Hepatitis B Core-Related Antigen Stratifies the Risk of Liver Cancer in HBeAg-Negative Patients With Indeterminate Phase
Journal
The American journal of gastroenterology
Journal Volume
117
Journal Issue
5
Pages
748-757
Date Issued
2022-05-01
Author(s)
Hosaka, Tetsuya
Suzuki, Fumitaka
Kumada, Hiromitsu
Yang, Wan-Ting
Hsu, Chen-Yang
Abstract
Many patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) are classified as indeterminate patients because they fall outside the defined CHB phases. We aimed to explore hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative patients with indeterminate phase and investigated whether the risk could be stratified by serum levels of hepatitis B core-related antigen (HBcrAg).
Subjects
SURFACE-ANTIGEN; HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA; DISEASE PROGRESSION
SDGs
Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Type
journal article