Title: Step-down strategy in antiviral resistant chronic hepatitis B patients who achieved viral suppression with rescue combination therapy
Abstract:In the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with drug resistance, rescue combination therapy leads to viral suppression in almost all patients. However, once it is achieved, lifelong mainte...In the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with drug resistance, rescue combination therapy leads to viral suppression in almost all patients. However, once it is achieved, lifelong maintenance especially, by using combination therapy is not always possible in a significant proportion of patients. At present, there is no consensus on whether it is possible to switch to monotherapy from combination therapy. However, there is robust evidence to support step-down therapy, which involves switching from combination therapy to monotherapy in antiviral resistant CHB patients who achieve complete viral response from combination therapy. We review the evidence in favor of switching to monotherapy in antiviral resistant CHB patients who achieve complete viral response by combination therapy.Read More
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Date: 2018-09-10
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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