Development and Validation of a Predictive Nomogram for Myelosuppression Risk in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Treated with Peginterferon

Jiwei Fu,1,* Ting Deng,2,* Ting Zheng,1 Pei Shi,1 Wentao Zhu,1 Mengyu Tao,1 Zhilong Wen,1 Xiaoping Wu1 1Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of China; 2Sec...

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Main Authors: Fu J, Deng T, Zheng T, Shi P, Zhu W, Tao M, Wen Z, Wu X
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description Jiwei Fu,1,&ast; Ting Deng,2,&ast; Ting Zheng,1 Pei Shi,1 Wentao Zhu,1 Mengyu Tao,1 Zhilong Wen,1 Xiaoping Wu1 1Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of China; 2Second Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jiangxi Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiaoping Wu, Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwai Street, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China, Email wuxiaoping2823@aliyun.comPurpose: Peginterferon (Peg-IFN) is a common treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB); however, some patients developing myelosuppression as a side-effect. In this study, we identified risk factors associated with increased myelosuppression, and incorporated them into a predictive nomogram.Patients and Methods: This study is designed as a case-control study. A total of 312 CHB patients treated with Peg-IFN from two medical centers were retrospectively enrolled between December 2019 and December 2022. Patients from the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University were randomly divided into a training cohort (n=153) and a test cohort (n=55) at a 3:1 ratio. Patients from the Jiangxi Provincial People’s Hospital composed the validation cohort (n= 104). In the training cohort, based on the blood routine results of patients 1 week after Peg-IFN treatment, patients were further divided into Normal (myelosuppression grades 0-I) and Myelosuppression (grades II–IV) groups. Then uni- and multivariate logistic regression analyses were carried out to identify myelosuppression risk factors, which were subsequently incorporated into a predictive nomogram. The capability of the predictive nomogram was validated using an area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The Hosmer-Lemeshow test, calibration curves, and decision curve analysis (DCA) were used to evaluate the nomogram. Finally, the developed predictive nomogram was validated both internally and externally using separate test and validation cohorts.Results: Body mass index (BMI; odds ratio [OR]=0.841, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.738– 0.959, P=0.010), white blood cell counts (WBC; OR=0.657, 95% CI 0.497– 0.868, P=0.003), globulin (GLB; OR=0.796, 95% CI 0.713– 0.889, P< 0.001) and serum creatinine levels (SCR; OR=1.029, 95% CI 1.002– 1.058, P=0.038) are independent risk factors for myelosuppression in Peg-IFN-treated CHB patients. A predictive nomogram was constructed by incorporating the above independent risk factors, and its performance was assessed across the training, test, and validation cohorts. The model demonstrated AUC values of 0.824 (95% CI 0.757– 0.891), 0.812 (95% CI 0.701– 0.923), and 0.870 (95% CI 0.802– 0.940), respectively, highlighting its good predictive accuracy. As for Hosmer-Lemeshow, it was P=0.351, (χ 2= 8.898) for training, P=0.514 (χ 2=6.226) for the test, and P=0.442 (χ 2=7.918) for the validation cohort. The results of the calibration curves and DCA demonstrated good concordance between predicted probabilities and observed outcomes, with the model showing higher clinical net benefit.Conclusion: Lower BMI, WBC counts, GLB, and higher SCR levels are independent risk factors for myelosuppression among Peg-IFN-treated CHB patients. The predictive nomogram, based on those factors, is able to identify high-risk individuals for myelosuppression, thereby aiding in early alleviation of this side-effect.Keywords: chronic hepatitis B, peginterferon, myelosuppression, predictive nomogram
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spelling doaj-art-ef839e1a6c1e45c6a2db05a057a0f57c2025-08-20T03:05:25ZengDove Medical PressInfection and Drug Resistance1178-69732025-04-01Volume 1817931805101952Development and Validation of a Predictive Nomogram for Myelosuppression Risk in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Treated with PeginterferonFu JDeng TZheng TShi PZhu WTao MWen ZWu XJiwei Fu,1,&ast; Ting Deng,2,&ast; Ting Zheng,1 Pei Shi,1 Wentao Zhu,1 Mengyu Tao,1 Zhilong Wen,1 Xiaoping Wu1 1Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of China; 2Second Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jiangxi Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiaoping Wu, Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwai Street, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China, Email