Hépatite B Fabien Zoulim Département d’hépatologie & INSERM U871, Lyon
Hépatite B
Fabien ZoulimDépartement d’hépatologie
& INSERM U871, Lyon
Natural history of hepatitis BAcute infection
Chronic infection: 400 million carriers !
Immune tolerance
Chronic hepatitisInactive carrier
Resolved infection5% neonates90% adults
Wild type virus HBeAg+ Pre-core mutant HBeAg-
Cirrhosis
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Reactivation
30-50 yearsSeeger, Zoulim, Mason; Fields Virology; 2007
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DE L’HÉPATITE B
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DE L'INFECTION A VHB
• Hépatites aigues – VHA : 40%
– VHB : 30%– VHC : 20%
• incidence : 300 000 infections à VHB / an
• 30 000 nouveaux porteurs chroniques / an• 3 000 décès / an
AUX USA
MODES DE TRANSMISSION DU VIRUS DE L'HÉPATITE B EN EUROPE
sexuelle34%
hétéro23%
homo11%
drogue IV26%
inconnue31%
hémodialysés8%
transfusions2%
personnels de santé 2%
contact avecporteur du VHB
4%
AsieTransmission verticale
Déclaration obligatoire de l’hépatite B en France :
résultats des 12 premiers mois de notification
Denise Antona, E Delarocque-Astagneau, D Lévy-Bruhldépartement des maladies infectieuses
Results
158 acute hepatitis cases
• Hospital doctor in 64% cases
• Sex ratio M/F : 2,95 (118/40)
• Median age: 37 yrs for males, 36yrs for females
• Jaundice : 69%
• Hospitalisation : 46%
• Fulminant hepatitis : 3 (2 death)
Risk exposure within 6 months preceding the acute case
Source : obligatory declaration 2003-04
• Source: obligatory declaration march 03- february 2004 N=145
– Sexual 59 40,6% No factor 43 29,6%– IVDU 9 6,2% >1 factor 38 26,3%– Invasive treatment 15 10,3% – Tatoo, piercing 5 3,4% – Familial 14 9,7%– Perinatal 2 1,4%– Live in instiution 11 7,6%– Travel in endemic 21 14,5% areas91/145 patients (63 %) had a vaccine indication (2 vaccinated ≥ 3 doses)
• Sentinel networks 91-96 N=195
–sexual 35% –IVDU 19%–« percutaneous » 15%–No factor 35%
Surveillance épidémiologique de l’infection HBV
• 14 446 adultes testés• Prévalence de l’AgHBs 0,65% (280 000 porteurs
chroniques du VHB)• Homme 1,1% versus 0,2% femme• Naissance en zone d’endémie 4% versus 0,5%• Précarité, séjour en institution, homosexualité,
usage de droguesMeffre et al, J. Med Virol 2004
Hépatites virales B: épidémiologie
- Vaccin mais 400 millions de porteurs chroniques dans le monde- 280 000 porteurs chroniques en France (INVS)- 45% ignorent leur statut- 1 300 décès par an en France- 60 000 avec hépatite chronique active- Environ 15 000 patients traités
VIROLOGIE
• FAMILLE : Hepadnaviridae, seul représentant humain
•VIRUS RESISTANT : - 7 jours dans l’environnement - pendant 5 mn à 100°C, 10 h à 60°C - à la congélation.
LE VIRUS DE L ’HEPATITE B
S small surface protein
M middle surface protein
L large surface protein
core capsid protein
HBeAg secreted e antigen
pol polymerase
HBx X protein (non-secreted)
v
v
v
spherefilament
Dane particle
HBeAg
HBsAg
The HBV genome
Tiollais, Nature 1985
déterminant avaccin/IgHBs
Gène pol antiviraux
Mt pre-coreRéponse anti-HBe ?
Mt du coreRéponse CTL
8 génotypesA to H
The viral replication cycle
Zoulim & Locarnini, Gastroenterology 2009
Transgenic miceHumanized mice
HumanChimpanzeeGibbonbaboons
Tupaïa
Woolley monkey
Ground squirrel
American woodchuck
Pekin DuckGrey Heron
Summers PNAS 1978, Mason J Virol 1981, Chisari Science 1985, Petersen PNAS 1998, Lanford PNAS 1998
The animal models of HBV infection
• Polymerase virale– DHBV : lysat réticulocytaire
– HBV : baculovirus
Modèles in vitro
UPolymerase VHB
DNA(-)
ELONGATIONCCC -
RC -L -
SS -
• Culture cellulaire
– Transfection : lignées d’hépatome
– Infection : hépatocytes primaires, HepaRG
– Baculovirus ou adenovirus recombinant
Sells PNAS 1987, Wang Cell 1992, Zoulim J Virol 1994, Lanford J Virol 1995, Gripon PNAS 2002, Sprinzl J Virol 2001
Comparative dynamics among three viruses
(Tsiang et al. Hepatology 1999)
Infection à VHB et risque de CHC
• Etude de Beasley à Taiwan – risque relatif = 100 chez les porteurs de l'AgHBs
• Etude de Tsukuma– risque cumumatif de CHC à 3 ans
• 12,5% chez 240 patients avec cirrhose• 3,8% chez 677 patients avec hépatite chronique
– risque x 7 si AgHBs +– risque X 4 si anti-HCV +
• Facteurs associés : alcool, tabac, aflatoxine• Diminution incidence avec la vaccination de masse (Chen,
NEJM 1995)
CARCINOME HEPATOCELLULAIRE ET VIRUS DE L'HEPATITE B
• Co-incidence de répartition géographique VHB / CHC
• Porteurs AgHBs : RR x 100 pour le CHC• CHC dans les modèles animaux de l'hépatite B :
– marmotte– écureuil
• Présence d'ADN viral intégré dans les tumeurs
HBV replication and its role in HCC development
Wands, NEJM 2004
Role du VHB dans l’oncogénèse hépatique
VHBINFECTION CHRONIQUE
CARCINOGENESCO-FACTEURS
REACTION INFLAMMATOIRE CHRONIQUEREGENERATION HEPATIQUE
MUTAGENESE INSERTIONNELETRANSACTIVATION DE GENES CELLULAIRES
INTERACTIONS PROTEIQUESINACTIVATION DE GENES SUPPRESSEURS DE TUMEUR
CHC
PHYSIOPATHOLOGIE / IMMUNOPATHOLOGIE
Ganem and Prince, NEJM 2004
HÉPATOCYTE INFECTÉ
VHB
CTL
Fasperforine
HÉPATOCYTENON INFECTÉ
IMMUNOPATHOGÉNIE DES HÉPATITES B CHRONIQUES
AgHBc/e
HLAI
cytokines
RÉPONSE IMMUNITAIRECYTOKINES
ANTIVIRAUX
ANTICORPS NEUTRALISANTS
IMMUNOPATHOLOGY OF HBV INFECTION
Immune tolerance
Clearance phaseChronic hepatitis
SeroconversionRemission
CD8+
HBV
CD8+ HBV
CD8+ HBV
Immunopathology
Fulminant hepatitis
CD8+
HBV
Non cytolytic processesTH1 cytokines with direct antiviral
effect
Turn-over of infected cellsImmune mediated lysis of infected cells
DucksWoodchucks
(Guo J Virol 1999Summers PNAS 2003&2004)
Transgenic miceChimpanzees
(Guidotti Science 1999, Thimme J Virol 2003)
AntiviralsInhibition of viral DNA synthesis-> inhibition of intracellular recycling of cccDNA(Werle Gastroenterology 2004)Restoration of anti-HBV immune response(Boni Hepatology 2000)
MECHANISMS OF VIRAL CLEARANCE
Non cytolytic clearance of acute
Wieland S et al, PNAS 2004
Hepatocyte turn-over is required for clearance of
Summers et al, PNAS 2003 & 2004
Hépatocyte infecté
HBV
Hépatocyte non infecté
Phase de tolérance immunitaire
MarqueursAgHBe +HBV DNA +++ALAT = NFoie = N
