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Viral genotype and baseline load predict the response to adefovir treatment in lamivudine-resistant chronic hepatitis B patients.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Sept 2007
Buti M, Elefsiniotis I, Jardi R, Vargas V, Rodriguez-Frias F, Schapper M, Bonovas S, Esteban R
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: To determine the factors associated with virological response (VR), HBeAg loss or the emergence of adefovir (ADV)-related mutations in ADV-treated chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with lamivudine (LAM) resistance. METHODS: Fifty-four LAM-resistant CHB patients (46% HBeAg-positive) were treated with ADV monotherapy (n=28) or ADV plus LAM (n=26) for a mean of 30.4 months. RESULTS: Thirty-eight...
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