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SUBMITTER: Wang YC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4941731 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Yin-Chen YC Yang Sien-Sing SS Su Chien-Wei CW Wang Yuan-Jen YJ Lee Kuei-Chuan KC Huo Teh-Ia TI Lin Han-Chieh HC Huang Yi-Hsiang YH
Scientific reports 20160712
Information on the efficacy of pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients and predictors of the response based on real-world data is limited. Consecutive 201 patients who underwent PEG-IFN treatment for CHB were reviewed. A virological response (VR) was defined as a serum HBV DNA of <2000 IU/mL, and a combined response (CR) was defined a VR accompanied by serological response for hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive CHB. For HBeAg-positive CHB patients, the ...[more]