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Tenofovir for patients with lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and high HBV DNA level during adefovir therapy.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Aug 2006
van Bömmel Florian, Zöllner Bernhard, Sarrazin Christoph, Spengler Ulrich, Hüppe Dietrich, Möller Bernd, Feucht Heinz-Hubert, Wiedenmann Bertram, Berg Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Incomplete virological response to adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) has been observed in patients with lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and may be associated with developing resistance and disease progression. We therefore investigated whether the efficacy of viral suppression could be improved by replacing ADV with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF). Twenty patients with chronic HBV infection (18...
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