HBc/e Ag
Hépatocyte infecté
HBV
CD8
Fasperforine
Hépatocyte non infecté
Phase de clairance immune(hépatite chronique)
MarqueursAgHBe+HBV DNA > 2000 IU/mLALAT +++Foie: Hépatite chronique
HBc/e Ag
HLAI
cytokines
Hépatocyte infecté
HBs Ag
Hépatocyte non infecté
MarqueursAgHBe-anti-HBe +HBV DNA < 2000 IU/mLALAT = NFoie = rémission
Phase de rémissionportage inactif de l’AgHBs
RéactivationVirus sauvage ou mt pre-coreOncogénèse
CD8CD4
Hépatocytes infectés
Hépatocytes non infectés
MarqueursHBsAg -
anti-HBc +Anti-HBs +/-
PCR sérum (-) / foie (+)
Clairance de l’AgHBs
Mutants d’échappementInfections occultesOncogénèse
CD8CD4
B
cccD
NA
(cop
ies/
cell)
Tota
l HB
V D
NA
(cop
ies/
cell)
cccDNA levels in the different phases of chronic HBV infection
• HBeAg+ patients had significantly higher cccDNA (90-fold) and total HBV DNA (147- fold) levels compared to HBeAg- patients. (p<0.001, Wilcoxon tests)
HBeAg+ (63)
Inact. Carrie
rs (10)
HBSAg- (7)
HBeAg- (18)
HBeAg+ (63)
Inact. Carrie
rs (10)
HBSAg- (7)
HBeAg- (18)
Werle et al, Gastroenterology 2004
Inactive HBV carrier● Not virologically inactive:
– low levels of viremia– episomal HBV DNA in the liver
LOW-REPLICATIVE STATE HIGH-REPLICATIVE STATE– spontaneously– during immunosuppression
Low-replicative or latent infectionEpigenetic control
Histones
CBPPCAFp300
CBPPCAF
p300Sirt1
Sirt1HDAC1HDAC1
Histones
Pollicino et al., Gastroenterology 2006
Pollicino et al. Gastroenteroplogy 2006Levrero et al. J Hepatol, 2009
HISTOIRE NATURELLE ET VIROLOGIE CLINIQUE
Histoire Naturelle de l’hépatite BInfection aigue
Infection chronique
Tolérance immunitaire
Hépatite chroniquePortage inactif
Guérison5% nx-nés90% adultes
Virus sauvage (HBeAg+) Mutant pre-core (HBeAg-)
Cirrhose
Carcinome hépatocellulaire
Réactivation
30-50 ans
Seeger, Zoulim, Mason; Fields Virology; 2007
Seeger, Zoulim, Mason – Fields Virology 2007
HEPATITE B AIGUE• Incubation 1 à 6 mois• Le plus souvent asymptomatique
– Évolution plus fréquente vers la chronicité• Prodromes:
– Maladie sérique : arthralgies, urticaire, acrodermatite etc. ..
• Formes ictériques : + graves que VHA et VHC– Durée de l’ictère : jusqu’à 4 mois
• Evolution : chronicité 5 à 10%• Hépatites fulminantes
Laboratory Diagnosis of Acute Hepatitis B
0
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HBsAg
HBeAg
HBV DNA
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Months After Exposure
ALT
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Symptoms
Anti-HBs AbAnti-HBe Ab
IgM anti-HBc
Total anti-HBc
Seeger, Zoulim, Mason, Fields Virology 2007
HEPATITE B PROLONGEE
• Définition– Persistance réplication virale à la 8ème
semaine d’évolution :– AgHBe + ou ADN-VHB +
• Evolution– Chronicité : 8 cas / 10
• Traitement : IFN – Guérison : 7 à 8 cas / 10
INFECTIONS CHRONIQUES A VHBFORMES CLINIQUES
• virus sauvage– tolérance immunitaire– rupture de tolérance -> lésions hépatocytaires : HCA– séroconversion anti-HBe spontanée (portage inactif) :
5-10% /an– > diminution significative réplication virale– > amélioration signes histologiques
• virus muté pré-C (-)– sélection au moment de la séroconversion anti-HBe– dépend du génotype viral– immunopathologie ?– sévérité de l'hépatopathie : controversée– association au CHC
0
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350
525
700
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HBsAg
HBeAg
HBV DNA
Normal
Months After Exposure
ALT
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HB
V D
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Laboratory Diagnosis of Chronic Hepatitis B associated with wild type virus infection
Seeger, Zoulim, Mason, Fields Virology 2007
ALT
`` HBsAg
HBeAg
HBV DNA
Normal
Months After Exposure
ALT
and
HB
V D
NA
IU/L
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mill
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Anti-HBe
Laboratory Diagnosis of Transition of Chronic Hepatitis B to The inactive Carrier State
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Seeger, Zoulim, Mason, Fields Virology 2007
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250
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HBV DNA
Normal ALT levels
Months
ALT
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HB
V D
NA
IU/L
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Laboratory Diagnosis of HBeAg negative Chronic Hepatitis B
Seeger, Zoulim, Mason, Fields Virology 2007
0,001
0,01
0,1
1
10
100
1000 ALAT
ADN-VHB
AgHBe + anti-HBe +UI/mlpg/ml
AgHBs
Tolérance hép chronique p. inactif mt pré-core VHB occulte
hybridation
PCR
9 log
8 log
7 log
6 log
5 log
4 log
3 log
2 log
1 log
Dynamic ranges of quantificationof HBV DNA assays
Amplicor HBV Monitor v2.0 (Roche)
HBV Hybrid-Capture II (Digene)
Ultra-sensitive HBVHybrid-Capture II
Versant HBV DNA3.0 (bDNA, Siemens)
Cobas Taqman HBV(Roche)
Abbot Real-time HBV(Abbott)
Versant HBV DNA 1.0(kPCR, Siemens)*
*in development
10 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109
RealArt HBV LC PCR(Artus Biotech)
Formes cliniques
MANIFESTATIONS EXTRAHEPATIQUES DU VHB
• PAN– Complexes immuns circulants HBs/anti-HBs– Dépots artères moyens et petit calibre– Traitement : plasmaphéreses, corticoides, antiviraux
(vidarabine / IFN / famciclovir / lamivudine)• Glomérulonéphrites• Cryoglobulinémies• Guillain-Barré• Myocardite
TRANSMISSION VERTICALE DU VHB
• mère AgHBe + – transmission : 90%
• mère anti-HBe +– transmission : 10-20%– VHB muté pré-C (-) : hépatites fulminantes
• chronicité chez l’enfant : 90%
PRESENTATION CLINIQUE• INFECTION PERI-NATALE
– ALT normales ou subnormales– ADN-VHB > 1000 pg/ml
– histologie : lésions minimes• INFECTION POST-NATALE
– ALT élevées– ADN-VHB < 1000 pg/ml
– histologie : hépatite modérée à sévère
Pathophysiologic Cascade of
HBV Replication(Measured by
Serum HBV DNA)
Liver Inflammation
Worsening Histology• Necroinflammation• Fibrosis• Cirrhosis
Disease Progression• Liver Failure• Liver Cancer• Transplant• Death
Adapted from: Lavanchy D. Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 2004, 11, 97–107. Chen JC, et al. JAMA. 2006;295:65-73. Iloeje U. H, et al. Gastroenterology. 2006;130:678-86.
