This study evaluated the efficacy of adefovir (ADV) plus lamivudine (LAM) or ADV add-on therapy for patients with entecavir (ETV)-refractory hepatitis B infection. Twenty-nine ETVresistant and 8 patients with suboptimal response to ETV were enrolled. Twenty-seven patients received ADV ΓΎ LAM therapy
Is entecavir ideal for the treatment of lamivudine-refractory chronic hepatitis B?
β Scribed by Chien-Wei Su; Jaw-Ching Wu; Shou-Dong Lee
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 53 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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