ANTIVIRAL EFFECT OF PROLONGED INTERMITTENT LYMPHOBLASTOID ALPHA INTERFERON TREATMENT IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS-B
ANTIVIRAL EFFECT OF PROLONGED INTERMITTENT LYMPHOBLASTOID ALPHA INTERFERON TREATMENT IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS-B
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DOI:
10.1136/gut.33.8.1094
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发表时间:
1992-08-01
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影响因子:
24.5
通讯作者:
MULDER, CJJ
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作者:
JANSSEN, HLA;BERK, L;MULDER, CJJ
In a European multicentre study 40 patients with HBeAg positive chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection were treated with 5 mega units of lymphoblastoid alpha-interferon daily according to the following regimen: a four week primer course, four weeks of rest and a second course lasting 16 to 30 weeks. After 52 weeks of follow up, a response (HBeAg seroconversion and HBV-DNA negativity) was observed in 22 patients (55%). HBsAg seroconversion occurred in five patients (12.5%). One patient exhibited a relapse for serum HBeAg and HBV-DNA after cessation of treatment. According to a response prediction model, the observed response rate was not related to the selection of patients likely to respond. The initial interferon course induced a reduction of the serum HBV-DNA and HBeAg levels of 87% and 18%, respectively, leading to a significantly lower level of viral replication activity at the start of the second longterm course compared with baseline. After 24 weeks of follow up (week 16 of the second course), 19 (48%) patients exhibited a response, 13 (32%) a partial response (HBeAg