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Evolution of hepatitis B virus mutation during entecavir rescue therapy in patients with antiviral resistance to lamivudine and adefovir.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2009
Choe Won Hyeok, Hong Sun Pyo, Kim Byung Kook, Ko Soon Young, Jung Young Kul, Kim Ji Hoon, Yeon Jong Eun, Byun Kwan Soo, Kim Kyun-Hwan, Ji Seung Il, Kim Soo-Ok, Lee Chang Hong, Kwon So Young
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The efficacy of entecavir (ETV) monotherapy in treatment-experienced patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is debatable. METHODS: A total of 22 hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive CHB patients who had shown viral breakthrough or suboptimal response with lamivudine (3TC) and adefovir disoproxil (ADV) therapy were treated with 1.0 mg of ETV. Clinical and virological parameters were monitored every...
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