Roadmap to functional cure of chronic hepatitis B: an expert consensus

Q Ning, DI Wu, GQ Wang, H Ren, ZL Gao… - Journal of viral …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection continues to be a major public health issue worldwide.
HBsAg loss is associated with functional remission and improved long‐term outcome, and is …

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia: current knowledge and perspectives

SS Michalak, A Olewicz-Gawlik, J Rupa-Matysek… - Immunity & …, 2020 - Springer
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is an acquired, heterogeneous group of diseases
which includes warm AIHA, cold agglutinin disease (CAD), mixed AIHA, paroxysmal cold …

Risk of reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and tuberculosis (TB) and complications of hepatitis C virus (HCV) following tocilizumab therapy: a systematic review to …

C Campbell, MI Andersson, MA Ansari… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: Tocilizumab (TCZ), an IL-6 receptor antagonist, is used in the treatment of severe
COVID-19 caused by infection with SARS-CoV-2. However, unintended consequences of …

Chronic hepatitis B: the demise of the 'inactive carrier'phase

A Koffas, M Kumar, US Gill, A Jindal… - Hepatology …, 2021 - Springer
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains a global healthcare burden. Although the recent
developments in the field have led to a reduction in incidence, the morbidity and mortality …

Early serum HBsAg kinetics as predictor of HBsAg loss in patients with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B after treatment with pegylated interferonα-2a

M Li, L Zhang, Y Lu, Q Chen, H Lu, F Sun, Z Zeng… - Virologica Sinica, 2021 - Springer
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss is an ideal treatment endpoint for patients with
chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We investigated the predictive value of on-treatment HBsAg levels …

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a comprehensive review

F Autore, R Pasquale, I Innocenti, A Fresa, F Sora'… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review analyzes the occurrence, clinical characteristics, and
prognostic impact and treatment of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) in chronic …

Biologic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis in the context of biosimilars, genetics, epigenetics and COVID-19 treatment

K Bonek, L Roszkowski, M Massalska, W Maslinski… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects around 1.2% of the adult population. RA is one of the main
reasons for work disability and premature retirement, thus substantially increasing social …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention of hepatitis B reactivation in patients requiring chemotherapy and immunosuppressive therapy

CA Shih, WC Chen - World Journal of Clinical Cases, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation can lead to severe acute hepatic failure and death in
patients with HBV infection. HBV reactivation (HBVr) most commonly develops in patients …

Challenges in the management of inflammatory bowel disease in sub-Saharan Africa

G Watermeyer, Y Awuku, E Fredericks… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is generally considered a disease of high-income
countries and is regarded as rare in sub-Saharan Africa. However, this assumption is almost …

Case report: An occult hepatitis B virus infection reactivation in an HIV/HCV coinfected patient during an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

S Zaltron, A Cambianica, M Di Gregorio… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The natural history of occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) and the mechanism involved in
HBV reactivation are only partially understood. As regards people living with HIV (PLWH) …