A transient early HBV DNA increase during PEG-IFNα therapy of hepatitis D indicates loss of infected cells and is associated with HDV RNA and HBsAg reduction
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A transient early HBV DNA increase during PEG-IFNα therapy of hepatitis D indicates loss of infected cells and is associated with HDV RNA and HBsAg reduction. / Anastasiou, Olympia E; Yurdaydin, Cihan; Maasoumy, Benjamin; Hardtke, Svenja; Alexandru Caruntu, Florin; Curescu, Manuela G; Yalcin, Kendal; Akarca, Ulus S; Gürel, Selim; Zeuzem, Stefan; Erhardt, Andreas; Lüth, Stefan; Papatheodoridis, George V; Radu, Monica; Liebig, Stephanie; Bantel, Heike; Bremer, Birgit; Manns, Michael P; Cornberg, Markus; Wedemeyer, Heiner.
in: J VIRAL HEPATITIS, Jahrgang 28, Nr. 2, 02.2021, S. 410-419.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - A transient early HBV DNA increase during PEG-IFNα therapy of hepatitis D indicates loss of infected cells and is associated with HDV RNA and HBsAg reduction
AU - Anastasiou, Olympia E
AU - Yurdaydin, Cihan
AU - Maasoumy, Benjamin
AU - Hardtke, Svenja
AU - Alexandru Caruntu, Florin
AU - Curescu, Manuela G
AU - Yalcin, Kendal
AU - Akarca, Ulus S
AU - Gürel, Selim
AU - Zeuzem, Stefan
AU - Erhardt, Andreas
AU - Lüth, Stefan
AU - Papatheodoridis, George V
AU - Radu, Monica
AU - Liebig, Stephanie
AU - Bantel, Heike
AU - Bremer, Birgit
AU - Manns, Michael P
AU - Cornberg, Markus
AU - Wedemeyer, Heiner
N1 - © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - HBV-DNA levels are low or even undetectable in the majority HDV-infected patients. The impact of PEG-IFNα on HBV-DNA kinetics in HDV-infected patients has not been studied in detail. We analysed data of a prospective treatment trial where 120 HDV-RNA-positive patients were randomized to receive PEG-IFNα-2a plus tenofovir-disoproxil-fumarate (PEG-IFNα/TDF, n = 59) or placebo (PEG-IFNα/PBO; n = 61) for 96 weeks. At week 96, HBV-DNA was still quantifiable in 71% of PEG-IFNα/PBO-treated patients but also in 76% of PEG-IFNα/TDF-treated patients, despite low HBV-DNA baseline values. Surprisingly, a transient HBV-DNA increase between weeks 12 and 36 was observed in 12 in PEG-IFNα/TDF-treated and 12 PEG-IFNα/PBO-treated patients. This increase was positively associated with HBsAg loss [(P = 0.049, odds ratio (OR) 5.1] and HDV-RNA suppression (P = 0.007, OR 4.1) at week 96. Biochemical markers of cell death (M30 and ALT) were higher during the HBV-DNA peak but no distinct systemic immune pattern could be observed by screening 91 soluble inflammatory markers. In conclusion, an early increase in HBV-DNA during PEG-IFNα-2a therapy occurred in more than 20% of patients, even in TDF-treated patients. This transient HBV-DNA rise may indicate PEG-IFNα-induced cell death and lead to long-term HDV-RNA suppression and HBsAg loss.
AB - HBV-DNA levels are low or even undetectable in the majority HDV-infected patients. The impact of PEG-IFNα on HBV-DNA kinetics in HDV-infected patients has not been studied in detail. We analysed data of a prospective treatment trial where 120 HDV-RNA-positive patients were randomized to receive PEG-IFNα-2a plus tenofovir-disoproxil-fumarate (PEG-IFNα/TDF, n = 59) or placebo (PEG-IFNα/PBO; n = 61) for 96 weeks. At week 96, HBV-DNA was still quantifiable in 71% of PEG-IFNα/PBO-treated patients but also in 76% of PEG-IFNα/TDF-treated patients, despite low HBV-DNA baseline values. Surprisingly, a transient HBV-DNA increase between weeks 12 and 36 was observed in 12 in PEG-IFNα/TDF-treated and 12 PEG-IFNα/PBO-treated patients. This increase was positively associated with HBsAg loss [(P = 0.049, odds ratio (OR) 5.1] and HDV-RNA suppression (P = 0.007, OR 4.1) at week 96. Biochemical markers of cell death (M30 and ALT) were higher during the HBV-DNA peak but no distinct systemic immune pattern could be observed by screening 91 soluble inflammatory markers. In conclusion, an early increase in HBV-DNA during PEG-IFNα-2a therapy occurred in more than 20% of patients, even in TDF-treated patients. This transient HBV-DNA rise may indicate PEG-IFNα-induced cell death and lead to long-term HDV-RNA suppression and HBsAg loss.
U2 - 10.1111/jvh.13439
DO - 10.1111/jvh.13439
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 33185325
VL - 28
SP - 410
EP - 419
JO - J VIRAL HEPATITIS
JF - J VIRAL HEPATITIS
SN - 1352-0504
IS - 2
ER -