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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lai, C L
• Wu, P C

Titel

Antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B

Ist Teil von

• Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi, 1997-09, Vol.3 (3), p.289-296

Ort / Verlag

China: Hong Kong Academy of Medicine

Erscheinungsjahr

1997

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Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• An updated review of the antiviral agents currently available or under trial for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B is presented. There are two broad groups: (1) immunomodulators including interferon a (which also has a direct antiviral effect), thymosin a1 and Theradigm-HBV and (2) viral suppressors such as famciclovir and lamivudine. These agents are still in clinical trial worldwide, singly or in combination. Their long term efficacy in the treatment of hepatitis B remains to be evaluated.