Long-term entecavir therapy results in the reversal of fibrosis/cirrhosis and continued histological improvement in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Hepatology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 886-893

  Chang, Ting Tsung ^a   Liaw, Yun Fan ^b   Wu, Shun Sheng ^c   Schiff, Eugene ^d   Han, Kwang Hyub ^e   Lai, Ching Lung ^f   Safadi, Rifaat ^g   Lee, Samuel S ^h   Halota, Waldemar ⁱ   Goodman, Zachary ^j   Chi, Yun Chan ^k   Zhang, Hui ^l   Hindes, Robert ^l   Iloeje, Uchenna ^l   Beebe, Suzanne ^l   Kreter, Bruce ^l  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^g HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

ⁱ NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^j ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^k NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^l BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ENTECAVIR; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE; VIRUS DNA; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GUANINE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BIOPSY; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; LIVER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; COHORT STUDIES; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GUANINE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956639159     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.23785     Document Type: Article

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