Should patients in the immune tolerance stage of chronic hepatitis B virus infection be treated? / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

Major international guidelines have not yet reached a consensus on the definition of the immune tolerance stage of chronic hepatitis B virus infection; however, almost all guidelines do not recommend starting treatment for patients in the immune tolerance stage of chronic hepatitis B. This article discusses the latest evidence for the treatment of such patients to prevent liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.