Affordability of Antiviral Therapy in Asia-Pacific Countries and Its Impact on Public Health Outcomes

Prowpanga Udompap^{1

2}, Tawesak Tanwandee², Rino Gani³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN.
² Division of Gastroenterology Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University Bangkok Thailand.
³ Hepatobiliary Division Department of Internal Medicine Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Jakarta Indonesia.

Review

Prowpanga Udompap et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2021.

. 2021 Jan 13;16(6):249-253.

doi: 10.1002/cld.977. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Prowpanga Udompap^{1

2}, Tawesak Tanwandee², Rino Gani³

¹ Department of Medicine University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN.
² Division of Gastroenterology Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University Bangkok Thailand.
³ Hepatobiliary Division Department of Internal Medicine Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Jakarta Indonesia.

No abstract available

Figures

Assessing pricing and affordability of HBV treatment in Asia-Pacific region: a barrier to elimination.
Chen J, Jia J, Zhuang H, Zhang W, Yang JM, Tanwandee T, Payawal D, Hamid S, Sarin SK, Omata M, Wang G, Lau G; Apasl Viral Elimination Task Force. Chen J, et al. Hepatol Int. 2025 Apr;19(2):349-357. doi: 10.1007/s12072-024-10744-9. Epub 2025 Feb 3. Hepatol Int. 2025. PMID: 39900677 Free PMC article.
Risk Factors for Development of Cirrhosis in Chronic Viral Hepatitis B Patients Who Had Persistent Viral Suppression With Antiviral Therapy.
Maung ST, Decharatanachart P, Treeprasertsuk S, Chaiteerakij R. Maung ST, et al. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2024 Jul-Aug;14(4):101388. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2024.101388. Epub 2024 Feb 27. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2024. PMID: 38523735 Free PMC article.
Challenges in the discontinuation of chronic hepatitis B antiviral agents.
Kaewdech A, Sripongpun P. Kaewdech A, et al. World J Hepatol. 2021 Sep 27;13(9):1042-1057. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i9.1042. World J Hepatol. 2021. PMID: 34630873 Free PMC article. Review.
Cirrhosis, Age, and Liver Stiffness-Based Models Predict Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Asian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B.
Lim J, Chon YE, Kim MN, Lee JH, Hwang SG, Lee HC, Ha Y. Lim J, et al. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Nov 9;13(22):5609. doi: 10.3390/cancers13225609. Cancers (Basel). 2021. PMID: 34830764 Free PMC article.

1. World Health Organization . Global Hepatitis Report, 2017. Available at: http://www.who.int/hepatitis/publications/global-hepatitis-report2017/en/. Published April 2017. Accessed February 21, 2020.
1. World Health Organization . Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis 2016‐2021. WHO/HIV/2016.06. Available at: https://www.who.int/hepatitis/strategy2016-2021/ghss-hep/en/. Published June 2016. Accessed February 21, 2020.
1. European Association for the Study of the Liver . Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of hepatitis B virus infection. J Hepatol 2017;67:370‐398. - PubMed
1. Sarin SK, Kumar M, Lau GK, et al. Asian‐Pacific clinical practice guidelines on the management of hepatitis B: a 2015 update. Hepatol Int 2016;10:1‐98. - PMC - PubMed
1. Terrault NA, Lok ASF, McMahon BJ, et al. Update on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic hepatitis B: AASLD 2018 hepatitis B guidance. Hepatology 2018;67:1560‐1599. - PMC - PubMed