NIH Meeting - Hepatitis B virus DNA cutoff level for therapeutic decisions in hepatitis B e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B

[Ann8]

It seems like ~ 100% HBeAg-negative patients with high VL need to go on treatment according to the data presented......

399 Patients            (grading score >/=7 and/or stage >/=2 in Ishak's classification)

                                  Stage 2                    Stage4-6
>200k IU/ML                  91%                           40%
20k-199k                       82%                           49%
2k-19k                          75%                            23%
<2k IU/ML                     62%                            19%

[stevenNYer]

Just read it...this came out 10-22-08.  I feel good staying ahead of the curve ;)

[bberry]

the link was the most helpful i have come across since being diagnosed in April of 08.
very helpful, very informative and kinda speaks an easy and understood language .
thank you so much for the link.

what i gathered after having read all pages is that i should have NOT started therapy as i am clearly inactive and in need of monitoring rather than treatment. but now that i have started treatment, i feel i am stuck with it for life unfortunately when i could easily followed my status periodically.

thanks again for the link.

[cajim]

Thanks for the link.

[hbsag]

This could be a reference for all of us.

http://consensus.nih.gov/2008/hebB%20draft%20statement%20102208_FINAL.pdf

[cajim]

Could you provide the source of your info so that we understand the meanings of stages and percentages?

Thanks.