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Hbsag levels can be used to rule out cirrhosis in hbeag positive chronic hepatitis b: results from the sonic-b study.

ABSTRACT: Serum HBsAg levels correlate with the duration of chronic HBV infection and may predict the extent of hepatic fibrosis. We analysed data from the SONIC-B database, which contains data from 8 global randomized trials and two large hepatology centers. Relationship between HBsAg levels and presence of significant fibrosis (Ishak 3-4) or cirrhosis (Ishak 5-6) were explored and clinically relevant cut-offs were identified to rule out cirrhosis. The dataset included 2779 patients; 1866 HBeAg-positive; 322 with cirrhosis. Among HBeAg-positive patients, lower HBsAg levels were associated with higher rates of significant fibrosis (Odds Ratio [OR] 0.419, P<0.001) and cirrhosis (OR 0.435, p<0.001). No relationship was observed among HBeAg-negative patients. Among HBeAg-positive patients, genotype specific HBsAg cut-offs had excellent NPVs (>97%) and low misclassification rates (≤7.1%) and may therefore have utility in ruling out cirrhosis. Diagnostic performance of the HBsAg cut-offs was comparable among patients in whom cirrhosis could not be ruled out with FIB-4. HBV genotype specific HBsAg cut-offs may have utility in ruling out presence of cirrhosis in HBeAg-positive patients with genotypes B, C and D and can be an adjunct to FIB-4 to reduce the need for further testing.

SUBMITTER: Sonneveld MJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159342 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Levels Can Be Used to Rule Out Cirrhosis in Hepatitis B e Antigen-Positive Chronic Hepatitis B: Results From the SONIC-B Study.

Sonneveld Milan J MJ Hansen Bettina E BE Brouwer Willem P WP Chan Henry L-Y HL Piratvisuth Teerha T Jia Ji-Dong JD Zeuzem Stefan S Chien Rong-Nan RN de Knegt Robert J RJ Wat Cynthia C Pavlovic Vedran V Gaggar Anuj A Xie Qing Q Buti Maria M de Man Robert A RA Janssen Harry L A HLA

The Journal of infectious diseases 20220601 11

<h4>Background</h4>Serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) levels correlate with the duration of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and may predict the extent of hepatic fibrosis.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed data from the SONIC-B database, which contains data from 8 global randomized trials and 2 large hepatology centers. Relationship between HBsAg levels and presence of significant fibrosis (Ishak 3-4) or cirrhosis (Ishak 5-6) were explored, and clinically relevant cutoffs were identifi ...[more]

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Project description:UnlabelledBackgroundHepatitis B virus (HBV) is a common cause of viral hepatitis with significant health complications including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Assays for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) are the most frequently used tests to detect HBV infection. Vaccination for HBV can produce transiently detectable levels of HBsAg in patients. However, the time course and duration of this effect is unclear. The objective of this retrospective study was to clarify the frequency and duration of transient HBsAg positivity following vaccination against HBV.MethodsThe electronic medical record at an academic tertiary care medical center was searched to identify all orders for HBsAg within a 17 month time period. Detailed chart review was performed to identify all patients who were administered HBV vaccine within 180 days prior to HBsAg testing and also to ascertain likely cause of weakly positive (grayzone) results.ResultsDuring the 17 month study period, 11,719 HBsAg tests were ordered on 9,930 patients. There were 34 tests performed on 34 patients who received HBV vaccine 14 days or less prior to HBsAg testing. Of these 34 patients, 11 had grayzone results for HBsAg that could be attributed to recent vaccination. Ten of the 11 patients were renal dialysis patients who were receiving HBsAg testing as part of routine and ongoing monitoring. Beyond 14 days, there were no reactive or grayzone HBsAg tests that could be attributed to recent HBV vaccination. HBsAg results reached a peak COI two to three days following vaccination before decaying. Further analysis of all the grayzone results within the 17 month study period (43 results out of 11,719 tests) revealed that only 4 of 43 were the result of true HBV infection as verified by confirmatory testing.ConclusionsOur study confirms that transient HBsAg positivity can occur in patients following HBV vaccination. The results suggest this positivity is unlikely to persist beyond 14 days post-vaccination. Our study also demonstrates that weakly positive HBsAg results often do not reflect actual HBV infection, underscoring the importance of confirmatory testing. This study also emphasizes that vaccination-induced HBsAg positives occur most commonly in hemodialysis patients.

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Hbsag levels can be used to rule out cirrhosis in hbeag positive chronic hepatitis b: results from the sonic-b study.

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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Levels Can Be Used to Rule Out Cirrhosis in Hepatitis B e Antigen-Positive Chronic Hepatitis B: Results From the SONIC-B Study.

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