Published in Cancer Weekly, August 4th, 2009
"This goal can be achieved if HBV replication can be suppressed, leading to biochemical remission, histological improvement and prevention of complications. If finite treatment with pegylated interferon is not contraindicated in compensated cirrhosis, long-term treatment with nucleoside/nucleotide analogues is recommended in patients with HBV-related cirrhosis, especially in decompensated cirrhosis," wrote A. Valletpichard and colleagues,...
Want to see the full article?
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Cancer Weekly
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-08-04)
NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.