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Lamivudine plus adefovir or entecavir for patients with chronic hepatitis B resistant to lamivudine and adefovir.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Sept 2010
Heo Nae-Yun, Lim Young-Suk, Lee Han Chu, Chung Young-Hwa, Lee Yung Sang, Suh Dong Jin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Little is known about the optimal management of patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) who developed multiple-drug resistance. METHODS: We assessed 91 patients with compensated CHB who developed adefovir-resistant mutations during adefovir monotherapy for lamivudine-resistant CHB. Of these, 41 were treated with a combination of lamivudine plus adefovir (LAM+ADV group) and 50 were treated with...
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