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Chronic hepatitis B therapy: available drugs and treatment guidelines.
Minerva gastroenterologica e dietologica - 1 Jun 2015
Caviglia G P, Abate M L, Pellicano R, Smedile A
Abstract excerpt
There are currently several drugs approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B including recombinant interferons, such as interferon-α and its pegylated formulation, and the nucleos(t)ide analogues, such as lamivudine, adefovir, telbivudine, entecavir and tenofovir. Pegylated-interferon is an immune-modulatory agent that works mainly by enhancing the innate immune response while nucleos(t)ide analogues are...
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