The effect of treatment cessation on HBsAg negativity in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients treated with nucleos(t)id analogues for more than three years.

BMC Infect Dis · 2026 · PMC12918027 · PMID 41593520

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The rate of treatment reinitiation was lower in patients with a consolidation period exceeding 96 months (16.7%) compared to those with a consolidation period of 96 months or less (45.5%), although this difference did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.193).

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