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UNLABELLED: Entecavir (ETV) is a potent inhibitor of viral replication in nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA)-naïve chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the long term efficacy and safety of ETV in NA-naïve CHB patients, particularly in those with detectable hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA after 48 weeks, in whom treatment adaptation is suggested by current guidelines. In a multicenter cohort study, we investigated 333 CHB patients treated with entecavir monotherapy. The NA-naïve population consisted of 243 patients, whereas 90 were NA-experienced. Virological response (VR) (HBV DNA<80 IU/mL) was achieved in 48%, 76%, and 90% of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive and in 89%, 98%, and 99% of HBeAg-negative NA-naïve patients at weeks 48, 96, and 144, respectively. Thirty-six of 175 (21%) NA-naïve patients with at least 48 weeks of follow-up had a detectable load at week 48 (partial virological response [PVR]). Twenty-nine (81%) patients with PVR reached VR during prolonged ETV monotherapy, and none of them developed ETV-resistance. Among 22 patients with HBV DNA<1,000 IU/mL at week 48, VR was achieved in 21 (95%) patients, compared with eight of 14 (57%) patients with HBV DNA≥1,000 IU/mL. Continuous HBV DNA decline was observed in most patients without VR during follow-up, and in three patients adherence was suboptimal according to the treating physician. ETV was safe and did not affect renal function or cause lactic acidosis.
CONCLUSION: ETV monotherapy can be continued in NA-naïve patients with detectable HBV DNA at week 48, particularly in those with a low viral load because long-term ETV leads to a virological response in the vast majority of patients.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 443-51 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Hepatology |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 11 May 2011 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Jul 2011 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Antiviral Agents
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Guanine
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Male
- Prospective Studies
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
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The Molecular Basis of Regulatory T Cell Recruitment to the Inflamed Liver
Adams, D. (Principal Investigator)
2/10/06 → 30/09/09
Project: Research Councils