Conference Track

Update on Hepatitis B Management

Source: CCO Independent Conference Coverage of the 2008 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver*

*CCO is an independent medical education company that provides state-of-the-art medical information to healthcare professionals through conference coverage and other educational programs.

Capsule Summaries

Rapid, Persistent HBV DNA Suppression With Tenofovir Treatment in HBeAg-Negative Chronic Hepatitis B
Continued Efficacy With Tenofovir Through Week 72 of Therapy in HBeAg-Positive Patients
Adefovir Resistance Predictive of Reduced Response to Tenofovir in Retrospective Analysis
Tenofovir Antiviral Activity Similar in Lamivudine-Naive and Lamivudine-Experienced Individuals With Chronic Hepatitis B
Similar Efficacy of Tenofovir vs Coformulated Tenofovir/Emtricitabine in HBV-Infected Patients With Persistent Viremia on Adefovir
Magnitude of HBsAg Decline on Treatment Predicts Posttreatment HBsAg Clearance Following Peginterferon alfa-2a–Based Therapy
Long-term HBV DNA Suppression With Adefovir/Lamivudine Combination in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients With Lamivudine Resistance
Long-term Entecavir Treatment Safe and Effective in Japanese Treatment-Naive Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Through Year 3
HBeAg Seroconversion Sustained for 52 Weeks in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Treated With Telbivudine or Lamivudine Following Consolidation Therapy
Increasing Rates of Virologic Suppression Through Year 3 of Entecavir Treatment in Chinese Cohort With Lamivudine Resistance

Expert Analysis

Update on Hepatitis B Management

Faculty:

Kris V. Kowdley, MD, FACP, FACG, FASGE, AGAF
Patrick Marcellin, MD
Norah Terrault, MD, MPH

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Discuss the efficacy and safety of first-line therapies for the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection
Recount strategies for predicting response and management of suboptimal response to hepatitis B virus therapy
Describe data concerning the prevalence of nucleos(t)ide resistance in hepatitis B virus patients and strategies to manage it

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: July 03, 2008

Expiration Date: July 02, 2009

Physicians: maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Registered Nurses: 1.0 Nursing contact hour

Pharmacists: 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEUs)

Status: The activity is not currently available for credit.

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