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Patients with chronic hepatitis B and treated with entecavir for over 6 months (with no previous other antiviral treatment) will be invited to participate in this study. They will be eligible if their liver tests are normal and their viral load is undetectable. Patients will be switched to lamivudine treatment to assess whether lamivudine can maintain adequate suppression of the hepatitis B virus after successful treatment with entecavir. Patients will be monitored closely after switching treatment at 1 months and then every 3 monthly. If there is any evidence of increase in viral load then patients will be given the option of changing back to entecavir.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entecavir | Active Comparator | Ongoing entecavir 0.5mg daily |
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| Lamivudine | Active Comparator | Switch to lamivudine 100mg daily |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entecavir | Drug | Entecavir 0.5mg orally daily |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Determine the efficacy of lamivudine therapy in patients with prior entecavir treatment with undetectable viral load | 96 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Determine the chance of lamivudine resistance in patients with prior entecavir treatment with undetectable viral load | 96 weeks |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| James Fung, MBChB | The University of Hong Kong | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | China |
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| ID | Term |
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| D019694 | Hepatitis B, Chronic |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006509 | Hepatitis B |
| D000086982 | Blood-Borne Infections |
| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| C413685 | entecavir |
| D019259 | Lamivudine |
| ID | Term |
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| D016047 | Zalcitabine |
| D003841 | Deoxycytidine |
| D003562 | Cytidine |
| D011741 | Pyrimidine Nucleosides |
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| Lamivudine | Drug | Lamivudine 100mg orally, daily |
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| D018347 |
| Hepadnaviridae Infections |
| D004266 | DNA Virus Infections |
| D014777 | Virus Diseases |
| D006525 | Hepatitis, Viral, Human |
| D006521 | Hepatitis, Chronic |
| D006505 | Hepatitis |
| D008107 | Liver Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D002908 | Chronic Disease |
| D020969 | Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D011743 |
| Pyrimidines |
| D006573 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
| D003853 | Deoxyribonucleosides |
| D009705 | Nucleosides |
| D009706 | Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides |
| D015224 | Dideoxynucleosides |