HBV REACTIVATION INDUCED BY CHEMOTHERAPY: A CASE REPORT

• In: Poster Session
• At: Düsseldorf (Germany) (2015)
• Type: Poster
• By: HSIEH, Hui-Hsia (Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Pharmacy, Taichung, China Taiwan)
• Co-author(s): Tien-Yuan Wu
  
• Abstract:

  Gemcitabine and carboplatin are the primary chemotherapy for consecutive patients presenting with locally advanced or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urothelium. However, chemotherapy may induce hepatitis B virus reactivation in the hepatitis B carriers. 

  A 51-year-old HBV carrier was diagnosed with stage IV TCC of urothelium.

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