Såvel baseline ALAT- niveauer ≥ 2 x ULN som baseline HBV DNA ≤ 9, 0 log10 kopier/ ml var forbundet med højere forekomst af virologisk respons (Uge 48 HBV DNA < 400 kopier/ ml) hos HBeAg- positive patienter, der ikke tidligere var blevet behandlet med nukleosid.
Baseline ALT levels ≥ 2 x ULN and baseline HBV DNA ≤ 9.0 log10 copies/ ml were both associated with higher rates of virologic response (Week 48 HBV DNA < 400 copies/ ml) in nucleoside-naive HBeAg-positive patients.