ALT Elevation
Charge virale et incidence de la cirrhose
R.E.V.E.A.L. – HBV Study
Année de suivi
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n=37741.0 x 106 n=6271.0-9.9x105 n=3441.0-9.9x104 n=649300-9.9x103 n=1210<300 n=944
5.2%6.3%
10.0%
23.0%
37.1%
Iloeje UH et al. Gastroenterology 2006; 130: 678-686
Survie chez les patients au stade cirrhose
1. Weissberg et al. Ann Intern Med. 1984;101:613. 2. De Jongh et al. Gastroenterology. 1992;103:1630.
1 32 4 50
20
40
60
100
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(n = 130)
Decompensated cirrhosis2
(n = 21)14%
55%
Patie
nts
Surv
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Years
0
Charge virale et incidence du CHC
Chen et al; JAMA 2006
REVEAL-Incidence of HCC
Chen JC, et al. JAMA. 2006;295:65-73.
14.9%
12.2%
3.6%1.4%1.3%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
<300 >300 - 103
Baseline HBV DNA (copies/mL)
% c
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> 103 - 104 >104 - 106 ≥106
High Baseline Serum HBV DNA Levels are Associated with Increased Risk of HCC Mortality
in HBsAg-Positive Patients
80 %82 %84 %86 %88 %90 %92 %94 %96 %98 %
100 %
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Survival time (Years)
HBV DNA Negative
HBV DNA Low< 105 copies/mL RR = 1.7 (0.5-5.7)
HBV DNA High≥ 105 copies/mL
RR = 11.2 (3.6-35.0)p < 0.001 across viral categories
http://www.fccc.edu/docs/sci_report/Evans.pdf#search=%22haimen. Accessed 1/23/07.Chen G, et al. J Hepatology 2005; 42 (suppl 2):477A.Chen G, et al. Hepatology 2005; 40 (suppl 1):594A.
Relationship Between Persistent Viremia and HCC: Argument For Antiviral Therapy
• Persistent replication associated with greater risk of HCC• Decreased risk when viral replication declines
Chen, et al. JAMA 2006
Baseline HBV DNA, (copies/mL)
< 104 ≥105 ≥105 ≥105
Follow-up HBVDNA, copies/mL --- < 104 104 to <105 ≥105
Adjusted RR (95% CI)
1.0(ref)
3.6(1.7-7.6)
6.9(3.4-13.8)
9.1(5.8-14.1)
P Value -- < 0.001 < 0.001 < .001
HC
C In
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Rat
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0
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5882
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Impact Clinique de la Variabilité du
VARIABILITE GENETIQUE DU VHB
• Multiplication virale» taux d'erreur de la transcriptase inverse
• Pression de sélection» réponse immunitaire cellulaire / humorale» antiviraux-> possibilité de variants d'échappement
• Conséquences cliniques» diagnostic sérologique» traitements antiviraux
8 genotypes, numerous sub-genotypes, and recombinant forms
World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13: 14-21
B6
D1
Génotypes VHB chez les patients atteints d’hépatite chronique en France
Num
ber
of s
ubje
cts
F GA B C D E0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
30.2%
7.9%
12.5%
37.4%
11.3%
0.4 % 1.1%
Zoulim et al J Viral Hepatitis 2006
Impact du génotype sur la séroconversion Hbe/HBs
1 Janssen, Lancet 2005; 2 Flink, Am J Gastro 2006
PEG-IFN a-2b
HBeAg Loss 1
0
10
20
30
40
50
A n=90
28%
47%44%
25%
Bn=23
C n=39
D n=103
Perc
enta
ge o
f pat
ient
s (%
)
HBV genotype
0
3
6
9
12
15
A n=90
5%
8%
0%
Bn=23
C n=39
D n=103
1815%
Perc
enta
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f pat
ient
s (%
) 21
HBV genotype
PEG-IFN a-2b
HBsAg Loss 2
LES MUTANTS DU GÉNOME DU VHB
déterminant avaccin/HBIg
polyméraseantiviraux
Mt pré-coreRéponse anti-e ?
