups. Normal ALTwas defined as <35 U/L for males and <25
U/L for females.
Results: During a median 5.2 years of follow-up (range: 1.0-17.8
years), 24 (3.7%) patients developed HCC. Age and FIB-4 index were
independent factors associated with HCC development. When
stratified, 5 and 10-year cumulative HCC incidence rates were 0%
and 2.0% for patients aged <40 years plus FIB-4 index <1.45, andwere
5.9% and 32.7% for patients aged ≥ 40 years plus FIB-4 index ≥ 1.45,
respectively (p < 0.001). In patients with normal ALT levels (n = 301),
10-year HCC incidence rate was 0% for patients aged <40 years plus
FIB-4 index <1.45, while 5 and 10-years HCC incidence rate was 4.5%
and 27.1% for patients aged ≥ 40 years plus FIB-4 index ≥ 1.45,
respectively (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: In patients with immune-tolerant CHB, HCC risk was
considerably high for aged patients with elevated FIB-4 index while
HCC riskwas very lowfor young patients with lowFIB-4 index. These
two factors could effectively stratify HCC risk, indicating that they
may guide management plan for this population. |
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