2015
Entecavir safety and effectiveness in a national cohort of treatment‐naïve chronic hepatitis B patients in the US – the ENUMERATE study
Ahn J, Lee HM, Lim JK, Pan CQ, Nguyen MH, Kim W, Mannalithara A, Trinh H, Chu D, Tran T, Min A, Do S, Te H, Reddy KR, Lok AS. Entecavir safety and effectiveness in a national cohort of treatment‐naïve chronic hepatitis B patients in the US – the ENUMERATE study. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2015, 43: 134-144. PMID: 26510638, PMCID: PMC4926997, DOI: 10.1111/apt.13440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsALT normalisationAdverse eventsHBV DNAHBeAg(-) patientsHBV patientsTreatment-naïve chronic hepatitis B patientsChronic hepatitis B patientsFive-year cumulative probabilityHBsAg loss/seroconversionLog 10 IU/Hepatitis B virus infectionEffectiveness of entecavirMedian HBV DNAUndetectable HBV DNAHepatitis B patientsB virus infectionAbnormal ALTEntecavir treatmentETV treatmentHBeAg lossHBsAg lossHepatic decompensationB patientsCohort studyMedian duration
2014
American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Prevention and Treatment of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation During Immunosuppressive Drug Therapy
Reddy KR, Beavers KL, Hammond SP, Lim JK, Falck-Ytter YT. American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Prevention and Treatment of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation During Immunosuppressive Drug Therapy. Gastroenterology 2014, 148: 215-219. PMID: 25447850, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.10.039.Peer-Reviewed Original Research