Chronic hepatitis B virus infection

WK Seto, YR Lo, JM Pawlotsky, MF Yuen - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Chronic hepatitis B virus infection is a global public health threat that causes considerable
liver-related morbidity and mortality. It is acquired at birth or later via person-to-person …

[PDF][PDF] Guidance for design and endpoints of clinical trials in chronic hepatitis B—report from the 2019 EASL‐AASLD HBV Treatment Endpoints Conference

M Cornberg, ASF Lok, NA Terrault, F Zoulim… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Representatives from academia, industry, regulatory agencies, and patient groups
convened in March 2019 with the primary goal of developing agreement on chronic hepatitis …

A global scientific strategy to cure hepatitis B

PA Revill, FV Chisari, JM Block, M Dandri… - The lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health challenge on the same
scale as tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria. The International Coalition to Eliminate HBV (ICE …

[HTML][HTML] Safety, tolerability and antiviral activity of the antisense oligonucleotide bepirovirsen in patients with chronic hepatitis B: a phase 2 randomized controlled trial

MF Yuen, J Heo, JW Jang, JH Yoon, YO Kweon… - Nature Medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) leads to an increased risk of death from
cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Functional cure rates are low with current treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Asian-Pacific clinical practice guidelines on the management of hepatitis B: a 2015 update

SK Sarin, M Kumar, GK Lau, Z Abbas, HLY Chan… - Hepatology …, 2016 - Springer
Worldwide, some 240 million people have chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV), with the highest
rates of infection in Africa and Asia. Our understanding of the natural history of HBV infection …

RNAi-based treatment of chronically infected patients and chimpanzees reveals that integrated hepatitis B virus DNA is a source of HBsAg

CI Wooddell, MF Yuen, HLY Chan, RG Gish… - Science translational …, 2017 - science.org
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major health concern worldwide, frequently
leading to liver cirrhosis, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Evidence suggests that …

The changing epidemiology of liver diseases in the Asia–Pacific region

MCS Wong, JLW Huang, J George, J Huang… - Nature reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
This Review presents current epidemiological trends of the most common liver diseases in
Asia–Pacific countries. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains the primary cause of cirrhosis; …

Hepatitis B virus infection

C Trépo, HLY Chan, A Lok - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Hepatitis B virus infection is a major public health problem worldwide; roughly 30% of the
world's population show serological evidence of current or past infection. Hepatitis B virus is …

Occult hepatitis B infection and hepatocellular carcinoma: Epidemiology, virology, hepatocarcinogenesis and clinical significance

LY Mak, DKH Wong, T Pollicino, G Raimondo… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) refers to a condition where replication-competent HBV DNA
is present in the liver, with or without HBV DNA in the blood, in individuals with serum …

Hepatitis B virus infection

MF Yuen, DS Chen, GM Dusheiko… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2018 - nature.com
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a hepatotropic virus that can establish a persistent and chronic
infection in humans through immune anergy. Currently, 3.5% of the global population is …