Incidence and Prediction of HBsAg Seroconversion in a Prospective Multi-ethnic HBeAg-Negative Chronic Hepatitis B Cohort.
Norah A TerraultA S WahedJ J FeldS L CooperM G GhanyM Lisker-MelmanR PerrilloRichard K SterlingMandana KhaliliR T ChungP RosenthalR J FontanaA SarowarDaryl T Y LauJ WangA S LokHla JanssenPublished in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2021)
HBsAg loss in predominantly untreated patients with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B can be accurately predicted over a 3-year horizon using a simple validated score (HBRN-SQuARe). This prognostication tool can be used to support patient care and counseling.