Aiming for Functional Cure With Established and Novel Therapies for Chronic Hepatitis B

Hannah S.J. Choi, Alexander Tonthat, Harry L.A. Janssen, Norah A. Terrault – 9 December 2021 – Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains difficult to cure due to the persistent, self‐replenishing nature of the viral genome and impaired host immune responses. Current treatment goals for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) are to prevent or significantly delay liver‐related adverse outcomes and death, and two types of treatments are available: nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs) and interferons (IFNs).

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