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Natural history of chronic hepatitis B: Special emphasis on disease progression and prognostic factors

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There is a growing understanding of viral, host and environmental factors influencing disease progression, which ultimately could improve the management of chronic hepatitis B.
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This article is published in Journal of Hepatology.The article was published on 2008-02-01. It has received 1172 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: HBeAg & Hepatitis B.

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EASL-EORTC clinical practice guidelines : management of hepatocellular carcinoma

TL;DR: The following Clinical Practice Guidelines will give up-to-date advice for the clinical management of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, as well as providing an in-depth review of all the relevant data leading to the conclusions herein.
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Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

TL;DR: This review summarizes the risk factors for HCC among HBV- or HCV-infected individuals, based on findings from epidemiologic studies and meta-analyses, as well as determinants of patient outcome and the HCC disease burden, globally and in the United States.

EASL-EORTC Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of hepatocellular carcinoma European Association for the Study of the Liver ⇑ , European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer

TL;DR: The purpose of this document is to assist physicians, patients, health-care providers, and health-policy makers from Europe and worldwide in the decision-making process according to evidencebased data.
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EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of chronic hepatitis B

TL;DR: The objective of these EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines is to update recommendations for the optimal management of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and the CPGs do not focus on prevention and vaccination.
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Hepatitis B virus infection

TL;DR: Developing new therapies that can improve HBsAg clearance and virological cure is warranted because long-term antiviral treatment can reverse cirrhosis and reduce hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Long-Term Outcome after Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Seroclearance in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B

TL;DR: It is suggested that HBsAg seroclearance confers favorable long-term outcomes in patients without hepatocellular carcinoma or decompensated liver cirrhosis at the time of HBs Ag serolearance.
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Role of Hepatitis B Virus Precore/Core Promoter Mutations and Serum Viral Load on Noncirrhotic Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case-Control Study

TL;DR: The results suggest that BCP T1762/A1764 mutation and higher viral load may be involved in the carcinogenesis of cirrhotic and noncirrhotic HCC.
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Retrospective Analysis of the Effect of Interferon Therapy on the Clinical Outcome of Patients with Viral Cirrhosis

TL;DR: Recent data suggest that interferon therapy can reduce the risk of progression to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)‐related cirrhosis.
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Outcome of chronic hepatitis B in Caucasian children during a 20-year observation period

TL;DR: The large majority of Caucasian children with chronic hepatitis B became asymptomatic carriers of infection with normal alanine amino-transferase during the first 20 years of observation, and a subgroup of patients who experienced reactivation or maintained liver damage after HBeAg clearance seems to be at greater risk for disease progression during adult life.
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