Abstract: Functional cure of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is defined as HBsAg<0.05 IU/mL and serum HBV DNA<10 IU/mL for at least 24 weeks after discontinuation of antiviral therapy. This requires suppression of HBV replication and reduction of viral antigen production, as well as restoration of immune resp...
ZHUANG H. Functional cure of chronic hepatitis B is not a dream[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 2-6.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250101.
Abstract: Existing nucleos(t)ide analogues and pegylated interferon exhibit limited efficacy in the functional cure of hepatitis B. Recently, small nucleic acid drugs, such as antisense oligonucleotides and small interfering RNAs, have brought unprecedented breakthroughs in the functional cure of hepatitis B ...
LIANG XE, LIU ZH, HOU JL. New drugs for the functional cure of hepatitis B: Focusing on antisense oligonucleotides and small interfering RNAs[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 7-14.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250102.
Abstract: Functional cure is currently the ideal treatment endpoint for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in China and globally. HBsAg seroclearance and HBV DNA that cannot be detected in peripheral blood for more than 24 weeks marks the regression of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, there is still a lack ...
GAO N, GAO ZL. How far is the functional cure of chronic hepatitis B from complete cure?[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 15-23.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250103.
Abstract: Functional cure is currently recommended by guidelines as the ideal treatment goal for the prevention and treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in China and globally, and it is defined as sustained and undetectable serum HBsAg and HBV DNA, HBeAg clearance, and presence or absence of HBsAg seroconve...
YU XQ, ZHANG XX. Effect of hepatitis B virus integration on functional cure[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 24-29.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250104.
Abstract: Up to half of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in China are diagnosed at an advanced stage and often with a dismal prognosis. More effective treatment strategies are mandatory. In recent years, the combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors and anti-angiogenic targeted therapy has shown...
Abstract: Recently, Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver published the recommendations for the diagnosis and management of non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis (NCPF)/idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH). The guidelines mainly elaborate on the definition, diagnosis, histological features, natural his...
XIA JQ, LYU Z, LIU CH, et al. An excerpt of non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis/idiopathic portal hypertension: APASL recommendations for diagnosis and management (2024)[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 41-43.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250106.
Abstract: Objective To investigate the influence of entecavir (ETV) versus tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (TAF) on renal function in previously untreated patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 167 previously untreated CHB patients who r...
MA SP, YU YQ, WU XP, et al. Changes in renal function in chronic hepatitis B patients treated initially with entecavir versus tenofovir alafenamide fumarate and related influencing factors[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 44-51.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250107.
Abstract: Objective To investigate the liver histopathological features of HBeAg-negative patients in the indeterminate phase of low-viral-load chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.Methods A total of 271 patients with low-viral-load HBeAg-negative chronic HBV infection who underwent liver biopsy in Depa...
ZHOU LL, DONG B, XIN JJ, et al. Liver histopathological features of HBeAg-negative patients in the indeterminate phase of low-viral-load chronic hepatitis B virus infection[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 52-56.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250108.
Abstract: Objective To investigate the expression level of HBV cccDNA in patients in the convalescence stage of hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) and its correlation with HBV markers and liver histopathological changes.Methods A total of 30 patients in the convalescence stag...
CAI ZK, XU L, LIU WL, et al. The level of HBV cccDNA in liver tissue and its clinical significance in patients in the convalescence stage of hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronicliver failure[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 57-62.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250109.
Abstract: Objective To investigate the difference in the risk of cardiovascular diseases between patients with different subtypes of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) from the perspective of metabolism, since cardiovascular events induced by metabolic disorders are the leading cause of death in NAFLD....
GAO LL, WANG Y, YAN HF, et al. Characteristics of cardiometabolic risk in patients with different subtypes of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 63-68.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250110.
Abstract: Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) combined with sintilimab and bevacizumab in the treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC) and related prognostic factors.Methods A total of 42 patients with uHCC who underwent SBR...
ZHANG T, WANG Q, LI WG, et al. Efficacy of stereotactic body radiotherapy combined with sintilimab and bevacizumab in treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 69-74.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250111.
Abstract: Objective To investigate the influencing factors for hepatic hydrothorax (HH) before intervention for primary hepatic carcinoma (PHC), and to construct and assess the nomogram risk prediction model.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 353 hospitalized patients who...
WANG YZ, TIAN RH, ZHANG YY, et al. Risk factors for concurrent hepatic hydrothorax before intervention in primary liver cancer and construction of a nomogram prediction model[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 75-83.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250112.
Abstract: Objective To investigate the influencing factors for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes of primary liver cancer, and to provide a theoretical basis for the TCM syndrome differentiation and standardized treatment of liver cancer.Methods TCM syndrome differentiation was performed for 415 pa...
SHI ZY, FAN XF, GAO Y, et al. The distribution pattern of traditional Chinese medicine syndromes and influencing factors for primary liver cancer: An analysis of 415 cases[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 84-91.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250113.
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of sorafenib and donafenib on the pharmacokinetics of ertugliflozin in rats, and to provide a theoretical basis for drug combination in clinical practice.Methods A total of 24 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into groups A, B, C, and D, with 6 rats ...
DENG YR, CAO GX, YAN B, et al. Effect of sorafenib and donafenib on the pharmacokinetics of ertugliflozin in rats[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 92-98.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250114.
Abstract: Objective To investigate vitamin D level in children with cholestatic liver disease, and to provide a theoretical basis for vitamin D supplementation therapy in children with this disease.Methods A total of 116 children with cholestatic liver disease who attended Department of Traditional Chinese M...
