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End-of-treatment virologic response does not predict relapse after lamivudine treatment for chronic hepatitis B.
World journal of gastroenterology - 15 Dec 2004
Liu Chun-Jen, Huang Wen-Ling, Chen Pei-Jer, Lai Ming-Yang, Kao Jia-Horng, Chen Ding-Shinn
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Attaining hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion during lamivudine treatment is associated with fewer relapses in HBeAg-positive patients. In HBeAg-negative patients, predictors for post-treatment relapse remain largely unknown. We therefore studied whether end-of-treatment virologic response correlated with relapse after lamivudine treatment. METHODS: We prospectively analyzed 12 HBeAg-negative...
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