Expert Analysis

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*

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Update on Hepatitis B Management

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

CME CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: 07/03/08

Expiration Date: 07/02/09

Physicians: maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Pharmacists: 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEUs)

Registered Nurses: 1.0 Nursing CE credit

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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

Topics covered include:

Peginterferon alfa-2a in HBeAg-Negative Chronic Hepatitis B
Predicting Responses to Peginterferon alfa-2a
Tenofovir vs Adefovir in Chronic Hepatitis B
Long-term Efficacy of Entecavir
Durability of HBeAg Seroconversion With Telbivudine or Lamivudine
Tenofovir-Based Regimens in Nucleos(t)ide-Experienced and Nucleos(t)ide-Refractory Patients
Adefovir Plus Lamivudine in Lamivudine-Resistant HBV
Long-term Entecavir in Chinese Patients With Lamivudine-Refractory HBV
Preexisting Resistance Mutations in Treatment-Naive Patients

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