{"title":"Global Strategies and Actions to Eliminate HBV infection.","authors":"Chih-Lin Lin, Jia-Horng Kao","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0492","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Through the implementation of hepatitis B vaccination and effective antiviral treatment over the past four decades, the HBsAg seroprevalence of the vaccinated generation dramatically decline. The incidence of HBV-related HCC also decreases. However, the elimination of HBV is still a challenge to achieve. Novel HBV biomarkers, including quantitative HBsAg, HBcrAg and HBV RNA are promising in predicting clinical phases, risks of disease progression and HBV functional cure. Current antiviral therapies, nucleoside/nucleotide (NA) and pegylated alpha-interferon, effectively decrease HCC incidence in CHB patients and minimize the recurrence of HCC in patients receiving curative therapy. Novel agents under development to achieve HBV cure include direct-acting antivirals that target various stages of the HBV lifecycle and host targeting agents that enhance HBV-specific immunity. The action plans for eliminating hepatitis B in the future are universal HBV screening, early and simplified treatment as well as precision lifelong management for CHB patients. This narrative review will summarize and discuss global strategies and initiatives aimed at eliminating HBV infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144728363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"HCC Surveillance After Curative Treatment: A New Frontier for Abbreviated MRI Editorial on: \"Non-contrast MRI for Detection of Late Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Curative Treatment: Comparison to CT\".","authors":"Hyungjin Rhee, Jin-Young Choi","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0786","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0786","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144728364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correspondence to editorial on \"Factors associated with hepatitis B mother-to-child transmission in a national prevention program\": Redefining MTCT prevention strategies toward HBV elimination.","authors":"Moran Ki, Jong-Hyun Kim","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0805","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0805","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144728357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter \"Role of amino acids in the regulation of hepatic gluconeogenesis and lipogenesis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease\".","authors":"Xinyi Cai, Lu Zhang, Tuo Li","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0731","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144689078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Revisiting the Role of Non-Contrast MRI in Recurrent HCC: Bridging Diagnostic Performance and Real-World Applicability.","authors":"Lu Sun, Xin Zhang","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0683","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144682056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correspondence to \"Critical Flaws in the Molecular Classification of HCC Based on Metabolic Zonation\".","authors":"Tomoko Aoki, Naoshi Nishida, Masatoshi Kudo","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0760","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0760","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144636294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to the editor on\" Safety and efficacy of HK-660S in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis: A randomized double-blind phase 2a trial. \".","authors":"Bitao Jiang, Song Zhang, Lingling Bao","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0699","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144636341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ester Ciociola, Tanmoy Dutta, Rosellina M Mancina, Stefano Romeo
{"title":"Response to Editorial on Ciociola et al., \"Downregulation of the MARC1 p.A165 Risk Allele Reduces Hepatocyte Lipid Content by Increasing Beta-Oxidation\".","authors":"Ester Ciociola, Tanmoy Dutta, Rosellina M Mancina, Stefano Romeo","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0765","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0765","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144636343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical implications of residual changes following HCV clearance.","authors":"So-Young Kim, Eui-Cheol Shin","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0728","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144636293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}