Lamivudine for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and Advanced Liver Disease

Liaw, Yun‐Fan; J.�Y. Sung, Joseph; Cheng Chow, Wan; C. Farrell, Geoffrey; Lee, Cha‐Ze; K. Yuen, Hon; Tanwandee, Tawesak; Tao, Qi-Min; Shue, Kelly; N. Keene, Oliver; S. Dixon, Jonathan; Gray, DF; Sabbat, Jan

doi:10.1056/nejmoa033364

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Lamivudine for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and Advanced Liver Disease

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Oct 6, 2004

Authors:

Yun‐Fan Liaw

Joseph J.�Y. Sung

Wan Cheng Chow

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of antiviral therapy in preventing disease progression in patients with chronic hepatitis B and advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis is unknown. METHODS: Patients with chronic hepatitis B who had histologically confirmed cirrhosis or advanced fibrosis were randomly assigned i...

Subject

Lamivudine

Medicine

Chronic hepatitis

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