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Hepatitis B Management in the Middle East: A Narrative Review of Current Antiviral Treatments

open access: yesGastrointestinal Disorders
Introduction: Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a significant public health issue worldwide, especially in the Middle East region. Around 8% to 20% of patients with CHB develop cirrhosis, which may progress to hepatocellular carcinoma.
Hannah Beck   +6 more
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Persistent risk for new, subsequent new and recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma despite successful anti-hepatitis B virus therapy and tumor ablation: The need for hepatitis B virus cure. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most significant hepatocarcinogens. The ultimate goal of anti-HBV treatment is to prevent the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Coben, Robert M.   +7 more
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Renal function change after switching tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for tenofovir alafenamide in the HIV-positive patients of a metropolitan sexual health service

open access: yesAIDS Research and Therapy, 2019
Background Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is widely used in the management of HIV-infection, but has been associated with renal impairment in a small proportion of patients.
Dane Turner   +4 more
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Tenofovir alafenamide revisited.

open access: yesLe infezioni in medicina, 2021
Two Tenofovir pro-drugs are available for the treatment of HIV and HBV infection. Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF) was clinically developed as a safer alternative to the older Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) as the latter was consistently found to be associated to proximal renal tubule dysfunction and decrease in bone mineral density (BMD).
openaire   +1 more source

Recent advances in pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Although pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)-the use of antiretroviral drugs by non-infected people to prevent the acquisition of HIV-is a promising preventive option, important public health questions remain.
Desai, M   +3 more
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Brief communication: comparison of changes in metabolic parameters following antiretrovial therapy with treatment regimens containing tenofovir alafenamide and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate

open access: yesAIDS Research and Therapy
Concerns of increased metabolic dysfunction have been heightened for HIV patients on long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART). Among first-line ART agents, Tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) may entail a marked increase in weight compared to Tenofovir disoproxil ...
Hamed Mirmoezzi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tenofovir alafenamide versus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate: is there a true difference in efficacy and safety?

open access: yesJournal of Virus Eradication, 2018
Background: Higher plasma tenofovir concentrations are associated with higher risks of renal and bone adverse events. The pharmacokinetic boosters ritonavir (RTV) and cobicistat (COBI) significantly increase plasma area under the curve (AUC ...
Andrew Hill   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Equivalent Decline in Inflammation Markers with Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate vs. Tenofovir Alafenamide

open access: yesEBioMedicine, 2016
Background: Initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and subsequent virologic suppression reduces immune activation and systemic inflammation. Methods: We examined longitudinal changes in biomarkers of monocyte activation (sCD14, sCD163), and systemic (
Nicholas T. Funderburg   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using a single tablet regimen of darunavir, cobicistat, emcitrabine, and tenofovir alafenamide in virally suppressed HIV-1 patients is an adequate treatment option for controlling HIV [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
A clinical decision report using: Orkin C, Molina JM, Negredo E, et al. Efficacy and safety of switching from boosted protease inhibitors plus emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate regimens to single-tablet darunavir, cobicistat, emtricitabine,
Kathuria, Priya
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