Time After StartingALT (U/L)Bilirubin (mg/dL)HBV DNA (copies/mL)Other
05240.994,500,000Liver biopsy
1 month2101.12,430,000
2 month321.12,000
12 months271.1100
2 years200.9<100HBeAg negative
4 years200.6200Biopsy
5 years2591.1157,800,000HBeAg positive
5.5 years16571.259,800,000rtM201I mutant
5.8 years811.037,120,000
6.5 years1010.66,670,000
Lamivudine stopped and tenofovir (300 mg daily) started
7.5 years561.0None detectedStill HBeAg positive
Normal <42 <1.2 <100

From: Lamivudine

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