Shen S, Jiang L, Xiao GQ, Yan LN, Yang JY, Wen TF, Li B, Wang WT, Xu MQ, Wei YG. Prophylaxis against hepatitis B virus recurrence after liver transplantation: A registry study. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(2): 584-592 [PMID: 25593480 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i2.584]
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Li Jiang, MD, Liver Transplantation Center, Department of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxuexiang Road, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. jiangli029@163.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2015; 21(2): 584-592 Published online Jan 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i2.584
Prophylaxis against hepatitis B virus recurrence after liver transplantation: A registry study
Shu Shen, Li Jiang, Guang-Qin Xiao, Lu-Nan Yan, Jia-Yin Yang, Tian-Fu Wen, Bo Li, Wen-Tao Wang, Ming-Qing Xu, Yong-Gang Wei
Shu Shen, Li Jiang, Guang-Qin Xiao, Lu-Nan Yan, Jia-Yin Yang, Tian-Fu Wen, Bo Li, Wen-Tao Wang, Ming-Qing Xu, Yong-Gang Wei, Liver Transplantation Center, Department of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Shen S and Jiang L contributed equally to this study; Jiang L, Wen TF, Yan LN and Li B introduced the idea and designed the work; Yang JY, Wang WT and Wei YG analyzed the data; Shen S drafted the article; Jiang L and Xiao GQ revised the article; and Yang JY approved the version to be published.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Li Jiang, MD, Liver Transplantation Center, Department of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxuexiang Road, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. jiangli029@163.com
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Received: May 19, 2014 Peer-review started: May 20, 2014 First decision: June 27, 2014 Revised: August 4, 2014 Accepted: November 11, 2014 Article in press: November 11, 2014 Published online: January 14, 2015 Processing time: 244 Days and 3.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Little is known about which protocol has the optimal prophylactic effects against hepatitis B virus (HBV) recurrence. In this study, we used data from the China Liver Transplant Registry database to evaluate the long-term prophylactic efficacy of hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) in combination with different nucleos(t)ide analogues and determine the risk factors for HBV recurrence. This nationwide multicenter study demonstrated that low-dose intramuscular HBIG in combination with a nucleos(t)ide analogue provides effective prophylaxis against recurrent HBV infection posttransplantation at approximately 5% of the cost of conventional high-dose intravenous HBIG regimens. Among them, low-dose intramuscular HBIG combined with entecavir has better prophylactic efficacy than the combination of low-dose intramuscular HBIG and lamivudine.
