Liver diseases in the Asia-Pacific region: a lancet gastroenterology & hepatology commission

SK Sarin, M Kumar, M Eslam, J George… - The lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Summary The Asia-Pacific region is home to more than half of the global population and
accounted for 62· 6% of global deaths due to liver diseases in 2015. 54· 3% of global deaths …

Therapeutic strategies for hepatitis B virus infection: towards a cure

GC Fanning, F Zoulim, J Hou, A Bertoletti - Nature reviews Drug …, 2019 - nature.com
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a common cause of liver disease globally, with a
disproportionately high burden in South-East Asia. Vaccines and nucleoside or nucleotide …

Camrelizumab in patients with previously treated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicentre, open-label, parallel-group, randomised, phase 2 trial

S Qin, Z Ren, Z Meng, Z Chen, X Chai, J Xiong… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Blocking the interaction between PD-1 and its ligands is a promising treatment
strategy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. This study aimed to assess the antitumour …

Cancer statistics in Chinese older people, 2022: current burden, time trends, and comparisons with the US, Japan, and the Republic of Korea

W Ju, R Zheng, S Zhang, H Zeng, K Sun… - Science China Life …, 2023 - Springer
Largely due to population ageing, the cancer burden from older people has been rising,
which imposed considerable pressure on current Chinese healthcare system. We provide …

Global liver disease burdens and research trends: analysis from a Chinese perspective

J Xiao, F Wang, NK Wong, J He, R Zhang, R Sun… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Liver diseases affect millions of people worldwide. In most developed countries, the
incidence of viral hepatitis is waning as a result of modern advances in disease prevention …

[HTML][HTML] Countdown to 2030: eliminating hepatitis B disease, China

J Liu, W Liang, W Jing, M Liu - Bulletin of the World Health …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem worldwide. The World
Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 257 million people were living with chronic HBV …

[PDF][PDF] Serum hepatitis B virus RNA: a new potential biomarker for chronic hepatitis B virus infection

S Liu, B Zhou, JD Valdes, J Sun, H Guo - Hepatology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic hepatitis B infection is one of the major etiological causes of liver failure, cirrhosis,
and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. This condition cannot be completely cured …

Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission

GS Cooke, I Andrieux-Meyer, TL Applegate… - The lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Viral hepatitis is a major public health threat and a leading cause of death worldwide.
Annual mortality from viral hepatitis is similar to that of other major infectious diseases such …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of hepatitis B virus genotypes and subgenotypes: A meta-analysis

Z Liu, Y Zhang, M Xu, X Li, Z Zhang - Medicine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes and subgenotypes have distinct geographical
distributions and influence a number of clinical disease features and responses to treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Association between negative results from tests for HBV DNA and RNA and durability of response after discontinuation of nucles (t) ide analogue therapy

R Fan, B Zhou, M Xu, D Tan, J Niu, H Wang… - Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims There is no satisfactory way to identify patients who will maintain a
response after discontinuation of nuleos (t) ide analogue therapy for chronic hepatitis B virus …