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Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, MCAP

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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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Medical Editor:

Jay W. Marks, MD

Jay W. Marks, MD

Jay W. Marks, MD, is a board-certified internist and gastroenterologist. He graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine and gastroenterology at UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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New nucleoside/nucleotide analogues are being developed to try to improve outcomes or limit side effects or resistance in hepatitis B. One example is emtricitabine (Emtriva), which is already approved for use in HIV. Other examples include clevudine (L-FMAU), pradefovir, alamifovir, valtorcitabine, and medications that are currently identified only with drug numbers such as ANA380 (LB80380), ANA-975, and others.

Although currently available vaccines against hepatitis B are not effective in patients who already have chronic hepatitis B, new vaccines are being developed that may one day help stimulate the body's immune system in combination with medical treatment.

Combination therapies using two nucleoside/nucleotide analogues or analogues plus pegylated interferon have not shown superiority to single-agent therapy.

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