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ArticlePloS one2020

Kinetics of hepatitis B surface antigen and estimated glomerular filtration rate in telbivudine-treated hepatitis B patients with different rescue strategies.

Hsien-Chung Yu, Kung-Hung Lin, Feng-Woei Tsay, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Pin-Chieh Wu, Yu-Hsun Chen, Yan-Hua Chen

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Hsien-Chung YuHealth Management Center, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Kung-Hung LinHealth Management Center, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Feng-Woei TsayDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Tzung-Jiun TsaiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Pin-Chieh WuHealth Management Center, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yu-Hsun ChenHealth Management Center, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yan-Hua ChenHealth Management Center, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-5241-258X
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital · TWNational Sun Yat-sen University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the kinetics of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and quantitative hepatitis B surface antigen (qHBsAg) in telbivudine (LdT)-treated chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients whose treatment was subsequently adjusted with the adding on adefovir or by switching to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) as rescue. Of 295 CHB patients initially treated with LdT, 102 of them who subsequently receiving either adding-on adefovir (group A, n = 58) or switching to TDF (group B, n = 44) for more than 24 months were enrolled. Serial eGFR and qHBsAg levels (3 to 6 monthly) in both LdT monotherapy and rescue therapy periods were analyzed retrospectively. Subsequent decline of qHBsAg especially in rescue therapy period were noted (p<0.001 and p = 0.068 in group A and B). However, patients in group B achieved a significant increase of eGFR (p = 0.010) in LdT monotherapy period but had a significant decline of eGFR (p<0.001) in rescue therapy period. In contrast, patients in group A maintained eGFR levels in both periods. Meanwhile, switch to TDF (hazard ratio: 3.036; 95% confidence interval: 1.040-8.861; p = 0.042) was the sole factor related to the decrease of eGFR>20% from baseline. Both rescue therapies achieved subsequent declines of qHBsAg over time but caused different changes in eGFR. LdT-based rescue therapy maintained eGFR but TDF switching therapy descended eGFR. Therefore, it is essential to monitor patient's renal function intensively when switching from LdT to TDF as a rescue strategy.

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Antiviral AgentsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHepatitis BHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B virusHumansKineticsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesTelbivudineAntiviral AgentsHepatitis B Surface AntigensTelbivudine

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PMID32785260
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