Mt coreRéponse CTL
ROLE DE LA RÉGION PRÉ-C ET DE L’AgHBe
• Non nécessaire à la réplication du VHB– Culture cellulaire– Modèles in vivo
• Marmotte• Canard
• Modulation de la réponse immune– Tolérogène : souris transgéniques– Cible de la réponse anti-capside
Chang et al, J. Virol 1987; Schlicht et al J. Virol 1987; Chen J. Virol 1992; Millich et al PNAS
LES MUTANTS PRÉ-C (-)• codon stop / région pré-C
TGG -> TAG en pos. 1896
– génotypes B à E (A : exceptionnel)
– arrêt traduction protéine pré-C/C
– AgHBe négatif
• mutation dans promoteur pré-C
TTAAAGG -> TTAATGA en pos. 1762 /1764
– génotypes A à E
– transcrits pré-C/C :
– synthèse d'AgHBe :
Carman et al Lancet 1989, Okamoto et al J Virol 1990/1994, Tong et al Virology 1990
HBeAg and Precore Mutation
1814 1901
Precore Coreregion region
HBcAg
HBeAg
G 1896A = stop codon, TAG
ATG ATG
Virion
Serum
Core gene
HBeAg and Precore Mutation
1814 1901
Precore Coreregion region
HBcAg
HBeAg
ATG ATG
Virion
Serum
Core gene
VARIANTS NÉGATIFS POUR L ’AgHBe
mRNA
Protéinepré-C/C
PRE-C CPROMOTEUR
TAG***
1762-1764 1896
arrêt des synthèses protéiques
Diminution de l’expression de l ’AgHBe
Sélection des mutants pré-core au cours de l’histoire naturelle de l’hépatite B chronique
0
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1250
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2500
ALAT
ADN-VHB
AgHBe Anti-HBe
0
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50
75
100
sauvage
Mt pré-C
Outcome of Chronic Anti-HBe Positive Hepatitis B
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Biochemical patterns in 164 untreated patientsafter 23 months (range 12-36) monthly monitoring
0 12 24 months
With flares and normalization
Without flares
With flares and without normalization
73 pts ( 44.5% )
59 pts ( 36.0% )
32 pts ( 19.5% )
Asymptomatic flare-up:
90% of cases
ALT Flare-up yearly
frequency:once 57.1%twice 20%
< once 22.8%
Brunetto MR et al, J Hepatol 2002
Augmentation de prévalence des hépatites chroniques avec AgHBe négatif en France
HBeAg(+)HBeAg(-)
42%N=119
58 %N=164
Zoulim et al, J Viral Hepatitis 2006
No pre-core mutation (n = 42; 14.8%)
Both mutations (n = 95; 33.6%)
Promoter mutation (n = 99; 27.9%)
Stop codon mutation (n = 55; 19.4%)
Data unavailable (n = 12; 4.2%)
Pre-core mutations
Lamivir cohort, Zoulim et al, J Viral Hepatitis 2006
MUTANTS PRÉ-C ET SÉVÉRITÉ HISTOLOGIQUELA CONTROVERSE
• Italie– Cirrhose plus fréquente
• Bonino Gastroenterology 1986, Fattovich Hepatology 1988
• France– Activité idem / cirrhose plus fréquente
• Zarski et al, J Hepatol 1993• Grandjacques et al, J Hepatol 2000• Zoulim et al, J Viral Hepatitis 2006
• Asie– Mt promoteur : activité histologique et fibrose plus importante– Mt pré-C : activité histologique moins importante
• Lindh et al, J Infect Dis 1999– Rémission histologique
• Chan et al, Hepatology 1999• Afrique
– Mt promoteur : plus fréquents dans le CHC• Baptista et al, Hepatology 1999
HBe serotype and liver pathology
0-4 5-9 10-14 15-220
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Knodell score
Num
ber
of s
ubje
cts
Metavir score
≤ F2 F3 F40
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
HBe-positive
HBe-negative
Lamivir cohort, Zoulim et al, J Viral Hepatitis 2006
HÉPATITES FULMINANTES ET MUTANTS PRE-C• Lien de causalité :
– Épidémies hépatites fulminantes
– Transmission souche mutée pré-C (-)
– Rôle immunomodulateur de l ’AgHBe
• Pas de lien de causalité
– Séquençage génome complet
– Pas de profil commun de mutation
Stuyver et al, Hepatology 1999, Sternbeck et al Hepatology 1996, Liang et al, NEJM 1991
DIAGNOSTICS DIFFICILES
Diagnosis of inactive carrier versus HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis
• Inactive Carrier– Persistently normal ALT levels– Persistently low levels of serum HBV DNA
• Threshold : 2,000 IU/ mL (see EASL CPG J Hepatol 2009)
• HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis– Fluctuation / exacerbation of ALT– Fluctuations of HBV DNA levels usually > 2000 IU/ mL– Presence of pre-core / core promoter mutations
DIAGNOSTIC D'UNE EXACERBATION AIGUE SUR HEPATITE B CHRONIQUE
• Définition : poussée cytolytique≠ réactivation virale
• Ag HBe + initialement– rupture de tolérance immunitaire– séroconversion anti-HBe– très fréquent chez patients asiatiques
• Anti-HBe + initialement– réactivation virus sauvage : -> AgHBe +– réactivation virus muté pré-C (-)– Corticothérapie, biothérapie, chimiothérapie– surinfection delta / VHC
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138
139147
Tiollais P. et al., Nature 1985. Torresi J., J. Clin Virol 2002; Dryden KA. et al., Mol Cell 2006
« a » determinant
HBs Ag
« a » determinant induces the synthesis of anti-HBs neutralizing antibodies
sG145R
sP120T
sD144H/A/E
PreS1PreS2
SPol
Pré-C
C
Brin(+) 2,4kbBrin(-) 3,2kb
X
TATAAU5-like
DR1
DR2Enh1Enh2
GRE0/3221
SHBs (S)MHBs (preS2+S)LHBs (preS2+preS2+S)
Variants de l'Ag HBs
• échappement à la réponse humorale anti-HBs
– naturelle
– vaccination (transmission mère-enfant)
– immunoprophylaxie (transplantation hépatique)
• infection active malgré Ac anti-HBs
• sérologie AgHBs faussement négative
Risques : transmission virale + infections occultes
VARIANTS DE L'AgHBs
• Mutations ponctuelles dans le déterminant a de l'AgHBs (124-147)
– aa 145 : Gly -> Arg
– aa 126 : Ile -> Ser / Thr -> Asn
• transmission mère-enfant malgré la serovaccination (3%)
• infection du greffon hépatique malgré Immunoglobulines anti-HBs
• hépatites chroniques avec anti-HBc et anti-HBs +
Presence of HBV DNA in the liver (± serum) of
individuals testing HBsAg negative by currently available assays
Occult HBV Infection (OBI)
Raimondo et al, J Hepatol 2008
How to Detect Occult HBV Infection
Currently there is no standardized
diagnostic assay for occult HBV infection
Reported Prevalence of Occult HBV Infection in HIV Positive Patients
Study Country N° ofpatients
Occult HBVN° (%) Methods
Hofer, 1998 Switzerland 57 51 (89%) “nested” PCR(serial evaluation)
Torres-Baranda, 2006 Mexico 35 7 (20%) “nested” PCR
Filippini, 2006 Italy 86 17 (20%) single step PCR
Mphahlele, 2006 South Africa 140 31 (22.%) “nested” PCR
Pogany, 2005 Netherlands 93 4 (4%) single step PCR
Neau, 2005 France 160 1 (0.6%)
Santos, 2003 Brazil 101 16 (16%) single step PCR
Wagner, 2004 France 30 11 (37%) “nested” PCR
Goncales, 2003 Brazil 159 8 (5%) “nested” PCR
Nunez, 2002 Spain 85 0 Cobas Amplicor HBV Monitor (Roche)
Piroth, 2000 France 37 13 (35%) single step PCR
Raffa, 2007 Italy “nested” PCR (liver)
Cobas Amplicor HBV Monitor (Roche)
101 42 (41%)
Raimondo et al, J Hepaol 2007, modified
OBI
Cause(s) for the failure of HBsAg detection
Suppression ofHBV replication and
gene expressionInfection by
S gene Variants
“false” OBI
Occult HBV infection
HBV cccDNA Integrated HBV DNA
HBV mutants Epigenetic control
HBV replication
Immune surveillanceViral co-infections
OBI
Seropositive Seronegative
HBsAg lost during CH
HBsAg lost after AH
Progressive antibody disappearence
Primary occult
Schematic representation of HBV serum marker profile in OBI and “false” OBI
„false“ OBI
S gene escape mutants
HBV DNA levels comparable to overt infection
HBV DNA levels < 200 UI/ml
Occult hepatitis BTorbenson M. & Thomas D.L., Lancet Inf Dis, 2002
High prevalence
ROLEin
HCC
Diagnostic
Tools ?
