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Comparison of Lamivudine and Telbivudine Treatments in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

Year 2024, Volume: 9 Issue: 3, 93 - 97, 31.12.2024
https://doi.org/10.55694/jamer.1582992

Abstract

Aim: Chronic hepatitis B infection is a global public health issue. The aim of antiviral treatments is to prevent the development
of complications such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of antiviral therapies
in terms of virological, serological, and biochemical outcomes in patients treated with lamivudine or telbivudine.
Materials and Methods: The study included 57 naive chronic hepatitis B patients treated with lamivudine for 48 weeks and 60
patients treated with telbivudine. The patients alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, Hepatitis B virüs deoxyribonucleic acid
(HBV DNA) levels, and seroconversion status were evaluated after treatment. Data obtained from the oral antiviral treatments
at 12, 24, and 48 weeks were compared.
Results: In all patients using lamivudine or telbivudine, a decrease in ALT values and negativity in HBV DNA were detected in
the 12th, 24th and 48th weeks of treatment compared to baseline values. At week 48, the rate of HBV DNA negativity was higher
in the telbivudine group (p<0.05). There was no difference between the two drugs in terms of normalizing ALT levels.
Conclusion: Both lamivudine and telbivudine treatments can achieve HBV DNA negativity and ALT normalization. However,
resistance is a significant issue in chronic hepatitis B treatment and can develop in the long term. Patients undergoing treatment
should be closely monitored for the early detection of drug resistance development.

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  • 6. Cadranel JF, Lahmek P, Causse X, Bellaiche G, Bettan L, Fontanges T, et al. Epidemiology of chronic hepatitis B infection in France: risk factors for significant fibrosis--results of a nationwide survey. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Aug 15;26(4):565-576. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03400.x
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  • 11. Lok AS. Hepatitis: Long-term therapy of chronic hepatitis B reverses cirrhosis. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Apr;10(4):199-200. doi: 10.1038/nrgastro.2013.13
  • 12. Liaw YF. Impact of therapy on the outcome of chronic hepatitis B. Liver Int. 2013 Feb;33 Suppl 1:111-5. doi: 10.1111/liv.12057
  • 13. Zheng X, Wang J, Yang D. Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B in China. Med Microbiol Immunol. 2015 Feb;204(1):115-120. doi: 10.1007/s00430-014-0380-z
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  • 19. Dai M, Xiao GM, Wang FL, Zhang JS, Li YM, Yang HZ. Changes in serum alanine aminotransferase levels in telbivudine versus lamivudine treatment for chronic hepatitis B: a meta-analysis. J Int Med Res. 2015 Apr;43(2):161-172. doi: 10.1177/0300060514556664
  • 20. Kwak MS, Choi JW, Lee JS, Kim KA, Suh JH, Cho YS, et al. Longterm efficacy of entecavir therapy in chronic hepatitis B patients with antiviral resistance to lamivudine and adefovir. J Viral Hepat. 2011 Oct;18(10):e432-438. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2011.01461.x
  • 21. Hou J, Yin YK, Xu D, Tan D, Niu J, Zhou X, et al. Telbivudine versus lamivudine in chinese patients with chronic hepatitis B: Results at 1 year of a randomized, double-blind trial. Hepatology. 2008 Feb;47(2):447-454. doi: 10.1002/hep.22075
  • 22. Chan HL, Chen YC, Gane EJ, Sarin SK, Suh DJ, Piratvisuth T, et al. Randomized clinical trial: efficacy and safety of telbivudine and lamivudine in treatment-naive patients with HBV-related decompensated cirrhosis. J Viral Hepat. 2012 Oct;19(10):732-743. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2012.01600.x

Kronik Hepatit B Hastalarında Lamivudin ve Telbivudin Tedavilerinin Karşılaştırılması

Year 2024, Volume: 9 Issue: 3, 93 - 97, 31.12.2024
https://doi.org/10.55694/jamer.1582992

