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Clearance of hepatitis B surface antigen during long-term nucleot(s)ide analog treatment in chronic hepatitis B: results from a nine-year longitudinal study.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2013
Hosaka Tetsuya, Suzuki Fumitaka, Kobayashi Masahiro, Seko Yuya, Kawamura Yusuke, Sezaki Hitomi, Akuta Norio, Suzuki Yoshiyuki, Saitoh Satoshi, Arase Yasuji, Ikeda Kenji, Kobayashi Mariko, Kumada Hiromitsu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clearance of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is considered the ultimate goal in chronic hepatitis B treatment. One treatment option is long-term nucleot(s)ide analog (NA) therapy. We followed a group of long-term NA therapy patients to evaluate the efficacy of this treatment in promoting clearance and longitudinal declines of HBsAg. METHOD: The study included 791 NA therapy patients who received...
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