Retracted : outcome and immune reconstitution of HBV-specific immunity in patients with reactivation of occult HBV infection after alemtuzumab-containing chemotherapy regimen

UNLABELLED: Whether preemptive anti- hepatitis B virus (HBV) therapy should be considered in all hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-negative patients with occult HBV infection receiving alemtuzumab containing chemotherapy is uncertain. We determined the outcome and effect on HBV-specific immunity of an alemtuzumab-containing chemotherapy regimen in occult HBV-infected patients. Twenty-one consecutive occult HBV-infected patients treated with an alemtuzumab containing chemotherapy regimen were studied. T cell reactivity to HBV antigens and -peptides were quantified by ELISpot and the T cell subset by flow cytometry. Six of the 21 patients (28.6%) developed HBsAg seroreversion. The median (range) time to development of HBsAg seroreversion after the end of chemotherapy was 1.8 months (0.2-2.3 months). Direct sequencing showed that the occult HBV infection of all six patients (100%) was reactivated. These six patients developed severe HBV-related hepatitis. At the end of follow-up, four of these six patients (66.7%) had become negative for HBsAg again. Recovery of CD4+ T cell count and CD4+T cell reactivity against hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) occurred 9 months after the end of chemotherapy. Loss of HBsAg occurred after recovery of the CD4+T cell count and increased CD4+T cell reactivity against HBcAg 9 months after the end of chemotherapy.

CONCLUSION: An alemtuzumab-containing chemotherapy regimen is associated with a high risk of reactivation of occult HBV infection. Suppression of HBV immunity by an alemtuzumab-containing chemotherapy regimen would persist until 9 months after the end of chemotherapy. In occult HBV-infected patients receiving an alemtuzumab-containing chemotherapy regimen, preemptive anti-HBV therapy should be continued until 9 months after the end of chemotherapy, when recovery of HBV immunity has occurred.

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RetractionOf: Hepatology. 2008;47(6). doi: 10.1002/hep.22213

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2008

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2008

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:48

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Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 48(2008), 2 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 1-10

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Englisch

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Hui, Chee-Kin [VerfasserIn]
Cheung, Winnie W [VerfasserIn]
Leung, Kar-Wai [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Vincent C C [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Bone S F [VerfasserIn]
Li, Iris W S [VerfasserIn]
Luk, John M [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Nikki P [VerfasserIn]
Kwong, Yok-Lam [VerfasserIn]
Au, Wing-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Yuen, Kwok-Yung [VerfasserIn]
Lau, George K [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Raymond [VerfasserIn]

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RetractionOf: Hepatology. 2008;47(6). doi: 10.1002/hep.22213

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10.1002/hep.22213

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NLM179304887