Abstract

Amaç: Kronik hepatit B enfeksiyonu küresel bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Tedavide kullanılan antiviraller ile siroz ve
hepatosellüler karsinom gibi komplikasyonların gelişmesinin engellenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada lamivudin veya
telbivudin kullanan hastalarda antiviral tedavilerin virolojik, serolojik ve biyokimyasal etkinliğini değerlendirdik.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışma tezden üretilmiştir. Çalışma için Kayseri Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Eğitim Planlama
Koordinasyon Kurulu’ndan onay alınmıştır (07.04.2014 tarih ve 28 nolu karar, Sayı: 52332816/7375) Çalışmaya 48 hafta
süresince lamivudin kullanan 57, telbivudin kullanan 60 naif kronik hepatit B hastası dahil edildi. Hastaların tedavi sonrasında
alanin aminotransferaz (ALT) değerleri, Hepatit B virüs deoksiribonükleik asit (HBV DNA) düzeyleri ve serokonversiyon
durumları değerlendirildi. Oral antiviral tedavilerin 12, 24 ve 48 haftalık kullanımı sonrasında elde edilen veriler analiz edildi.
Bulgular: Lamivudin veya telbivudin kullanan hastaların tamamında, bazal değerlere kıyasla, tedavilerin 12., 24. ve 48.
haftalarında ALT değerlerinde azalma, HBV DNA’da negatifleşme tespit edildi. Tedavilerin 48. haftasında HBV DNA
negatifleşme yüzdesi, telbivudin tedavisi alan grupta daha yüksekti (p<0,05). İki ilaç arasında ALT normalleşmesi açısından
fark yoktu.
Sonuç: Lamivudin veya telbivudin tedavileri ile HBV DNA negatifleşmesi ve ALT normalizasyonu sağlanabilmektedir. Ancak
kronik hepatit B tedavisinde direnç önemli bir sorundur ve uzun dönemde direnç gelişebilmektedir. Direnç gelişiminin erken
saptanması için tedavi alan hastalar yakın takip edilmelidir.

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışma tezden üretilmiştir. Çalışma için Kayseri Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Eğitim Planlama Koordinasyon Kurulu’ndan onay alınmıştır (07.04.2014 tarih ve 28 nolu karar, Sayı: 52332816/7375)

