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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2023; 29(25): 3964-3983
Published online Jul 7, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i25.3964
Published online Jul 7, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i25.3964
Past, present, and future of long-term treatment for hepatitis B virus
Teresa Broquetas, José A Carrión, Liver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona 08003, Spain
Teresa Broquetas, José A Carrión, Institut Hospital del Mar D’Investigacions Mèdiques, PSMAR, Barcelona 08003, Spain
José A Carrión, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Facultat de Ciències de la Salut i de la Vida, Barcelona 08003, Spain
Author contributions: Broquetas T contributed to the acquisition of data, interpretation, drafting, critical revision, and final approval; Carrión JA contributed to conception and design, acquisition of data, interpretation, drafting, critical revision, and final approval.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: José A Carrión, Doctor, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Liver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, 25-29 Passeig Marítim, Barcelona 08003, Spain. jcarrion@psmar.cat
Received: March 27, 2023
Peer-review started: March 27, 2023
First decision: May 12, 2023
Revised: May 22, 2023
Accepted: June 6, 2023
Article in press: June 6, 2023
Published online: July 7, 2023
Peer-review started: March 27, 2023
First decision: May 12, 2023
Revised: May 22, 2023
Accepted: June 6, 2023
Article in press: June 6, 2023
Published online: July 7, 2023
Core Tip
Core Tip: Treatment for chronic hepatitis B has been used for decades, showing a good safety profile and high virological and clinical efficacy, decreasing hepatocellular carcinoma, clinical decompensation, and mortality. However, the low probability of hepatitis B virus surface antigen seroclearance with therapy made necessary indefinite treatment in a majority of patients. With the new insights about the immune system role in hepatitis B virus infection and the knowledge of the viral cycle phases, there has been in recent years increased activity in new therapeutic approaches. This review focuses on the past, present, and future of chronic hepatitis B therapy.