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Three years of continuous entecavir therapy in treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis B patients: VIRAL suppression, viral resistance, and clinical safety.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jul 2011
Yuen Man-Fung, Seto Wai-Kay, Fung James, Wong Danny Ka-Ho, Yuen John Chi-Hang, Lai Ching-Lung
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to determine the antiviral potency, viral resistance rate, and clinical safety of 3-year continuous entecavir treatment. METHODS: We determined the cumulative rates of undetectable hepatitis B virus DNA (HBV DNA) levels (< 12 IU/ml), hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) normalization, and entecavir signature mutations (using the sensitive line probe...
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