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REVIEW ARTICLE
Year : 2006  |  Volume : 3  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 35-53

Entecavir : A review


Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

Correspondence Address:
Chee-Kiat Tan
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road 169608
Singapore
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Entecavir is the newest and most potent nucleoside analog to be licensed worldwide for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B infection. It has been shown to be more effective than lamivudine and adefovir in direct head-to-head comparison trials. It is also useful in the treatment of lamivudine-refractory patients. Entecavir is safe with no significant difference in adverse effects compared to lamivudine and adefovir. Available data for up to 2 years of continuous therapy showed no development of viral resistance in nucleos(t)ide-naοve patients. Resistance to entecavir occurs only in patients previously exposed to lamivudine and occurs at a rate of 9% after 2 years of continuous therapy with entecavir.


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