MR Elastography for Assessing Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis B

NCT ID: NCT06779058

Last Updated: 2025-01-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

600 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-01-01

Study Completion Date

2026-07-01

Brief Summary

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How to construct a non-invasive, accurate, and convenient method to evaluate the severity of liver fibrosis (LF) is an important general problem in the management of patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We plan to investigate the ability of magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) to grade fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B and apply to clinical longitudinal follow-up.

Detailed Description

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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the most prevalent chronic viral infection worldwide, affecting 254 million people and resulting in 1.2 million new infections annually . Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is strongly associated with liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and death. Patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) can achieve an overall cure rate of more than 95% after 12 weeks of treatment with direct-acting antiviral agent (DAA). However, patients with chronic hepatitis B still need long-term management due to the complexity and persistence of their disease. Therefore, rapid, stable and accurate assessment of the disease status of hepatitis B patients and clear classification of liver fibrosis are of great significance for clinical management of chronic hepatitis B patients.

Meanwhile, Antiviral therapy can significantly slow liver disease progression and improve long-term survival in CHB patients. Treatment is only recommended for CHB adults when histological evidences ≥ F2; evidence of F4 based on clinical criteria; HBV DNA \> 2000 IU/mL with ALT \> ULN (Men: 30 U/L, Women: 19 U/L); or persistent ALT abnormality. For treated patients, imaging and clinical indicators are monitored every six months during the first year, then annually. For untreated patients, monitoring is conducted on an annual basis . However, these current tests often fail to reflect pathological changes in real-time, as they tend to lag behind actual disease progression. Therefore, finding an effective method for regular follow-up is also essential for both treated and untreated patients.

The current diagnostic gold standard, liver biopsy, has limitations due to its invasive nature, sampling error, complications, and high cost, making it impractical for evaluating liver fibrosis and longitudinal monitoring in CHB patients. There is an urgent need for noninvasive evaluation of liver fibrosis and antiviral treatment efficacy. Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) has shown promise in assessing liver fibrosis and necroinflammation in CHB patients. At present, there are few studies on CHB, all of which are single-center studies. The reported cut-off point is not uniform, which is generally lower than the international standard, and whether 2D/3D MRE affects the threshold are inconsistent. Therefore, a multi-center clinical study on the evaluation of CHB fibrosis based on MRE and its application in clinical longitudinal follow-up need to be carried out.

Conditions

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Chronic Hepatitis B Liver Fibrosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Retrospective cohort of patients confirmed diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B

Patients aged ≥ 18 who have been diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B from Jan 2010 to Oct 2024

MRE

Intervention Type DEVICE

All imaging studies were performed by using a 1.5T/3.0-T MRI system

Liver biopsy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Liver biopsy are performed by well-trained pathologists in accordance with standard operating procedures.

Prospective follow-up cohort of patients confirmed diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B

Patients aged ≥ 18 who have been diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B, both treated and untreated from Aug 2022

MRE

Intervention Type DEVICE

All imaging studies were performed by using a 1.5T/3.0-T MRI system

Liver biopsy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Liver biopsy are performed by well-trained pathologists in accordance with standard operating procedures.

Interventions

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MRE

All imaging studies were performed by using a 1.5T/3.0-T MRI system

Intervention Type DEVICE

Liver biopsy

Liver biopsy are performed by well-trained pathologists in accordance with standard operating procedures.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years old
* Confirmed CHB (laboratory, imaging and clinical tests)
* MRE within 6 months before and after liver biopsy
* Treatment-naïve
* Child-Pugh Grade A (\<7 points)
* Written informed consent in prospective follow-up cohort

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with liver malignant tumor
* Chronic hepatitis due to other causes (such as alcoholic hepatitis)
* CHB combined with hepatitis C, hepatitis D, or HIV
* Patients with biliary tract diseases
* Contraindications of MRE examination, MRE failure
* Poor pathological effect
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Shengjing Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Yu Shi

Deputy director of department of radology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Yu Shi

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Shengjing Hospital

Locations

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Shengjing Hospital

Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Yiyang Wang

Role: CONTACT

+86 15291014907

Yu Shi

Role: CONTACT

+86 189 4025 9980

Facility Contacts

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Yiyang Wang

Role: primary

+86 15291014907

Yu Shi

Role: backup

+86 18940259980

Other Identifiers

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ShengjingH CHB 2501

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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