SURVEY ON THE CHANGE OF HBCrAg IN PATIENTS WITH HEPATITIS B BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT WITH TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE 300mg

Thị Thùy Phạm 1,, Thị Vân Hồng Nguyễn2
1 Bach Mai Hospital
2 Hanoi Medical University

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Object: Survey on the change of HBcrAg in patients with chronic hepatitis B before and after treatment with Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300mg. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on 101 patients with hepatitis B at the Department of Examination, Department of On-Demand Examination, and Gastroenterology Center of Bach Mai Hospital during the period from October 2020 to June 2022. Results: Serum HBcrAg concentration gradually decreased over time of treatment, from 5.94±1.36 initially to 5.50±1.47 after 3 months, 5.04±1.40 after 6 months and 4.92±1.34 after 12 months, the difference was statistically significant in serum HBcrAg levels at 3, 6 and 12 months compared with baseline (p<0.0001). In both HBeAg-positive and HBeAg-negative groups, serum HBcrAg levels also decreased gradually with the time of treatment. Conclusion: The HBcrAg biomarker should be introduced into routine clinical practice for the management, monitoring and prognosis of the patients with chronic hepatitis B.

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