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http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2013.85.2.157

Clinical Efficacy of Entecavir and Factors Predicting Long-Term Treatment Response in Nucleoside-Na$\ddot{i}$ve Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B  

Kim, Beom Hee (Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)
Yoon, Beom Yong (Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)
Park, Dae Wha (Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)
Lee, Eaum Seok (Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)
Kim, Seok Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)
Lee, Byung Seok (Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)
Lee, Heon Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Medicine / v.85, no.2, 2013 , pp. 157-166 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background/Aims: The aims of this study were to characterize the treatment response to entecavir and to examine factors affecting that response. Methods: A total of 77 nucleoside-na$\ddot{i}$ve patients with chronic hepatitis B who had received entecavir (0.5 mg daily) for at least 48 weeks were consecutively enrolled between March 2007 and March 2011. The rates of virological response (hepatitis B virus [HBV] DNA < 116 copies/mL), biochemical response (alanine aminotransferase ${\leq}$ upper limit of normal), hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) loss, and seroconversion were retrospectively analyzed. Results: The cumulative rates of virological response at 12, 24, 48, 96, and 144 weeks were 59.7%, 82%, 88.3%, 89.6%, and 93.1%, respectively; biochemical response rates were 51.9%, 74%, 84.4%, 94.8%, and 98.3%, respectively; HBeAg loss rates were 10.5%, 18.4%, 28.9%, 36.8%, and 47.4%, respectively; and HBeAg seroconversion rates were 7.9%, 18.4%, 21.1%, 28.9%, and 39.5%, respectively. In multivariate analysis, independent predictors associated with HBV DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) negativity were the absence of HBeAg at baseline (p = 0.006) and early virological response (HBV DNA < 2,000 copies/mL after 12 weeks of therapy; p = 0.027). In univariate analysis, early virological response was an independent factor predicting HBeAg loss (p = 0.001). Conclusions: Entecavir induced excellent biochemical and virological responses in nucleoside-na$\ddot{i}$ve patients with chronic hepatitis B. Early virological response was an independent factor predicting HBV PCR negativity and HBeAg loss, and can be used to predict long-term treatment response to entecavir.
Keywords
Hepatitis B; Entecavir; Clinical prediction rule;
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