Hepatitis B Virus Therapy
Research from Baylor University has provided new information about hepatitis B virus therapy
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, September 17th, 2007
New research, "Halting the natural history of hepatitis B viral infection: a paradigm shift," is the subject of a report. "The 2007 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) practice guidelines for managing chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection recommend pharmacologic therapy for patients with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity higher than 2 times the upper limit of normal and serum HBV DNA concentration higher than 20,000 IU/mL. Findings reported over the past several years, however, indicate that HBV infection associated with ALT activity and serum HBV DNA concentrations below these treatment thresholds can progress to serious liver disease, such as cirrhosis...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2007-09-17)
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