Tag: Functional cure

For many with chronic hepatitis B, antiviral therapy is a long-term commitment, but it's not always lifelong. The crucial question is: **when can hepatitis B patients stop taking antivirals?** The decision hinges on achieving specific, durable treatment endpoints [1.2.1].

Currently, there is no definitive sterilizing cure for chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and while tenofovir is a highly effective treatment, it does not achieve complete viral eradication for most patients. Instead, it functions as a potent antiviral to manage the infection over the long term.