Association of ITPA gene variant and serum ribavirin concentration with blood cells decline in pegylated interferon-alfa plus ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C.
Association of ITPA gene variant and serum ribavirin concentration with blood cells decline in pegylated interferon-alfa plus ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C.
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ITPA基因变异和血清利巴韦林浓度与聚乙二醇干扰素-α加利巴韦林治疗慢性丙型肝炎中血细胞下降的关系。
DOI:
10.1007/s12072-012-9363-6
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发表时间:
2013
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影响因子:
6.6
通讯作者:
Ochanomizu Liver Conference Study Group
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作者:
Nakagawa M;Sakamoto N;Watanabe T;Nishimura-Sakurai Y;Onozuka I;Azuma S;Kakinuma S;Nitta S;Kiyohashi K,Kusano-Kitazume A;Murakawa M;Yoshino K;Itsui Y;Tanaka Y;Mizokami M,Watanabe M;Ochanomizu Liver Conference Study Group
BackgroundGenetic variation leading to inosine triphosphatase (ITPA) deficiency protects chronic hepatitis C patients receiving ribavirin against hemolytic anemia. The relationship betweenITPAgene variation and serum ribavirin concentration was analyzed in association with a reduction in blood cells and dose reduction of pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) or ribavirin.Patients and methodsA total of 300 hepatitis C patients treated with PEG-IFN plus ribavirin were analyzed. Genetic polymorphisms were determined inITPAand the quantitative reduction in blood cells from the baseline was analyzed every 4 weeks for the duration of treatment and after the end of therapy. The decline in hemoglobin (Hb) or platelet (PLT) level at week 4 compared to baseline was also assessed according to ribavirin concentrations.ResultsPatients with theITPA-CA/AAgenotypes showed a lower degree of Hb reduction throughout therapy than those with theITPA-CCgenotype and a marked difference in mean Hb reduction was found at week 4 (CA/AA−1.0 vs.CC−2.8,p< 0.001). TheITPA-CCgenotype had significantly less reduction in the mean platelet count than theITPA-CA/AAgenotypes early during treatment (p< 0.001 for weeks 4 and 8). Patients with theITPA-CA/AAgenotypes were less likely to develop anemia, regardless of the concentration of ribavirin. Patients with baseline PLT counts below 130 × 103/μl had a significantly lower tendency to achieve sustained virological response (SVR), especially those with theITPA-CA/AAgenotypes. ITPA gene variation was not extracted by multivariable analysis as an important predictor of SVR.ConclusionsDespite the fact that ITPA variants were less likely to develop anemia, patients with low baseline PLT counts were difficult to treat, especially those with theITPA-CA/AAgenotype. These results may give a valuable pharmacogenetic diagnostic tool for the tailoring of dosing to minimize drug-induced adverse events.