Clinical effect of Fuzheng Huayu tablets combined with entecavir in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B liver fibrosis

Hongtu GU; Honglian GUI; Lieming XU; Qing GUO; Qing XIE; Changqing ZHAO

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2021.02.013

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Clinical effect of Fuzheng Huayu tablets combined with entecavir in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B liver fibrosis

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2021.02.013

Hongtu GU^{1, 2, 3},
Honglian GUI⁴,
Lieming XU^{1, 2, 3},
Qing GUO⁴,
Qing XIE^{4
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Changqing ZHAO^{1, 2, 3
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1.
Department of Liver Cirrhosis, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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Shanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
3.
Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201203, China
4.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China

Received Date: 2020-08-28
Accepted Date: 2020-09-30
Published Date: 2021-02-20

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Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of Fuzheng Huayu tablets (FZHY) combined with entecavir (ETV) in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) liver fibrosis. Methods A total of 52 patients with CHB liver fibrosis with an Ishak stage of ≥F3 who were treated in Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from April 2011 to January 2013 were enrolled and divided into FZHY combined with ETV group (combination group) and placebo combined with ETV group (control group), with 26 patients in each group, and the course of treatment was 48 weeks for both groups. Liver biopsy was performed before and after these treatment; clinical outcome was determined based on the reversal rate of Ishak stage for liver fibrosis and the improvement rate of histological activity index (HAI) for inflammation grade, and safety was evaluated based on electrocardiographic findings. Three datasets (full analysis set, per-protocol set, and safety dataset) were identified for analysis; the t-test or the Wilcoxon test was used for comparison of continuous data between two groups, and the CMH chi-square test, the chi-square test, or the Fisher's exact test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups. Results Of all 52 patients, 46 underwent the two liver biopsies before and after treatment, with 22 in the combination group and 24 in the control group. At week 48 of treatment, there was a significant difference in the proportion of patients with Ishak stage reduced by ≥1 stage between the combination group and the control group (81.8% vs 54.2%, χ²=5.297, P=0.021). There was also a significant difference in the improvement rate of HAI grade between the combination group and the control group were (59.1% vs 25.0%, χ²=6.822, P=0.009). There were no significant differences between the two groups in the incidence rates of adverse events and serious adverse events, the safety analysis of vital signs, and laboratory safety indicators (all P > 0.05). Conclusion FZHY combined with ETV has significant advantages over ETV alone in improving liver fibrosis and inflammation, and antiviral therapy combined with anti-fibrosis therapy can bring better hepatic histological improvement for CHB patients. FZHY combined with ETV has good safety in the treatment of patients with CHB liver fibrosis.
- Hepatitis B, Chronic,
- Liver Cirrhosis,
- Entecavir,
- Fuzheng Huayu Tablet,
- Treatment Outcome

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