title: Current and novel therapies for hepatitis B virus infection.
abstract: Many therapeutic reagents for hepatitis B virus infection have established efficacy in goals such as alanine aminotransferase normalization, hepatitis B virus DNA suppression, HBeAg seroconversion, histological improvement, and reduce disease progression. However, it is not established that the efficacy of these reagents for the long-term survival and prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma although recent meta-analyses have also shown antiviral therapy to be efficacious. This article reviews the current status and innovative new options for antiviral therapy for hepatitis B and also discusses the various mechanisms of action for each drug, the results of clinical studies for each therapy, and the problems yet to be solved with respect to hepatitis B treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. satoken@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000517:prevention & control; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000009:adverse effects; D015507:Drugs, Investigational / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D011355:Prodrugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015507:Drugs, Investigational; D011355:Prodrugs