Review article: nucleos(t)ide analogues in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection and chronic kidney disease

Autor: George V. Papatheodoridis, Chrysoula Pipili, Evangelos Cholongitas
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 39:35-46
ISSN: 0269-2813
Popis: Summary Background The treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is based on nucleoside (lamivudine, telbivudine, entecavir) or nucleotide (adefovir, tenofovir) analogues (NAs), but it may be complex and the information is scarce. Entecavir and tenofovir represent the currently recommended first-line NAs for NA-naive CHB patients, while tenofovir is the NA of choice for CHB patients with resistance to nucleosides. Aim To review the efficacy and safety of NAs in adult CHB patients with CKD and to provide reasonable recommendations for their optimal management. Methods Literature search in PubMed/Medline and manual search of relevant articles, reviews and book chapters. Results NAs are cleared by kidneys and their dosage should be adjusted in patients with creatinine clearance
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