Effects of nucleoside analogue prescription for hepatitis B on the incidence of liver cancer in Hong Kong: a territory-wide ecological study.

Wai Kay SetoE H Y LauJ T K WuI F N HungW K LeungK-S CheungJ FungC-L LaiM-F Yuen

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2016)

Nucleoside analogue prescription was associated with a reduction of overall liver cancer incidence in a CHB-prevalent region. The lack of association among individuals of ≥65 years was consistent with the low nucleoside analogue prescription volume in elderly patients, mitigating the impact of CHB treatment on liver cancer.

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