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Article: Long-term follow-up of interferon alfa treatment in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis B infection: The effect on hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion and the development of cirrhosis-related complications

TitleLong-term follow-up of interferon alfa treatment in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis B infection: The effect on hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion and the development of cirrhosis-related complications
Authors
Issue Date2001
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hepatology.org/
Citation
Hepatology, 2001, v. 34 n. 1, p. 139-145 How to Cite?
AbstractThe long-term effect of interferon alfa (IFN-α) in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis B infection is unknown. A total of 411 chronic hepatitis B patients (208 treated with IFN-α and 203 as control) were followed up for hepatitis B serology and the development of hepatoma and other cirrhosis-related complications. The hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion rate in the IFN-α-treated group, though significantly greater at 6 and 24 months, was comparable with the control group on subsequent follow-up, irrespective of pretreatment alanine transaminase (ALT) levels. HBeAg seroreversion rate was higher in the IFN-α group compared with the control group (21.1% vs. 2.2%; P = .001). Loss of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) occurred in 2.4% of the IFN-α-treated patients and 0.49% of the control patients (P = NS). Around 90% of the anti-HBe-positive patients in both groups were still hepatitis B virus (HBV)-DNA-positive by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Two patients suffered from hepatic reactivation during the course of treatment. Nine (4.3%) patients in the IFN-α group and 2 (1.0%) in the control group developed complications of cirrhosis and hepatoma (P = .062). In Chinese HBsAg carriers, IFN-α was of no long-term benefit in inducing HBeAg seroconversion or in the prevention of hepatoma and other cirrhosis-related complications.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/78352
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dc.contributor.authorYuen, MFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHui, CKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, CCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWu, CHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, YPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, CLen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:41:55Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T07:41:55Z-
dc.date.issued2001en_HK
dc.identifier.citationHepatology, 2001, v. 34 n. 1, p. 139-145en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0270-9139en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/78352-
dc.description.abstractThe long-term effect of interferon alfa (IFN-α) in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis B infection is unknown. A total of 411 chronic hepatitis B patients (208 treated with IFN-α and 203 as control) were followed up for hepatitis B serology and the development of hepatoma and other cirrhosis-related complications. The hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion rate in the IFN-α-treated group, though significantly greater at 6 and 24 months, was comparable with the control group on subsequent follow-up, irrespective of pretreatment alanine transaminase (ALT) levels. HBeAg seroreversion rate was higher in the IFN-α group compared with the control group (21.1% vs. 2.2%; P = .001). Loss of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) occurred in 2.4% of the IFN-α-treated patients and 0.49% of the control patients (P = NS). Around 90% of the anti-HBe-positive patients in both groups were still hepatitis B virus (HBV)-DNA-positive by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Two patients suffered from hepatic reactivation during the course of treatment. Nine (4.3%) patients in the IFN-α group and 2 (1.0%) in the control group developed complications of cirrhosis and hepatoma (P = .062). In Chinese HBsAg carriers, IFN-α was of no long-term benefit in inducing HBeAg seroconversion or in the prevention of hepatoma and other cirrhosis-related complications.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hepatology.org/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofHepatologyen_HK
dc.rightsHepatology. Copyright © John Wiley & Sons, Inc.en_HK
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_HK
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshAlanine Transaminase - blooden_HK
dc.subject.meshAntiviral Agents - therapeutic useen_HK
dc.subject.meshCarcinoma, Hepatocellular - virologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshChilden_HK
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_HK
dc.subject.meshChinaen_HK
dc.subject.meshDNA, Viral - blooden_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshFollow-Up Studiesen_HK
dc.subject.meshHepatitis B Antibodies - blooden_HK
dc.subject.meshHepatitis B Surface Antigens - blooden_HK
dc.subject.meshHepatitis B e Antigens - blood - immunologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshHepatitis B virus - geneticsen_HK
dc.subject.meshHepatitis B, Chronic - drug therapyen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshInfanten_HK
dc.subject.meshInterferon-alpha - therapeutic useen_HK
dc.subject.meshLiver Cirrhosis - virologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshLiver Neoplasms - virologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshPolymerase Chain Reactionen_HK
dc.subject.meshTreatment Outcomeen_HK
dc.titleLong-term follow-up of interferon alfa treatment in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis B infection: The effect on hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion and the development of cirrhosis-related complicationsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailYuen, MF:mfyuen@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailLai, CL:hrmelcl@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1053/jhep.2001.25273en_HK
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