HeberNasvac®, an option in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B
Abstract
Introduction: Cuba produces the HeberNasvac® vaccine for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Its relevance lies in achieving sustained virological control results in a greater proportion of patients.
Objective: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the therapeutic vaccine HeberNasvac® in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B, in the province of Camagüey in the period from January 2019 to December 2020.
Methods: A quasi-experimental study of therapeutic intervention was carried out in patients treated at the Provincial Consultation of Chronic Viral Hepatitis. The universe consisted of 24 adult patients, with detectable viral load at the beginning of the study. The primary source of the investigation was given by the medical history.
Results: In the first cycle, headache and sneezing were more prevalent; and in the second cycle, fever and general malaise were more prevalent. At the end of the treatment, the majority showed improvement in the results of liver function tests. Before treatment, the largest number of patients had a detectable viral load above 250 copies / mL and after receiving treatment, several of the cases resulted in an undetectable load. The treatment was considered to be of medium safety in the largest number of patients and the effectiveness was high.
Conclusions: There were more adverse events in the second cycle of treatment. Liver function tests showed improvement at the end of treatment. The viral load after treatment showed a decrease. The treatment showed medium safety and high effectiveness.
DeCS: HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC/drug therapy; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES/therapeutic use; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS.
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