Serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) levels may reflect the immunomodulatory efficacy of pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN). We investigated within a large randomized trial whether quantitative HBsAg levels predict response to PEG-IFN in patients with hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive chronic
Kinetics of hepatitis B surface antigen decline during 3 years of telbivudine treatment in hepatitis B e antigen–positive patients
✍ Scribed by Karsten Wursthorn; Mechthild Jung; Antonio Riva; Zachary D. Goodman; Patricia Lopez; Weibin Bao; Michael P. Manns; Heiner Wedemeyer; Nikolai V. Naoumov
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 565 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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