Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2b Add-on Treatment in Hepatitis B Virus Envelope Antigen-Positive Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Treated with Nucleos(t)ide Analogue: A Randomized, Controlled Trial (PEGON)
Author(s) -
Heng Chi,
Bettina E. Hansen,
Simin Guo,
Ning Ping Zhang,
Xun Qi,
Liang Chen,
Qing Guo,
P. Arends,
Jiyao Wang,
Elke Verhey,
Robert J. de Knegt,
Qing Xie,
Harry L.A. Janssen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jix024
Subject(s) - medicine , hbeag , gastroenterology , seroconversion , peginterferon alfa 2a , entecavir , combination therapy , pegylated interferon , hepatitis b virus , randomized controlled trial , adverse effect , hepatitis b , immunology , lamivudine , hbsag , chronic hepatitis , virus , ribavirin
We studied whether 48 weeks of pegylated interferon alfa-2b (peginterferon) add-on therapy increases serological response in hepatitis B virus (HBV) envelope antigen (HBeAg)-positive patients receiving nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) therapy, compared with continued NA monotherapy.
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