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Article: New data support Hepsera's long-term efficacy against chronic hepatitis B.
- Article from:
- Cancer Weekly
- Article date:
- May 11, 2004
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2004 MAY 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gilead Sciences (GILD) announced 144-week data from a clinical trial (Study 438) of its oral antiviral drug Hepsera (adefovir dipivoxil 10 mg) in patients with hepatitis B "e" (envelope) antigen-negative/anti-hepatitis B "e" positive (HBeAg-negative/anti-HBe positive, or precore mutant) chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV).
HBeAg-negative hepatitis B is a mutant strain of the hepatitis B virus that lacks the ability to produce the "e" antigen. In this study, patients treated with Hepsera showed progressive reductions in serum HBV DNA replication and sustained alanine aminotransferase (ALT) normalization through 144 weeks of ...