All the news Showing 10 of 81 articles from: TreatmentGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources VIR-2218 combined with monoclonal antibody or pegylated interferon delivers potent suppression of hepatitis B Keith Alcorn / 14 November 2022 The experimental hepatitis B antiviral VIR-2218 shows potent activity against the virus when combined with either a monoclonal antibody that targets three steps in the hepatitis B lifecycle, or pegylated interferon, two studies ... Bepirovirsen treatment leads to sustained loss of hepatitis B markers for up to one in five Keith Alcorn / 14 November 2022 Up to one in five people with hepatitis B treated with the experimental antiviral bepirovirsen achieved a sustained loss of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and HBV DNA, a sign indicating the ... Biktarvy combination pill may be most effective option for people with HIV and hepatitis B Liz Highleyman / 03 August 2022 Although two antiretroviral drug regimens proved about equally effective at suppressing HIV, the Biktarvy combination pill (bictegravir, emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide) did a better job suppressing hepatitis B virus (HBV) ... Bepirovirsen suppresses hepatitis B surface antigen, moves forward to larger functional cure studies Keith Alcorn / 29 June 2022 Bepirovirsen, an experimental drug with a novel mode of action, suppressed hepatitis B surface antigen below the limits of detection in approximately 30% of patients after 24 weeks of treatment and ... Experimental hepatitis B combination suppresses key marker but fails to achieve functional cure Keith Alcorn / 27 June 2022 People with hepatitis B who received a combination of experimental drugs as well as their standard treatment for 48 weeks were significantly less likely to have high levels of hepatitis B surface ... Hepatitis B treatment for all who need it an "achievable public health goal" for Malawi Keith Alcorn / 13 December 2021 Providing hepatitis B treatment for everyone who needs it in Malawi is an achievable public health goal, researchers from the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust programme report, following community surveys in Blantyre, Malawi. Hepatitis B treatment ... People with HIV and hepatitis B should have ongoing monitoring for liver cancer Liz Highleyman / 15 March 2021 People with HIV and hepatitis B co-infection remain at risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) despite antiviral treatment and should undergo regular monitoring for liver cancer, according to research presented ... 2.5 million people in Africa need urgent hepatitis B treatment Keith Alcorn / 09 December 2020 Around 2.5 million people with hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa already have cirrhosis and need immediate antiviral treatment, a systematic review of published studies reports this month in the journal Liver International. Approximately ... Some hepatitis B patients can safely stop antivirals Liz Highleyman / 24 November 2020 Many people who take nucleoside/nucleotide antivirals for chronic hepatitis B can safely discontinue treatment, although this usually does not lead to a cure, researchers reported last week at the AASLD virtual Liver Meeting. Nucleoside/nucleotide analogues such ... NASVAC therapeutic vaccine may lead to functional cure of hepatitis B Liz Highleyman / 17 November 2020 NASVAC, an experimental therapeutic vaccine that targets two different hepatitis B virus (HBV) antigens, led to a reduction in hepatitis B surface antigen levels and several study participants achieved a functional cure after ... ← First12345...9Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Transmission and prevention Diagnosis and monitoring Disease course and symptoms Treatment HIV and HBV HCV and HBV Hepatitis delta Living with HBV Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Coronavirus NAFLD Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma Transmission, epidemiology and prevention Health services, policy and advocacy Social issues Conference news Email bulletin archive