Abstract: METHODS: Patients with CLV-resistant CHB were enrolled in the cohort, and all patients developed virologic breakthrough during CLV therapy and had confirmed-genotypic resistance to CLV (
rtM204I mutation) before enrollment.
Method: Eligible patients were identified according to the following inclusion criteria: age over 18 years,
HBeAg positive or negative
CHB, more than 6 months of CLV therapy, development of virologic breakthrough during CLV therapy with confirmed genotypic resistance to CLV (
rtM204I mutation), and rescue therapy for CLV-resistance for more than 12 weeks with either ADV, CLV+ADV, LAM+ADV, or ETV.