References

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  • 2. T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Türkiye Viral Hepatit Önleme ve Kontrol Programi 2018-2023. Sağlık Bakanlığı Yayın No: 1102, Ankara-2018. Erişim Adresi: https://hsgm.saglik.gov.tr/depo/ Yayinlarimiz/Programlar/Turkiye_Viral_Hepatit_Onleme_ve_ Kontrol_Programi_2018-2023.pdf. Erişim tarihi: 9 Haziran 2024
  • 3. Braunwald E, Fauci AS, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Longo DL, Jameson JL. Harrison’ s Principles of İnternal Medicine 15th Edition. 2004:1721-1729
  • 4. European Association For The Study Of The Liver. EASL clinical practice guidelines: Management of chronic hepatitis B virus infection. J Hepatol. 2012 Jul;57(1):167-185. doi: 10.1016/j. jhep.2012.02.010
  • 5. Liang TJ. Hepatitis B: the virus and disease. Hepatology. 2009 May;49(5 Suppl):S13-21. doi: 10.1002/hep.22881
  • 6. Cadranel JF, Lahmek P, Causse X, Bellaiche G, Bettan L, Fontanges T, et al. Epidemiology of chronic hepatitis B infection in France: risk factors for significant fibrosis--results of a nationwide survey. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Aug 15;26(4):565-576. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03400.x
  • 7. Mota A, Areias J, Cardoso MF. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis among patients with hepatitis B virus infection in northern Portugal with reference to the viral genotypes. J Med Virol. 2011 Jan;83(1):71-77. doi: 10.1002/jmv.21939
  • 8. Niederau C. Chronic hepatitis B in 2014: great therapeutic progress, large diagnostic deficit. World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Sep 7;20(33):11595-11617. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i33.11595
  • 9. Liaw YF, Kao JH, Piratvisuth T, Chan HL, Chien RN, Liu CJ, et al. Asian-Pacific consensus statement on the management of chronic hepatitis B: a 2012 update. Hepatol Int. 2012 Jun;6(3):531-561. doi: 10.1007/s12072-012-9365-4
  • 10. Lok AS, McMahon BJ. Chronic hepatitis B: update 2009. Hepatology. 2009 Sep;50(3):661-662. doi: 10.1002/hep.23190
  • 11. Lok AS. Hepatitis: Long-term therapy of chronic hepatitis B reverses cirrhosis. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Apr;10(4):199-200. doi: 10.1038/nrgastro.2013.13
  • 12. Liaw YF. Impact of therapy on the outcome of chronic hepatitis B. Liver Int. 2013 Feb;33 Suppl 1:111-5. doi: 10.1111/liv.12057
  • 13. Zheng X, Wang J, Yang D. Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B in China. Med Microbiol Immunol. 2015 Feb;204(1):115-120. doi: 10.1007/s00430-014-0380-z
  • 14. Lai CL, Gane E, Liaw YF, Hsu CW, Thongsawat S, Wang Y, et al; Globe Study Group. Telbivudine versus lamivudine in patients with chronic hepatitis B. N Engl J Med. 2007 Dec 20;357(25):2576- 2588. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa066422
  • 15. Liaw YF, Gane E, Leung N, Zeuzem S, Wang Y, Lai CL, et al; GLOBE Study Group. 2-Year GLOBE trial results: telbivudine Is superior to lamivudine in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Gastroenterology. 2009 Feb;136(2):486-495. doi: 10.1053/j. gastro.2008.10.026
  • 16. Jiang H, Wang J, Zhao W. Lamivudine versus telbivudine in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B: a systematic review and metaanalysis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Jan;32(1):11-18. doi: 10.1007/s10096-012-1723-6
  • 17. Yue-Meng W, Li YH, Wu HM, Yang J, Xu Y, Yang LH, et al. Telbivudine versus lamivudine and entecavir for treatment-naïve decompensated hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis. Clin Exp Med. 2017 May;17(2):233-241. doi: 10.1007/s10238-016-0420-7
  • 18. Wang G, Liu Y, Qiu P, Zhou SF, Xu L, Wen P, et al. Costeffectiveness analysis of lamivudine, telbivudine, and entecavir in treatment of chronic hepatitis B with adefovir dipivoxil resistance. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2015 Jun 2;9:2839-2846. doi: 10.2147/ DDDT.S73150
  • 19. Dai M, Xiao GM, Wang FL, Zhang JS, Li YM, Yang HZ. Changes in serum alanine aminotransferase levels in telbivudine versus lamivudine treatment for chronic hepatitis B: a meta-analysis. J Int Med Res. 2015 Apr;43(2):161-172. doi: 10.1177/0300060514556664
  • 20. Kwak MS, Choi JW, Lee JS, Kim KA, Suh JH, Cho YS, et al. Longterm efficacy of entecavir therapy in chronic hepatitis B patients with antiviral resistance to lamivudine and adefovir. J Viral Hepat. 2011 Oct;18(10):e432-438. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2011.01461.x
  • 21. Hou J, Yin YK, Xu D, Tan D, Niu J, Zhou X, et al. Telbivudine versus lamivudine in chinese patients with chronic hepatitis B: Results at 1 year of a randomized, double-blind trial. Hepatology. 2008 Feb;47(2):447-454. doi: 10.1002/hep.22075
  • 22. Chan HL, Chen YC, Gane EJ, Sarin SK, Suh DJ, Piratvisuth T, et al. Randomized clinical trial: efficacy and safety of telbivudine and lamivudine in treatment-naive patients with HBV-related decompensated cirrhosis. J Viral Hepat. 2012 Oct;19(10):732-743. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2012.01600.x
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Infectious Diseases
Journal Section Makale
Authors

Sibel Gürbüz 0000-0001-7551-6165

Oğuzhan Bol 0000-0002-7323-0355

İhami Çelik 0000-0002-2604-3776

Publication Date December 31, 2024
Submission Date November 11, 2024
Acceptance Date December 10, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 9 Issue: 3

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Vancouver Gürbüz S, Bol O, Çelik İ. Kronik Hepatit B Hastalarında Lamivudin ve Telbivudin Tedavilerinin Karşılaştırılması. JAMER. 2024;9(3):93-7.