Open AccessThe Prognostic Role of On-Treatment Liver Stiffness for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B
Author(s) -
Hye Won Lee,
Hyun Woong Lee,
Jae Seung Lee,
Yun Ho Roh,
Hyein Lee,
Seung Up Kim,
Jun Yong Park,
Do Young Kim,
Sang Hoon Ahn,
Seung Up Kim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of hepatocellular carcinoma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2253-5969
DOI - 10.2147/jhc.s300382
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , transient elastography , cirrhosis , medicine , entecavir , gastroenterology , ultrasonography , hepatitis b , chronic hepatitis , fibrosis , liver fibrosis , risk stratification , surgery , virus , immunology , lamivudine
Dynamic changes in fibrosis markers occur under long-term antiviral treatment (AVT) for chronic hepatitis B. We evaluated prognostic values of on-treatment liver stiffness (LS) compared to ultrasonography findings and determined its optimal cutoff.