Quantitative hepatitis B core antibody level may help predict treatment response in chronic hepatitis B patients.

We read with interest the recent article by Dandri emphasising the use of novel quantitative biomarkers as tools for predicting treatment response and disease progression in chronic hepatitis B infection (CHB).1 The authors carried out a comprehensive review of the clinical implications of quantitative measurement of viral biomarkers both in blood and in liver, such as: serum HBsAg, serum HBeAg and intrahepatic cccDNA, based on current knowledge.1 In addition to these, …