Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2022, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (4): 500-503.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2022.04.012

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Efficacy of standardized pegylated interferon α-2a and ribavirin combination in treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C

Xu Huan, Wang Guangli, Dong Dandan, et al   

  1. Department of Infectious Diseases, Seventh Hospital, Wuhan 430072,Hubei Province, China
  • Received:2021-05-19 Online:2022-07-10 Published:2022-07-14

Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of standardized pegylated interferon α-2a (Peg-IFNα-2a) and ribavirin (RBV) combination in treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Methods 102 patients with CHC were enrolled in our hospital between February 2017 and April 2020, and were divided randomly into control (n=50) and observation (n=52). The patients in the control received RBV and interferonα-2a therapy, and those in the observation were treated by RBV and Peg-IFNα-2a therapy. The regimen in both groups lasted for 6 months. The peripheral blood T lymphocyte subsets was detected by Flow cytometry. Results The end treatment virological response (ETVR) and the sustained virological response in the observation group were 88.5% and 82.7%, both significantly higher than 62.0% and 62.0%(P<0.05) in the control group; at the end of treatment, serum ALT and AST levels in the observation were (36.8±4.1)U/L and (38.4±3.4)U/L, both significantly lower than [(61.5±4.3)U/L and(51.6±3.6)U/L, respectively, P<0.05] in the control group; at week 4, 12 and 24, serum HCV RNA loads in the observation group were (4.6±1.2)Ig IU/mL, (4.1±1.1)Ig IU/mL and (3.6±0.9)Ig IU/mL, all significantly lower than [(5.1±1.1)Ig IU/mL, (4.7±1.2)Ig IU/mL and (4.2±1.0)Ig IU/mL, respectively, P<0.05] in the control; at the end of the regimen, the percentage of peripheral blood CD3+ cells in the observation group was (73.8±7.5)%, significantly higher than [(65.6±6.9)%, P<0.05], that of CD4+ cells was (49.5±6.3)%, significantly higher than [(34.8±5.8)%, P<0.05], while that of CD8+ cells was (17.6±3.8)%, significantly lower than [(25.9±4.6)%, P<0.05] and the ratio of CD4+/CD8+ cells was (1.0±0.2), significantly lower than [(1.4±0.3), P<0.05] in the control group. Conclusion The standardized Peg-IFNα-2a and RBV antiviral therapy is still efficacious in treating patients with CHC, which might be carried out alternatively in case no direct antiviral agents is available.

Key words: Hepatitis C, Pegylated interferon α, Ribavirin, Therapy