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Extended lamivudine treatment in patients affected by chronic active anti-Hbe positive hepatitis.
Journal of chemotherapy (Florence, Italy) - 1 Feb 2006
Scotto G, Palumbo E, Fazio V, Saracino A, Angarano G
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was to evaluate the biochemical and virological response and the histological changes in 34 chronic hepatitis B anti-Hbe-positive patients treated with lamivudine at 100 mg/day orally for five years. Liver biopsies were performed in all patients at least 6 months before starting therapy and 3 months after the stop of treatment. After 12 months of therapy, 70.6% of patients showed evidence of...
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