SynthesisHepatology international2024
Predictors of HBsAg seroclearance in patients with chronic HBV infection treated with pegylated interferon-α: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Predictive model for HBsAg clearance rate in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with pegylated interferon α-2b for 48 weeks.Hepatology international · 2025Trial
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- Comparison of Peg-INF plus TDF versus TDF Monotherapy in Indeterminate-phase Chronic Hepatitis B Patients with High HBsAg levels, HBeAg-negative status, and Normal ALT Levels.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2026Article
- Impact of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease on the response to pegylated interferon-α therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Traditional and Novel Virologic Markers for Functional Cure and HBeAg Loss with Pegylated Interferon in Chronic Hepatitis B: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2026Article
- Construction and validation of a predictive model for HBsAg loss in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with Peg-IFNα-2b.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- PD-1/PD-L1 blockade as part of combination strategies toward functional cure of chronic hepatitis B.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Efficacy of pegylated interferon alpha in treating postpartum women with chronic hepatitis B virus infection: a multicenter prospective study.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Predictors of low-level viremia in chronic hepatitis B and the efficacy of pegylated interferon-alpha: a real-world study.Virology journal · 2025Article
- Hepatitis B functional cure: Current and future perspective.World journal of hepatology · 2025Review
- HBsAg loss in HIV/HBV coinfected patients: Hepatitis B cure insights and implications.Infectious diseases & immunity · 2025Review
- Dynamic predicting hepatitis B surface antigen decline rate during treatment for patients with chronic hepatitis B.Infectious Disease Modelling · 2025Article
- [Dynamic changes of HBsAb and its predictive value in patients with chronic hepatitis B receiving antiviral therapy for clinical cure].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2025Article
- Hepatic sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 3 promotes steatohepatitis by disrupting membrane sphingolipid metabolism.Cell metabolism · 2025Article
- Predicting relapse after achieving a functional cure for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) using baseline HBsAg and end-of-treatment HBsAb levels.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Inhibition of Hepatitis B Virus Replication by a Novel GalNAc-siRNA In Vivo and In Vitro.ACS omega · 2025Article
- A machine learning-based predictive model for 48-week hepatitis B surface antigen seroclearance in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with pegylated interferon α-2b: prediction at week 24.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsThe identification of reliable predictors for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) seroclearance remains controversial. We aimed to summarize potential predictors for HBsAg seroclearance by pegylated interferon-α (PegIFNα) in patients with chronic HBV infection.
methodsA systematic search of the Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science databases was conducted from their inception to 28 September 2022. Meta-analyses were performed following the PRISMA statement. Predictors of HBsAg seroclearance were evaluated based on baseline characteristics and on-treatment indicators.
resultsThis meta-analysis encompasses 27 studies, including a total of 7913 patients. The findings reveal several factors independently associated with HBsAg seroclearance induced by PegIFNα-based regimens. These factors include age (OR = 0.961), gender (male vs. female, OR = 0.537), genotype (A vs. B/D; OR = 7.472, OR = 10.738), treatment strategy (combination vs. monotherapy, OR = 2.126), baseline HBV DNA (OR = 0.414), baseline HBsAg (OR = 0.373), HBsAg levels at week 12 and 24 (OR = 0.384, OR = 0.294), HBsAg decline from baseline to week 12 and 24 (OR = 6.689, OR = 6.513), HBsAg decline from baseline ≥ 1 log
conclusionsThis is the first meta-analysis to identify predictors of HBsAg seroclearance with PegIFNα-based regimens, including baseline and on-treatment factors, which is valuable in developing a better integrated predictive model for HBsAg seroclearance to guide individualized treatment and achieve the highest cost-effectiveness of PegIFNα.
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