Advances In Treatment Of Hepatitis C And B
by Naglaa Allam /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book covers the latest advances in hepatitis C and hepatitis B therapeutics as well as the emerging and investigational treatment strategies. This book is an up-to-date source of information for physicians, residents, and advanced medical students seeking a broader understanding of treatment of viral hepatitis. The authors of the chapters come from many eminent centers around the world and are experts in their respective fields. As in many areas of medicine, treatment of viral hepatitis has seen an acceleration of change driven by new therapies and evolving technology. Thanks to the direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs), the era of HCV eradication and cure has begun. As regards to hepatitis B therapy, potent antiviral drugs for suppression of viral replication are available, new research activities to enhance eradication are visible, and these may influence clinical practice in the coming years. Preface 1 Introductory Chapter: Treatment of Viral Hepatitis - Current Challenges and Future Perspectives 2 Advances in Treatment of Hepatitis C 3 Comparative Study of IFN-Based Versus IFN-Free Regimens and Their Efficacy in Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Infections 4 Management of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Patients with Cirrhosis 5 Management of Hepaitits C Virus Genotype 4 in the Liver Transplant Setting 6 HCV Treatment Failure in the Era of DAAs 7 Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B: An Update and Prospect for Cure 8 Recent Advancement in Hepatitis B Virus, Epigenetics Alterations and Related Complications 9 Response-Guided Therapy Based on the Combination of Quantitative HBsAg and HBV DNA Kinetics in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients 10 Current Management Strategies in Hepatitis B During Pregnancy 11 Treatment and Prognosis of Hepatitis B Virus Concomitant with Alcoholism 12 Hepatitis B and C in Kidney Transplantation 13 Strategies to Preclude Hepatitis C Virus Entry 14 Hepatitis C Virus Infection Treatment: Recent Advances and New Paradigms in the Treatment Strategies 15 Importance of MicroRNAs in Hepatitis B and C Diagnostics and Treatment 16 Can Proteomic Profiling Identify Biomarkers and/or Therapeutic Targets for Liver Fibrosis? 17 New Strategy Treating Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection: A Review of HBV Infection Biology
