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Kinetics of hepatitis B surface antigen loss in patients with HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate Patrick Marcellin1,⇑, Maria Buti2, Zahari Krastev3, Robert A. de Man4, Stefan Zeuzem5, Lillian Lou6, Anuj Gaggar6, John F. Flaherty6, Benedetta Massetto6, Lanjia Lin6, Phillip Dinh6, G. Mani Subramanian6, John G. McHutchison6, Robert Flisiak7, Selim Gurel8, Geoffrey M. Dusheiko9, E. Jenny Heathcote10 1

Service d’Hépatologie and Inserm U773/CRB3, Hôpital Beaujon, University of Paris, Clichy, France; 2Servicio de Medicina Interna Hepatologia, Hospital General Universitari Vall d’Hebron and Ciberehd, Barcelona, Spain; 3University Hospital St. Ivan Rilsky, Sofia, Bulgaria; 4Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 5Medizinische Klinik I, Frankfurt, Germany; 6Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA, USA; 7 Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland; 8Uludag Universitesi Tip Fakultesi, Bursa, Gorukle, Turkey; 9Royal Free Hospital, London, UK; 10 Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Background & Aims: In a study of 266 chronic hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive patients, 23 experienced hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss with up to 5 years of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) treatment. HBsAg kinetics in patients with and without HBsAg loss and predictors of HBsAg loss were evaluated. Methods: HBsAg levels were quantified every 12 weeks. A multivariable regression analysis, involving prespecified baseline characteristics and on-treatment response parameters, was performed; a stepwise procedure identified independent predictors of HBsAg loss. Results: Among patients with HBsAg loss, 14 (61%), 1 (4%), 0 and 7 (30%) were genotypes A through D, respectively; 1 (4%) was genotype F. HBsAg loss was preceded by viral suppression (HBV DNA 249,750 IU/ml, a value of 249,751 IU/ml was used.

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Study 103 (NCT00116805) evaluated the safety and efficacy of TDF 300 mg once daily in patients with HBeAg-positive CHB. The study design and methodology have been previously described [6–8]. Patients were randomized 2:1 to TDF or ADV for a 48-week double-blind phase, after which both treatment groups were eligible to receive open-label TDF for up to an additional 7 years.

Descriptive statistics (median and range for continuous variables, frequency and percentage for categorical variables) were used to summarize baseline demographics and disease characteristics for patients with and without HBsAg loss. The Fisher’s exact and Wilcoxon rank sum tests were used to compare categorical and continuous variables, respectively. The Kaplan-Meier methodology was used to summarize the probability of patients achieving HBsAg loss. The Kaplan-Meier methodology was also used to characterize the sequence of events: HBV DNA

Kinetics of hepatitis B surface antigen loss in patients with HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate.

In a study of 266 chronic hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive patients, 23 experienced hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss with up to 5 years ...
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