Approved HBV Drugs
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DDW 2003: Tenofovir and Entecavir Effectively Suppress Hepatitis B Virus
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- Category: HBV Treatment
- Published on Thursday, 06 June 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The newer antivirals tenofovir (Viread) and entecavir (Baraclude) inhibit hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication more effectively than older agents, but good adherence is needed to maintain long-term viral suppression, according to a set of studies presented at the Digestive Disease Week meeting (DDW 2013) last month in Orlando.
Most Hepatitis B Patients Who Respond to Tenofovir Show Improved Liver Health at 5 Years
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- Category: HBV Treatment
- Published on Thursday, 27 December 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Treatment with tenofovir (Viread) remains safe and effective over 5 years, and people who achieve sustained viral load suppression experience improvement in liver histology, including regression of fibrosis and cirrhosis, according to study findings described in the December 7, 2012, advance online edition of The Lancet.
Hepatitis B Patients with HBeAg Seroconversion on Treatment May Not Have Durable Response
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- Category: HBV Treatment
- Published on Tuesday, 23 October 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
People with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) who achieve hepatitis B "e" antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion when treated with nucleoside/nucleotide analogs are more likely to experience HBeAg seroreversion and HBV reactivation than those with natural clearance, according to a study described in the November 15, 2012, Journal of Infectious Diseases.
AASLD 2012: Entecavir Shows Good Efficacy for Black and Hispanic Hepatitis B Patients
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- Category: HBV Treatment
- Published on Tuesday, 18 December 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The nucleoside analog entecavir (Baraclude) worked as well for previously untreated African-American and Hispanic/Latino hepatitis B patients as it did for the majority white and Asian study populations in prior clinical trials, according to a poster presented at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Liver Meeting (AASLD 2012) last month in Boston.
Entecavir (Baraclude) Label Adds Data on Black Patients and Liver Transplant Recipients with HBV
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- Category: Approved HBV Drugs
- Published on Tuesday, 16 October 2012 00:00
- Written by Press Release
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week approved revised product information for entecavir (Baraclude) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, adding new data from studies of African-American patients -- showing no differences in pharmacokinetics or safety -- and of people who received liver transplants. 
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