Worsen HCVinfection ?
Co-infections ?Therapy?
To beimproved
Specific treatments ?
Not fully understood ?
Occult HBV infections: unresolved issues
AntivirauxPersistance virale
Resistance aux antivirauxMonitoring des traitements
HBeAg(+) HBeAg(-) / anti-HBe(+)
ALAT
HBV DNA
Minimal CH Moderate to severe CH Moderate to severe CHRemission
Cirrhosis
Immunotolerantphase
Immuno-activephase
Inactive phaseLow replication
Reactivation phase
Cirrhosis
109-1012 IU/mL >2000-<109 IU/mL <2000 IU/mL >2000 IU/mL
Inactive cirrhosis
Adapted from Fattovich G. Sem Liver Dis. 2003
Treatment indicated Treatment indicated
HBsAgOccult infection
Antivirals approved for hepatitis B
*Currently approved for HIV**development on hold
Drug Type Approved Phase 3 Phase 2Nucleoside analogs • Lamivudine*
• Entecavir • Telbivudine
• Emtricitabine*• Clevudine**
Nucleotide analogs • Adefovir dipivoxil• Tenofovir*Cytokines • Interferon alfa• Pegylated Interferon alfa-2a
• IL7•IFN Lambda•Vaccine therapy
Endpoints of therapy
Persistence of high viral load is associated with a significant risk of progression of the liver disease and of HCC
Aim of antiviral therapy:
HBV DNA < 10-15 IU/mL by real-time PCR assays
No replication=
No resistance
Viral suppression
Histological and clinical improvement
Chen CJ, et al. JAMA 2006. Iloeje UH, et al. Gastroenterology 2006. Chen C, et al. Am J Gastroenterol 2006. Zoulim & Perrillo J Hepatol 2008. Zoulim & Locarnini Gastroenterology 2009
Treatment failure
Primary non responsePartial response
Secondary treatment failureAntiviral drug resistance
Host factorsDrug metabolismPatient’s compliance
Drug factorsAntiviral potency
Drug factorsBarrier to resistance
Viral factorsResistant mutants
Zoulim et al Hepatol 2008; EASL CPG J Hepatol 2009; Lancet Infect Dis 2012
Clinical definition of resistance
• Virologic Breakthrough: Rebound in serum HBV DNA levels (e.g. 1 log10 above nadir)
• Genotypic Resistance: Detection of mutations known to confer resistance while on therapy
• Virologic Breakthrough with Genotypic Resistance: Viral rebound associated with a mutation(s) known to cause resistance.
• Primary non response: <1log10 decrease of viral load after 3 months
• Partial response: detectable HBV DNA levels during therapy
Zoulim & Perrillo, J Hepatol 2008; EASL CPG, J Hepatol 2009
Laboratory Definition of HBV Resistance to Antivirals
Laboratory Investigations• Phenotypic Resistance: Decreased susceptibility (in vitro
testing) to inhibition by anti-viral drugs associated with genotypic resistance.
• Cross Resistance: Mutants selected by one agent that also confer resistance to other antiviral agents
Zoulim et al; Future Virology 2006
The main differences between HIV, HBV and HCV
H
HBV1,2
Host cell
cccDNA
Host DNA
Integrated DNA
Nucleus
H
HIV1
Host cell
Host DNA
Proviral DNA
Nucleus
H
HCV1,3
Host cell
Host DNA
Nucleus
HCV RNA
Life-long suppression of viral replication
Definitive viral clearance and SVR
Long-term suppression of viral replication
Adapted from 1. Sorriano V, et al. J Antimicrob Chemother 2008;62:1-4. 2. Locarnini S and Zoulim F. Antiviral Therapy 2010;15 (suppl 3):3-14. 3. Sarrazin C and Zeuzem S. Gastroenterology 2010;138:447-462.
Si Ahmed et al. Hepatology. 2000; Yuen et al Hepatology 2001; Locarnini et al Antiviral Therapy 2004; Villet et al Gastroenterology 2006 J Hepatol 2007 & 2008; Pallier et al J Virol 2007; Yim et al Hepatology 2006.
Kinetics of emergence of HBV drug resistant mutants
Lamivudine Resistance Accelerates Progression of Liver Disease
0
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13
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25
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% W
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Time after randomization (Months)
Placebo (N=215)YMDDm (N=209) (49%)Wild Type (N=221)
YMDDm
WT
Placebo
5%
13%
21%
Liaw YF et al. N Engl J Med. 2004;351:1521-1531
Biochemical and Histologic Correlates of HBV Resistance
• Rise in ALT levels– Mild ALT elevations in most cases– ALT flares with acute exacerbations and liver failure:
especially patients with liver cirrhosis and/or pre-core mutant infection
• Progression of liver disease– Progressive worsening of liver histology– Clinical deterioration, liver decompensation, HCC
developmentLai et al Clin Infect Dis 2003; 36: 687-696; Dienstag et al Gastroenterology 2003;124:105-117 ; Lok et al Gastroenterology 2003; 125 : 1714-1722; Hadziyannis et al Hepatology 2000;32:847-851; Si Ahmed et al Hepatology 2000; Zoulim et al J Viral Hepatitis 2006;13:278-288 ; Fung et al J Hepatol 2005;43:937-943; Liaw et al NEJM 2004;351:1521-1531.
