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Kim WR, Telep LE, Jump B, Lu M, Ramroth H, Flaherty J, Gaggar A, Chokkalingam AP, Gordon SC. Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis B patients receiving tenofovir disoproxil fumarate versus entecavir in the United States. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2022; 55:828-835. [PMID: 35137422 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Entecavir (ETV) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) are the first-line treatment agents for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV). Recently, whether the degree to which the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may be reduced by ETV vs TDF has been debated. We compared the incidence of HCC among treatment-naïve patients receiving TDF vs ETV in the United States. METHODS From a large administrative medical claims database of commercially insured patients, we identified 166,933 adults with a diagnosis of chronic hepatitis B and a minimum of 12 months of prior enrolment, of whom 3934 and 6127 initiated ETV and TDF respectively. Fine-Gray hazard regression models incorporating treatment propensity scores (PS) were used to estimate the risk of HCC incidence associated with TDF vs ETV; variables considered for adjustment included demographic characteristics, concomitant medication use and baseline comorbidities, as well as competing events including liver transplantation and medication changes. RESULTS After PS weighting, the TDF and ETV groups were well-matched. During the follow-up, 90 patients developed HCC, including 50 receiving ETV and 40 receiving TDF, giving rise to crude incidence rates of 0.62 per 100 person-years (PY) and 0.30 per 100 PY respectively. In PS-weighted, multivariable analysis, TDF was associated with a subdistribution hazard ratio for HCC of 0.58 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.38-0.89) compared to ETV. Results were similar when patients ≥40 years and men and women were analysed separately. CONCLUSION Among commercially insured, treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis B in the United States, treatment with TDF was associated with significantly lower risk of HCC than ETV.
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- W Ray Kim
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA
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Lampertico P, Berg T, Buti M, Pathil A, Petersen J, Ryder SD, Zoulim F, Botros I, Flaherty JF, Jump B, Op den Brouw ML, van Troostenburg A, Ramroth H. Treatment with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate or entecavir in chronic hepatitis B virus-infected patients with renal impairment: results from a 7-year, multicentre retrospective cohort study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2020; 52:500-512. [PMID: 32583915 PMCID: PMC7383725 DOI: 10.1111/apt.15901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Limited data exist regarding tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) safety and effectiveness in chronic hepatitis B virus-infected (CHB) patients with renal impairment (RI). AIMS To compare real-world data on renal safety and effectiveness of TDF vs entecavir (ETV) in CHB patients with moderate-to-severe RI. METHODS Retrospective, non-interventional, cohort study analysing medical records for TDF/ETV-treated CHB patients (54 European centres). Included patients experienced moderate-to-severe RI (creatinine clearance 20-60 mL/min [Cockcroft-Gault]) either before TDF/ETV initiation ('before' subgroup [baseline = treatment initiation]) or after TDF/ETV initiation ('after' subgroup [baseline = first RI occurrence]). The primary objective was TDF safety, particularly renal-related adverse events of special interest (AESI). TDF and ETV safety and effectiveness were compared and multivariate analyses were performed using inverse probability treatment weighting. RESULTS 'Before' subgroup included 107 TDF- and 91 ETV-treated patients; 'after' subgroup included 212 TDF- and 77 ETV-treated patients. Mean baseline creatinine clearance was higher for TDF- vs ETV-treated patients (both subgroups). Median follow-up was 3.1 years (both treatments). AESI were more frequent with TDF vs ETV ('before': 18.7% vs 8.8%; 'after': 9.9% vs 3.9%); however, differences were not significant by multivariate analysis. Only TDF-treated patients experienced renal tubular dysfunction (6.5% 'before'; 1.9% 'after') as well as renal adverse events leading to treatment discontinuation (8.4% 'before'; 7.1% 'after'). Effectiveness was similar between treatments. CONCLUSIONS Overall safety was similar for TDF vs ETV (both subgroups). Given that renal tubular dysfunction occurred with TDF and not with ETV, renal safety concerns may be greater with TDF in CHB patients with RI.
