Efficacies of Entecavir Add on HBeAg Negative Patients With HBV DNA Positive During Peginterferon Alpha 2a Treatment

Summary

The aim of interferon therapy in HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B was to make patients obtain immune control to hepatitis B virus defined as sustained viral response after treatment. However this target could not be get if patients keep HBV DNA positive during interferon treatment and offend relapse after treatment withdraw. In this trail, entecavir will add on patients with HBV DNA load ≥1000copies/ml after 3 months of peginterferon alpha 2a treatment, and the efficacies of the combine treatment will be evaluated by the rate of sustained viral response after 48 weeks of treatment and 24 week follow up.

Timeline

Start

2013-01

Primary completion

2016-12

Completion

2016-12

Drugs

Indications