Lamivudine and high-dose interferon-alpha combination therapy for naive children with chronic hepatitis B infection

Saltik-Temizel İ. N., Kocak N., Demir H.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.39, sa.1, ss.68-70, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.68-70
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: chronic hepatitis B, children, lamivudine, interferon, TRIAL
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: More than half of the children with chronic hepatitis B infection are nonresponders to interferon-alpha. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of lamivudine and interferon-alpha combination therapy after a 3-month lamivudine induction in children with chronic hepatitis B.