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BACKGROUNDS/AIMS: Continuation of lamivudine therapy is controversial for patients with chronic hepatitis B when viral breakthrough occurs. Moreover, the effect of continuous lamivudine therapy is unknown in patients with...
Kim JK, Hwang SG, Park H, Choi HY, Cho HJ, Ko KH, Hong SP, Park PW, Kim NK, Rim KS
KMID: 760605
Korean J Hepatol.
2005 Sep;11(3):227-242.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The therapeutic strategies of applying adefovir for treating lamivudine resistant HBV mutants are controversial. Thus, we observed the clinical outcomes after discontinuation of lamivudine to establish the timing...
The authors assessed the efficacy and antiviral resistance of 48-week clevudine therapy versus lamivudine in treatment of naive patients with HBeAg positive chronic hepatitis B. In this retrospective study, a...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Clevudine is a potent antiviral agent that has demonstrated efficacy in patients with chronic hepatitis B. This study compared the efficacy of clevudine (C), entecavir (E) and lamivudine (L)...