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Article Navigation >  Journal of Clinical Hepatology  > 2021  >  37(2): 272-277

Should patients in the immune tolerance stage of chronic hepatitis B virus infection be treated?

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2021.02.007

  • Department of Microbiology and Center of Infectious Diseases, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China

  • Received Date: 2021-01-08
  • Accepted Date: 2021-01-08
  • Published Date: 2021-02-20
    Abstract
  • Major international guidelines have not yet reached a consensus on the definition of the immune tolerance stage of chronic hepatitis B virus infection; however, almost all guidelines do not recommend starting treatment for patients in the immune tolerance stage of chronic hepatitis B. This article discusses the latest evidence for the treatment of such patients to prevent liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.

     

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