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Entecavir resistance is rare in nucleoside naïve patients with hepatitis B
28 Nov 2006
Abstract excerpt
Comprehensive monitoring of genotypic and phenotypic antiviral resistance was performed on 673 entecavir (ETV)-treated nucleoside naïve hepatitis B virus (HBV) patients. ETV reduced HBV DNA levels to undetectable by PCR (<300 copies/mL, <57 IU/mL) in 91% of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive and -negative patients by Week 96. Thirteen percent (n = 88) of the comparator lamivudine (LVD)-treated patients...
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