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Nucleoside/Nucleotide Analogues For The Treatment Of Chronic Hepatitis B: A 3-Year Follow Up Study, Andri Sanityoso Sulaiman, Irsan Hasan, Cosmas Rinaldi A Lesmana, Chyntia Olivia M Jasirwan, Saut Horas H. Nababan, Kemal Fariz Kalista, Gita Aprilicia, Rino Alvani Gani
Nucleoside/Nucleotide Analogues For The Treatment Of Chronic Hepatitis B: A 3-Year Follow Up Study, Andri Sanityoso Sulaiman, Irsan Hasan, Cosmas Rinaldi A Lesmana, Chyntia Olivia M Jasirwan, Saut Horas H. Nababan, Kemal Fariz Kalista, Gita Aprilicia, Rino Alvani Gani
Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia
Introduction. Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is endemic in Indonesia, where it is usually treated with pegylated interferon and nucleoside/nucleotide analogs (NA). The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of treating CHB infection among Indonesian patients with NA (lamivudine, telbivudine, and tenofovir) for a 3-year period.Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients with CHB infection attending the Hepatology Clinic Cipto Mangunkusumo during 2010-2013 period. Subjects with inclusion criteria were all patients aged above 18 years treated with NA for at least three years. The degree of liver stiffness, hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid (HBV-DNA), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) …