Untreated chronic hepatitis B infections associated with extrahepatic cancer
Untreated chronic hepatitis B infections is associated with extrahepatic cancer according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Epidemiologic studies suggest that chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a risk factor for various primary extrahepatic malignancies. Our aim was to evaluate the associations of CHB and nucleos(t)ide analog (NA) treatment with the risk of...
Untreated chronic hepatitis B infections is associated with extrahepatic cancer according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Epidemiologic studies suggest that chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a risk factor for various primary extrahepatic malignancies. Our aim was to evaluate the associations of CHB and nucleos(t)ide analog (NA) treatment with the risk of the development of extrahepatic malignancies.
During the study period, 30,413 patients (3.9%) developed any extrahepatic malignancy.
The CHB+/NA- group had a higher overall risk of extrahepatic malignancy than the CHB+/NA+ group or controls
There was no difference in the risk of extrahepatic malignancy between the CHB+/NA+ group and the controls
In time-varying Cox analysis, the CHB+/NA- patients were associated with a higher risk of extrahepatic malignancy than the CHB+/NA+ patients
Patients with CHB have an elevated risk of developing primary extrahepatic malignancy. Long-term NA treatment was associated with a lower risk of extrahepatic malignancy development among patients with CHB.
Lee DH, Chung SW, Lee JH, Kim HY, Chung GE, Kim MS, Yang BR, Nam JY, Lee YB, Kim YJ, Yoon JH. Association of Chronic Hepatitis B Infection and Antiviral Treatment With the Development of the Extrahepatic Malignancies: A Nationwide Cohort Study. J Clin Oncol. 2022 Oct 10;40(29):3394-3405. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.01285. Epub 2022 May 13. PMID: 35561284.
Untreated, chronic, hepatitis B, infections, associated, extrahepatic, cancer,Lee DH, Chung SW, Lee JH, Kim HY, Chung GE, Kim MS, Yang BR, Nam JY, Lee YB, Kim YJ, Yoon JH, Journal of Clinical Oncology
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