Journal article
Factors Associated With Persistent Increase in Level of Alanine Aminotransferase in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Receiving Oral Antiviral Therapy
Ira M Jacobson, Mary K Washington, Maria Buti, Alexander Thompson, Nezam Afdhal, Robert Flisiak, Ulus Salih Akarca, Konstantin G Tchernev, John F Flaherty, Raul Aguilar Schall, Robert P Myers, G Mani Subramanian, John G McHutchison, Zobair Younossi, Patrick Marcellin, Keyur Patel
CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2017
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Despite complete suppression of viral DNA with antiviral agents, in some patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) do not normalize. We investigated factors associated with persistent increases in ALT level in patients with CHB given long-term tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. METHODS: We analyzed data from 471 hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive and HBeAg-negative patients with CHB participating in 2 phase 3 trials. We identified patients with an increased level of ALT (above the upper limit of normal range) after 5 years (240 weeks) of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate therapy. We analyzed findings from liver biopsy specimens col..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was sponsored by Gilead Sciences, Inc.