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JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
卷 48, 期 6, 页码 923-931出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2008.02.019
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adefovir dipivoxil; lamivudine-resistant mutant; hepatitis B virus; rtA181T; rtN236T; combination therapy
Background/Aims: We studied the long-term efficacy (median follow-up of 28 months) of adefovir (A DV) in combination with lamivudine (LAM) in 132 LAM-resistant Japanese patients with chronic genotype C-dominant hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Methods:The viral response (undetectable HBV-DNA by PCR assay) and the predictor of viral response were evaluated. The emergence of ADV-resistant mutants was investigated during the combination therapy. Results:The cumulative probability of viral response was 691% at 12 months, and 81% at 24 months. Multivariate analysis identified baseline HBe antigen status (P = 0.0001), aspartate aminotransferase level (AST) (P = 0.001) and HBV-DNA level (P = 0.002) as determinants of viral response to treatment. At the beginning of ADV therapy, substitutions at rtA181 (rtA181T and rtA181S) were identified in 3 patients (2.3%). In the remaining 129 patients, the rtM204 mutants were identified at baseline, and two (1.6%) of the 129 patients developed new ADV-resistant mutants; one was rtA181S and another was rtA181T plus rtN236T mutation. Conclusions:Adefovir and lamivudine combination therapy effectively suppressed viral replication and maintained the efficacy well in LAM-resistant patients with chronic HBV infection. Genotypic analysis indicated that the emergence of ADV-resistant mutants is rare, at least over a period of 2 years, in patients with combination therapy. (c) 2008 European Association for the Study of the Liver. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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