Entecavir (ETV) is a potent inhibitor of viral replication in nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA)-naïve chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the long term efficacy and safety of ETV in NA-naïve CHB patients, particularly in those with detectable hepatitis B virus (HBV
A comparison of 48-week treatment efficacy between clevudine and entecavir in treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis B
✍ Scribed by Su Rin Shin; Byung Chul Yoo; Moon Seok Choi; Dong Ho Lee; Soon Mi Song; Joon Hyoek Lee; Kwang Cheol Koh; Seung Woon Paik
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 243 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1936-0533
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