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Lamivudine and alpha-interferon in combination long term for precore mutant chronic hepatitis B.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Dec 2001
Tatulli I, Francavilla R, Rizzo G L, Vinciguerra V, Ierardi E, Amoruso A, Panella C, Francavilla A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Alpha-interferon (alpha-IFN) and lamivudine are the two licensed drugs for patients with chronic hepatitis B, however, their efficacy in precore mutant chronic hepatitis B is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of 1 year alpha-IFN-lamivudine combination therapy for anti-HBe/hepatitis B virus- (HBV)-DNA positive patients. METHODS: Between 1997 and 1999, 29 consecutive...
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