Clinical study on adverse reactions of peginterferon alfa-2a in treatment of chronic hepatitis in adults and children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1003-9279.2008.05.017
- VernacularTitle:聚乙二醇干扰素在儿童与成人治疗中不良反应的临床研究
- Author:
Hong-Mei TANG
1
;
Hong-Fei ZHANG
;
Shi-Shu ZHU
;
Ya-Ping ZHANG
;
Cui-Hua HUO
;
Li-Min WANG
Author Information
1. 解放军第302医院
- Keywords:
Polyethylene glycols;
Interferon-alpha;
Hepatitis B;
chronic;
Intefferon-elpha/adverse effects
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
2008;22(5):370-372
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the scope and degree of short-term adverse reactions of peginterferon alfa-2a in treatment of chronic hepatitis in adults and children to provide basis for anti-viral treatment in clinical practice. Methods A prospective study was conducted in adults and children with chronic hepatitis treated with pegintefferen aifa-2a. Meanwhile, the reactions in the patients were recorded with a table designed by ourselves and statistically analyzed. Results The short-term adverse reactions included increase in body temperature and aching pain in joints and muscles. The increase in body temperature was the major reaction and accounted for 54.11%. The increase in body temperature began to appear in 47.6% of the patients. The body temperature was 37.3℃-38.9℃ in most of the patients and mediate and low increase was found in 85.4% of the patients, which was decreased to 70% in the 4th week. However, the percentage of patients with high temperature was increased from 14.5% in the 1st week to 30% in the 4th week. The increase of body temperature began to appear in 9-12 h and 3-5 h after injection of peginterferon alfa-2a in the 1st and later, respectively. The duration of fever was 3-4 h in most of the patients. It appeared once in 1 week after the rejection in most of the patients. For management of fever, coohng with medication was conducted in 45.5% of the patients. Conclusion The short-term adverse reactions in patients with chronic hepatitis treated with pegintefferon alfa-2a include the increase in body temperature etc. The severity of the adverse reactions gradually reduces with continuation of the treatment. Of the adverse reactions, the increase in body temperature is the major (47.6%) and others only account for 1%- 16.9%. The increase in body temperature is mainly transient and no management is needed in 50% of the patients. Since the "ladder-type" dose-adding method is used for administration of peginterferon alfa-2a in group of patients, the adverse reactions is low in number and mild in degree.