wuxiaoping2823@aliyun.comPurpose: Peginterferon (Peg-IFN) is a common treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB); however, some patients developing myelosuppression as a side-effect. In this study, we identified risk factors associated with increased myelosuppression, and incorporated them into a predictive nomogram.Patients and Methods: This study is designed as a case-control study. A total of 312 CHB patients treated with Peg-IFN from two medical centers were retrospectively enrolled between December 2019 and December 2022. Patients from the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University were randomly divided into a training cohort (n=153) and a test cohort (n=55) at a 3:1 ratio. Patients from the Jiangxi Provincial People’s Hospital composed the validation cohort (n= 104). In the training cohort, based on the blood routine results of patients 1 week after Peg-IFN treatment, patients were further divided into Normal (myelosuppression grades 0-I) and Myelosuppression (grades II–IV) groups. Then uni- and multivariate logistic regression analyses were carried out to identify myelosuppression risk factors, which were subsequently incorporated into a predictive nomogram. The capability of the predictive nomogram was validated using an area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The Hosmer-Lemeshow test, calibration curves, and decision curve analysis (DCA) were used to evaluate the nomogram. Finally, the developed predictive nomogram was validated both internally and externally using separate test and validation cohorts.Results: Body mass index (BMI; odds ratio [OR]=0.841, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.738– 0.959, P=0.010), white blood cell counts (WBC; OR=0.657, 95% CI 0.497– 0.868, P=0.003), globulin (GLB; OR=0.796, 95% CI 0.713– 0.889, P< 0.001) and serum creatinine levels (SCR; OR=1.029, 95% CI 1.002– 1.058, P=0.038) are independent risk factors for myelosuppression in Peg-IFN-treated CHB patients. A predictive nomogram was constructed by incorporating the above independent risk factors, and its performance was assessed across the training, test, and validation cohorts. The model demonstrated AUC values of 0.824 (95% CI 0.757– 0.891), 0.812 (95% CI 0.701– 0.923), and 0.870 (95% CI 0.802– 0.940), respectively, highlighting its good predictive accuracy. As for Hosmer-Lemeshow, it was P=0.351, (χ 2= 8.898) for training, P=0.514 (χ 2=6.226) for the test, and P=0.442 (χ 2=7.918) for the validation cohort. The results of the calibration curves and DCA demonstrated good concordance between predicted probabilities and observed outcomes, with the model showing higher clinical net benefit.Conclusion: Lower BMI, WBC counts, GLB, and higher SCR levels are independent risk factors for myelosuppression among Peg-IFN-treated CHB patients. The predictive nomogram, based on those factors, is able to identify high-risk individuals for myelosuppression, thereby aiding in early alleviation of this side-effect.Keywords: chronic hepatitis B, peginterferon, myelosuppression, predictive nomogramhttps://www.dovepress.com/development-and-validation-of-a-predictive-nomogram-for-myelosuppressi-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IDRchronic hepatitis bpeginterferonmyelosuppressionpredictive nomogram
spellingShingle Fu J
Deng T
Zheng T
Shi P
Zhu W
Tao M
Wen Z
Wu X
Development and Validation of a Predictive Nomogram for Myelosuppression Risk in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Treated with Peginterferon
Infection and Drug Resistance
chronic hepatitis b
peginterferon
myelosuppression
predictive nomogram
title Development and Validation of a Predictive Nomogram for Myelosuppression Risk in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Treated with Peginterferon
title_full Development and Validation of a Predictive Nomogram for Myelosuppression Risk in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Treated with Peginterferon
title_fullStr Development and Validation of a Predictive Nomogram for Myelosuppression Risk in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Treated with Peginterferon
title_full_unstemmed Development and Validation of a Predictive Nomogram for Myelosuppression Risk in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Treated with Peginterferon
title_short Development and Validation of a Predictive Nomogram for Myelosuppression Risk in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Treated with Peginterferon
title_sort development and validation of a predictive nomogram for myelosuppression risk in chronic hepatitis b patients treated with peginterferon
topic chronic hepatitis b
peginterferon
myelosuppression
predictive nomogram
url https://www.dovepress.com/development-and-validation-of-a-predictive-nomogram-for-myelosuppressi-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IDR
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