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Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Dec 24. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000001639. [Epub ahead of print]
Antiviral therapy and hepatocellular carcinoma risk in hepatitis B patients with cirrhosis.
Gao X1,2, Yang HI3, Trinh H4, Jeong D1, Li J5, Zhang J6, Le A1, Hoang J1, Nguyen P1, Henry L1, Nguyen MH1.
Author information
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Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA.
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Department of General Medicine, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing.
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Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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San Jose Gastroenterology, San Jose.
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Gastroenterology Department, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Mountain View.
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Primary Care, Chinese Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
Our goal was to evaluate the effect of antiviral therapy on hepatocellular carcinoma incidence for cirrhotic patients with lower hepatitis B virus DNA levels.
METHODS:
Consecutive cirrhosis patients from a US cohort (n = 381) and 408 patients from a Taiwan cohort were enrolled. Patients were classified into a low (<20 IU/ml) and high hepatitis B virus DNA group (≥20 IU/ml), and each was further stratified into treated and untreated subgroups.
RESULTS:
Except for hepatitis B e antigen, baseline characteristics were similar for both hepatitis B virus DNA groups. Antiviral therapy significantly reduced hepatocellular carcinoma incidence in cirrhotic patients with hepatitis B virus DNA ≥20 IU/ml at 5-years (12.2% vs. 22.8%) and 10-years (23.3% vs. 37.2%) (P = 0.0018). For cirrhotic patients with hepatitis B virus DNA <20 IU/ml, there was no statistically significant difference in cumulative hepatocellular carcinoma incidence between the treated and untreated groups. After adjusting for age, sex, and hepatitis B e antigen status, antiviral therapy was an independent predictor (hazard ratio 0.43, P < 0.0001) for reduced hepatocellular carcinoma risk in patients with hepatitis B virus DNA ≥20 IU/ml.
CONCLUSION:
Antiviral therapy was associated with a 57% reduction in hepatocellular carcinoma incidence in chronic hepatitis B patients with cirrhosis and hepatitis B virus DNA as low as 20 IU/ml (but no lower). However, hepatocellular carcinoma incidence remained substantial, regardless of hepatitis B virus DNA levels and treatment status, highlighting the need for ongoing hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance for all cirrhotic hepatitis B virus patients.
PMID:
32129773
DOI:
10.1097/MEG.0000000000001639
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