Early HBeAg Loss During Peginterferon α-2b Therapy Predicts HBsAg Loss: Results of a Long-Term Follow-Up Study in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

Early PEG-IFN-induced HBeAg loss results in a high likelihood of HBsAg loss and may be associated with more profound viral suppression during the first 32 weeks of therapy in patients treated with lamivudine combinations.