All the news Showing 10 of 40 articles from: Antiviral therapyGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Tenofovir alafenamide approved for hepatitis B in Europe Liz Highleyman / 16 January 2017 The European Commission this week granted marketing authorisation for tenofovir alafenamide, to be sold under the brand name Vemlidy, for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, according ... Nucleic acid polymers reduce HBsAg levels and improve control of hepatitis B virus Liz Highleyman / 27 November 2016 The nucleic acid polymers REP 2139 and REP 2165 led to hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) reduction or clearance when combined with tenofovir and pegylated interferon, according to early results from a small ... Tenofovir alafenamide approved for hepatitis B, works well with less effect on bones Liz Highleyman / 15 November 2016 Tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), a new lower-dose pro-drug, matches the older tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) for antiviral activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV) but causes less bone mineral loss, according to a report this ... Hepatitis B treatment may be linked to colorectal and cervical cancer Liz Highleyman / 10 June 2016 People with hepatitis B who were treated with nucleoside/nucleotide antivirals did not have a higher rate of malignancies overall, but did show an increased incidence of colorectal and cervical cancer, underlining the ... Antiviral therapy linked to lower liver cancer and mortality in people with mild hepatitis B Liz Highleyman / 17 May 2016 Treatment with nucleoside/nucleotide antiviral therapy was associated with longer overall survival and reduced risk of developing liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for hepatitis B patients with high viral load but minimal liver ... Using interferon with hepatitis B antivirals raises likelihood of HBsAg loss Liz Highleyman / 15 June 2015 Treating chronic hepatitis B with tenofovir plus pegylated interferon for 48 weeks resulted in a higher rate of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) clearance than either drug taken alone, though the response rate ... Hepatitis B patients on long-term entecavir or tenofovir have low mortality, but liver cancer remains a risk Liz Highleyman / 03 June 2015 More than 95% of people with chronic hepatitis B were still alive after five years on antiviral therapy with entecavir (Baraclude) or tenofovir (Viread) and most deaths were due to non-liver-related causes, according ... Stopping tenofovir is safe for people with hepatitis B on long-term therapy Liz Highleyman / 02 June 2015 Most people with hepatitis B virus (HBV) who stopped taking tenofovir (Viread) after more than three years on treatment had good outcomes, according to a presentation at the recent European Association for the ... Nucleic acid polymer REP 2139-Ca shows promising activity against hepatitis B and hepatitis delta Liz Highleyman / 15 May 2015 The nucleic acid-based polymer REP 2139-Ca lowered hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) levels and significantly reduced hepatitis B and hepatitis delta viral loads when combined with immunotherapy, according to presentations at the European ... Expanded vaccination and treatment could help eliminate hepatitis B worldwide Liz Highleyman / 28 April 2015 While universal infant hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination has already led to major advances in reducing new infections in some settings, further expansion of prevention and treatment are needed to significantly reduce HBV ... ← Prev1234Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B 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