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Article: Treatment of hepatitis B e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis with telbivudine or adefovir: A randomized trial

TitleTreatment of hepatitis B e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis with telbivudine or adefovir: A randomized trial
Authors
Issue Date2007
PublisherAmerican College of Physicians. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.annals.org
Citation
Annals Of Internal Medicine, 2007, v. 147 n. 11, p. 745-754 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: The efficacy of nucleoside and nucleotide analogues for hepatitis B has been linked to the magnitude and durability of hepatitis B virus (HBV) suppression. Objective: To compare the antiviral efficacy of telbivudine and adefovir dipivoxil, and the effects of switching from adefovir to telbivudine, in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive patients with chronic hepatitis B. Design: Randomized, controlled, open-label trial. Setting: 16 outpatient clinics. Patients: 135 treatment-naive, HBeAg-positive adults with chronic hepatitis B. Intervention: Patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1:1 ratio to 52 weeks of telbivudine (group A) or adefovir (group B), or 24 weeks of adefovir and then telbivudine for the remaining 28 weeks (group C). One hundred thirty-one patients completed 52 weeks of treatment. Measurements: The primary efficacy comparison was serum HBV DNA reduction at week 24, with a secondary comparison at week 52. Results: At week 24, mean HBV DNA reduction was greater in group A than in pooled groups B and C (-6.30 vs. -4.97 log 10 copies/mL; difference, -1.33 log 10 copies/mL [95% CI, -1.99 to -0.66 log 10 copies/mL]; P < 0.001), and more patients in group A were polymerase chain reaction-negative (39% vs. 12%; odds ratio, 4.46 [CI, 1.86 to 10.72]; P < 0.001). At week 52, the mean residual HBV DNA level was lower in group A and group C than in group B (3.01 log 10 copies/mL [group A] and 3.02 log 10 copies/mL [group C] vs. 4.00 log 10 copies/mL [group B]; difference, -0.99 log 10 copies/mL [CI, -1.67 to -0.32 log 10 copies/mL] and -0.98 log 10 copies/mL [CI, -1.64 to -0.32 log 10 copies/mL]; P = 0.004). Adverse events were similar across groups; the most common were upper respiratory symptoms, headache, back pain, and diarrhea. Limitations: The trial was open-label and was not of sufficient size or duration to compare clinical outcomes and long-term efficacy. Conclusion: Telbivudine demonstrated greater and more consistent HBV DNA suppression than adefovir after 24 weeks of treatment. After 52 weeks, HBV DNA suppression was greater in patients who had received continuous telbivudine or were switched to telbivudine after 24 weeks than in those who received continuous adefovir. © 2007 American College of Physicians.
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dc.contributor.authorChan, HLYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHeathcote, EJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMarcellin, Pen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, CLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCho, Men_HK
dc.contributor.authorMoon, YMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChao, YCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMyers, RPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMinuk, GYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorJeffers, Len_HK
dc.contributor.authorSievert, Wen_HK
dc.contributor.authorBzowej, Nen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHarb, Gen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKaiser, Ren_HK
dc.contributor.authorQiao, XJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorBrown, NAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCrawford, Den_HK
dc.contributor.authorLim, SGen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChutaputti, Aen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPoynard, Ten_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:21:02Z-
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dc.date.issued2007en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAnnals Of Internal Medicine, 2007, v. 147 n. 11, p. 745-754en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0003-4819en_HK
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dc.description.abstractBackground: The efficacy of nucleoside and nucleotide analogues for hepatitis B has been linked to the magnitude and durability of hepatitis B virus (HBV) suppression. Objective: To compare the antiviral efficacy of telbivudine and adefovir dipivoxil, and the effects of switching from adefovir to telbivudine, in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive patients with chronic hepatitis B. Design: Randomized, controlled, open-label trial. Setting: 16 outpatient clinics. Patients: 135 treatment-naive, HBeAg-positive adults with chronic hepatitis B. Intervention: Patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1:1 ratio to 52 weeks of telbivudine (group A) or adefovir (group B), or 24 weeks of adefovir and then telbivudine for the remaining 28 weeks (group C). One hundred thirty-one patients completed 52 weeks of treatment. Measurements: The primary efficacy comparison was serum HBV DNA reduction at week 24, with a secondary comparison at week 52. Results: At week 24, mean HBV DNA reduction was greater in group A than in pooled groups B and C (-6.30 vs. -4.97 log 10 copies/mL; difference, -1.33 log 10 copies/mL [95% CI, -1.99 to -0.66 log 10 copies/mL]; P < 0.001), and more patients in group A were polymerase chain reaction-negative (39% vs. 12%; odds ratio, 4.46 [CI, 1.86 to 10.72]; P < 0.001). At week 52, the mean residual HBV DNA level was lower in group A and group C than in group B (3.01 log 10 copies/mL [group A] and 3.02 log 10 copies/mL [group C] vs. 4.00 log 10 copies/mL [group B]; difference, -0.99 log 10 copies/mL [CI, -1.67 to -0.32 log 10 copies/mL] and -0.98 log 10 copies/mL [CI, -1.64 to -0.32 log 10 copies/mL]; P = 0.004). Adverse events were similar across groups; the most common were upper respiratory symptoms, headache, back pain, and diarrhea. Limitations: The trial was open-label and was not of sufficient size or duration to compare clinical outcomes and long-term efficacy. Conclusion: Telbivudine demonstrated greater and more consistent HBV DNA suppression than adefovir after 24 weeks of treatment. After 52 weeks, HBV DNA suppression was greater in patients who had received continuous telbivudine or were switched to telbivudine after 24 weeks than in those who received continuous adefovir. © 2007 American College of Physicians.en_HK
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