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Add-on peginterferon alfa-2a to nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy for Caucasian patients with hepatitis B 'e' antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B genotype D.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jan 2019
Lampertico Pietro, Brunetto Maurizia R, Craxì Antonio, Gaeta Giovanni B, Rizzetto Mario, Rozzi Antonella, Colombo Massimo
Abstract excerpt
Nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs) and peginterferon have complementary effects in chronic hepatitis B, but it is unclear whether combination therapy improves responses in genotype D-infected patients. We conducted an open-label study of peginterferon alfa-2a 180 μg/wk added to ongoing NA therapy in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative, genotype D-infected patients with hepatitis B virus DNA <20 IU/mL. The primary...
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