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Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Hepatitis B Viremia among HIV/Hepatitis B Virus‐Coinfected Persons in North America
 
 
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CROI: Tight HBV Control Essential to HCC Prevention in People With HIV - (03/09/21)
 
29 March 2021 Hepatology H. Nina Kim et al.
 
Abstract
 
Background

 
Chronic hepatitis B (HBV) is the predominant cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. Although HBV coinfection is common in HIV, the determinants of HCC in HIV/HBV coinfection are poorly characterized. We examined the predictors of HCC in a multi‐cohort study of HIV/HBV‐coinfected individuals.
 
Methods & Results
 
We included HIV/HBV‐coinfected persons within 22 cohorts of the North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design (1995‐2016)[NA-ACCORD]. First occurrence of HCC was verified by medical record review and/or cancer registry. We used multivariable Cox regression to determine adjusted hazard (aHRs [95% confidence intervals]) of factors assessed at cohort entry (age, sex, race, body mass index), ever during observation (heavy alcohol use, hepatitis C), or time‐updated (HIV RNA, CD4+ percentage, diabetes mellitus, HBV DNA).
 
Among 8,354 HIV/HBV‐coinfected individuals (median age, 43 years; 93% male; 52.4% non‐white), 115 HCC cases were diagnosed over 65,392 person‐years (incidence rate, 1.8 [95% CI, 1.5‐2.1] events/1,000 person‐years).
 
Risk factors for HCC included age 40‐49 years (aHR, 1.97 [1.22‐3.17]), age ≥50 years (aHR, 2.55 [1.49‐4.35]), hepatitis C coinfection (aHR, 1.61 [1.07‐2.40]), and heavy alcohol use (aHR, 1.52 [1.04‐2.23]), while time‐updated HIV RNA >500 copies/mL (aHR, 0.90 [0.56‐1.43]) and time‐updated CD4+ percentage <14% (aHR, 1.03 [0.56‐1.90]) were not.
 
The risk of HCC was increased with time‐updated HBV DNA >200 IU/mL (aHR, 2.22 [1.42‐3.47]) and was higher with each 1.0 log10 IU/mL increase in time‐updated HBV DNA (aHR, 1.18 [1.05‐1.34]).
 
HBV suppression with HBV‐active antiretroviral therapy (ART) for ≥1 year significantly reduced HCC risk (aHR, 0.42 [0.24‐0.73]).
 
Conclusion

 
HIV/HBV‐coinfected individuals on ART with detectable HBV viremia remain at risk for HCC. To gain maximal benefit from ART for HCC prevention, sustained HBV suppression is necessary.

 
 
 
 
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