Abstract: Objective To discuss the therapeutic regimen of patients with hepatitis B in immune tolerance
period. Methods Total of 240 patients with chronic hepatitis B in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People’s
Hospital were selected and divided into treatment group and control group, 120 cases in each group. All
patients were in immune tolerance period, with ALT 20~50 U/L, HBV DNA ≥ 10 4 copies/ml. Patients
in treatment group were treatd with entecavir 0.5 mg per day, together with thymopentin subcutaneously
10 mg per day, while patients in control group were only treated with entecavir 0.5 mg per day. Indexes of
liver function, HBV DNA and markers of hepatitis B virus were detected and compared. Results After 4
weeks of treatment, there were 80 cases (66.6%) with HBV DNA decrease ≥ 1 log 10 IU/ml, and 40 cases
(33.3%) with ALT 51~80 U/L in the treatment group, while there were only 10 cases (8.3%) with HBV
DNA decrease ≥1 log 10 IU/ml and 0 case with HBV DNA decrease ≥ 2 log 10 IU/ml in control group.
Conclusion The combination use of thymopentin and entecavir in treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis
B in immune tolerance period may be effective.
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