ALT flares in patients with lamivudine resistance over time
Lok et al Gastroenterology 2003; 125 : 1714-1722
Drug and patient population
Resistance at year of therapy expressed as percentage of patients
Resistance at year of therapy expressed as percentage of patients
Resistance at year of therapy expressed as percentage of patients
Resistance at year of therapy expressed as percentage of patients
Resistance at year of therapy expressed as percentage of patients
Resistance at year of therapy expressed as percentage of patients
Drug and patient population 1 2 3 4 5 6
Lamivudine 23 46 55 71 80 -
Telbivudine HBeAg-Pos 4.4 21 - - - -
Telbivudine HBeAg-Neg 2.7 8.6 - - - -
Adefovir HBeAg-Neg 0 3 6 18 29 -
Adefovir (LAM-resistant) Up to 20% - - - - -
Tenofovir 0 0 0 0 0 -
Entecavir (naïve) 0.2 0.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Entecavir (LAM resistant) 6 15 36 46 51 57
Incidence of drug resistance over time
CL Lai Clin Infect Dis 2003; CL Lai NEJM 2007; Hadzyiannis Gastroenterology 2006;Marcellin NEJM 2008; CL Lai & Chang NEJM 2006; Zoulim & Locarnini Gastroenterology 2009
6
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20
30
40
50
60
70
80
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1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 30 0
Option to add emtricitabine at
week 72*
*Patients confirmed to be viraemic at Week 72 or beyond could add emtricitabine to TDF at the discretion of the investigator. Clinical data on the safety and efficacy of emtricitabine and TDF in CHB are pending
Rates of resistance with lamivudine (LVD), adefovir (ADV), telbivudine (LdT), entecavir (ETV) and tenofovir (TDF) among NA-naïve patients
40
High barrier to resistance
Adapted from Gish, Jia, Locarnini & Zoulim, Lancet Infect Dis 2012
Zoulim & Locarnini, Gastroenterology, 2009
Zoulim & Locarnini, Gastroenterology, 2009
Determinants of viral persistence & resistance
Multiple factors are associated with the barrier of resistance & drug efficacy
• Adherence• Immune status• Prior antiviral exposure• Metabolism• Body mass
Patient
Antiviral Drug
• Antiviral potency• Number of mutations needed to overcome drug suppression
• Level of exposure to drug• Chemical structure Virus
Locarnini S, et al. Antivir Ther. 2004;9:679–93. Locarnini S, et al. Antivir Ther. 2007;12:H15-H23. 3. Ghany M & Liang TJ. Gastroenterology 2007;132:1574-85. Zoulim F, et al. Antiviral Res. 2004;64:1-15. Locarnini S, et al. J Hepatol. 2003;39:S124-S132.; Zoulim & Locarnini Gastroenterology 2009
• Replication fitness and space• Persistence of archived mutations as cccDNA
• Pre-existing mutations
L(-)-SddC, 3TCLamivudineL(-)-SddC
mitochondria
nucleus
L(-)-SddC-TP HBV DNA
Nuclear DNA
Mt DNA
L(-)-SddC-TP
L(-)-SddC-TP
cytoplasm
kinase
L(-)-SddUdeaminase
Bridges; Progress in Liver Disease 1995
Nucleos(t)ide analogs
The HBV life cycle
Zoulim & Locarnini, Gastroenterology 2009
uncoating CCC DNA
removal of protein primerremoval of RNA primercompletion of viral (+) strand DNAligation of DNA strands extremities
supercoiled DNAminichromosome
viral polymerase?DNA repair protein?other cellular enzymes?
Topoisomerase (TDP2) ?Acetyl transferase ?Histones
Formation of the recalcitrant cccDNA: a difficult target for antiviral therapy
Tuttleman et al Cell 1986Le Guerhier et al AAC 2000Delmas et al AAC 2002Kock et al Hepatology 2003Cortes Ledesma et al Nature 2009Boeck et al Plos Pathogen 2010
Antivirals ?
Can we prevent cccDNA formation ? Nucleoside analogs in monotherapy or
Kinetics of Viral Loss During Antiviral Therapy with L-FMAU (clevudine) in the woodchuck model
Zhu et al, J Virol 2001
ADV Associated Serum HBsAg Reductions are Similar in Magnitude to cccDNA Reductions
SerumHBVDNA
TotalIntracellular
DNAcccDNA Serum
HBsAg
§ 48 weeks of ADV resulted in significant reductions in : serum HBV DNA > total intrahepatic HBV DNA > cccDNA § Changes in HBsAg levels correlated with cccDNA changes-> 14 years of therapy to clear completely viral cccDNA
Werle et al, Gastroenterology 2004
• 0.8 log10 (84%) decline in cccDNA, not paralleled by a similar decline in the number of HBcAg+ cells
• Suggests cccDNA depleted primarily by non-cytopathic mechanisms or that cell turn-over occurred but was associated with infection of new cells during therapy
Immunohistochemical Staining of Patient Biopsies at Baseline and After 48 Weeks ADV Therapy
Baseline Week 48
Maynard et al, J Hepatol 2005
Persistence of cccDNA after HBs seroconversion
Clearance of viral infection versus selection of escape mutants
The most important factors to consider:
§ The rate of immune killing of infected hepatocytes
§ The rate of replication and spread of mutant virus in the chronically infected liver (I.e. fitness of the virus: the rate of spread to uninfected hepatocytes)
§ Small changes in these factors may have profound effect on whether treatment response is durable or subject to rapid rebound (Litwin et al J Clin Virol 2005)
§ These factors may be subject to therapeutic intervention
Kinetics of spread and emergence of drug resistant virus during antiviral therapy
Zhou T, et al. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1999; 43: 1947-1954.
antiviral
wt
ni
Free liver space
Mutant fitness
ÒÒÒ
Ò
Ò
Ò
Ò
I II III IVINHIBITION OF WILD TYPE VIRUS REPLICATIONS DELAYED EMERGENCE OF
DRUG RESISTANT VIRUS
ni = non-infectedwt = wild type
mt = mutant type
mt
Kinetics of HBV drug resistance emergence
Si Ahmed et al. Hepatology. 2000; Yuen et al Hepatology 2001; Locarnini et al Antiviral Therapy 2004; Villet et al Gastroenterology 2006 J Hepatol 2007 & 2008; Pallier et al J Virol 2007; Yim et al Hepatology 2006.
Treatment begins
Drug-resistant variant
Drug-susceptible virus
Naturally—occurring viral variants
Time
HB
V re
plic
atio
n
Primary resistance mutations
Secondary resistance mutations/ compensatory resistance mutations
Partial response to adefovir dipivoxil is not due to the selection of DR mutants
• The top 25% patients (quartile 1): > 4.91 log10 reduction in serum HBV DNA at week 48. • In Q2: 3.52 to 4.90 log10 reduction of viral load. • In Q3: 2.22 to 3.51 log10 reduction in viral load. • The bottom 25% of patients (Q4):< 2.22 log10 reduction in HBV DNA levels at week
48.• Phenotypic analysis of viral strains: Q4 as sensitive to ADV as Q1 strains• Documented Drug Compliance (% of days without taking ADV)
• Wilcoxon rank sum test, P=0.01 Durantel et al, Antiviral Therapy, 2008
Virological ResponseQ1 (best response)
(n=38)
Virological ResponseQ2
(n=38)
Virological ResponseQ3
(n=38)
Virological ResponseQ4 (worse response)
(n=38)Median 99% 99% 99% 97% a
range 86-100% 41*-100% 91-100% 70-100%
M204V reduces pocket size
Steric clash between lamivudine and V204
Wild-type M204/L180
L180
M204
LVD-TP
LVDr M204V/L180M
L180M
M204V
LVD-TP
LVDr M204V/L180M
L180M
M204V
ETV-TP
Langley DR, et al. J Virol. 2007;81:3992-4001.