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Marcellin P, Wong DK, Sievert W, Buggisch P, Petersen J, Flisiak R, Manns M, Kaita K, Krastev Z, Lee SS, Cathcart AL, Crans G, Op den Brouw M, Jump B, Gaggar A, Flaherty J, Buti M. Ten-year efficacy and safety of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate treatment for chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Liver Int 2019; 39:1868-1875. [PMID: 31136052 DOI: 10.1111/liv.14155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is a first-line treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We aimed to describe the efficacy and safety profiles of TDF treatment for up to 10 years in a well-described cohort of CHB patients. METHODS Hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative and HBeAg-positive patients from two randomised, double-blind trials (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00117676 and NCT00116805) completed 48 weeks of randomised treatment with TDF or adefovir dipivoxil. A subset of these patients was then eligible to receive open-label TDF treatment for up to 10 years. At Year 10, patients were assessed for virological suppression, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) normalisation, serological response, safety and tolerability. RESULTS Of 641 randomised and treated patients, 585 (91%) entered the open-label extension phase with 203 (32%) patients completing Year 10 of the study. At Year 10, 118/118 (100%) of HBeAg-negative patients and 78/80 (98%) of HBeAg-positive patients with available data achieved hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA < 69 IU/mL, while 88/106 (83%) and 60/77 (78%) patients achieved ALT normalisation, respectively. Of the 23 patients with HBeAg status available at Year 10, 12 (52%) and six (27%) experienced HBeAg loss and seroconversion, respectively. No resistance to TDF was documented up to Year 10. In the period between Year 8 and Year 10, the safety profile of TDF was similar to previous reports, with few patients experiencing renal- or bone-related adverse events. CONCLUSIONS Over 10 years, TDF had a favourable safety profile, was well tolerated, and resulted in continued maintenance of virological suppression with no documented resistance.
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- Toronto Centre for Liver Disease, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Monash Health and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Liver Unit, IFI-Institute for Interdisciplinary Medicine, Asklepios Klinik St Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Liver Unit, IFI-Institute for Interdisciplinary Medicine, Asklepios Klinik St Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI), Hannover, Germany
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- Viral Hepatitis Investigative Unit, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Clinic of Gastroenterology, St Ivan Rilsky University Hospital, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Liver Unit, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Gilead Sciences Inc, Foster City, California
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- Liver Unit, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron and CIBEREHD del Instituto Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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Ahn SH, Marcellin P, Ma X, Caruntu FA, Tak WY, Elkhashab M, Chuang WL, Tabak F, Mehta R, Petersen J, Guyer W, Jump B, Chan A, Subramanian M, Crans G, Fung S, Buti M, Gaeta GB, Hui AJ, Papatheodoridis G, Flisiak R, Chan HLY. Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Loss with Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Plus Peginterferon Alfa-2a: Week 120 Analysis. Dig Dis Sci 2018; 63:3487-3497. [PMID: 30136045 PMCID: PMC6244971 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-018-5251-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss is the ideal clinical endpoint but is achieved rarely during oral antiviral treatment. A current unmet need in CHB management is achievement of HBsAg loss with a finite course of oral antiviral therapy, thereby allowing discontinuation of treatment. Significantly higher rates of HBsAg loss at 72 weeks post-treatment have been demonstrated when tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) was combined with pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) for 48 weeks compared with either monotherapy. This analysis provides follow-up data at week 120. METHODS In an open-label, active-controlled study, 740 patients with chronic hepatitis B were randomly assigned to receive TDF plus PEG-IFN for 48 weeks (group A), TDF plus PEG-IFN for 16 weeks followed by TDF for 32 weeks (group B), TDF for 120 weeks (group C), or PEG-IFN for 48 weeks (group D). Efficacy and safety at week 120 were assessed. RESULTS Rates of HBsAg loss at week 120 were significantly higher in group A (10.4%) than in group B (3.5%), group C (0%), and group D (3.5%). Rates of HBsAg loss and HBsAg seroconversion in group A were significantly higher than rates in group C (P < 0.001 for both) or group D (HBsAg loss: P = 0.002; HBsAg seroconversion: P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The results of this analysis confirm the results from earlier time points which demonstrate the increased rate of HBsAg loss in patients treated with a finite course of PEG-IFN plus TDF compared with the rates in patients receiving either monotherapy.
