The duration of lamivudine therapy for chronic hepatitis B: cessation vs. continuation of treatment after HBeAg seroconversion.

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Published in Am J Gastroenterol on May 19, 2009

Authors

James Fung1, Ching-Lung Lai, Yasuhito Tanaka, Masashi Mizokami, John Yuen, Danny Ka-Ho Wong, Man-Fung Yuen

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR.

Associated clinical trials:

An Open-label Trial of 48-week Peginterferon Alfa-2a (PEGASYS) to Assess the Sustained Response of Chronic Hepatitis B Patients With HBeAg Seroconversion on Nucleot(s)Ide Analogue Therapy | NCT02068365

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