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Factors Associated With the Biphasic Kinetics of Serum HBV RNA in Patients With HBeAg-positive Chronic Hepatitis B Treated With Nucles(t)ide Analogues
Shi Liu 1 , Zhihong Liu 1 , Wanying Li 1 , Bin Zhou 1 , Xieer Liang 1 , Rong Fan 1 , Rui Deng 1 , Jinlin Hou 1 , Jian Sun 1
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State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
PMID: 32613672 DOI: 10.1111/apt.15890
Abstract
Background: Serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) RNA is a novel biomarker for evaluating treatment response. Detailed information regarding serum HBV RNA kinetics during treatment with nucles(t)ide analogues (NAs) is limited.
Aims: To ascertain serum HBV RNA kinetics during long-term NAs treatment and identify associated factors.
Methods: We enrolled 76 HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B patients receiving NAs from randomised controlled trials. Laboratory assays were undertaken every 3 months. Factors associated with serum HBV RNA kinetics were identified by generalised estimating equations.
Results: Baseline serum HBV RNA was 8.5 ± 1.0 log10 copies/mL. Decline in serum HBV RNA during NAs therapy was biphasic: the first phase (HBV DNA detectable) had a fast decrease (median slope, -0.207 log10 copies/mL/month) and was followed by a second phase (HBV DNA undetectable) with slow decrease (median slope, -0.071 log10 copies/mL/month). In the first phase, factors independently associated with lower initial serum HBV RNA were male sex (OR, 0.685, P = 0.044), low baseline HBsAg (OR, 0.525, P = 0.001) and rapid virological response (RVR) (OR, 0.624, P = 0.031). In the second phase, only RVR was independently associated with serum HBV RNA kinetics, including its lower initial level (OR, 0.694, P = 0.043) and greater decline (OR, 0.966, P = 0.002). Based on viral dynamics, time needed to achieve undetectable serum HBV RNA from baseline was 43.56 (IQR: 29.49-66.40) months.
Conclusion: RVR was a significant determinant for biphasic decline in serum HBV RNA during NAs treatment, which significantly influenced the treatment duration required to achieve undetectable serum HBV RNA.
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