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Liver Transplantation - Hepatitis B

Chronic Hepatitis B Patients May Need to Begin Liver Cancer Screening at a Younger Age than Currently Recommended
3/27/09

Frequent Liver Function Tests Can Detect Transient ALT Increases in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients
3/20/09

Adefovir (Hepsera) Prevents Post-transplant HBV Recurrence as well as HBIG
1/27/2009

HBV Reactivation Leads to a High Risk of Fulminant Liver Failure and Death
9/05/08

Guidelines:
Treatment for Hepatitis B: When to Start, What to Use, and When to Stop
March 2009
European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Publishes First Guidelines for Management of Chronic Hepatitis B
February 2009
A Treatment Algorithm for the Management of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States: 2008 Update
March 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


FDA-approved Combination Therapies for Chronic HBV Infection
Baraclude  (entecavir)
 Epivir-HBV  (lamivudine; 3TC)
 Hepsera   (adefovir dipivoxil)
Intron A  (interferon alfa-2b)
Pegasys  (peginterferon alfa-2a)
 Tenofovir   (viread)
 Tyzeka   (telbivudine)
Experimental Treatments
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