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Hepatic decompensation in cirrhotic patients receiving antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B
Hye Won Lee
Terry Cheuk-Fung Yip
Yee-Kit Tse
Henry Lik-Yuen Chan
Sang Hoon Ahn
Vincent Wai-Sun Wong
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Published:September 01, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2020.08.064
Abstract
Objectives
It is unclear if anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) treatment can eliminate incident hepatic decompensation. Here we report the incidence and predictors of hepatic decompensation among cirrhotic patients receiving antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B.
Methods
This is a post hoc analysis of two prospective HBV cohorts from Hong Kong and South Korea. Patients with liver stiffness measurement (LSM) ≥10 kPa and compensated liver disease at baseline were included. The primary endpoint was incident hepatic decompensation (jaundice or cirrhotic complications) with competing risk analysis.
Results
818 patients (mean age, 54.9 years; 519 male [63.4%]) were included in the final analysis. During a mean follow-up of 58.1 months, 32 (3.9%) patients developed hepatic decompensation, among whom 34% were secondary to HCC. Three (0.4%) patients experienced variceal bleeding alone, 27 (3.3%) had non-bleeding decompensation and 13 (1.6%) had more than 2 decompensating events Baseline LSM, diabetes, alanine aminotransferase, platelet, total bilirubin, albumin, prothrombin time, and eGFR were independent predictors of hepatic decompensation. 30/506 (5.9%) patients fulfilling the Baveno VI criteria (LSM ≥20 kPa and/or platelet count <150ⅹ10 9/L) and 2/312 (0.6%) patients not fulfilling the criteria developed hepatic decompensation ( P<0.001).
Conclusions
Hepatic decompensation is uncommon but not eliminated in patients receiving antiviral therapy for HBV-related cirrhosis, and only a third of decompensating events are secondary to HCC. The Baveno VI criteria, which was originally designed to detect varices needing treatment, can be effectively applied in this population to identify patients at risk of decompensation.
Keywords
cirrhosis
decompensation
competing risk
antiviral therapy
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