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Chapter 2.2<br />

52<br />

Application of the model in clinical practice<br />

To allow for application of the model in clinical practice, a nomogram for IFN-naïve<br />

patients was generated from the validated formula for each of the HBV genotypes<br />

separately (fi gure 2). These nomograms can be used for calculating the probability of<br />

sustained response in individual HBeAg-positive patients based on their sex, age, and<br />

ALT and HBV DNA level. Average response rates based on the presence of low (

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