Antiviral therapy prolongs survival in immune tolerant hepatitis B patients

Saturday, April 16, 2016 - 03:02 in Health & Medicine

A new study demonstrates that the use of antiviral therapy for patients in the immune tolerant phase of hepatitis B (HBV) prolongs overall survival and reduces the risk of the most common form of liver cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma, HCC) and scarring of the liver (cirrhosis).

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