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Hepatitis B - Is There A Cure?
HBV Cure
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Contact Us
Office Address:
National University Hospital
1 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Medical Centre Level 13
Research Coordinators Room, 13C 306
Singapore 119082
Mailing Address:
National University of Singapore
Department of Medicine
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
c/o NUHS Tower Block Level 10
1E Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119228

Website: https://gihep.org.sg/

Hepatitis B - Is There A Cure?

In a consensus workshop by the American Association for Study of Liver, it was agreed that “functional” cure of Chronic Hepatitis B was the loss of HBsAg in the blood. HBsAg is a test that if positive, identifies the person as having Hepatitis B.

Studies have shown that loss of HBsAg leads to improved survival, reduced risk of liver cancer, liver cirrhosis and liver failure.

In certain situations, it is possible that a person who loses HBsAg can become positive again usually due to impairment of their immune system by chemotherapy or drugs that act against the immune system.

HBV Cure is developed by the Singapore Hepatitis B Consortium who have been working collaboratively to focus on the eradication of Chronic Hepatitis B, through a comprehensive approach via 3 integrated themes: ‘Biology of Chronic Hepatitis B’, ‘Intrahepatic Hepatitis B’ and ‘Target Validation, Assay Development and Drug Screening’.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Contact Us2
Office Address:
National University Hospital
1 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Medical Centre Level 13
Research Coordinators Room, 13C 306
Singapore 119082
Mailing Address:
National University of Singapore
Department of Medicine
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
c/o NUHS Tower Block Level 10
1E Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119228

Website: https://gihep.org.sg/