Browsing by Author "Tankurt, Ethem"

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1

Pegylatedd interferon alfa-2b monotherapy and pegylated interferon alfa-2b plus lamivudine combination therapy for patients with hepatitis B virus E antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B
(Amer Soc Microbiology, 2007-08-01) Kaymakoglu, Sabahattin; Oğuz, Dilek; Gür, Gürden; Gürel, Selim; Tankurt, Ethem; Ersöz, Galip; Özenirler, Seren; Kalaycı, Cem; Poturoğlu, Şule; Çakaloğlu, Yılmaz; Okten, Atilla; GÜREL, SELİM; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Gastroenteroloji Anabilim Dalı.; HLH-8209-2023
Forty-eight hepatitis B virus (HBV) E antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B patients received pegylated interferon alfa-2b either alone or with lamivudine for 48 weeks and were followed for an additional 24 weeks. At the end of follow-up, virological response rates (HBV DNA levels of < 400 copies/ml) were similar in the monotherapy (24%) and combination therapy (26%) groups.