Amino acid substitutions result in conformation changes of the polymerase catalytic site
Minimal steric clash between entecavir and V204
Definition of fitness
• A parameter that quantifies the adaptation of an organism or a virus to a given environment
• For a virus, ability to produce infectious progeny relative to a reference viral clone, in a defined environment
Esteban Domingo, In Fields Virology 2007
Cross-resistance data for the main mutants and the commercially available drugs
Pathway Amino acid substitutions in the rt domain
Lamivudine Telbivudine Entecavir Adefovir Tenofovir
Wild type S S S S SL-nucleoside M204I R R I S SL-nucleoside L180M+M204V R R I S S
Alkyl phosphonate
N236T S S S R I
Shared A181T/V I/R I/R S R ID-Cyclopentane
(ETV)L180M+M204V/I ±I169T±V173L
±M250V
R R R S S
D-Cyclopentane (ETV)
L180M+M204V/I±T184G±S202I/G
R R R S S
MDR V173L+L180M+A181V+N36T
R R S R S
Zoulim & Locarnini Gastroenterology 2009
• cccDNA in the liver:– Is propagated during the normal
replication cycle of HBV– Can serve as a template for the production
of new virus
Archiving of viral variantsViral quasispecies
cccDNA variants
Liver Majority populationMinority variants Resistant variants
Blood circulation
Zhou et al, AAC 1999; Zoulim F. Antivir Res. 2004. Zoulim F & Perillo R. J Hepatol. 2008
• cccDNA in the liver:– Is propagated during the normal replication
cycle of HBV– Can serve as a template for the production of
new virus
• It is believed that viral variants with antiviral resistance may be archived in this way
Archiving of viral variantsViral quasispecies
cccDNA variants
Blood circulation
Liver Majority populationMinority variants Resistant variants
Zhou et al, AAC 1999; Zoulim F. Antivir Res. 2004. Zoulim F & Perillo R. J Hepatol. 2008
• cccDNA in the liver:– Is propagated during the normal replication
cycle of HBV– Can serve as a template for the production of
new virus
• It is believed that viral variants with antiviral resistance may be archived in this way
Archiving of viral variantsViral quasispecies
cccDNA variants
Liver Majority populationMinority variants Resistant variants
Blood circulation
Zhou et al, AAC 1999; Zoulim F. Antivir Res. 2004. Zoulim F & Perillo R. J Hepatol. 2008
Phenotyping of HBV clinical isolates
1. Durantel D, et al., Hepatology, 2004;40:855-64. 2. Yang H, et al., Antiv Ther, 2005;10:625-33.
Lab St
rain
Clone A
Clone A
Clone C
Clone D
Clone E
Southern blotanalysis
Patient serum
PCR cloning
Whole genomeHBV clones
Transfection
HepG2Huh7
IC50 reference strain
IC50 mutantFold resistance =
Wild-type virus
Increasing antiviral concentration
Cell culture plate
Patient’s virus
SS -
RC -
lamivudine adefovir
ADV rtN236T +/or rtA181V
Wild-type virus
ADV-resistant virus
LAM-resistant virusLAM rtM204V/I ± rtL180M
ETV-resistant virus
rtT184 or rtS202 or rtM250ETV
rtM204V/I rtL180M+/-
TDF
TDF: what can we expect?
rtM204V/I +/- rtL180M
LAMthen ETV
rtT184 or rtS202 or rtM250
LAM + TDF – what do we see?
Maximising the barrier to resistance
Can we detect low frequency mutants prior to or during therapy ?
Use of pyrosequencing to detect low frequency mutants
•May detect mutants representing as low as 0.1% of the viral population
•The clinical significance for treatment choice or adaptation needs to be determined by prospective studies
Important factors involved in selection of MDR mutants
• Use of inadequate sequential monotherapies and inadequate treatment adaptation
• Incomplete viral suppression– > Persistent replication in the presence of antiviral pressure
• Use of drugs sharing cross-resistance characteristics– One mutation may confer resistance to several drugs
– > Persistent replication
• Accumulation of mutations
• Wide replication space (liver transplantation)
?
Multiple drug resistant mutants with complex pattern of mutations
+ one mutation + one mutation
Drug A Drug B
Risk of selection of MDR mutants by sequential therapy- drugs sharing cross-resistance characteristics- incomplete viral suppression- liver transplantation
The problem of sequential therapy with nucleoside analogues
Zoulim F, et al. J Hepatol. 2008;48:S2-19. Yim et al, Hepatology 2006; Villet et al Gastroenterology 2006 & 2009
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104
105
106
107
108
109
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Treatment (months)
HB
V D
NA
(cop
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ml)
entecavirIFNadefovir
lamivudineGenotype H
lamivudine
Drugs sharing cross-resistance characteristics:Switching strategy emergence of MDR mutant
L180M+S202G+M204V
L180M+M204V
Villet et al, J Hepatol 2007
A single a.a. substitution at position rt181 may be responsible for multidrug resistance
Villet S, et al. J Hepatol. 2008;48:747-55.
wtA181VA181TA181V + N236TA181T + N236TN236T
N236T + N238TM204VM204IL80VL80V + M204I
LVD
LVD+TDF LVD+ADV+TDF
Patient #1(67 months)
Patient #7(30 months)
Patient #2(23 months)
Patient #3(37 months)
Patient #10(7 months)
Patient #5(44 months)
Patient #4(31 months)
Patient #6(36 months)
Patient #9(19 months)
Patient #8(47 months)
LVD+ADVADV
Impact of rtA181 and rtN236 mutations on antiviral drug efficacy and cross-resistance
Villet et al, J Hepatol 2008
Warner et al Hepatology 2009Kamili et al Hepatology 2009Villet et al Gastroenterology 2009
Impact on virus infectivity and fitnessImpact on virion release (intracellular
retention) and virologic monitoring of breakthrough
Impact on vaccine prophylaxis efficacy
Potential risk of transmission of HBV DR mutants
Clements et al, Bull WHO 2009
Management algorithmAntiviral treatment
Treatment failure
Viral load asssessment
Add-on therapy based on cross-resistance data
Check compliance Primary non response
Switch to more potent drugZoulim and Perrillo, J Hepatol, 2008; EASL CPG J Hepatol 2009
Viral genome sequence analysis
Wild type virus HBV drug resistant mutant
Check compliance
Management algorithm
Antiviral treatment
Treatment response
Viral load asssessment
Zoulim and Perrillo, J Hepatol, 2008; EASL CPG J Hepatol 2009
Check for HBe/HBs seroconversion on a regular basis (6 monthly)
Virologic Consequences of Persistent Viremia
§ Infection of new hepatocytes" slower kinetics of clearance infected cells and cccDNA
§ Increases the risk of occurrence and subsequent selection of HBV mutations responsible for drug resistance
§ On-treatment prediction of HBV drug resistance
Le Guerhier et al Antimicrob Agents Chemoter 2000;44:111-122; Delmas et al Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2002; 46:425-433; Kock et al Hepatology2003; 38:1410-1418; Richman Hepatology 2000;32:866-867
0
2
4
6
8
M0M3M6M9M12M15M18M21M24M27M30M33M36
HBV DNA ALTHBV DNA
Month of therapy
Rescue therapy in patients with clinical breakthrough
Drug A
Drug B
Seru
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ALT
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LN)
0
2
4
6
8
M0M3M6M9M12M15M18M21M24M27M30M33M36HBV DNAALTHBV DNA
Month of therapy
Rescue therapy in patients at the time of virologic breakthrough
Drug A
Drug B
Seru
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and
ALT
(x U
LN)
0
2
4
6
8
M0M3M6M9M12M15M18M21M24M27M30M33M36HBV DNAALTHBV DNA
Month of therapy
Early add-on therapy to prevent drug resistance
Drug ADrug B
Seru
m H
BV D
NA
(Log
10 c
opie
s/m
L)
and
ALT
(x U
LN)
Very Early Add-on Therapy to Keep Viral Load as Low as Possible
2
4
5
7
8
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Seru
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Month of therapy
1. Start with a drug having a high genetic barrier for resistance2. Add a drug with a different cross-resistance profile
outgrowth of drug resistant mutant ?
