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Pegylated interferon alfa-2b alone or in combination with lamivudine for HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B: a randomised trial.
Lancet (London, England) - 1 Jan 2000
Janssen Harry L A, van Zonneveld Monika, Senturk Hakan, Zeuzem Stefan, Akarca Ulus S, Cakaloglu Yilmaz, Simon Christopher, So Thomas M K, Gerken Guido, de Man Robert A, Niesters Hubert G M, Zondervan Pieter, Hansen Bettina, Schalm Solko W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Treatment of HBeAg-positive patients with chronic hepatitis B is not effective in most. A combination of immunomodulatory pegylated interferon alfa-2b and antiviral lamivudine might improve the rate of sustained response. METHODS: 307 HBeAg-positive patients with chronic hepatitis B w...
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