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Comparative Meta-Analysis of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate versus Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate as Treatments for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B.
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- Evidence of tenofovir resistance in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection: An observational case series of South African adults.Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology · 2020Observational
- Tenofovir and adefovir down-regulate mitochondrial chaperone TRAP1 and succinate dehydrogenase subunit B to metabolically reprogram glucose metabolism and induce nephrotoxicity.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase - Target of current antiviral therapy and future drug development.Antiviral research · 2015Review
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Abstract
Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) monotherapy has proven superior antiviral efficacy in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients; however, whether the combination of TDF and emtricitabine (FTC) exerts a significant advantage remains controversial. A meta-analysis was performed to comprehensively compare the therapeutic effects of FTC/TDF combination with TDF alone in CHB patients. Five studies involving 614 patients were identified, and subgroup analysis was performed based on the nucleos(t)ide treatment history. Our results revealed that in patients with nucleos(t)ide-naïve treatment, there were no significant differences between the treatment groups with TDF alone and FTC/TDF combination after 12 and 24 weeks; however, the FTC/TDF combination showed better viral suppression efficacy versus TDF alone after 48 (OR = 2.16, 95% CI = 1.06-4.41, P = 0.03), 96 (OR = 2.76, 95% CI = 1.29-5.92, P = 0.009) and 192 weeks (OR = 2.60, 95% CI = 1.21-5.56, P = 0.01). In patients with nucleos(t)ide treatment history, no differences were noted between the two treatment groups after 12, 24, 48 and 96 weeks. Our results indicated that FTC/TDF combination showed better viral suppression efficacy versus TDF alone in CHB patients with nucleos(t)ide-naïve treatment, while both treatments provided similar viral suppression efficacy in CHB patients with nucleos(t)ide treatment history.
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