拉米夫定治疗慢性乙型肝炎三年疗效观察

The long-term efficacy of lamivudine in chronic hepatitis B:interim analysis of 3-year's clinical course

目的 评估拉米夫定治疗慢性乙型肝炎 3年的长期疗效和安全性 ,以及病毒变异的发生率和影响。方法 采用多中心双盲、随机、安慰剂、对照临床试验及开放试验。 4 2 9例HBsAg、HBeAg阳性的慢性乙型肝炎病人 ,先按 3∶1随机分成拉米夫定组和安慰剂组 ,治疗 12周 ,以后所有病人均服拉米夫定 10 0mg/d ,共 3年。结果 治疗 12周 ,拉米夫定组HBVDNA累计阴转率 (<1 6pg/ml)为 92 2 % ,安慰剂组仅为 14 1% (P <0 0 1)。服药 3年后 ,血清HBVDNA仍持续降低 ,非变异组病人其中位值 ,低于可检测水平 ,变异组则可有轻度或中度回升 ,中位值为 86mEq/ml (bDNA法 ,相当于液相杂交法的 10pg/ml)。第 3年结束时 ,HBeAg阴转率为 2 0 3% ,HBeAg/抗 HBe血清转换率为17 3%。此与治疗前ALT水平有显著关系。治疗前ALT基础值 >2倍正常值上限 (2ULN)和 >5ULN者 ,3年时HBeAg阴转率分别为 4 2 2 %和 6 6 7% ,血清转换率分别为 34 4 %和 6 1 1%。治疗前ALT增高的病人 ,3年治疗后 ,ALT的复常率为 5 8 8%。第 1、2和 3年的YMDD变异率分别为 12 1%、4 9 7%和 70 5 %。发生变异后 ,继续服药 ,HBVDNA大多仍抑制 ,少数可回升 ,中位值为 86mEq/ml,仍继续有HBeAg阴转和血清转换 ,分别为 2 0 0 %和 15 1% ,低于非变异组病人。

Objective To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of 3-year lamivudine treatment for chronic hepatitis B and the impact of emergence of YMDD mutation of hepatitis B virus (HBV). Methods This multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial began in 1996. A total of 429 patients with serum HBsAg, HBeAg and HBV DNA positive were randomized to receive either lamivudine 100 mg daily ( n =322) or placebo ( n =107) in a 3∶1 ratio for the first 12 weeks. Thereafter, all patients were offered open label lamivudine 100 mg/d for a total of 156 weeks. Results After 12 weeks of lamivudine treatment, serum HBV DNA levels decreased rapidly; at week 12 the negativity of HBV DNA (<1.6 pg/ml) was 92.2%, whereas it was only 14.1% ( P <0.01) in the placebo group. After 1 year of lamivudine treatment, in 72.7% of the patients serum HBV DNA was undetectable (<1.6 pg/ml). At the end of 3 years, serum HBV DNA continued to be substantially suppressed; the median level was below detectable level in non-YMDD variant patients and was increased to 10 pg/ml in YMDD variant patients. At the end of 1, 2 and 3 years, the HBeAg loss rates were 9.5%, 16.8% and 20.0% respectively; and the HBeAg/anti-HBe sero-conversion rates were 8.3%, 11.5% and 17.3% respectively. The rates of HBeAg loss and seroconversion correlated with baseline ALT levels, in patients with baseline ALT>2ULN and ALT >5ULN, the loss of HBeAg was 42.2% and 66.7%, sero-conversion rates were 34.4% and 61.1% respectively ( P <0.01) at the end of year 3. ALT levels at year 3 remained normal in 58.8%, and below baseline in 79.1% of the patients whose ALT were abnormal before treatment. YMDD mutations developed in 12.1%, 49.7% and 70.5% of the patients respectively at year 1, 2 and 3. HBV DNA levels were increased slightly or moderately and accompanied with elevation of ALT. HBeAg loss and sero-conversion could be achieved in YMDD variant patients to 20.0% and 15.1% at the end of year 3, but lower than that in non-variant patients ( P <0.01). The adverse drug reactions or events were generally mild to moderate, 2 patients were reported to have serious events related to the study medication. ALT flares (ALT>5ULN) occurred in 17 patients, 10 with YMDD variants and 7 with non-variants, but all resolved. No deaths were reported in the 3 year treatment period. Conclusion Sustained HBV replication and clinical improvement could be obtained by 3-year long-term Lamivudine therapy with good tolerance.