Association of virological breakthrough and clinical outcomes in entecavir-treated HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B.

<h4>Background & aims</h4>To evaluate virological breakthrough (VBT) and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients receiving entecavir (ETV) treatment.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective cohort study was conducted in a ter...

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Main Authors: Yi-Jie Huang, Sheng-Shun Yang, Hong-Zen Yeh, Chi-Sen Chang, Yen-Chun Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221958