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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Forty-eight weeks after treatment, six patients in group A and 13 in group B achieved alanine aminotransferase normalisation plus HBV DNA < 3400 IU/ml (11. 8 % vs 25. 0 %, p = 0. 08), 6 vs 15 patients had HBV DNA < 2000 IU/ml (11. 8 % vs 28. 8 %, p = 0. 03), 0 vs 3 achieved HBsAg clearance (0 % vs 5. 8 %, p = 0. 24) and 0 vs 5 had HBsAg < 10 IU/ml (0 % vs 9. 6 %, p = 0. 06).