Telbivudine is a synthetic thymidine nucleoside analog with specific activity against the hepatitis B virus. Telbivudine is orally administered, with good tolerance, lack of toxicity and no dose-limiting side effects.
For the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in adult and adolescent patients ≥16 years of age with evidence of viral replication and either evidence of persistent elevations in serum aminotransferases (ALT or AST) or histologically active disease.
Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Beijing Ditan Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
People's Hospital of Beijing University, Beijing, Beijing, China
The Third Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Novartis Investigative Site, Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Cheng Suen Man Shook Hepatitis Center, Institute of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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