Xuan AN, Shuhong LIU, Lina XIA, et al. Efficacy and clinical outcomes of different antiviral regimens in HBeAg/HBeAb double-positive patients with chronic hepatitis B[J]. Journal of Army Medical University, 2022, 44(2): 162-167.
DOI:
Xuan AN, Shuhong LIU, Lina XIA, et al. Efficacy and clinical outcomes of different antiviral regimens in HBeAg/HBeAb double-positive patients with chronic hepatitis B[J]. Journal of Army Medical University, 2022, 44(2): 162-167. DOI: 10.16016/j.2097-0927.202107114.
Efficacy and clinical outcomes of different antiviral regimens in HBeAg/HBeAb double-positive patients with chronic hepatitis B
To analyze the clinical features of HBeAg and HBeAb double-positive patients with chronic hepatitis B
and explore the efficacy and outcomes of different antiviral regimens.
Methods
2
A total of 158 HBeAg and HBeAb double-positive patients with chronic hepatitis B who met the antiviral treatment criteria were selected from Chongqing Three Gorges Hospital from 2014 to 2018. They were divided into entecavir treatment group (
n
=52)
interferon treatment group (
n
=49)
and control group (without antiviral treatment
n
=57) according to the actual treatment regimen
and were followed up for 48 weeks. The efficacy and outcomes of patients were observed and compared among different groups.
Results
2
Baseline distribution of HBeAg and HBeAb: among 158 HBeAg/HBeAb double positive chronic hepatitrs B patients
79 patients had HBeAg≥10
and 79 patieats had HBeAg
<
10
each accounting for 50%; H
BV DNA level was 4.77±1.23 Lg. Antiviral efficacy: the decrease of HBV DNA level
the HBV DNA negative conversion rate
and the normalization rate of ALT were all better in the entecavir group than the interferon group (
P
<
0.05)
while the decline of HBeAg and HBeAb levels
as well as the HBeAg negative conversion rate were greater in the interferon group (
P
<
0.05). Clinical outcomes: the proportion of patients who became HBeAg negative or only presented HBsAg and HBcAb positive was significantly larger in the antiviral groups as compared with the control group (
P
<
0.05)
while the control group showed higher proportion of continuous "double-positive" (
P
<
0.05). In addition
the decrease range of HBeAg-Lg/HBeAb ratio before and after treatment had the greatest value in predicting HBeAg negative conversion.
Conclusion
2
For HBeAg and HBeAb double-positive patients with chronic hepatitis B
interferon treatment shows greater advantage in HBeAg negative conversion. Monitoring the decline of HBeAg-Lg/HBeAb is helpful to predict clinical outcome in the double-positive patients.
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