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Meta‐analysis: treatment of hepatitis B infection reduces risk of hepatocellular carcinoma

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics · 2008 · Vol. 28(9) · pp. 1067–1077
Joseph J.�Y. SungKelvin TsoiVincent Wai‐Sun WongK. C. T. LIHenry Lik‐Yuen Chan

Abstract

IFN or NA treatment significantly reduces risk of HCC. While IFN benefited patients with cirrhosis, NA benefited patients with no cirrhosis and HBeAg-positive CHB infection.

Hepatitis B Virus StudiesHepatitis C virus researchLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicineHepatocellular carcinomaCirrhosisInternal medicineGastroenterologyRelative riskHBeAgHepatitis BRandomized controlled trialHepatitis B virus

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularHumansInterferonsLiver CirrhosisNucleosidesNucleotidesRisk FactorsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicHepatitis B, Chronic
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