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Sustained Response of Hepatitis B e Antigen-Negative Patients 3 Years After Treatment with Peginterferon Alfa-2a

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The increased rate of HBsAg clearance in patients with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B supports the use of peginterferon alpha-2a as a first-line treatment.
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This article is published in Gastroenterology.The article was published on 2009-06-01. It has received 309 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lamivudine & Peginterferon alfa-2a.

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AASLD guidelines for treatment of chronic hepatitis B

TL;DR: Aasld Guidelines for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B Norah Terrault;Natalie Bzowej;Kyong-Mi Chang;Jessica Hwang;Maureen Jonas;Hassan Murad; Hepatology
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Hepatitis B virus infection

TL;DR: Developing new therapies that can improve HBsAg clearance and virological cure is warranted because long-term antiviral treatment can reverse cirrhosis and reduce hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: A Review

TL;DR: Antiviral treatment with either pegylated interferon or a nucleos(t)ide analogue (lamivudine, adefovir, entecavir, tenofovir disoproxil, or ten ofovir alafenamide) should be offered to patients with chronic HBV infection and liver inflammation in an effort to reduce progression of liver disease.
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Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma across a biological gradient of serum hepatitis B virus DNA level.

TL;DR: Elevated serum HBV DNA level (> or =10,000 copies/mL) is a strong risk predictor of hepatocellular carcinoma independent of HBeAg, serum alanine aminotransferase level, and liver cirrhosis.
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Chronic hepatitis B

TL;DR: These guidelines have been written to assist physicians and other health care providers in the recognition, diagnosis, and management of patients chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV).
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EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of chronic hepatitis B

TL;DR: The objective of these EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines is to update recommendations for the optimal management of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and the CPGs do not focus on prevention and vaccination.
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Entecavir versus Lamivudine for Patients with HBeAg-Negative Chronic Hepatitis B

TL;DR: Among patients with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B who had not previously been treated with a nucleoside analogue, the rates of histologic improvement, virologic response, and normalization of alanine aminotransferase levels were significantly higher at 48 weeks with entecavir than with lamivudine.
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