Traditional and Novel Virologic Markers for Functional Cure and HBeAg Loss with Pegylated Interferon in Chronic Hepatitis B (IMAGE)

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Traditional and Novel Virologic Markers for Functional Cure and HBeAg Loss with Pegylated Interferon in Chronic Hepatitis B

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HBsAg decline at week 24 and baseline HBsAg levels are better predictors of functional cure than novel virologic markers, while on-treatment HBV RNA and HBeAg levels and dynamic changes are the most reliable indicators for HBeAg loss.

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Qi Zheng, Mindie H. Nguyen

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