Abstract:The reactivation of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) following systemic chemotherapy reportedly caused acute liver dysfunction as a fatal complication. HBV reactivation sometimes occurs even after the cessation of chemotherapy, especially in the patients with hematological malignancies. A retrospective survey of patients with hepatitis B surface (HBs) antigen-negative cancer with HBs and/or HBc antibodies was conducted by a multidisciplinary chemotherapy team to determine the examination rate of the HBV DNA test af… Show more
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