I et randomiseret, dobbeltblindt forsøg med HBeAg- positive, lamivudin- refraktoriske patienter (026), hvor 85% af patienterne havde LVDr - mutationer ved baseline, skiftede patienter, der fik lamivudin ved inklusion, til entecavir 1 mg, én gang dagligt, uden udvaskning eller overlap (n = 141) eller patienterne fortsatte med lamivudin 100 mg, én gang daglig (n = 145).
In a randomised, double-blind study in HBeAg positive lamivudine-refractory patients (026), with 85% of patients presenting LVDr mutations at baseline, patients receiving lamivudine at study entry either switched to entecavir 1 mg once daily, with neither a washout nor an overlap period (n = 141), or continued on lamivudine 100 mg once daily (n = 145).