| Literature DB >> 28035197 |
Timothy M Block1, Tianlun Zhou1, Nikhil Anbarasan1, Robert Gish1.
Abstract
Is a cure for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection possible? Hepatitis C virus infection is now routinely cured medically. There is a growing expectation that new drugs for the management of chronic HBV infection should provide substantial benefit over and above that of current chronic HBV medications, if not be curative. Although the definition of medically induced cure for chronic HBV infection varies, most include sustained off-drug absence of viremia and negativity for other virologic markers. There are currently more than 29 drugs in the pipeline being tested for the management of chronic HBV infection. This article discusses the potential drugs with respect to their possible contributions to achieving medically induced cure.Entities:
Keywords: Hepatitis B virus; antivirals; endpoints; experimental therapy; therapy
Year: 2016 PMID: 28035197 PMCID: PMC5193088
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y) ISSN: 1554-7914