Abstract
Current guidelines for management of chronic hepatitis B recommend treatment for patients presenting with elevated hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) >2 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or histological evidence of liver disease. Retrospective analyses have demonstrated that significant hepatic necroinflammation and fibrosis were present in a substantial proportion of patients with ALT 1 to 2 x ULN. To assess therapeutic efficacy in this clinical setting, we retrospectively examined treatment endpoints among the subset of nucleoside-na??ve chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients treated in phase 3 clinical trials of entecavir who had both screening and baseline serum ALT 1.3 to 2 x ULN. A total of 1347 patients were randomized to treatment with entecavir or lamivudine.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1185 - 1189 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Hepatology |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |