ReviewLiver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver2025
HBV-Induced Carcinogenesis: Mechanisms, Correlation With Viral Suppression, and Implications for Treatment.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Hepatocellular carcinoma risk reduction associated with antiviral treatment in patients with noncirrhotic chronic hepatitis B: a systematic literature review and comparative meta-analysis.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Pooled it
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- Effects of TBK1 genetic polymorphisms and their interactions with hepatitis B virus mutations on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in Han Chinese population: a case-control study.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Article
- New Developments in the Treatment of Hepatitis B Virus Infection.Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2026Article
- Aflatoxins and Fumonisins: Assessment Methods, Biomarkers of Exposure, Modified Forms, Co-Exposure, and Impact on Human Health.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Integrating multi-omics data for next-generation cancer research and precision medicine.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
- Toward Precise Risk Stratification after the Functional Cure of Chronic Hepatitis B.The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2026Review
- SIRT3 deacetylates STEAP4 to modulate cuproptosis sensitivity via mitochondrial metabolic reprogramming in HBV-related HCC.Cell death and differentiation · 2026Article
- Enhancing cancer classification accuracy with a self-attention network using panel capture sequencing data.Briefings in bioinformatics · 2026Article
- The APOBEC3 family: a narrative review of an alternative therapeutic agent for hepatitis B virus-induced hepatocellular carcinoma.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2026Review
- Regulation of hepatitis B virus cccDNA by metabolic pathways: Editorial on "GDH1-dependent α-ketoglutarate promotes HBV transcription by modulating histone methylations on the cccDNA minichromosome".Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2026Article
- Gut mucosa-associated microbiota signatures in healthy individuals and patients at different stages of liver disease: a pilot study.Gut pathogens · 2025Article
- An overview of hepatitis B virus in gastric carcinogenesis: from clinical association to molecular mechanisms.Infectious agents and cancer · 2025Review
- Chronic Hepatitis B: Current Management and Future Directions.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Present and Future Perspectives in the Treatment of Liver Fibrosis.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- EP300 Modulates MCM8 Transcription and Augments the Malignant Phenotype of Hepatitis B Virus-Positive Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Small Biological Fighters Against Cancer: Viruses, Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi, Protozoa, and Microalgae.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Metabolic stress-induced dysregulation of the Hippo signaling pathway inhibits the occurrence of hepatocarcinoma.American journal of cancer research · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a common but underdiagnosed and undertreated health condition and is the leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. HBV (rated a Grade 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer) drives the transformation of hepatocytes in multiple ways by inducing viral DNA integrations, genetic dysregulation, chromosomal translocations, chronic inflammation, and oncogenic pathways facilitated by some HBV proteins. Importantly, these mechanisms are active throughout all phases of HBV infection. Nevertheless, most clinical guidelines for antiviral therapy recommend treatment based on a complex combination of HBV DNA levels, transaminasemia, liver histology, and demographic factors, rather than prompt treatment for all people with infection.
aimsTo determine if current frameworks for antiviral treatment address the impacts of chronic HBV infection particularly preventing cancer development. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe reviewed the recent data demonstrating pro-oncogenic factors acting throughout a chronic HBV infection can be inhibited by antiviral therapy.
resultsWe extensively reviewed Hepatitis B virology data and correlating clinical outcome data. From thi, we suggest that new findings support simplifying and expanding treatment initiation to reduce the incidence ofnew infections, progressive liver disease, and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. We also consider lessons learned from other blood-borne pathogens, including the benefits of antiviral treatment in preventing transmission, reducing stigma, and reframing treatment as cancer prevention.
conclusionIncorporating these practice changes into treatment is likely to reduce the overall burden of chronic HBV infections and HCC. Through this, we may better achieve the World Health Organization's goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat and minimise its impact on people's lives.
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