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Table 3 Efficacy of antiviral prophylaxis in HBsAg-positive patients

From: Hepatitis B virus reactivation in cancer patients with positive Hepatitis B surface antigen undergoing PD-1 inhibition

Events

No. (%) of patients

Difference between groups, % (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

P valuea

Total (n = 114)

Patients without antiviral prophylaxis (n = 29)

Patients with antiviral prophylaxis (n = 85)

Hepatitis

 All grades

35 (30.7)

8 (27.6)

27 (31.8)

4.2 (−16.01–20.83)

0.82 (0.32–2.08)

0.674

 Grade 3/4

10 (8.8)

4 (13.8)

6 (7.1)

6.7 (−4.50–23.89)

2.10 (0.55–8.07)

0.467

 HBV reactivation

6 (5.3)

5 (17.2)

1 (1.2)

16.0 (5.05–33.33)

17.50 (1.95–157.07)

0.004

 HBV-related hepatitis

5 (4.4)

4 (13.8)

1 (1.2)

12.6 (2.80–29.40)

13.44 (1.44–152.79)

0.019

 Immunotherapy disruptionb

11 (9.6)

4 (13.8)

7 (8.2)

5.6 (−5.78–22.88)

1.78 (0.48–6.60)

0.609

  1. aDetermined using the χ2 test
  2. bIncluded ten cases of immunotherapy delay and one case of discontinuation
  3. Abbreviations: HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen, HBV hepatitis B virus, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval