Drug development for treatment of hepatitis B virus infection has trailed behind that for infection with the related hepatitis C virus, but encouraging progress has been made in recent years. Fanning and colleagues review advances in hepatitis B therapies and challenges for their development, including antiviral and immune-boosting strategies that could be part of combination strategies to achieve functional cure.
- Gregory C. Fanning
- Fabien Zoulim
- Antonio Bertoletti
