A global scientific strategy to cure hepatitis B
The Royal Melbourne Hospital · Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory · +30 more institutions
Abstract
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health challenge on the same scale as tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria. The International Coalition to Eliminate HBV (ICE-HBV) is a coalition of experts dedicated to accelerating the discovery of a cure for chronic hepatitis B. Following extensive consultation with more than 50 scientists from across the globe, as well as key stakeholders including people affected by HBV, we have identified gaps in our current knowledge and new strategies and tools that are required to achieve HBV cure. We believe that research must focus on the discovery of interventional strategies that will permanently reduce the number of productively infected cells or permanently…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 39.78
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 128
Authors
51- PRPeter Revill
The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Peter Doherty Institute
- FVFrancis V. Chisari
Scripps Research Institute
- JMJoan M. Block
Hepatitis B Foundation
- MDMaura Dandri
Universität Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, German Center for Infection Research
- AJAdam J. Gehring
University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B
- HBsAg
- Malaria
- Public health
- Virology
- Immunology
- Good health and well-being