Quantification of serum hepatitis B core antibody to predict off-entecavir relapse in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Background/purpose: The predictors of off-therapy response in patients treated with neucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) have not been elucidated. It remained unexplored whether serum level of hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) at the end of NA therapy was associated with relapse risks. Methods: This pros...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Hao Tseng, Yao-Chun Hsu, Chi-Yang Chang, Tai-Chung Tseng, Ming-Shiang Wu, Jaw-Town Lin, Jia-Horng Kao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092966461730462X