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Comparison of the clinical outcomes between antiviral-naïve patients treated with entecavir and lamivudine-resistant patients receiving adefovir add-on lamivudine combination treatment.
Clinical and molecular hepatology - 1 Sept 2016
Kim Hong Joo, Park Soo Kyung, Yang Hyo Joon, Jung Yoon Suk, Park Jung Ho, Park Dong Il, Cho Yong Kyun, Sohn Chong Il, Jeon Woo Kyu, Kim Byung Ik, Choi Kyu Yong
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: To analyze the effects of preexisting lamivudine (LAM) resistance and applying antiviral treatment (adefovir [ADV] add-on LAM combination treatment) on long-term treatment outcomes, and comparing the clinical outcomes of antiviral-naïve chronic hepatitis B patients receiving entecavir (ETV) monotherapy. METHODS: This study enrolled 73 antiviral-naïve patients who received 0.5-mg ETV as an initial...
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