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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2020

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) Kinetics in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients during Peginterferon Treatment.

Kaifa Wang, Guangyu Huang, Yagang Chen, Yuming Wang

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kaifa WangSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, Southwest University, Chongqing, China (mainland).
Guangyu HuangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The Fourth Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University, Yiwu, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
Yagang ChenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The Fourth Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University, Yiwu, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
Yuming WangInstitute for Infectious Diseases, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland).
Zhejiang University · CNArmy Medical University · CNSouthwest University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss/seroconversion is considered to be an ideal endpoint for antiviral therapy and a final therapeutic target for chronic hepatitis (CHB). This study aimed to evaluate the HBsAg kinetics in CHB patients during peginterferon-alpha (Peg-IFN-alpha) treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective cohort study was performed using a case database, which included 151 patients who received Peg-IFN-alpha treatment and with HBsAg load of no less than 4 time points from May 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019. The HBsAg kinetic pattern was analyzed by Q-type clustering, and a clinical prognostic empirical model was constructed based on the HBsAg kinetic pattern of uncured patients. RESULTS Changes of HBsAg in 13 functionally cured patients were attributed to 3 kinetic patterns by cluster analysis, and there was a significant positive correlation between functionally cure time and baseline HBsAg. For uncured 116 patients with treatment duration longer than or equal to 56 days, 5 HBsAg kinetic patterns were obtained by cluster analysis, and the clinical prognosis empirical model was established. Finally, 13 new functionally cured patients preliminarily confirmed the rationality of the proposed empirical model. CONCLUSIONS According to empirical model, we recommend that the therapeutic regime should be timely adjusted to improve sustained response rate and reduce patients' medical burden for patients with second (Z type) and fifth (Z+W type) kinds of patterns. While for the rest of patterns' patients, it is recommended to continue treatment for a longer period of time to achieve the desired therapeutic goal.

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Duration of TherapyAdultAntiviral AgentsCluster AnalysisFemaleHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis B Surface AntigensHumansInterferon-alphaInterferon alpha-2KineticsMaleMiddle AgedPolyethylene GlycolsRecombinant ProteinsTime FactorsAntiviral AgentsHepatitis B Surface AntigensInterferon-alphaInterferon alpha-2peginterferon alfa-2apeginterferon alfa-2bPolyethylene GlycolsRecombinant Proteins

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