Hepatitis B surface antigen levels at the end of treatment or prophylaxis with nucleos(t)ide analog inhibitors could be a useful indicator of hepatitis B virus relapse, suggest two Taiwanese studies.
Caucasian patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection who receive long-term therapy with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate or entecavir have “excellent” survival, which is comparable to that of the general population, say researchers.
The American College of Physicians and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released best practice guidance for hepatitis B virus vaccination, screening, and linkage to care.
Repeated exacerbations in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma may be associated with accelerated deterioration of lung function, study findings show.
Researchers have been unable to find a reliable rule for identifying patients who are likely to benefit from continued long-term mepolizumab treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma.
Researchers have found that the group 2 innate lymphoid cell phenotype is more heterogeneous than previously thought, with a surface marker and gene expression profile that is highly dynamic.
medwireNews: Depression and anxiety are significant comorbidities in early rheumatoid arthritis and levels change in line with disease activity, shows research.
Researchers have found molecular changes appearing in the synovial tissue that precede rheumatoid arthritis development and may tell us more about the pathogenesis of the disease and treatment targets.
Secukinumab-treated patients with psoriatic arthritis have low rates of radiographic progression irrespective of prior treatment with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors or concomitant methotrexate use, suggests a subgroup analysis of the FUTURE 5 trial.