Prophylactic or Preemptive Entecavir in Patients With Gastric Cancer Who Are Inactive Hepatitis B Carriers

Summary

There has been no report on whether the patients with gastric cancer who are also inactive Hepatitis B carriers should receive prophylactic use or preemptive Use of an Anti-viral Drug Entecavir. This open, randomized controlled clinical trial aims to compare the impact of the prophylactic use or preemptive use of an anti-viral drug Entecavir on the outcomes of patients with gastric cancer who are also inactive hepatitis B carriers during chemotherapy and the subsequent follow-ups.

Timeline

Start

2015-06

Primary completion

2017-12

Completion

2018-06

Publications

• Results Huang H, Li X, Zhu J, Ye S, Zhang H, Wang W, Wu X, Peng J, Xu B, Lin Y, Cao Y, Li H, Lin S, Liu Q, Lin T. Entecavir vs lamivudine for prevention of hepatitis B virus reactivation among patients with untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma receiving R-CHOP chemotherapy: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2014 Dec 17;312(23):2521-30. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.15704.
• Results Perrillo RP, Gish R, Falck-Ytter YT. American Gastroenterological Association Institute technical review on prevention and treatment of hepatitis B virus reactivation during immunosuppressive drug therapy. Gastroenterology. 2015 Jan;148(1):221-244.e3. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.10.038. Epub 2014 Oct 31. No abstract available.

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