Entecavir for the treatment of real-life chronic hepatitis B patients: a study from Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Entecavir is a nucleoside analog used in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. The efficacy of ETV has not been studied in the Saudi population. The objective of the study was to find undetectable HBV DNA after 48 weeks completion of ETV treatment in real-life versus clini...

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Main Authors: Hamad Ibrahim Al-Ashqar, Mohammed Al-Quaiz, Saleim Towfeig Dahab, Musthafa Chalikandy Peedikayil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2013-03-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2013.119