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- Sang Hoon Ahn
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- 0000 0001 2217 0017grid.7452.4Hôpital Beaujon, University Paris-Diderot, Clichy, France
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- 0000 0001 2181 3113grid.166341.7Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Matei Bals”, Bucharest, Romania
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- 0000 0004 0647 192Xgrid.411235.0Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- 0000 0000 9476 5696grid.412019.fKaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- 0000 0001 2166 6619grid.9601.eCerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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- 0000 0001 2287 2617grid.9026.dIFI Institute for Interdisciplinary Medicine, Asklepios Klinik St. George, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- 0000 0004 0402 1634grid.418227.aGilead Sciences Inc, Foster City, CA USA
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- 0000 0004 0402 1634grid.418227.aGilead Sciences Inc, Foster City, CA USA
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- 0000 0004 0402 1634grid.418227.aGilead Sciences Inc, Foster City, CA USA
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- 0000 0004 0402 1634grid.418227.aGilead Sciences Inc, Foster City, CA USA
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- 0000 0001 0661 1177grid.417184.fToronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- 0000 0001 0675 8654grid.411083.fHepatology Unit, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron and CIBEREHD del Instituto Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- 0000 0001 2200 8888grid.9841.4Infectious Diseases and Viral Hepatitis Unit, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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- 0000 0004 1937 0482grid.10784.3aThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China ,0000 0004 1772 5868grid.413608.8Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- grid.414012.2Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, General Hospital of Athens “Laiko”, Athens, Greece
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- 0000000122482838grid.48324.39Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland
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- 0000 0004 1937 0482grid.10784.3aDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics and Institute of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Berg T, Simon KG, Mauss S, Schott E, Heyne R, Klass DM, Eisenbach C, Welzel TM, Zachoval R, Felten G, Schulze-Zur-Wiesch J, Cornberg M, Op den Brouw ML, Jump B, Reiser H, Gallo L, Warger T, Petersen J. Long-term response after stopping tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in non-cirrhotic HBeAg-negative patients - FINITE study. J Hepatol 2017; 67:918-924. [PMID: 28736139 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS There is currently no virological cure for chronic hepatitis B but successful nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) therapy can suppress hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA replication and, in some cases, result in HBsAg loss. Stopping NA therapy often leads to viral relapse and therefore life-long therapy is usually required. This study investigated the potential to discontinue tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) therapy in HBeAg-negative patients. METHODS Non-cirrhotic HBeAg-negative patients who had received TDF for ≥4years, with suppressed HBV DNA for ≥3.5years, were randomly assigned to either stop (n=21) or continue (n=21) TDF monotherapy. Standard laboratory tests including HBV DNA viral load, HBsAg and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) measurements, and adverse event reporting were carried out during treatment and post-treatment follow-up for 144weeks. RESULTS Of the patients who stopped TDF therapy, 62% (n=13) remained off-therapy to Week 144. Median HBsAg change in this group was -0.59log10IU/ml (range -4.49 to 0.02log10IU/ml) vs. 0.21log10IU/ml in patients who continued TDF therapy. Four patients (19%) achieved HBsAg loss. Patients stopping therapy had initial fluctuations in viral load and ALT; however, at Week 144, 43% (n=9) had either achieved HBsAg loss or had HBV DNA <2,000IU/ml. There were no unexpected safety issues identified with stopping TDF therapy. CONCLUSIONS This controlled study demonstrated the potential for HBsAg loss and/or sustained virological response in non-cirrhotic HBeAg-negative patients stopping long-term TDF therapy. Lay summary: Nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) is usually a life-long therapy for HBV patients. This randomised controlled study investigated the discontinuation of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) therapy in HBeAg-negative patients. Of the patients who stopped TDF therapy, 62% remained off-therapy to Week 144, of which 43% of patients had achieved either HBsAg loss or HBV DNA <2,000IU/ml. This offers a potential for long-term HBV-suppressed patients without cirrhosis to stop NA therapy under strict surveillance. Clinical trial number: NCT01320943.
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- Thomas Berg
- Section of Hepatology, Clinic for Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, University Clinic Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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- Zentrum für HIV und Hepatogastroenterologie, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians München University, München, Germany
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- Gastroenterologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Herne, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Hannover; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Hannover-Braunschweig, Germany
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- IFI Institute for Interdisciplinary Medicine at the Asklepios Klinik St. George, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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BACKGROUND Pressure to put efficiency, output, or continued production ahead of safety has caused catastrophic accidents in various industries. The authors assessed the attitudes and experiences of anesthesiologists concerning production pressure. METHODS A random, repeated-mailing survey was conducted among 647 members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists residing in California. Questions were asked about attitudes toward production pressure and other patient safety issues, frequency of occurrence of various operating room events, encounters with situations involving unsafe actions, and ratings of sources of production pressure. RESULTS Forty-seven percent of those sampled returned surveys. The demographics of the respondent population were largely similar to those of the population of anesthesiologists in California. There was no systematic difference between the respondents to the first versus the second mailing, reducing (but not eliminating) the possibility of self-selection bias. Nearly half (49%) of respondents had witnessed production pressure result in what they believed to be unsafe actions by an anesthesiologist. Such events included elective surgery in patients without adequate evaluation or with significant contraindications to surgery. Anesthesiologists felt pressures within themselves to work agreeably with surgeons, avoid delaying cases, and avoid litigation. They also reported overt pressure by surgeons to proceed with cases instead of cancelling them, and to hasten anesthetic procedures. Some aspects of production pressure were perceived differently by those reimbursed by fee-for-service versus those paid by salary. CONCLUSIONS Production pressure from internal and external sources is a reality for many anesthesiologists and is perceived in some cases to have resulted in unsafe actions being performed.
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- D M Gaba
- Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, California
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