As HBsAg clearance is uncommon in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients on nucleoside analogues (NAs) therapy. The purpose of this study is to optimize HBsAg clearance in CHB Patients with sequential treatment of pegylated interferon alpha and NAs.
In order to optimize HBsAg clearance in CHB patients with low level HBsAg, the investigators enrolled patients who had received, and responded to, NAs for more than 12 months(see the inclusion criteria), and patients are switched to receive peginterferon alfa-2a 180 micrograms/week or peginterferon alfa-2b 80 micrograms/week for 48 weeks and follow up for 24 weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
200
peginterferon alfa-2b 80 micrograms/week or peginterferon alfa-2a 180 micrograms/week
The third affiliated hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
RECRUITINGHBsAg Clearance
Percentage of Participants with HBsAg negative.
Time frame: 72 weeks
HBsAg Seroconversion
Percentage of Participants with HBsAg negative and anti-HBsAg positive.
Time frame: 72 weeks
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