ReviewCancers2024
Review of Related Factors for Persistent Risk of Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Extended analysis on peripheral blood cytokines correlated with hepatitis B virus viral load in chronically infected patients - a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- ALPS-HCC Score: A Dynamic Liver Stiffness Measurement-Based Machine Learning Model to Predict Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026Article
- HBV RNA, HBcrAg, and HBsAg levels at year 6 do not predict HCC risk in patients with cirrhosis on long-term entecavir therapy.Hepatology international · 2026Article
- Distribution of hepatitis B virus genotypes and demography in the general population of Karachi, Sindh.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2026Article
- Astragaloside IV and rapamycin co-loaded bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosome nanocarriers for targeted modulation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma.Nanomedicine (London, England) · 2026Article
- Aflatoxins and Fumonisins: Assessment Methods, Biomarkers of Exposure, Modified Forms, Co-Exposure, and Impact on Human Health.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Vitamin D deficiency in chronic hepatitis B across the disease spectrum: association with viral activity rather than hepatocellular carcinoma.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Genetic variants underlying precancerous conditions of hepatocellular carcinoma.International journal of cancer · 2026Review
- Emerging antiviral drugs and immunotherapy for chronic hepatitis B and associated liver disease.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Targeting the innate immune system in treating hepatitis B: prospects for functional cure.Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2026Review
- Hepatitis B virus core protein promotes liver cancer progression by stabilizing CANX and suppressing IRF7 transcription.Acta pharmacologica Sinica · 2025Article
- Viral-Track integrated single-cell RNA-sequencing reveals HBV lymphotropism and immunosuppressive microenvironment in HBV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma.Communications biology · 2025Article
- Effect of social influence on antiviral therapy behavior among chronic hepatitis B patients with different disease knowledge levels.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Current Advancements in Serum Protein Biomarkers for Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocyte Remodeling and Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2025Review
- Non-coding RNAs as key regulators in hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
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- Dual prophylactic and therapeutic potential of iPSC-based vaccines and neoantigen discovery in colorectal cancer.Theranostics · 2025Article
- Identification of Key Gene Related to Matrisome in HBV-Associated Liver Cirrhosis via Bioinformatics Analysis.International journal of hepatology · 2025Article
- Upregulation of long noncoding RNAsScience progressArticle
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the largest global cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Current HBV treatment options include pegylated interferon-alpha and nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs), which have been shown to be effective in reducing HBV DNA levels to become undetectable. However, the literature has shown that some patients have persistent risk of developing HCC. The mechanism in which this occurs has not been fully elucidated. However, it has been discovered that HBV's covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) integrates into the critical HCC driver genes in hepatocytes upon initial infection; additionally, these are not targets of current NA therapies. Some studies suggest that HBV undergoes compartmentalization in peripheral blood mononuclear cells that serve as a sanctuary for replication during antiviral therapy. The aim of this review is to expand on how patients with HBV may develop HCC despite years of HBV viral suppression and carry worse prognosis than treatment-naive HBV patients who develop HCC. Furthermore, HCC recurrence after initial surgical or locoregional treatment in this setting may cause carcinogenic cells to behave more aggressively during treatment. Curative novel therapies which target the life cycle of HBV, modulate host immune response, and inhibit HBV RNA translation are being investigated.
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