Gilead Hepsera Launch: Lamivudine-Resistant Hep B Is First Target
Executive Summary
Gilead's roll-out of Hepsera should be helped by a readily identifiable population of approximately 12,000 hepatitis B patients who are resistant to lamivudine (GlaxoSmithKline's Epivir-HBV)
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