Nucleos(t)ide analogues for the prevention of hepatitis B recurrence after liver transplantation do not affect serum phosphorus levels (EN)

Papanikolaou, Vassilios

Antoniadis, Nikolaos

Tsakni, Ekaterini

Sinakos, Emmanouil

Akriviadis, Evangelos

Cholongitas, Evangelos

Kiapidou, Stefania

Vasiliadis, Themistoklis

Goulis, Ioannis

Background Nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs) constitute the backbone of treatment for the prevention of hepatitis B virus recurrence after liver transplantation (LT). Decline in serum phosphorus levels is a common side effect of nucleotide therapy. Our aim was to assess the impact of nucleotide treatment on the occurrence of hypophosphatemia after LT and determine possible predictors.Methods We retrospectively analyzed data from liver transplant recipients who had been transplanted for various indications. All patients were evaluated every 3 months. Each patient was considered to be having hypophosphatemia when at least one value of serum phosphorus ≤2.5 mg/dL was detected.Results In total, 109 patients [83 males (76%)] with a mean age of 55±10 years were included. 46/67 (67%) patients with hepatitis B received a nucleotide. The rate of hypophosphatemia (55%) was not different between patients with hepatitis B and those transplanted for other indications (62%). Patients receiving a nucleotide did not run a greater risk of hypophosphatemia than patients receiving only nucleosides (59% vs. 48%, P=0.39). Male gender and everolimus use were associated with the occurrence of hypophosphatemia in patients with hepatitis B. In multivariate analysis only gender was associated with hypophosphatemia (odds ratio 11.43, 95%CI -2.11 to -0.49; P=0.0025).Conclusions Hypophosphatemia occurs in more than half of liver transplant recipients regardless of the indication for LT. Male gender and everolimus use seem to predispose to hypophosphatemia, whereas the type of antiviral agent does not.Keywords Hepatitis B, hypophosphatemia, nucleos(t)ide, prophylaxis, transplantationAnn Gastroenterol 2016; 29 (2): 208-213DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20524/aog.2016.0014 (EN)

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Ελληνική Γαστροεντερολογική Εταιρία

Annals of Gastroenterology

Αγγλική γλώσσα

2016-03-31

http://www.annalsgastro.gr/index.php/annalsgastro/article/view/2401

Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology (EN)

1792-7463

1108-7471

Annals of Gastroenterology; Volume 29, No 2 (2016); 208 (EN)