Hepatitis B reactivation is a rare event among patients with resolved infection undergoing anti-CD20 antibodies in monotherapy without antiviral prophylaxis: results from the HEBEM study.
Blanca MarzoAngela Vidal-JordanaJoaquín CastillóMiguel-Angel Robles-SanchezSusana Otero-RomeroMar TintoreXavier MontalbanMaria Buti FerretMar RiveiroPublished in: Journal of neurology (2023)
In this cohort of patients with MS or NMOSD and resolved HBV infection, anti-CD20 monotherapy was not associated with detectable risk of HBV reactivation despite the lack of antiviral prophylaxis.