Antivirals and chemotherapy: Managing cancer patients with hepatitis

In a special symposium at ESMO 2012 Vienna on ‘Key topics in supportive care’, Dr John Lubel of Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia, presented strategies and approaches to dealing with patients infected by HBV and HCV who are undergoing chemotherapy. Different strategies are necessary for their effective treatment, he said, because the two viruses differ significantly in virology, natural history and therefore management approaches. Read more here.