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Entecavir allows an unexpectedly high residual replication of HBV mutants resistant to lamivudine.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2015
Geipel Andreas, Seiz Pia L, Niekamp Hauke, Neumann-Fraune Maria, Zhang Ke, Kaiser Rolf, Protzer Ulrike, Gerlich Wolfram H, Glebe Dieter
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Entecavir is an efficient inhibitor of HBV reverse transcriptase (RT) and widely used for therapy of chronic hepatitis B. Entecavir treatment of HBV patients with lamivudine-resistant viral strains, however, often fails, but the mechanism of cross-resistance development is not fully understood. METHODS: Using non-linear regression models, dose-response curves of cloned HBV strains from patients...
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