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No racial disparities observed in chronic HBV treatment rates among eligible patients

Although Black individuals with chronic hepatitis B were less likely to meet treatment criteria, researchers reported no significant differences in treatment initiation between racial groups, according to data in JAMA Network Open.“Because Asians and Blacks have higher prevalence of chronic HBV infection and are more likely to develop liver cancer, we examined whether there are racial

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Racial Disparities Not Found in Hepatitis B Treatment Initiation

When researchers compared patients who met treatment criteria, treatment initiation was similar across races and socioeconomic status. But that finding raises other questions.

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New Study Explores Racial Disparity in HBV Treatment Initiation

The cumulative probabilities of treatment initiation after meeting the criteria was not significantly different between the different racial groups and the incidence of major adverse liver outcomes was 0.1 per 100 person-years and did not differ by race.

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Black Patients Less Likely to Meet Hep B Treatment Criteria

While study suggests treatment initiation did not differ by race, editorial expresses doubt

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Chronic Hepatitis B Phenotypes in Children from a Large North American Cohort

Chronic Hepatitis B Phenotypes in Children from a Large North American Cohort
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