扩大慢性乙型肝炎抗病毒治疗应重视ALT正常、年龄≤30岁的HBeAg阴性慢性HBV感染者
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2022.07.006
HBeAg-negative chronic HBV-infected individuals with normal alanine aminotransferase and an age of ≤30 years should be taken seriously when expanding anti-HBV treatment for chronic hepatitis B
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摘要:
目的 拟对2022年2月发布的《扩大慢性乙型肝炎抗病毒治疗的专家意见》的推荐意见进行分析验证和完善。 方法 本研究为单中心回顾性研究,连续纳入2014年1月—2020年10月于中国人民解放军总医院第五医学中心接受肝穿刺活组织病理检查且ALT正常的成人慢性HBV感染者,并分析≤30岁和>30岁亚组中不同HBeAg状态人群存在中、重度肝损伤人群比例。 结果 共纳入慢性HBV感染者290例,HBeAg阳性者121例(41.7%),HBeAg阴性者169例(58.3%)。进一步按年龄分组,在HBeAg阳性中,≤30岁37例,>30岁84例;在HBeAg阴性感染者中,≤30岁24例,>30岁145例。4组比较,年龄(H=151.539)、性别(χ2=9.959)、ALT(H=29.041)、AST(H=11.127)、Alb(H=23.538)、HBV DNA(H=187.982)、HBsAg(H=132.520)组间比较差异均有统计学意义(P值均<0.05)。年龄>30岁和≤30岁组均有近50%的患者存在中度及以上肝损伤(50.22% vs 47.54%)。根据HBeAg状态和年龄进一步将患者分为HBeAg阳性≤30岁(n=37)和>30岁(n=84)以及HBeAg阴性≤30岁(n=24)和>30岁(n=145)共4组。在HBeAg阳性亚组中,>30岁与≤30岁者存在中度及以上肝损伤的差异无统计学意义(42.9% vs 37.8%,P=0.605);≤30岁的HBeAg阴性亚组与>30岁的HBeAg阴性亚组存在中度及以上肝损伤的差异亦无统计学意义(62.5% vs 54.5%,P=0.464)。在无创指标无法决策的队列(LSM<9.0 kPa者和LSM数据缺失但FIB-4<3.25者,n=269)中,≤30岁的HBeAg阴性亚组与>30岁的HBeAg阴性/阳性亚组存在中度及以上肝损伤的差异无统计学意义(59.1% vs 50.7%、59.1% vs 41.8%,P值分别为0.468、0.149)。 结论 在扩大抗HBV治疗时,也应关注HBeAg阴性且年龄≤30岁的慢性HBV感染者。条件允许时,依照本研究总结修订的抗病毒治疗启动线路图,或可进一步提高个体化抗病毒治疗的精准性。 Abstract:Objective To validate and refine the recommendations in the recently published expert opinion on expanding anti-HBV treatment for chronic hepatitis B. Methods Adult individuals with chronic HBV infection and normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) who underwent liver biopsy in The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from January 2014 to October 2020 were enrolled in this single-center retrospective study, and the proportion of individuals with moderate or severe liver injury was analyzed in the population with different HBeAg status in the ≤30 years and > 30 years subgroups. Results A total of 290 individuals with chronic HBV infection were included, among whom 121 (41.7%) were HBeAg positive and 169 (58.3%) were HBeAg negative. The HBeAg-positive group and the HBeAg-negative group were further divided into subgroups according to age: in the HBeAg-positive group, 37 were aged ≤30 years and 84 were aged > 30 years; in the HBeAg-negative group, 24 were aged ≤30 years and 145 were aged > 30 years. There were significant differences between the four groups in age (H=151.539, P < 0.05), sex (χ2=9.959, P < 0.05), ALT (H=29.041, P < 0.05), aspartate aminotransferase (H=11.127, P < 0.05), albumin (H=23.538, P < 0.05), HBV DNA (H=187.982, P < 0.05), and HBsAg (H=132.520, P < 0.05). In both > 30 years and ≤30 years groups, nearly 50% of the patients had a moderate or higher grade of liver injury (50.22% vs 47.54%). According to HBeAg status and age, the patients were further divided into HBeAg-positive ≤30 years group with 37 patients, HBeAg-positive > 30 years group with 84 patients, HBeAg-negative ≤30 years group with 24 patients, and HBeAg-negative > 30 years group with 145 patients. In the HBeAg-positive group, there was no significant difference in the proportion of patients with a moderate or higher grade of liver injury between the patients aged > 30 years and those aged ≤30 years (42.9% vs 37.8%, P=0.605), and there was also