Incidences and Determinants of Functional Cure during Entecavir or Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate for Chronic Hepatitis B. The Journal of infectious diseases Hsu, Y. C., Yeh, M. L., Wong, G. L., Chen, C. H., Peng, C. Y., Buti, M. n., Enomoto, M. n., Xie, Q. n., Trinh, H. n., Preda, C. n., Liu, L. n., Cheung, K. S., Yeo, Y. H., Hoang, J. n., Huang, C. F., Riveiro-Barciela, M. n., Kozuka, R. n., Istratescu, D. n., Tsai, P. C., Accarino, E. V., Lee, D. H., Wu, J. L., Huang, J. F., Dai, C. Y., Cheung, R. n., Chuang, W. L., Yuen, M. F., Wong, V. W., Yu, M. L., Nguyen, M. H. 2021

Abstract

Long-term incidences and baseline determinants of functional cure (HBsAg seroclearance) during entecavir (ETV) or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) treatment are incompletely understood.This is an international multicenter cohort study of treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients who initiated on ETV or TDF without baseline malignancy. Patients were observed for HBsAg seroclearance until death or loss to follow-up. We calculated the incidences and explored the baseline determinants of HBsAg seroclearance using competing risk regression.The analysis included 4,769 patients (median age, 50 years; 69.05% male), with a median follow-up of 5.16 years (26,614.47 person-years). HBsAg clearance occurred in 58 patients, yielding a 10-year cumulative incidence of 2.11% (95% CI, 1.54 -- 2.88%) and an annual rate of 0.22% (95% CI, 0.17--0.28%). Baseline predictors included low-level viremia with HBV DNA <2,000 IU/mL (adjusted sub-distribution HR [aSHR], 3.14; 95% CI, 1.80--5.49), elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) >200 U/L (aSHR, 3.68; 95% CI, 2.07--6.53), serum bilirubin (aSHR, 1.11 per mg/dL; 95% CI, 1.06--1.17), and fatty liver (aSHR, 1.84; 95% CI, 1.03--3.29).HBsAg seroclearance rarely occurs in CHB patients treated with ETV or TDF and is associated with low-level viremia, ALT flare, bilirubin level, and fatty liver.

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