Five-year follow-up of 96 weeks peginterferon plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in hepatitis D

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Until recently, pegylated interferon-alfa-2a (PEG-IFNa) therapy was the only treatment option for patients infected with hepatitis D virus (HDV). Treatment with PEG-IFNa with or without tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) for 96 weeks resulted in HDV RNA suppression in 44% of patients at the end of therapy but did not prevent short-term relapses within 24 weeks. The virological and clinical long-term effects after prolonged PEG-IFNa-based treatment of hepatitis D are unknown.

METHODS: In the HIDIT-II study patients (including 40% with liver cirrhosis) received 180 μg PEG-IFNa weekly plus 300 mg TDF once daily (n = 59) or 180 μg PEG-IFNa weekly plus placebo (n = 61) for 96 weeks. Patients were followed until week 356 (5 years after end of therapy).

RESULTS: Until the end of follow-up, 16 (13%) patients developed liver-related complications (PEG-IFNa + TDF, n = 5 vs PEG-IFNa + placebo, n = 11; p = .179). Achieving HDV suppression at week 96 was associated with decreased long-term risk for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (p = .04) and hepatic decompensation (p = .009). Including complications irrespective of PEG-IFNa retreatment status, the number of patients developing serious complications was similar with (3/18) and without retreatment with PEG-IFNa (16/102, p > .999) but was associated with a higher chance of HDV-RNA suppression (p = .024, odds ratio 3.9 [1.3-12]).

CONCLUSIONS: Liver-related clinical events were infrequent and occurred less frequently in patients with virological responses to PEG-IFNa treatment. PEG-IFNa treatment should be recommended to HDV-infected patients until alternative therapies become available. Retreatment with PEG-IFNa should be considered for patients with inadequate response to the first course of treatment.

CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT00932971.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 44(2024), 1 vom: 19. Jan., Seite 139-147

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Anastasiou, Olympia E [VerfasserIn]
Caruntu, Florin A [VerfasserIn]
Curescu, Manuela G [VerfasserIn]
Yalcin, Kendal [VerfasserIn]
Akarca, Ulus S [VerfasserIn]
Gürel, Selim [VerfasserIn]
Zeuzem, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Erhardt, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Lüth, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Papatheodoridis, George V [VerfasserIn]
Keskin, Onur [VerfasserIn]
Port, Kerstin [VerfasserIn]
Radu, Monica [VerfasserIn]
Celen, Mustafa K [VerfasserIn]
Idilman, Ramazan [VerfasserIn]
Heidrich, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Mederacke, Ingmar [VerfasserIn]
von der Leyen, Heiko [VerfasserIn]
Kahlhöfer, Julia [VerfasserIn]
von Karpowitz, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Hardtke, Svenja [VerfasserIn]
Cornberg, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Yurdaydin, Cihan [VerfasserIn]
Wedemeyer, Heiner [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3WJQ0SDW1A
99YXE507IL
Antiviral Agents
HDV
HIDIT-II
Interferon
Journal Article
Long-term outcome
NUC
Polyethylene Glycols
RNA, Viral
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tenofovir

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.12.2023

Date Revised 19.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00932971

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/liv.15745

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362808198