Hepatitis B Virus RNA Predicts Hepatocellular Carcinoma Despite Viral Suppression
HBV RNA levels at viral suppression predict HCC development in NA-treated patients with CHB, outperforming HBcrAg. Incorporating HBV RNA assessment can improve risk-stratified HCC surveillance strategies.
Authors
- Hidenori Toyoda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1652-6168)
- Junko Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5669-4051)
- Takashi Kumada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2211-495X)
- Tomoyuki Akita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1056-3611)
- Takanori Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2594-0854)
- Yuichi Koshiyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1247-1215)
- Satoshi Yasuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2266-2414)
Institutions
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- Ogaki Municipal Hospital (JP)
- Gifu Kyoritsu University (JP)
- Nagoya University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.70483
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71