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Rescue therapy for lamivudine-resistant chronic hepatitis B: adefovir monotherapy, adefovir plus lamivudine or entecavir combination therapy.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2012
Ha Minghao, Zhang Guotong, Diao Shu, Lin Mingfang, Wu Jianqiu, Sun Liping, She Huiyuan, Shen Lihui, Huang Chunhong, Shen Wenjuan, Huang Zhongming
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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to compare the cumulative efficacy and resistance of ADV monotherapy, ADV add-on LAM (ADV + LAM), ADV and ETV (ADV + ETV) combination therapy in LAM-resistant patients. METHODS: Ninety-one adult CHB patients with LAM-resistance mutations (YMDD) were identified. Of these 91, 29 patients were treated with ADV monotherapy, 30 were treated with ADV + LAM and 32 were treated with ADV + ETV...
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