[HTML][HTML] Control of cccDNA function in hepatitis B virus infection

M Levrero, T Pollicino, J Petersen, L Belloni… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
The template of hepatitis B virus (HBV) transcription, the covalently closed circular DNA
(cccDNA), plays a key role in the life-cycle of the virus and permits the persistence of …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer and liver cirrhosis: implications on prognosis and management

M Pinter, M Trauner, M Peck-Radosavljevic, W Sieghart - ESMO open, 2016 - Elsevier
Liver cirrhosis, the end-stage of every chronic liver disease, is not only the major risk factor
for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma but also a limiting factor for anticancer …

Asian-Pacific clinical practice guidelines on the management of hepatitis B: a 2015 update

SK Sarin, M Kumar, GK Lau, Z Abbas, HLY Chan… - Hepatology …, 2016 - Springer
Worldwide, some 240 million people have chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV), with the highest
rates of infection in Africa and Asia. Our understanding of the natural history of HBV infection …

[HTML][HTML] EASL clinical practice guidelines: management of chronic hepatitis B virus infection

European Association For The Study Of The Liver - Journal of hepatology, 2012 - Elsevier
Our understanding of the natural history of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and the potential
for therapy of the resultant disease is continuously improving. New data have become …

Statements from the Taormina expert meeting on occult hepatitis B virus infection

G Raimondo, JP Allain, MR Brunetto, MA Buendia… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the most challenging topics in the field of
viral hepatitis with its virological and clinical relevance being debated for more than 30 …

Antimicrobial prophylaxis and outpatient management of fever and neutropenia in adults treated for malignancy: American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical …

CR Flowers, J Seidenfeld, EJ Bow, C Karten… - Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To provide guidelines on antimicrobial prophylaxis for adult neutropenic oncology
outpatients and on selection and treatment as outpatients of those with fever and …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of autoimmune hemolytic anemias

A Zanella, W Barcellini - Haematologica, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a relatively uncommon disorder caused by
autoantibodies directed against self red blood cells. It can be idiopathic or secondary, and …

[HTML][HTML] Rituximab-associated hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in lymphoproliferative diseases: meta-analysis and examination of FDA safety reports

AM Evens, BD Jovanovic, YC Su, DW Raisch… - Annals of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background Rituximab has been associated with hepatitis B virus reactivation (HBV-R).
However, the characteristics and scope of this association remain largely undefined …

Occult HBV infection

G Raimondo, T Pollicino - Hepatitis B virus in human diseases, 2016 - Springer
The long-lasting persistence of HBV genomes in the liver (and in some cases also in the
serum) of HBsAg negative subjects is termed occult HBV infection (OBI). This peculiar …

[HTML][HTML] Management of chronic hepatitis B in childhood: ESPGHAN clinical practice guidelines: consensus of an expert panel on behalf of the European Society of …

EM Sokal, M Paganelli, S Wirth, P Socha, P Vajro… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
More than 360 million persons worldwide (6% of the world population) are chronically
infected by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Although the incidence of HBV infection has …