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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Virological response and predictive factors for antiviral treatment in chronic HBV-related liver disease with low ALT and high HBV DNA.

Lei Ma, Yan Li, Lihan Weng, Huichun Xing

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Lei Ma *Center of Liver Diseases Division 3, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yan Li *Center of Liver Diseases Division 3, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Lihan WengCenter of Liver Diseases Division 3, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Huichun XingCenter of Liver Diseases Division 3, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate virological response and predictive factors for antiviral treatment in chronic HBV patients with low ALT and high HBV DNA. Methods: A retrospective study grouped chronic HBV patients by baseline ALT: ALT > 80 U/L (significantly elevated group, SAG), 40-80 U/L (mildly elevated group, MAG), and ≤ 40 U/L (normal group, NG). Inverse probability treatment weighting balanced confounding factors. Complete virological response (CVR, HBV DNA < 20 IU/mL) and partial virological response (PVR, HBV DNA ≥ 20 IU/mL) were defined. NG subgroup analyses were performed using baseline ALT (cutoff: 30 U/L for males, 19 U/L for females), HBV DNA (cutoff: 7.21 Log Results: After IPTW, the number of patients in the NG, MAG, and SAG groups was 92, 141, and 284, and the CVR rates at week 48 were 38.05%, 55.26%, and 7analyses 3.32% respectively ( Conclusion: The NG group has lower CVR, but the high-normal ALT subgroup performs similarly to MAG. High HBV DNA and low ALT significantly reduce CVR. Key adverse predictors include low ALT, high HBV DNA, HBeAg positivity, low APRI, and suboptimal viral reduction at 12 weeks.

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Alanine TransaminaseAntiviral AgentsDNA, ViralHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis B virusAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeViral LoadAlanine TransaminaseAntiviral AgentsDNA, Viralantiviral treatmentchronic HBV-related liver diseasehigh viral loadlow ALT levelsvirological responses

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