Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients on Third Generation Nucleos(t)ides Analogs: Risk Factors and Performance of a Risk Score

Objective: To investigate hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incidence, risk factors and the performance of baseline REACH-B risk score in a Portuguese chronic hepatitis B (CHB) population on antiviral therapy. Methods: Retrospective study of CHB patients who were treated with tenofovir or entecavir for...

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Main Authors: Pedro Magalhães-Costa, Luís Lebre, Paula Peixe, Sofia Santos, Cristina Chagas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-09-01
Series:GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2341454516000302