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Hepatology


Brunetto MR, Moriconi F, Bonino F et al.

University Hospital Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

 Hepatology 2009;49:1141–50.

[2] Early serum HBsAg drop: a strong predictor of sustained virological response to pegylated interferon alfa-2a in HBeAg-negative patients.

Moucari R, Mackiewicz V, Lada O et al.

Hospital Beaujon, Clichy, France.

 Hepatology 2009;49:1151–7.

Editor’s note: When treating patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection, rapid virological response (RVR) is a predictor of sustained virological response (SVR) 6 months after completion of therapy. No such reliable predictor has been found in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, although the rapid resolution of elevated transaminase values is sometimes used in this regard.

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