2019•Klimik Dergisi/Klimik JournalOpen access

When to Stop Antiviral Therapy in Chronic Hepatitis B

Süda Tekin

Abstract

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection results in various consequences ranging from asymptomatic state to progressive liver disease, chronic hepatitis, hepatic failure, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Currently available nucleo(s)tide analogue (NA) drugs approved in the treatment, suppress viral replication. Since NAs have little effect on HBV cccDNA synthesis in infected hepatocytes, they do […]

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Key concepts: Medicine, Hepatocellular carcinoma, HBsAg, Cirrhosis, Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis B, Entecavir, Discontinuation