Long-term clinical remission induced by corticosteroid withdrawal therapy (CSWT) in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection: a prospective randomized controlled trial--CSWT with and without follow-up interferon-alpha therapy.

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The effectiveness of corticosteroid withdrawal therapy (CSWT), with or without follow-up interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha), has not been reported for HBe antigen (HBeAg) -positive patients with chronic hepatitis B. We conducted a prospective randomized controlled trial in 42 patients with HBeAg- and HBV-DNA-positive chronic hepatitis B (HBV genotype C: 38 patients) to assess the possible additive effect of follow-up...

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