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Table 1 The use of Adefovir for the treatment of HBV graft infection

From: Prevention and treatment of recurrent Hepatitis B after liver transplantation: the current role of nucleoside and nucleotide analogues

Author (Reference)

No of Patients

No patients DNA Pos

No patients HBeAg Pos

Treatment duration

DNA Negative following Treatment

HBeAG Seroconversion

DNA Change Median

Development of Adefovir Resistant Mutants

Echanojauregui [82]

7†

7

5

48 weeks

3

1

-3.19

None reported

Schiff [71]

196*

172

Not reported

56.1

34

Not reported

-4.3

None reported

Wai [16]

4*

4

Not reported

24 months (one only received 9 months of therapy)

0

Not reported

-2.0

None reported

Neff [19]

9*

9

7

6– 48 months Median 30 months

0*

4

Not reported*

None reported

Toniutto [22]

1†

1

0

2 months

1

N/A

Initial load not reported but became undetectable

No

Beckebaum [83]

1*

1

1

15 months

0

0

2.45 billion to 32, 100

No

Akay [17]

2*

2

Not reported

4 months

2

Not reported

2000 and 17 pg/mL respectively to undetectable

No

  1. *-Cases were the development of LAM-resistant mutants while on prophylactic therapy
  2. †- Cases were from the development of de novo LAM-resistant HBV graft infection