patients with chronic hepatitis B infection
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)patients with 20 years of age and older 2)HB surface antigen positive for over 6 months 3)patients without cirrhosis 4)baseline hemoglobin over 10 g/dl 5)baseline platelet counts over 90000/microL 6)baseline neutrophil over 1500/microL
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)pregnant woman 2)co-infection with other hepatitis virus (HCV/HDV/HIV) 3)other liver disease such as autoimmune hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease etc. 4)comorbidity with other severe disease or immune dificiency 5)severe depression or other severe mental disease 6)contraindication for interferon treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| probability of HBV DNA negativity decrease rate of HB surface antigen level decrease rate of HB core-related antigen probability of ALT normalization probability of HBe antigen seroconversion cumulative incidence rate of hepatocellular carcinoma | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| improvement of liver fibrosis | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Gastroenterology and Hepatology