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Table 3 Treatment regimens used in the model

From: Telbivudine for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in HBeAg-positive patients in China: a health economic analysis

Treatment strategy

Treatment explanation (“A → B” indicates after developing resistance to treatment A, patients move to treatment B; “+” indicates combination therapy)

BSC

No antiviral drug treatment

LAM → BSC

LAM as first-line therapy, followed by BSC as second- and third-line therapy

LDT → BSC

LDT as first-line therapy, followed by BSC as second- and third-line therapy

ADV → BSC

ADV as first-line therapy, followed by BSC as second- and third-line therapy

ETV → BSC

ETV as first-line therapy, followed by BSC as second- and third-line therapy

TDF → BSC

TDF as first-line therapy, followed by BSC as second- and third-line therapy

LDT + ADV → BSC

Combination therapy of LDT and ADV as first-line therapy, followed by BSC as second- and third-line therapy

LDT + TDF → BSC

Combination therapy of LDT and TDF as first-line therapy, followed by BSC as second- and third-line therapy

LAM → ADV → BSC

LAM as first-line therapy, followed by ADV as second-line therapy and BSC as third-line therapy

ADV → LAM → BSC

ADV as first-line therapy, followed by LAM as second-line therapy and BSC as third-line therapy

LDT → ADV → BSC

LDT as first-line therapy, followed by ADV as second-line therapy and BSC as third-line therapy

ETV → ADV → BSC

ETV as first-line therapy, followed by ADV as second-line therapy and BSC as third-line therapy

  1. ADV adefovir dipivoxil, BSC best supportive care, ETV entecavir, LAM lamivudine, LDT telbivudine, TDF tenofovir