Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, People's Republic of China.
Tianjin hospital, Tianjin, China.
Immun Inflamm Dis. 2023 Feb;11(2):e780. doi: 10.1002/iid3.780.
The risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation after biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) combined with HBsAg-/HBcAb+ is still inconsistent.
We conducted a systematic review of existing databases from 1977 to August 22, 2021. Studies of RA patients combined with HBsAg-/HBcAb +, treated with b/tsDMARDs and the reported number of HBV reactivation were included.
We included 26 studies of 2252 HBsAg-/HBcAb+ RA patients treated with b/tsDMARDs. The pooled HBV reactivation rate was 2.0% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.01-0.04; I = 66%, p < .01). In the subgroup analysis, the HBV reactivation rate of rituximab (RTX), abatacept, and inhibitors of Janus kinase (JAK), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were 9.0% (95% CI: 0.04-0.15; I = 61%, p = .03), 6.0% (95% CI: 0.01-0.13; I = 40%, p = .19), 1.0% (95% CI: 0.00-0.03; I = 41%, p = .19), 0.0% (95% CI: 0.00-0.02; I = 0%, p = .43), 0.0% (95% CI: 0.00-0.01; I = 0%, p = .87), respectively. While HBsAb- patients have a significant risk of reactivation (odds ratio [OR] = 4.56, 95% CI = 2.45-8.48; I = 7%, p = .37), low HBsAb+ group also display a significant risk of reactivation (OR = 5.45, 95% CI: 1.35-21.94; I = 0%, p = .46).
This meta-analysis demonstrates the highest potential risk of HBV reactivation in HBsAg-/HBcAb+ RA patients receiving RTX treatment, especially HBsAb- patients. Our study furthers the understanding of the prophylactic use of anti-HBV drugs in such patients. However, it is relative safety to use the inhibitors of IL-6, TNF-α, and JAK in these patients.
乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)在乙型肝炎表面抗原(HBsAg)-/核心抗体(HBcAb)+、类风湿关节炎(RA)患者中接受生物制剂和靶向合成的疾病修饰抗风湿药物(b/tsDMARDs)治疗后发生再激活的风险仍不一致。
我们对从 1977 年到 2021 年 8 月 22 日的现有数据库进行了系统评价。纳入了 HBsAg-/HBcAb+、接受 b/tsDMARDs 治疗且报告 HBV 再激活病例数的 RA 患者的研究。
我们纳入了 26 项共 2252 例 HBsAg-/HBcAb+RA 患者接受 b/tsDMARDs 治疗的研究。HBV 再激活率为 2.0%(95%置信区间[CI]:0.01-0.04;I²=66%,p<.01)。在亚组分析中,利妥昔单抗(RTX)、阿巴西普、Janus 激酶(JAK)、白细胞介素-6(IL-6)和肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)抑制剂的 HBV 再激活率分别为 9.0%(95%CI:0.04-0.15;I²=61%,p=.03)、6.0%(95%CI:0.01-0.13;I²=40%,p=.19)、1.0%(95%CI:0.00-0.03;I²=41%,p=.19)、0.0%(95%CI:0.00-0.02;I²=0%,p=.43)、0.0%(95%CI:0.00-0.01;I²=0%,p=.87)。而 HBsAb-患者再激活风险显著升高(比值比[OR] = 4.56,95%CI = 2.45-8.48;I²=7%,p=.37),低 HBsAb+组也显示出显著的再激活风险(OR = 5.45,95%CI:1.35-21.94;I²=0%,p=.46)。
这项荟萃分析表明,HBsAg-/HBcAb+RA 患者接受 RTX 治疗时 HBV 再激活的风险最高,尤其是 HBsAb-患者。我们的研究进一步了解了此类患者预防性使用抗 HBV 药物的情况。然而,在这些患者中使用 IL-6、TNF-α 和 JAK 的抑制剂相对安全。