Review: Efficacy and safety of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is prevalent worldwide. It may cause cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Treatment for this condition may need to be lifelong, thus the drugs used must be both efficacious and safe. Clinical trials of tenofovir have demonstrated a good safety profile for this drug and i...

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Main Authors: Andrés Duarte-Rojo, E. Jenny Heathcote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-03-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X09354562