Hepatocellular Cancer Therapy
Researchers' work from Imperial College London focuses on hepatocellular cancer therapy
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, November 12th, 2007
New investigation results, 'Best practice in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B: a summary of the European Viral Hepatitis Educational Initiative (EVHEI),' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Hepatology. According to recent research published in the Journal of Hepatology, "Hepatitis B causes acute and chronic hepatitis, the latter resulting in cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. There are four phases of infection: during the phases of immune tolerance and immune control of the virus, no treatment is recommended but in the phases of immune clearance and immune escape, viraemia with biopsy evidence of significant fibrosis requires anti-viral therapy."
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2007-11-12)
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