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Liver enzyme and hepatitis B 'e' antigen test results are sufficient to determine which people with hepatitis B need antiviral treatment for the infection in sub-Saharan Africa, a study carried ...

People with risk factors for tenofovir toxicity who switched from tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF; Viread) to the new tenofovir alafenamide (TAF; Vemlidy) maintained hepatitis B virus (HBV) suppression and showed evidence of improved kidney and ...

JNJ-56136379, an experimental drug that interferes with assembly of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) capsid, demonstrated potent antiviral activity in an early clinical trial, researchers reported at the recent 2017 AASLD Liver Meeting in ...

ARB-1467, a novel type of treatment for hepatitis B, reduced levels of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) when used alone, and it may play a role in combination therapy to cure the ...

Inarigivir, or SB 9200, an immune-modulating drug that has a dual mechanism of action against hepatitis B virus (HBV), reduced levels of HBV DNA, RNA and antigens, and potency was ...

Tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) remains effective against hepatitis B virus (HBV) for 96 weeks, with no resistance detected, according to studies presented at the 2017 AASLD Liver Meeting last month in ...

A majority of people with chronic hepatitis B treated with a nucleic acid polymer (REP 2139 or REP 2165) plus tenofovir and pegylated interferon were able to achieve 'functional control' of hepatitis B ...

Two investigational nucleotide analogue antivirals were shown to be active against hepatitis B virus (HBV) with minimal potential for kidney and bone toxicity, researchers reported at the International Liver Congress last week in Amsterdam. ...

The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) presented revised clinical practice guidelines for the management of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection – the first update since 2012 – during a ...