[Management and treatment of patients with hepatitis B].

Abstract

Chronic hepatitis B is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Approximately one third of the world's population has serological evidence of past or present infection by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and 350-400 million people are chronic HBV surface antigen carriers. The aim of therapy is to prevent the onset of liver fibrosis and development of cirrhosis or hepatocarcinoma by sustained suppression of viral replication. Currently there are 2 strategies for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B: the pegylated interferon and long-term treatment with nucleoside/nucleotide analogues. Pegylated interferon has the advantage of being a treatment of limited duration, and is particularly suitable for patients with chronic hepatitis with positive HBeAg (hepatitis B e antigen), but the unfavorable adverse event profile and route of parenteral administration makes it less used than nucleoside/nucleotide analogues. Tenofovir and entecavir have shown to be potent inhibitors of HBV with a high genetic barrier to resistance and few adverse effects, so are considered as the first line therapy.

• Authors: Eva Van den Eynde, Mar Riveiro-Barciela
• Journal: Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica (Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin) Vol. 34 Suppl 3 Pg. 47-51 (Jul 2016) ISSN: 1578-1852 [Electronic] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Manejo clínico y tratamiento de los pacientes con hepatitis B.
• PMID: 27474247 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2016 Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Antiviral Agents
• Hepatitis B e Antigens
• Interferon-alpha
• Recombinant Proteins
• Polyethylene Glycols
• entecavir
• Guanine
• Tenofovir
• peginterferon alfa-2a

Topics

• Antiviral Agents (therapeutic use)
• Guanine (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
• Hepatitis B e Antigens (blood)
• Hepatitis B virus (immunology)
• Hepatitis B, Chronic (blood, complications, drug therapy)
• Humans
• Interferon-alpha (therapeutic use)
• Liver Cirrhosis (prevention & control)
• Liver Neoplasms (prevention & control)
• Polyethylene Glycols (therapeutic use)
• Recombinant Proteins (therapeutic use)
• Tenofovir (therapeutic use)