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Efficacy of switching to entecavir monotherapy in Japanese lamivudine-pretreated patients.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 May 2010
Suzuki Fumitaka, Akuta Norio, Suzuki Yoshiyuki, Yatsuji Hiromi, Sezaki Hitomi, Arase Yasuji, Hirakawa Miharu, Kawamura Yusuke, Hosaka Tetsuya, Kobayashi Masahiro, Saitoh Satoshi, Ikeda Kenji, Kobayashi Mariko, Watahiki Sachiyo, Kumada Hiromitsu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To assess the efficacy of switching Japanese chronic hepatitis B patients from lamivudine monotherapy to entecavir 0.5 mg/day. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 134 patients switched to entecavir between September 2006 and February 2008 for 6 months or more. Patients were divided into three groups based on viral load at entecavir switching point (baseline < 2.6, 2.6-5.0 and >...
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