Objective: To investigate the changes and differences of serum hepatitis B virus ribonucleic acid(HBV RNA) levels in chronic hepatitis B(CHB) patients treated with different nucleos(t)ide analogues(NAs). Methods: A total of 80 CHB patients who visited Weifang Yidu Central Hospital from 2019 to 2021 were enrolled and assigned to entecavir(ETV) or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate(TDF) treatment groups. After propensity score matching to adjust for confounding factors, 27 patients from each group were included for analysis. Serum HBV RNA levels were compared between the two groups during antiviral therapy. Results: Before matching, the alanine aminotransferase(ALT) level of the TDF group was 238 U·L-1, which was higher than that of the ETV group 123 U·L-1, and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.001). The serum HBV RNA level [(6.84±1.51) log10 copies·mL-1] and HBV DNA level [(7.52±0.98) log10 IU·mL-1] in the TDF group were significantly higher than those in the ETV group [(5.53±1.59) log10 copies·mL-1,(6.91±1.39) log10 IU·mL-1], and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05). After matching, there were no significant differences in the general characteristics between the two groups(all P>0.05). Among the 54 patients, after 6 months of antiviral treatment, the rate of seroconversion to negative for HBV DNA had reached 92.59%, but the rate of seroconversion to negative for HBV RNA was 0, with a median value of 3.55 log10 copies·mL-1. After 36 months of antiviral treatment, the rate of seroconversion to negative for HBV DNA was 100%, while the rate of seroconversion to negative for HBV RNA was only 22.22%, with a median value of 2.98 log10 copies·mL-1. The decline in HBV RNA levels at months 6, 12, 24, and 36 did not differ significantly between ETV and TDF groups(all P>0.05). Conclusion: Serum HBV RNA can still be detected in CHB patients after antiviral treatment for up to 36 months, and it is necessary to extend the duration of antiviral treatment to effectively inhibit HBV RNA. During 36 months of antiviral therapy, ETV and TDF treatment may cause a difference in the reduction of serum HBV RNA, but the difference was not statistically significant. |
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