MDR ?
RAND
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ATIO
N 1:
1
Tenofovir DF 300 mg(TDF)
FTC 200 mg / Tenofovir DF 300 mg(FTC/TDF)
Study 106: TDF Versus FTC/TDF for Treatment of CHB in Patients with Persistent Viral Replication Receiving ADV
Double Blind
End of Study
Week 24*
Blinded TDF or
OL FTC/TDF
Blinded FTC/TDF or
OL FTC/TDF
Final Study Results(AASLD 2010)
‡
Berg T, et al., AASLD 2010; Oral# 136.
Week 48 Week 96
*From Week 24 on, patients with confirmed (within 4 weeks) plasma HBV DNA ≥ 69 IU/mL had the option to add FTC (as fixed dose FTC/TDF) or discontinue from the trial and initiate commercially available therapy
Week 168
Blinded TDF or
OL FTC/TDF
Blinded TDF or
OL FTC/TDF
Blinded FTC/TDF or
OL FTC/TDF
Blinded FTC/TDF or
OL FTC/TDF
* From Week 24 on, patients with confirmed HBV DNA ≥ 400 copies/mL (69 IU/mL) could switch to open label (OL) FTC/TDF or discontinue from the trial and initiate commercially available therapy
Study 106 – Treatment-Experienced Patients
Primary Efficacy Analysis:
Comparison of the Two Treatment Strategies
82% FTC/TDF
82% TDF
ITT: NC=F*
Two patients on study at Week 168 had HBV DNA ≥400 copies/mL
‡
Berg T, et al., AASLD 2010; Oral# 136.
Perc
enta
ge (%
)
*NC=F, Non-completer counted as failure in this ITT analysis, including patients who switched to open-label FTC/TDF fixed-dose combination
Study 106 – Treatment-Experienced Patients
% of Patients with HBV DNA < 400 copies/mL (69 IU/mL)
Virologic response to TDF according to ADV resistance mutations at baseline - The Australian Experience
Patterson S J et al. Gut 2011;60:247-254
Viral load
BL viral load = 6.85logTreatment: TDFAdherence : 68%
Patient 1046 data:
LLOD
Evolution of viral genome during Tenofovir therapy in patients who prevously failed ADV
Patient #1046
Viral load
BL viral load = 8.75logTreatment: TDFAdherence : 95.2%
Patient 1051 data:
LLOD
Evolution of viral genome during Tenofovir therapy in patients who prevously failed ADV
Patient #1051
Impact of persisting low viremia levels on treatment outcome ?
Perspectives / Prevention of drug resistance
• First line therapy– Use of antivirals with high antiviral potency and high barrier to
resistance– Combination therapy with complementary drugs to increase the
barrier to resistance• Second line treatment
– Add-on strategies with complementary drugs preferred to sequential monotherapies
– Early treatment adaptation to prevent accumulation of mutations– Choice always based on cross-resistance data
Perspectives beyond the guidelines
• Early treatment intervention to prevent disease progression ?è screening programè non invasive evaluation of liver disease / biomarkers
• Can we prevent prevent HCC development ? èdecreased risk of HCC if HBsg clearance <50 yrs (Yuen et al, Gastroenterology 2008)
• Can we clear cccDNA and/or HBsAg ?è new treatment strategiesè new treatment targets
HBsAg clearance
Werle-Lapostolle B et al., Gastroenterology 2004;126: 1750-58.
Infected hepatocytes
Infected liver
CD8
NKT
CD4
B
cccDNA
Antivirals
Clearance of HBsAg?
Blood circulationviral load
Lamivudine 100 mg/day
Clinical example of HBsAg clearance
HBs AgPositivity cut off: 0.05
Viral loadDetection treshold
Viral loadLog Copies/ml
HBs Ag IU/ml
* *
*: Anti-HBs antibodyNegativation of HBe Ag May 1987HBe Seroconversion between June 87 and November 1996?
Borgniet O et al., J Med Virol , 2009;81:1336-42.
Cumulative Probability of HBsAg Loss During TDF Administration
10.8%
8.5%
• TDF-TDF• ADV-TDF
Switch to Open Label TDF
Cumulative probability of seroconversion to anti-HBs: 7.7% TDF-TDF 7.3% ADV-TDF
*Kaplan-Meier Heathcote E-J, et al., AASLD 2010; Poster #477.
• TDF-TDF• ADV-TDF
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Percentage of TDF-TDF Patients with HBsAg Loss
Key Characteristic HBsAg Clearance by Year 4 n/N (%)
Genotype A or D 14/95 (15%)
HBV DNA ≥ 9 log10 copies/mL 12/75 (16%)
HBsAg ≥ 4.5 log10 IU/mL 14/90 (16%)
Knodell Necroinflammatory Score ≥ 9 13/114 (11%)
Heathcote E-J, et al., AASLD 2010; Poster #477.
No HBsAg loss in : Asian patients HBeAg negative patients Genotype B or C
High rate of HBsAg clearance among sustained responders to PEG-IFNα-2a ± LAM
Marcellin et al. APASL 2009* Modified ITT analysis (missing = non response); § last observation carried forward
5 years post-treatment with PEG-IFNα-2a ± LAM (N=230)
<10,000 cp/mL* <400 cp/mL* Cleared HBsAg§
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Perspectives of anti-HBV immune therapy
New targets
Immune system
Conclusions 1• Maladie fréquente et grave
– 300 000 porteurs chroniques en france– 1ère cause de cancer du foie dans le monde– 1300 décès par an en France
• Maladie méconnue– Souvent asymptomatique, ou symptomes non spécifiques– Seulement 60 000 personnes connaissent leur maladie– 15 000 sont traitées
• Persistance virale– Pas d’éradication du génome viral– Surveillance prolongée, possibilité de réactivations
Conclusions 2
• Différentes formes d’hépatites en fonction de l’interaction virus / réponse immunitaire– Portage asymptomatique / hépatite chronique / cirrhose /
cancer du foie• Impact de la variabilité du génome viral
- Role dans la persistance virale et la résistance aux antiviraux- Echappement diagnostique
• Nécessité d’un dépistage et traitement précoce des formes chroniques
• Prévention par la vaccination !!!