What is the cure point of HBeAg and HBeAb. what is the medicine for cure.
santosh kumar
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what is the meaning of the following test in hepatitis b ;hbsAG POSITIVE,HBsab negetive,hbeAG negetive ,hbeab positive
If you stay on Entecavir, it will stay UND. Stop and chances are DNA will start climbing, which is not good. This only helps the virus to develop resistance.
Pegasys or INF has limited sustain response for e- infections. You could try but it very unlikely to clear. Most have to factor in cost and side effects.
There have been people who clear the virus on antiviral(s) but I don't know of any. It's very unlikely.
For the most part, treatment is about disease management.
Hi Steven,
Thanks a lot for your response.
I have been on Baraclude for more than a year from when it relapsed. The two PCR's say I had UND and i am waiting for 3rd one.
Is it a good state to get Pegasys or INF? (Since their chances of cure seems high as compared to any oral drugs, though for HbeAg -ve patients the chances are a bit low 20-25%) I think doctors prefer Pegasys as first level drug for Hep C not B.
As i think the ideal state for baraclude to be stopped would be HbsAg -ve and HbsAb +ve (chances of which on baraclude seems to be 2-3%) and tenfovir has around 5% or something.
Do we have anyone here who has been cured from this condition?
Any ideas??
Thanks,
HS
Your presentation looks similar to Aprils, see me response to her here:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-B/Please-help-me-decide/show/1105258
Corresct me if I am wrong, but you are already HBeAg negative and HBeAb positive? If so then you may need life long treatment. If was clear in your case that once you stopped meds, your DNA rebounded. You should definately stay on Entecavir to stay UND. Entecavir holds down viral replication, it doesn't not cure HepB. There is currently no cure.
I think antiviral(s) make more sense for you than Pegasys.