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Low risk of adefovir resistance in lamivudine-resistant chronic hepatitis B patients treated with adefovir plus lamivudine combination therapy: two-year follow-up.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jun 2008
Yatsuji Hiromi, Suzuki Fumitaka, Sezaki Hitomi, Akuta Norio, Suzuki Yoshiyuki, Kawamura Yusuke, Hosaka Tetsuya, Kobayashi Masahiro, Saitoh Satoshi, Arase Yasuji, Ikeda Kenji, Watahiki Sachiyo, Iwasaki Satomi, Kobayashi Mariko, Kumada Hiromitsu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: We studied the long-term efficacy (median follow-up of 28 months) of adefovir (ADV) in combination with lamivudine (LAM) in 132 LAM-resistant Japanese patients with chronic genotype C-dominant hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. METHODS: The viral response (undetectable HBV-DNA by PCR assay) and the predictor of viral response were evaluated. The emergence of ADV-resistant mutants was investigated...
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