no significant difference in such proportion between the HBeAg-negative ≤30 years group and the HBeAg-negative/positive > 30 years groups (62.5% vs 54.5%, P=0.464). In the cohort for which a decision could not be made based on noninvasive indices (269 patients with liver stiffness measurement < 9.0 kPa or without the data of liver stiffness measurement but with fibrosis-4 < 3.25), there was no significant difference in the proportion of patients with a moderate or higher grade of liver injury between the HBeAg-negative ≤30 years group and the HBeAg-negative/positive > 30 years groups (59.1% vs 50.7% and 59.1% vs 41.8%, P=0.468 and 0.149). Conclusion HBeAg-negative chronic HBV-infected individuals with an age of ≤30 years should be taken into consideration when expanding anti-HBV treatment for chronic hepatitis B. If conditions permit, the revised flow chart for the initiation of anti-HBV treatment based on this study can be applied to further improve the precision of individualized anti-HBV treatment. -
Key words:
- Hepatitis B, Chronic /
- Hepatitis B e Antigens /
- Age Factors /
- Alanine Transaminase /
- Antiviral Treatment
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图 1 依据《专家意见》总结修订的抗病毒治疗启动线路图
注:在参考文献[1]基础上补充修订。虚线表示笔者新增部分。本流程不包括“不确定期”慢性乙型肝炎患者启动抗病毒治疗的意见。
Figure 1. The revised flow chart from the expert opinion for initiation of anti-HBV treatment for chronic hepatitis B
表 1 HBeAg阳性与阴性慢性HBV感染者一般资料比较
Table 1. Comparison of general data between HBeAg positive and HBeAg negative chronic HBV infection
指标 HBeAg阳性(n=121) HBeAg阴性(n=169) 统计值 P值 ≤30岁(n=37) >30岁(n=84) ≤30岁(n=24) >30岁(n=145) 年龄(岁) 26(23~29)1)2) 39(34~47)2)3)4) 27(24~29)1)2) 43(38~49)1)3)4) H=151.539 <0.001 性别[例(%)] χ2=9.959 0.019 男 22(59.5) 38(45.2) 18(75.0)2) 64(44.1)4) 女 15(40.5) 46(54.8) 6(25.0)2) 81(55.9)4) ALT(U/L) 30(22~36)2)4) 25(19~32)2) 20(16~28)3) 20(15~27)1)3) H=29.041 <0.001 AST(U/L) 25(21~31)2) 24(20~28) 21(18~25) 21(18~27)3) H=11.127 0.011 ALP(U/L) 70(56~89) 72(59~92) 71(63~88) 72(59~89) H=0.667 0.881 GGT(U/L) 14(11~19) 17(13~21) 17(14~25) 16(12~23) H=4.941 0.176 Alb(U/L) 41(39~44) 39(37~42)2)4) 43(41~45)1) 41(39~44)1) H=23.538 <0.001 PA(mg/L) 199.6±44.2 194.0±42.3 215.6±40.7 205.2±44.7 F=1.988 0.116 PLT(×109/L) 204(173~237) 200(158~230) 184(150~217) 188(158~225) H=3.816 0.282 HBV DNA(log10 IU/mL) 8.0(7.0~8.4)2)4) 8.0(7.4~8.3)2)4) 2.7(2.3~3.5)1)3) 3.2(2.5~4.1)1)3) H=187.982 <0.001 HBsAg(log10 IU/mL) 4.5(3.9~4.7)2)4) 4.6(3.9~4.9)2)4) 3.3(3.1~3.6)1)3) 3.2(2.6~3.6)1)3 H=132.520 <0.001 炎症分期[例(%)] 0.070 G0~G1 33(89.2) 64(76.2) 18(75.0) 127(87.6) G2~G4 4(10.8) 20(23.8) 6(25.0) 18(12.4) 肝纤维化分期[例(%)] χ2=6.459 0.091 S0~S1 24(64.9) 50(59.5) 10(41.7) 69(47.6) S2~S4 13(35.1) 34(40.5) 14(58.3) 76(52.4) 存在明显肝损伤[例(%)] χ2=6.556 0.087 否 23(62.2) 48(57.1) 9(37.5) 66(45.5) 是 14(37.8) 36(42.9) 15(62.5) 79(54.5) 注:与HBeAg阳性(>30岁)者比较,1)P<0.05;与HBeAg阴性(>30岁)者比较,2)P<0.05;与HBeAg阳性(≤30岁)者比较,3)P<0.05;与HBeAg阴性(≤30岁)者比较,4)P<0.05。 表 2 无创指标无法决策抗病毒治疗者肝损伤情况比较
Table 2. Comparison of liver injury in patients with non-invasive indicators unable to determine antiviral therapy
是否存在明显肝损伤 HBeAg阳性 HBeAg阴性 χ2值 P值 ≤30岁(n=34) >30岁(n=79) ≤30岁(n=22) >30岁(n=134) 否[例(%)] 23(67.6) 46(58.2) 9(40.9) 66(49.3) 5.819 0.121 是[例(%)] 11(32.4) 33(41.8) 13(59.1) 68(50.7) -
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