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The predictive value of liver fibrosis in determining the effectiveness of interferon and lamivudine therapies for chronic hepatitis B.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2004
Shindo Michiko, Hamada Kazushige, Nishioji Kenichi, Muramatsu Akira, Oda Yoko, Okuno Tadao
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BACKGROUND: To determine the best indicator of the effective use of interferon and lamivudine for the treatment of hepatitis B e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis, we retrospectively analyzed histologic and virologic status in 200 patients who were treated with interferon and 45 patients who were treated with lamivudine. METHODS: Histological grading and staging scores were determined by international criteria...
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