Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	9084
Country	Italy

Received	2014-01-20 08:39
Peer-Review Started	2014-01-20 10:59
To Make the First Decision	2014-02-14 17:23
Return for Revision	2014-02-18 21:34
Revised	2014-03-11 02:49
Second Decision	2014-04-09 09:26
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
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Articles in Press	2014-05-23 10:32
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	HBsAg clearance by Peg-interferon addition to a long-term nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Michele Barone, Andrea Iannone and Alfredo Di Leo
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Michele Barone, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Chief of Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Science, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy. michele.barone@unifg.it
Key Words	Addition; HBeAg negative; HBsAg clearance; Nucleos(t)ide analogues; Peg-interferon
Core Tip	The ideal endpoint of antiviral therapy is HBsAg loss, a difficult goal to obtain, especially in HBeAg negative patients. A Caucasian 44-year-old male patient, HBeAg negative, genotype D, received lamivudine and, 4 years later, added adefovir because of a virological breakthrough. Five years later, considering his age, liver stiffness (4.3 kPa) and HBsAg levels (3533 IU/mL), we added Peg-interferon ?-2a for six months (3 in combination with nucleos(t)ide analogues followed by 3 of Peg-interferon monotherapy), obtaining a complete HBsAg clearance. This result has important clinical and pharmaco-economic implications, since nucleos(t)ide analogues therapy in HBeAg negative patients is considered a long-lasting/life-long treatment.
Publish Date	2014-07-14 17:39
Citation	Barone M, Iannone A, Di Leo A. HBsAg clearance by Peg-interferon addition to a long-term nucleos(t)ide analogues therapy. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(26): 8722-8725
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i26/8722.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i26.8722

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