Jia-Horng Kao

Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

Hepatitis Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Provides a comprehensive summary of the advances in patient management to stimulate further research

Discusses the latest clinical and scientific information

Includes recent achievement in diagnosis and treatment

Serves as a valuable resource for medical students, physicians and researchers dealing with, and interested in, this challenging viral infection

1 Molecular Virology and Life Cycle of Hepatitis B Virus.- 2 Unmet Needs in Basic Research of Hepatitis B Virus Infection: In Vitro and In Vivo Models.- 3 Unmet Needs Clinical Research Hepatitis B.- 4 Immunopathogenesis of Hepatitis B Virus Infection.- 5 Pathology of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection and HBV-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- 6 Molecular Carcinogenesis of Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- 7 Epidemiology and Natural History of Hepatitis B Virus Infection.- 8 Hepatitis B Vaccines.- 9 Viral and Host Factors Affecting Disease Progression of Hepatitis B Virus Infection.- 10 Novel Biomarkers for the Management of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection.- 11 Chronic hepatitis B virus infection: Non-invasive assessment of liver disease.- 12 Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Interferon Therapy and Long-Term Outcomes.- 13 Nucleos(t)ide therapy and long-term outcomes.- 14 Combination therapy.- 15 Treatment of HCV, HDV or HIV Coinfections.- 16 Management ofChronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Children and Pregnant Women.- 17 Occult Hepatitis B Infection.- 18 Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation and Management of Patients undergoing Immunosuppression.- 19 Novel Therapy for Functional Cure of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection.- 20 Is Cure of Hepatitis B infection a mission possible?.