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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-5
pubmed:abstractText
We describe a 64-year-old man with decompensated hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related cirrhosis who became resistant to lamivudine. He was started on adefovir at 10 mg daily while continuing lamivudine therapy. Several months later, his liver function improved and subsequently his ascites disappeared. The serum HBV-DNA level became undetectable 11 months later. Twenty months after the start of additional treatment with adefovir, one hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was detected, and the patient underwent a successful hepatectomy. Our findings suggest that the addition of adefovir to ongoing lamivudine therapy is useful for improving liver function in patients with decompensated lamivudine-resistant HBV-related cirrhosis, allowing surgery for HCC.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1349-7235
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
367-71
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Adenine, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Disease Progression, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Drug Resistance, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Hepatectomy, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Hepatitis B, Chronic, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Lamivudine, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Liver Cirrhosis, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Liver Function Tests, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Liver Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Phosphonic Acids, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Risk Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Severity of Illness Index, pubmed-meshheading:17409599-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Decompensated lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis treated successfully with adefovir dipivoxil allowing surgery for hepatocellular carcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports