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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2014; 20(37): 13284-13292
Published online Oct 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13284
Published online Oct 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13284
Ref. | Study type | Number ofpatients(treated/controls) | IFN | Region of origin | HBeAg-positive (%) | Treatment endpoint | Treatment endpoint by HBV genotype (%) | Significance(P value) |
Wai et al[26] | Retrospective, unmatched controls | 107 (73/34) | IFN α | China | 100.0 | HBeAg seroconversion | B: 39 C: 17 | 0.03 |
Kao et al[27] | Retrospective, unmatched controls | 58 (58/0) | IFN α | Taiwan | 100.0 | Loss of HBeAg and HBV DNA 48 wk post-treatment | B: 41 C: 15 | 0.045 |
Zhang et al[28] | Retrospective, unmatched controls | 35 (35/0) | IFN α | France | 0.0 | Normalization of ALT, loss of HBV DNA by a branched-DNA assay 6 mo post-treatment | A: 70 non-A: 40 | 0.001 |
Erhardt et al[29] | Retrospective, unmatched controls | 165 (69/72) | IFN α | Germany, Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa | A: 51.4 B: 5 | HBeAg-positive: normalization of ALT, negative HBV DNA by a hybridization assay, and HBeAg seroconversion 6 mo post-treatment HBeAg-negative: loss of HBV DNA by a hybridization assay and the normalization of ALT 6 mo post-treatment | (overall) A: 49 D: 26 | 0.005 |
C: 8.4 D: 31.9 | (HBeAg-positive) A: 46 D: 24 | 0.03 | ||||||
E: 2.5 G: 0.8 | (HBeAg-negative) A: 59 D: 29 | 0.05 | ||||||
Flink et al[30] | Prospective, multicenter randomized controlled trials | 266 (266/0) | Peg- IFN-α-2b +/- lamivudine | The Netherlands | 100.0 | Loss of HBsAg at the end of follow-up | A: 14 B: 9 C: 3 D: 2 | 0.006 |
Erhardt et al[32] | Retrospective, cohort | 49 (23/26) | IFN α | Germany, Hong Kong, France | E: 47 F: 50 G: 50 H: 60 | Normalization of ALT, decrease of HBV DNA < 4000IU/mL 6 mo post-treatment | E: 36 F: 50 G: 20 H: 50 | NA |
Ref. | Study type | Number of patients (treated/controls) | Region of origin | HBeAg-positive | Treatment follow-up (yr) | Cirrhosis development (% treated vs % controls) | Significance (P value) | Cirrhosis complication development (% treated vs % controls) | Significance (P value) |
Lin et al[19] | Prospective, randomized, controlled | 89 (60/29) | Taiwan | 100% | 7.4 | 13.3 vs 17.2 | NS | 9.0 vs 14.7 | NS |
Lin et al[42] | Retrospective, matched controls | 466 (233/233) | Taiwan | 100% | 6.8 | 17.8 vs 33.7 | 0.041 | NA | NA |
Krogsgaard et al[43] | Retrospective, multicenter controlled trials | 253 (histologically evaluated) | Europe | 100% | 4.7 | 10 vs 10 | NS | NA | NA |
Tangkijvanich et al[44] | Retrospective, unmatched controls | 139 (69/72) | Thailand | 100% | 5.0 | 10.4 vs 22.2 | NS | NA | NA |
Truong et al[46] | Retrospective, matched controls | 62 (27/35) | Japan | 59.6% | 6.5 | 11 vs 6 | NS | NA | NA |
Yuen et al[47] | Prospective, matched controls | 411 (208/203) | Hong Kong | 100% | 8.9 | NA | NA | 4.3 vs 1.0 | 0.062 |
Ref. | Study type | Number of patients (treated/controls) | Region of origin | HBeAg-positive (%) | Cirrhosis (%) | Treatment follow-up (yr) | HCC development (% treated vs % controls) | Significance(P value) |
Lin et al[19] | Prospective, randomized, controlled | 101 (67/34) | Taiwan | 100 | 12.5 | 7.4 | 1.5 vs 11.8 | 0.043 |
Lin et al[42] | Retrospective, matched controls | 466 (233/233) | Taiwan | 100 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 2.7 vs 12.5 | 0.011 |
Ikeda et al[49] | Retrospective, unmatched controls | 313 (94/219) | Japan | 36 | 100 | 6.9 | 17.0 vs 30.8 | 0.012 |
Krogsgaard et al[43] | Retrospective, multicenter controlled trials | 308 (210/98) | Europe | 100 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 0.96 vs 1.0 | NS |
International IFN-α HCC Study Group[50] | Retrospective, multicenter, matched controls | 146 (49/97) | Italy, Argentina | NA | 91 | 6.5 | 16 vs 19 | NS |
Mazzella et al[51] | Prospective, randomized, controlled | 64 (33/ 31) | Italy | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 3.0 vs 6.4 | NS |
Tangkijvanich et al[44] | Retrospective, unmatched controls | 139 (69/72) | Thailand | 100 | 20.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 vs 12.5 | NS |
Papatheodoridis et al[45] | Retrospective, unmatched controls | 404 (209/195) | Greece | 100 | 30.9 | 6.0 | 8.1 vs 7.7 | NS |
Truong et al[46] | Retrospective, matched controls | 62 (27/35) | Japan | 59.6 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 3.7 vs 0.0 | NS |
Yuen et al[47] | Prospective, matched controls | 411 (208/203) | Hong Kong | 100 | NA | 8.9 | 2.4 vs 0.0 | NS |
Number of analyzed studies | RD/RR | 95%CI | Significance (P value) | |||||
Cammà et al[52] | Meta-analysis | 853/652 | 7 Studies | RD = -6.4% (overall) | -2.8%-(-10%) | < 0.001 | ||
RD = -4.8% (European) | -11.1%-1.5% | NS | ||||||
Miyake et al[53] | Meta-analysis | 553/750 | 8 Studies | RD = -5.0% (overall) | -9.4%-(-0.5%) | 0.028 | ||
RD = -8.5% (Asian) | -13.6-(-3.6%) | 0.001 | ||||||
Sung et al[54] | Meta-analysis | 1292/1458 | 12 Studies | RR = 0.66 | 0.48-0.89 | 0.006 | ||
Yang et al[55] | Meta-analysis | 1006/1076 | 11 Studies | RR = 0.59 | 0.43-0.81 | 0.001 | ||
Zhang et al[56] | Meta-analysis | 176/171 | 2 Studies | RR = 0.23 | 0.05-1.04 | NS | ||
Jin et al[57] | Meta-analysis | 1291/1048 | 9 Studies | RR = 0.274 | 0.059-1.031 | NS |
- Citation: Seo Y, Yano Y. Short- and long-term outcome of interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis B infection. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(37): 13284-13292
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i37/13284.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13284