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ArticleClinical and molecular hepatology2013

HBsAg level and clinical course in patients with chronic hepatitis B treated with nucleoside analogue: five years of follow-up data.

Jeong Han Kim, Yun Jung Choi, Hee Won Moon, Soon Young Ko, Won Hyeok Choe, So Young Kwon

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Article in Clinical and molecular hepatology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jeong Han KimDigestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yun Jung ChoiDigestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hee Won MoonDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Soon Young KoDigestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Won Hyeok ChoeDigestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
So Young KwonDigestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Konkuk University · KR

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Abstract

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aimsQuantification of the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is increasingly used to determine the treatment response in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). However, there are limited data about the clinical implications of Quantification of HBsAg long-term nucleoside analogue treatment for CHB. We investigated the clinical correlation between HBsAg level and clinical course in patients with CHB who are treated long-term with nucleoside analogues.

methodsPatients with CHB who started lamivudine or entecavir monotherapy before June 2007 were enrolled. HBsAg was quantified at baseline, at 6 months, and at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years of treatment. We compared data between the groups according to the presence or absence of a virological response (VR) and resistance.

resultsForty-eight patients were analyzed. There was no definite reduction in HBsAg level during the early period of treatment; differences in HBsAg levels between baseline and each time point were significant only at 5 years (P=0.028). In a subgroup analysis, this difference was significant only in non-resistant patients at 5 years (P=0.041).

conclusionsThere was no definite decrease in the HBsAg level during the early period of nucleoside analogue treatment, with long-term treatment being required to observe a significant reduction.

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AdultAgedAntiviral AgentsDNA, ViralDrug Resistance, ViralFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGuanineHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis B Surface AntigensHumansLamivudineMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesAntiviral AgentsDNA, ViralentecavirGuanineHepatitis B Surface AntigensLamivudineChronic hepatitis BEntecavirHBsAgLamivudineResistance

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