Hepatitis B virus(HBV)reactivation induced by administration of direct-acting antiviral agents(DAAs)to treat hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection has been reported in previous studies,the subsequent clinical outcomes varie...Hepatitis B virus(HBV)reactivation induced by administration of direct-acting antiviral agents(DAAs)to treat hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection has been reported in previous studies,the subsequent clinical outcomes varied from no symptom to liver failure or death,however,the timing of anti-HBV treatment is controversial.We report the clinical HBV reactivation in a 51 years old female fibrotic patient with chronic HBV-HCV infection during the paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir and dasabuvir(PrOD)therapy.Her baseline HCV RNA,HBV DNA,alanine aminotransferase(ALT),and liver stiffness measurement levels were 5,560,000IU/mL,<15IU/mL,48U/L,and 11.8 kPa,respectively.At 8weeks of PrOD treatment,her HCV RNA,HBV DNA,and ALT levels were<15IU/mL,2,880,000 IU/mL,and 837U/L,respectively,and clinical reactivation was diagnosed.Meanwhile,tenofovir was immediately used for anti-HBV treatment.Fortunately,HBV DNA and ALT were undetectable and normalized after 16weeks of anti-HBV therapy,and unexpectedly,hepatitis B surface antigen loss occurred at 80weeks of anti-HBV treatment.This study may extend our understanding of the timing of anti-HBV therapy to prevent potential HBV reactivation during DAAs treatment in HBVHCV coinfected patients,and proper initiation timing may lead to functional cure of chronic HBV infection.展开更多
基金This study was supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81970517)Talents Project of Health Science and Technology Innovation for Young and Middle-aged Investigators in Henan Province,China(No.2020-OY-04)The Key Scientific Research Project of Henan Higher Education Institutions of China(No.20B320028).
文摘Hepatitis B virus(HBV)reactivation induced by administration of direct-acting antiviral agents(DAAs)to treat hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection has been reported in previous studies,the subsequent clinical outcomes varied from no symptom to liver failure or death,however,the timing of anti-HBV treatment is controversial.We report the clinical HBV reactivation in a 51 years old female fibrotic patient with chronic HBV-HCV infection during the paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir and dasabuvir(PrOD)therapy.Her baseline HCV RNA,HBV DNA,alanine aminotransferase(ALT),and liver stiffness measurement levels were 5,560,000IU/mL,<15IU/mL,48U/L,and 11.8 kPa,respectively.At 8weeks of PrOD treatment,her HCV RNA,HBV DNA,and ALT levels were<15IU/mL,2,880,000 IU/mL,and 837U/L,respectively,and clinical reactivation was diagnosed.Meanwhile,tenofovir was immediately used for anti-HBV treatment.Fortunately,HBV DNA and ALT were undetectable and normalized after 16weeks of anti-HBV therapy,and unexpectedly,hepatitis B surface antigen loss occurred at 80weeks of anti-HBV treatment.This study may extend our understanding of the timing of anti-HBV therapy to prevent potential HBV reactivation during DAAs treatment in HBVHCV coinfected patients,and proper initiation timing may lead to functional cure of chronic HBV infection.
