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Article: Early Is Superior to Deferred Preemptive Lamivudine Therapy for Hepatitis B Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

TitleEarly Is Superior to Deferred Preemptive Lamivudine Therapy for Hepatitis B Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
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Issue Date2003
PublisherWB Saunders Co. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/gastro
Citation
Gastroenterology, 2003, v. 125 n. 6, p. 1742-1749 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground & Aims: Hepatitis B virus reactivation is a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in hepatitis B surface antigen-positive patients treated with chemotherapy. We compared the efficacy of early and deferred preemptive lamivudine therapy in reducing the incidence of hepatitis due to hepatitis B virus reactivation in hepatitis B surface antigen-positive lymphoma patients treated with chemotherapy. Methods: Thirty consecutive hepatitis B surface antigen-positive lymphoma patients undergoing intensive chemotherapy were randomized (1:1) to receive lamivudine 100 mg daily 1 week before chemotherapy (group 1) or to have this treatment deferred until there was serological evidence of hepatitis B virus reactivation on the basis of serial 2-week-interval serum hepatitis B virus DNA monitoring by a Digene Hybrid Capture II assay (group 2). Results: Eight (53%) patients in group 2 and none in group 1 had hepatitis B virus virological reactivation after chemotherapy (P = 0.002). Seven patients in group 2 still had hepatitis (5 anicteric hepatitis, 1 icteric hepatitis, and 1 hepatic failure). Survival free from hepatitis due to hepatitis B virus reactivation in group 1 patients was significantly longer than that in group 2 (P = 0.002 on the log-rank test). The median onset of hepatitis B virus reactivation in these patients was 16 weeks (range, 4-36 weeks) after the initiation of chemotherapy. Three (13%) of the 23 patients treated with lamivudine had hepatitis B virus-related hepatitis after lamivudine withdrawal. Conclusions: Lamivudine should be considered preemptively before or at the initiation of chemotherapy for all hepatitis B surface antigen-positive lymphoma patients undergoing intense chemotherapy.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/87601
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dc.contributor.authorLau, GKKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYiu, HHYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFong, DYTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, HCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorAu, WYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, LSFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheung, Men_HK
dc.contributor.authorZhang, HYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLie, Aen_HK
dc.contributor.authorNgan, Ren_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiang, Ren_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:31:57Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:31:57Z-
dc.date.issued2003en_HK
dc.identifier.citationGastroenterology, 2003, v. 125 n. 6, p. 1742-1749en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0016-5085en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/87601-
dc.description.abstractBackground & Aims: Hepatitis B virus reactivation is a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in hepatitis B surface antigen-positive patients treated with chemotherapy. We compared the efficacy of early and deferred preemptive lamivudine therapy in reducing the incidence of hepatitis due to hepatitis B virus reactivation in hepatitis B surface antigen-positive lymphoma patients treated with chemotherapy. Methods: Thirty consecutive hepatitis B surface antigen-positive lymphoma patients undergoing intensive chemotherapy were randomized (1:1) to receive lamivudine 100 mg daily 1 week before chemotherapy (group 1) or to have this treatment deferred until there was serological evidence of hepatitis B virus reactivation on the basis of serial 2-week-interval serum hepatitis B virus DNA monitoring by a Digene Hybrid Capture II assay (group 2). Results: Eight (53%) patients in group 2 and none in group 1 had hepatitis B virus virological reactivation after chemotherapy (P = 0.002). Seven patients in group 2 still had hepatitis (5 anicteric hepatitis, 1 icteric hepatitis, and 1 hepatic failure). Survival free from hepatitis due to hepatitis B virus reactivation in group 1 patients was significantly longer than that in group 2 (P = 0.002 on the log-rank test). The median onset of hepatitis B virus reactivation in these patients was 16 weeks (range, 4-36 weeks) after the initiation of chemotherapy. Three (13%) of the 23 patients treated with lamivudine had hepatitis B virus-related hepatitis after lamivudine withdrawal. Conclusions: Lamivudine should be considered preemptively before or at the initiation of chemotherapy for all hepatitis B surface antigen-positive lymphoma patients undergoing intense chemotherapy.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherWB Saunders Co. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/gastroen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofGastroenterologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshAgeden_HK
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and overen_HK
dc.subject.meshAntiviral Agents - therapeutic useen_HK
dc.subject.meshDNA, Viral - blooden_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshFollow-Up Studiesen_HK
dc.subject.meshHepatitis B - drug therapy - virologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshHepatitis B virus - geneticsen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshLamivudine - therapeutic useen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshMutationen_HK
dc.subject.meshTime Factorsen_HK
dc.subject.meshVirus Activationen_HK
dc.titleEarly Is Superior to Deferred Preemptive Lamivudine Therapy for Hepatitis B Patients Undergoing Chemotherapyen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailFong, DYT: dytfong@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailLiang, R: rliang@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1053/j.gastro.2003.09.026en_HK
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