Combined adefovir dipivoxil and Rhubarb Zhechong pill for treatment of hepatitis B decompensated cirrhosis
ZHAN Xiao-tao
Abstract:Objective To observe the efficacy of combined adefovir dipivoxil and Rhubarb Zhechong pill for treatment of hepatitis B decompensated cirrhosis. Methods Sixty-one cases of hepatitis B decompensated cir-rhosis patients were randomly divided into two groups. The treatment group was treated with adefovir dipivoxil and rhubarb Zhechong pill, plus conventional medical treatment. All treatments were continued for one year. Symptoms, liver function, hepatic fibrosis changes and the HBV-DNA negative rate before and after treatment were observed. Results The efficiency rate in treatment group was 93.5%, higher than that in control group (80. 0%) (P < O. 05). ALT,TBIL,HA, LN ,PC Ⅲ in treatment group were significantly lower (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05) after them-py. Meanwhile the decrease of ALT, HA, LN, PC Ⅲ after therapy were higher than that in control group (P < 0.01 or P <0.05). The HBV-DNA negative rate in treatment group was 87.9%, higher than that of control group(13.5%) (P < 0. 01). Conclusion Combined Adefovir dipivoxil and rhubarb Zhechong pill can improve the prognosis in hepatitis B decompensated cirrhosis patients.
Keywords:Hepatitis BCirrhoticAdefovir dipivoxilRhubarb Zhechong pillDecompensation stage
Publication Date:2009-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:3( 505-507 )
