Outcomes of Cessation of Antiviral Therapy in Chronic Hepatitis B: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Pinar Ergen Burcu Isik Ferhat Arslan Fatma Yılmaz Karadag Ozlem Aydin Yasemin Cag Saadet Yazici Ayse Canan Ucisik Mustafa Haluk Vahaboglu

Published in: Medeniyet medical journal (2021)

We found no benefits of the discontinuation of antiviral therapy after viral suppression in patients with initially severe fibrotic HBV infection. In patients with mild to moderate fibrosis, cessation of antiviral treatment is not associated with adverse outcomes.

Keyphrases

hepatitis b virus
sars cov
systemic sclerosis
early onset
stem cells
liver fibrosis
skeletal muscle
mesenchymal stem cells
combination therapy
insulin resistance
weight loss