GUO ZY, DU LN, XIE XX, et al. Level of vitamin D in children with cholestatic liver disease and its clinical features[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 99-103.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250115.
Abstract: Objective To investigate the changing trend of hemoglobin (Hb) and related influencing factors in patients with liver failure after artificial liver support system (ALSS) therapy.Methods A total of 106 patients with liver failure who were hospitalized and received ALSS therapy in our hospital from ...
LIN Y, CHEN L, PENG F, et al. Changes in hemoglobin and related influencing factors in patients with liver failure undergoing artificial liver support therapy[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 104-109.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250116.
Abstract: Objective To investigate the role and mechanism of thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) in a mouse model of acetaminophen (APAP)-induced acute liver injury.Methods A total of 16 wild-type (WT) male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into control group and APAP group, with 8 mice in each group, and ...
CHEN WS, YIN MJ, ZHU JJ. Mechanism of action of thymic stromal lymphopoietin in a mouse model of acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 110-117.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250117.
Abstract: Objective To investigate the general situation, dietary factors, and clinical features of patients with recurrent primary common bile duct stones, and to provide a basis for effective prevention of stone recurrence.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for 23 730 patients who underwent cho...
LU JH, LI YL, GUO RF, et al. Clinical features of patients with recurrent primary common bile duct stones after cholecystectomy[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 118-126.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250118.
Abstract: POEMS syndrome is a rare condition associated with plasma cell disorders, and it often involves multiple systems and has diverse clinical manifestations. This article reports two cases of POEMS syndrome with hepatosplenomegaly as the initial manifestation. During the course of the disease, the patie...
ZHANG Y, WANG WQ, LI J, et al. POEMS syndrome with hepatosplenomegaly as the initial manifestation: A report of two cases[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 127-132.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250119.
Abstract: The transformation of traditional biomedical model into the bio-psycho-social medical model means that the purpose of clinical diagnosis and treatment not only focuses on the disease itself, but also emphasizes the quality of life and happiness index of patients. Since chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is i...
HUANG F, HAN MF. Application of health-related quality of life assessment in patients with chronic hepatitis B and related advances[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 133-140.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250120.
Abstract: With the development of artificial intelligence, machine learning has shown great potential in the field of medical health. Machine learning conducts a comprehensive analysis of patient data including clinical features, blood tests, and imaging examinations and establishes corresponding mathematical...
HAN H, DUAN ZP, WANG Y. Application of machine learning in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis C[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 141-144.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250121.
Abstract: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is the largest liver disease around the world and is a serious public health hazard, but there has always been a lack of drugs approved for treatment. On March 14, 2024, Resmetirom became the first drug approved by the US Food and Drug Adminis...
LIU AF, LUO L, YANG WL. Advances of clinical trials related to Resmetirom as an approved new drug for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 145-150.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250122.
Abstract: With the emergence of unhealthy dietary structures in people’s life, metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has gradually become the most important chronic liver disease in China, and there is also a gradual increase in the cases of MAFLD-associated liver cancer. Adipose tissue not only ha...
ZHANG YX, SUN JG, JIANG BW. Research advances in the association of adipokines with metabolic associated fatty liver disease and its associated liver cancer[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 151-158.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250123.
Abstract: The morphological changes and functions of mitochondria are closely associated with the development and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) is one of the primary proteins determining mitochondrial fission, and its activity is strictly controlled...
SHEN HS, WANG S, FENG G. Role of dynamin-related protein 1 in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 159-163.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250124.
Abstract: Liver fibrosis is the common pathological process in the progression of various chronic liver diseases to liver cirrhosis, and it greatly affects the prognosis of patients with chronic liver diseases. As a novel adipokine, Chemerin participates in the metabolism of glucose and lipids and inflammatio...
ZHANG XY, ZHANG NQ, YU GH, et al. Association of the adipokine Chemerin with the development and progression of liver fibrosis[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 164-169.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250125.
Abstract: Liver fibrosis is the intermediate stage in the progression of many chronic liver diseases to liver cirrhosis, and although there is still a lack of widely accepted and effective chemical or biological agents for reversing liver fibrosis, significant progress has been made in the treatment of liver ...
GUO XL, JIA ZS, ZHANG J. Molecular mechanisms of traditional Chinese medicine in reversing liver fibrosis[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 170-175.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250126.
Abstract: Liver cirrhosis is the terminal stage of various chronic liver diseases, with the main clinical manifestation of portal hypertension, which can lead to spontaneous portosystemic shunt (SPSS). SPSS is very common in clinical practice and is closely associated with the prognosis of patients. This arti...
CHEN YX, GUO W, LIU KG, et al. Diagnosis and treatment of cirrhotic portal hypertension with spontaneous portosystemic shunt: Current status and prospects[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 176-182.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250127.
Abstract: Portal vein embolization (PVE) can induce atrophy of the embolized lobe and compensatory regeneration of the non-embolized lobe. However, due to inadequate regeneration of future liver remnant (FLR) after PVE, some patients remain unsuitable for hepatectomy after PVE. In recent years, liver venous d...
HE BS, XIAO M, ZHANG QJ, et al. Research advances in liver venous deprivation[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 183-188.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250128.
Abstract: Pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM) is a rare congenital developmental defect of the biliary-pancreatic system characterized by a junction of the pancreatic and bile ducts outside the duodenal wall, forming an extended common channel. This anatomical anomaly compromises the normal function of Oddi’...
TANG XX, WANG L, ZHANG B. Research advances in pancreaticobiliary maljunction[J]. J Clin Hepatol, 2025, 41(1): 189-194.. doi: 10.12449/JCH250129.