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Liver Fibrosis Assessment in a Cohort of Greek HIV Mono-Infected Patients by Non-Invasive Biomarkers

Author(s): Theodoros Androutsakos*, Maria Schina, Abraham Pouliakis, Athanasios Kontos, Nikolaos Sipsas and Gregorios Hatzis

Volume 17, Issue 3, 2019

Page: [173 - 182] Pages: 10

DOI: 10.2174/1570162X17666190809153245

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Abstract

Background: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is common in HIV-infected individuals. Liver biopsy remains the gold-standard procedure for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis, but both Transient Elastography (TE) and Non-invasive Biomarkers (NIBMs) have emerged as alternatives.

Objectives: Our study’s aim was to validate commonly used NIBMs for the assessment of liver fibrosis in a cohort of Greek HIV-mono-infected patients.

Methods: Inclusion criteria were confirmed HIV-infection and age>18 years and exclusion criteria HBV or HCV seropositivity, liver disease other than NAFLD, alcohol abuse, ascites, transaminases levels>4xULN(upper limit of normal) and Body-Mass index(BMI)>40. Liver stiffness (LS) measurement with TE and thorough laboratory work up and medical history were acquired at study entry. FIB-4, APRI, NFS, BARD, Forns and Lok scores were calculated for each patient.

Results: A total of 157 patients were eligible for this study. Significant liver fibrosis, compatible with Metavir score of F3-F4, was found in only 11(7%) patients. These findings were in accordance with those of the NIBMs; the BARD score constituting the only exception, allocating 102(65%) patients as having significant liver fibrosis. In order to obtain a balance between sensitivity and specificity new cut-offs for each NIBM were calculated; FIB-4 score yielded the best results, since by changing the cut-off to 1.49 a sensitivity and specificity balanced for both close to 85% was achieved.

Conclusion: Our findings suggest that NIBMs can be used for the evaluation of liver fibrosis in HIV mono-infected patients. New cut-offs for NIBMs should probably be calculated, to help distinguishing patients with significant from those with mild/no fibrosis.

Keywords: HIV infection, transient elastography, liver fibrosis, non-invasive biomarkers, HBV, HCV.

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