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Viral kinetics in patients with lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B during adefovir-lamivudine combination therapy.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Aug 2005
Mihm Ulrike, Gärtner Barbara Christine, Faust Dominik, Hofmann Wolf Peter, Sarrazin Christoph, Zeuzem Stefan, Herrmann Eva
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Mathematical analysis of viral kinetics during lamivudine-adefovir combination therapy has not yet been performed in patients with lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B. METHODS: In 8 patients with lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B, adefovir dipivoxil (10 mg/day) was added to ongoing lamivudine. Viral decay during the first 8 weeks of combination therapy was described by a biphasic model to determine...
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