Combining Hepatitis B Virus RNA and Hepatitis B Core–Related Antigen: Guidance for Safely Stopping Nucleos(t)ide Analogues in Hepatitis B e Antigen–Positive Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B

Abstract

Combining HBV RNA and HBcrAg performed satisfactorily in predicting clinical relapse and HBsAg loss after treatment cessation in HBeAg-positive patients with CHB.The combination of hepatitis B virus RNA and hepatitis B core-related antigen performed satisfactorily in predicting clinical relapse and hepatitis B surface antigen loss after stopping nucleos(t)ide analogue treatment among noncirrhotic hepatitis B e antigen-positive patients with chronic hepatitis B and could be used to guide safe discontinuation.